Glenn Mitchell

Glenn Mitchell is a familiar face and voice of the Australian media having commentated sports for over 20 years. He is also a successful sports journalist/author, an influential mental health speaker who draws on his personal experiences, and a polished and articulate master of ceremonies. Glenn regularly appears at major corporate, sporting and government functions.

During an impressive career with the ABC, Glenn travelled Australia and the world to cover top level sport nationally and internationally. He broadcast from four Olympic Games and four Commonwealth Games and provided commentary for over 950 AFL and WAFL games plus 110 test cricket matches and One Day Internationals. Away from broadcasting he held positions on the boards of WA Sports Federation, the Coaching Foundation of WA the WA Paralympic Committee.

Throughout his career in media, Glenn was a sufferer of undiagnosed mental illness. A confluence of events in 2011 saw him descend into a highly depressive mental state that resulted in him inexplicably resigning his “dream job” at the ABC and making an attempt on his own life. His story made front page headlines in Perth. With the support of his wife, family and doctors he was able to fight back from the brink of despair. While he forfeited his dream job, he says what he gained by way of rehabilitation was far more important. After overcoming his personal demons and reshaping his life, Glenn now aims to prevent others from enduring the torturous path he did by candidly speaking about his own journey.

Glenn’s presentation is truly inspiring, uplifting, motivating, informative and also entertaining and often elicits standing ovations from audiences. It is a story laced with poignancy, humour and above all, hope for the future.