Business Storyteller · Speaker · PSA Educator Of The Year 2025

I help leaders make their ideas land - every single time.

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Hi, I’m Yamini, the world’s only economist-turned-business storyteller.


Yes, really. I’m also an award-winning keynote speaker and over the past 15 years I’ve delivered more than 2,500 keynotes and masterclasses around the world.
I help leaders communicate big ideas with clarity, conviction and heart. Whether it’s a strategy rollout or a change initiative, I help your message land so people understand, remember and act on it.
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Yamini has worked with...

Coles GroupFordOracleWesfarmersLionANZTiffany & CoSA Power NetworksGoldman SachsAtlassianAccentureAMPArnottsIBMNielsenTelstraGoogleAdidasMicrosoftColes GroupFordOracleWesfarmersLionANZTiffany & CoSA Power NetworksGoldman SachsAtlassianAccentureAMPArnottsIBMNielsenTelstraGoogleAdidasMicrosoft

Make Your Ideas Land - Every Time


Do you want to…

Turn complexity into clarity — fast?
Bring stakeholders with you, not just along for the ride?
Make data feel human, persuasive and memorable?
Align your team around strategy and direction?
Spark real action - not just applause?

If you said yes to any of those, you're in exactly the right place.

Business storytelling is your unfair advantage. I help leaders turn complex strategy and data into stories that create genuine buy-in - and drive action. If you need people to understand quickly, care deeply, and act with confidence, I can help.

I work with executives, senior leaders, technical experts and high-performing teams - whether it's a strategy rollout, a change initiative, a transformation program, or a conference keynote.

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Business Storytelling For Leaders

Keynote Speaking

I don't just deliver a talk - I create an experience. My keynotes blend sharp insight, warm humour and practical tools your audience can use straight away. Every session is tailored to your people, your moment, and your message.
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Masterclasses

Immersive, Experiential and Participatory. We immerse you in the world of storytelling and then we get you to actually do it!
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Bespoke Projects

Bespoke storytelling programs designed to help your leaders influence, connect and drive results, tailored specifically to your organisation’s context, challenges and ambitions.
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Yamini is a wonderful storyteller, mentor and human being. Her wisdom and charisma are infectious and she is guaranteed to bring light into any gathering.

Tania de Jong AM, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Soprano at Creative Universe, Creativity Australia, MindMedicine Australia & Creative Innovation
We recently used Yamini for our premier client event, where she toured Australia’s capital cities presenting to hundreds of our clients. Yamini has a compelling story to tell and one that resonated extremely well with our business clients. Yamini’s style is highly engaging and in many ways enchanting, as she shares the secret power of storytelling through practical examples. I would highly recommend Yamini to anyone thinking about how to create greater engagement with their clients or employees.

Don Sillar, Head of Sales, ANZ Private
Yamini attended our all-company meeting and showed us not only the importance but also the impact of storytelling. She engaged the whole group from start to finish. She did it in such a wonderful way that had us all thinking hard about how we could tell our own stories; after all, we all have an interesting story to tell!

Allison Rossiter, Managing Director Roche Diagnostics Australia
Our Executive Team at Dental Health Services Victoria had the privilege of a Story Telling Masterclass with the amazing Yamini Naidu. The team came away inspired and able to tell their stories in their own voice. We have been putting our new skill to good use to help join the dots for our teams and create authentic connections. The team rated it the best workshop they have done in decades. Thanks, Yamini.

Susan McKee, Chief Executive Officer, Dental Health Services Victoria
Yamini spoke at our 2019 conference in June and the feedback overwhelmingly indicated that Yamini should have been a keynote! To address this, we invited her on our August lunch roadshow around Australia and had our biggest numbers in all locations. Yamini’s engaging and humorous style made her stories memorable, complimented by her warm and friendly nature. Her session on storytelling, with examples woven throughout, helped association professionals realise the potential stories can have including demonstrating the value of being a member.

Toni Brearley, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Society of Association Executives
I’ve yet to meet a person who hasn’t called themselves ‘Yamini’s #1 fan’ after seeing her speak. She is breathtaking in every way. Authentic and professional, hilarious and insightful, big on inspiration but even bigger on practical value. Audiences don’t just learn a few things or feel good for a few hours after seeing Yamini on stage. They find the courage and clarity to make immediate changes in their work, life and relationships, resulting in a tsunami of positive impact in their careers, families, organisations and communities. If you want a speaker who doesn’t just nail the brief, but leaves your audience enthralled, pick up the phone and call her agent ASAP!

Mykel Dixon, award-winning speaker and Creative Leadership Expert, author of Everyday Creative: A dangerous guide to making magic a work

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