Business Storyteller · Speaker · PSA Educator Of The Year 2025

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

Learn More

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.
Read More

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.

Book a Call Today

Work With Yamini

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.
Learn More

Masterclasses

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

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.
Learn More
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 is an exceptional speaker who shares her story- telling expertise in an engaging and fun way.
John Roberts, CEO, Leadership Collective
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
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
Yamini transforms the mundane to the inspiring.
Grant Kelley, Chief Executive Officer, Vicinity Centres Limited
Yamini led our leadership team on a storytelling journey which was remarkable in both its insight and impact. Her ability to identify and distil the key elements of a situation, and package these into an engaging narrative, drawing on emotion and instinct as well as logic, is unique in my experience. Yamini transforms the mundane to the inspiring, thereby bringing to life both the story and the storyteller.
Grant Kelley, Chief Executive Officer, Vicinity Centres Limited

    What People Loved

    More Testimonials
    Connie Paglianiti
    Lindsey Leigh Hobson
    Dr Ellen Ford
    More Testimonials

    Begin Turning Strategy Into Stories

    Seen enough to be curious? Share your details and what you'd like to explore, and I'll be in touch to arrange a time to connect.