"The Future is Human"
Julia Palmer is an award-winning Relational Strategist who equips audiences with the human advantage, sharing practical skills and fresh perspectives that shift thinking and drive action.
Known for her engaging style and powerful storytelling, Julia challenges outdated approaches to networking and inspires people to build relationship ecosystems that deliver results long after the event is over.
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"For over 20 years, I’ve helped people cultivate powerful relationship ecosystems—equipping them with the confidence, tools, and strategies to turn everyday connections into meaningful social capital. The result? Stronger business outcomes, deeper personal growth, and a network that truly works for you."
Signature Keynotes
The ability to connect, collaborate and influence through authentic relationships is what sets individuals, teams and organisations apart.
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Julia Palmer’s signature keynotes go beyond motivation to reshape how people think about relationships at work. Her work builds relational capability that helps leaders and teams navigate complexity, strengthen influence and create value through the way they show up, engage and work with others.
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Leaders gain clarity on how influence truly flows and how intentional relationship ecosystems drive performance and long-term impact. Teams and professionals develop practical confidence and skill in modern networking relationships, collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
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Each session can be delivered as a 45–60 minute keynote or expanded into a 2–3 hour interactive workshop, and can be customised to suit conferences, leadership offsites and in-house programs.
1. BEE: The Modern Networking Advantage
How to Build, Engage & Elevate Relationships That Matter
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Networking has evolved, but most people were never taught how to do it well.
This keynote introduces a modern, human-centred approach to networking relationships, helping audiences build confidence, presence and relevance in every interaction. Practical, relatable and highly engaging, it equips people with the skills to move beyond small talk and build meaningful professional connections.
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Ideal for: Conferences, mixed audiences, emerging leaders, professionals at any career stage.
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2. REAL: Relational Ecosystem Investment
Why Relationship Systems Outperform Networking
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Collecting contacts is easy. Turning them into value is not.
This session shifts the focus from ad hoc networking to intentionally designing and activating relationship ecosystems. Audiences learn how to strengthen key relationships, stay relevant over time, and turn everyday connections into lasting relational value.
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Ideal for: Senior professionals, business development and sales teams, high-potential programs and leaders with complex stakeholder networks.
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HIVE: Leadership Through Relational Ecosystems
How Leaders Build and Sustain Relationship Ecosystems
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In modern organisations, influence flows through relationships, not hierarchy.
This leadership keynote shows how intentional relationship ecosystems drive performance, collaboration and long-term impact. Designed for senior audiences, it provides a clear lens on how leaders scale presence, intention and value through the way they connect with others.
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Ideal for: Executive teams, people leaders, C-suite and leadership programs.
Bringing Julia to Your Event
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Every audience is different. Julia works closely with event organisers to tailor each keynote to the context, audience and outcomes you are looking to achieve.
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For the full speaker pack, availability and tailored recommendations, get in touch.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“We have had the good fortune to have Julia Palmer present her interactive workshops at a number of our Executive groups since 2016. Her sessions are packed full of insights, case studies and practical tips that our groups felt invaluable, and she is one of the highest rated speakers we’ve had over the last 5 years.
Julia’s presentations deliver a great outcome for Leadership Think Tank, and a great outcome for our members. I highly recommend Julia as a presenter – she’s thoughtful, engaging and, most importantly, credible.”
Director, Leadership Think Tank
“Julia has the ability to teach a difficult skill to anybody, and at every level. It says a lot when people say they remember what was taught days after they’ve walked away from the event, which says a lot about the person whom had conducted the workshop and importantly HOW it was taught.”
Recoveries & Credit Risk Management, Business Banking, NAB
“Julia Palmer is an inspiring keynote speaker and facilitator. Over the years and through the various organisations where I have managed capability development, Julia has facilitated numerous events – from short keynotes to extended programmes. In all of these, the common thread is that Julia actively listens, asks discerning questions and then tailors the programme to align with corporate and business imperatives.
Julia is an absolute delight to work with, extremely professional and nothing is ever too onerous."
Learning & Development Manager, A&NZ at DTZ
Speaking Highlights;
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Julia presented her new keynote ‘Face to Face Revolution’ at TEDx Darling Harbour and was voted ‘best talk of the day’ by the audience.
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Julia is the Kochie’s Business Builder Networking Expert. Julia presented live at the KBB Boot Camp and has appeared in several episodes on the Channel 7 over the years.
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Julia Guest Lectures and teaches at Universities such as UTS, UNSW, UoN and MGSM
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Julia presented at the International Talent Management Conference in Abu Dhabi. The only Australian speaker on an International Agenda, leading change for the future of talent management
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