Joan Begitschke

Allister Frost is a business transformation expert and international keynote speaker who inspires audiences to confidently embrace change for a better tomorrow. His career took an unorthodox turn when he left the security of a traditional manufacturing company to join Microsoft as a leader in the fast-evolving technology sector. Faced with the dizzying effects of uncertainty and constant change, Allister developed strategies to help his teams thrive in perpetual ambiguity. He now shares these secrets in his keynote talks. He rose to become Microsoft’s first ever Head of Digital Marketing Strategy, pioneering revolutionary customer centric communication channels and innovative approaches to business social networking. Allister now works as an advisor and motivational speaker for world-leading organisations including GE, 3M, and Vodafone. Through a decade of client projects, he has demonstrated how anyone, regardless of the state of the economy or the nature of their business, can develop the resiliency and passion to keep up with technology-fuelled change. With the right coping strategies, we can all look forward to a lifetime of personal growth and career success. Allister can be found sharing his powerful FROST Change Cycle in his ‘Five Steps to Success’ keynote performances at business conferences and company around the world. He specialises in helping people rethink their relationship with technology so they can identify and pursue the most promising growth opportunities our fast-changing world presents. His mission each day is simple: to give others the daily habits and lifelong focus needed to become future-ready for life.

Highly awarded public relations executive; current awards include 25 Most Powerful People in PR, Business Insider + Hall of Fame, PR News PR People Awards. Social media guru who innovates by using new media in ways nobody thought to do before. Co-founded Cyberdialogue—the first-ever online market research company (focus groups in cyberspace)—in 1992 with Jay Chiat. One of the world’s leading trendspotters/futurists (named among the top five in the world by publisher VNU/Nielsen), possessing extensive experience in the marketing communications industry, with a particular focus on innovation in driving creative insights, marketing strategies, consumer intelligence + thought leadership into client organizations. Credited with spotting + publicizing trends ranging from the rise of “singletons” (Time cover) + “metrosexuality” (2003 Word of the Year) to the “prime crisis” (The Economist) + millennials in the workplace (CNN). Frequent on-camera guest talking about trends + social movements (from “Oprah” + “Good Morning America” to “60 Minutes,” talking on the latter about millennials.

Founder and Managing Director of Milkman Agency | Founder of Social Town | Social Media Enthusiast | Cheesy Song Writer | Great Bloke