Rachael Robertson

After 15 years leading diverse and remote teams and business units, Rachael Robertson took the jump and lead the 58th annual expedition to Antarctica.

It was a tough, gruelling and exhausting year, but ultimately extremely rewarding and fruitful. The intensity of this leadership role, where the leader is on-duty all day, every day, for 12 months with no respite, gave Rachael the opportunity to road test her leadership ideas the hard way – without the luxury of peers, a desk or any way out! It was a ‘leadership laboratory’ in the most extreme, hostile environment on Earth.

Rachael speaks from experience, she connects deeply with audiences, relating her own challenges to the challenges of every workplace. She needs no props, no “rah-rah” moments or no forced audience participation to reach people at a deep level. She is a seasoned leader telling it how it is in her own approachable style. Audiences will leave inspired and motivated to make their own lives extraordinary.

She was just the 2nd female Antarctic expedition leader to Davis station and at 32 was Victoria’s youngest ever Chief Ranger.

Prior to leading an exhibition to Antarctica she had 15 years corporate leadership experience.