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 transforms the mundane to the inspiring.
Grant Kelley, Chief Executive Officer, Vicinity Centres Limited
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
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
The team rated it the best workshop they have done in decades. Thanks, Yamini.
Susan McKee, Chief Executive Officer, Dental Health Services Victoria
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
The ability to create a connection and shared under- standing with another person is a valuable human gift. The art of storytelling is powerful in creating that connection and understanding. Yamini Naidu is a master in the art of helping leaders to build sto- ries that create a vision for the future, creating con- nection and trust. I have worked with Yamini for eight years and I am constantly guided by the princi- ples she taught me as I know it will help me build a compelling message that people can relate to.
Noeleen Carey, Organisational Development Manager – Leadership, Workforce Transformation, Engagement and Change Management, RMIT University

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