This page is intended for event organisations who have booked Dr. Fox to contribute to an endeavour.
Biographies & Introductions
Here are long and short versions of Dr. Fox’s biography, which you can use in your program. These can also serve as introductions that your Master of Ceremonies can use—though whenever possible, I love a warm and organic introduction, in your own words. Consider the following as a starting point.
Long Biography (probably don’t read all of this aloud)
Dr. Jason Fox is a wizard-philosopher masquerading as a motivational speaker and leadership advisor. He works with clever teams seeking meaningful progress—beyond the default.
His many happy clients include the senior leadership teams of Fortune 500 companies around the world including Microsoft, HP, Novartis, Red Bull, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, Honda, Sony, Oracle, Honeywell and Salesforce, to other multinationals such as Beam Suntory, Vodafone, Tableau, Gartner, Xero, HP, Bupa, Red Cross, Bulgari, Pandora, Arup, Aon, PWC, Ricoh, Honeywell, KPMG, The World Tourism Forum and The International Institute of Research (not to mention: university chancelleries, government agencies, software developers, decentralised autonomous organisations, and so on). Much of his work is as a leadership advisor to teams questing amidst complexity.
Jason has lectured at three universities (systems and behaviour), and is the bestselling author of The Game Changer and How to Lead a Quest. Despite his intentional ineptitude at any and all social media and marketing—his monthly ‘museletter’ is read by more than 11,000 leaders around the world.
In addition to serving as a leadership adviser, Dr. Fox is also a globally in-demand keynote speaker who works particularly well with senior leaders and sceptical audiences who have ‘seen it all before’. In 2016 he was awarded “Keynote Speaker of the Year” by Professional Speakers Australia (the highest honour of this craft).
Dr. Fox lives with an illustrator-veterinarian, a chihuahua named Snorri and a cat called π in an old chocolate factory in Melbourne, Australia. When not liberating the world from the delusion of progress, Jason enjoys partaking in extreme sports such as reading, sun-avoidance and coffee snobbery.
Short Biography
Dr. Jason Fox is a wizard-philosopher and bestselling author masquerading as a leadership futurist. He works behind the scenes with questing teams seeking new and meaningful progress—beyond the default.
Photos
Here is a dropbox link to professional photos (by Oli Sansom) that you can use for your program or event promotion. If you are using my image for any advertising or social media campaigns, please check with us first before publishing. There have been times in the past where enthusiastic event organisers have misattributed a quote to me, which stirred up unnecessary mess. I’d love for your efforts to be as efficacious as possible.
Audio-Visual Requirements
I’m an affable wizard, and can make magic in even the most challenging contexts. Having said that, I do have some recommendations so as to make the most of your investment.
Sound
Jason moves around and interacts with every audience. For large audiences it is essential to have a wireless madonna headset microphone available, with fresh batteries. Failing that, a wireless lapel microphone will do. Jason prefers to control the muting function of the mic himself, as this is helpful when interacting with the audience.
For smaller or more intimate gatherings it may be that amplification is not required. Still, having a wireless lapel or handheld mic would still be a good idea.
An audio technician should be available prior to the presentation to ensure all is in working order.
tl;dr – wireless headset mic
Stage
I am pretty relaxed about stage set up. I assume you know what you are doing, but if you are new to events I can provide some suggestions during our briefing call. Subtle things most venues don’t consider.
My main requirement is some water nearby. If it’s possible to have a raised stool that would be nice—but this is not essential.
tl;dr – a raised stool and some water nearby
Slides
If, during our briefing call, we decide that slides would be apt, my strong preference is to run it from my own macbook from the stage. I run a newer model, and output is via hdmi. It is worth advising AV technicians of this requirement ahead of time, so that they have the necessary set up (hdmi cable, power).
Note: my slides are quite gorgeous (with looping animations and exquisite typography)—but not essential. Should the technology gods frown upon us on the day of your event, I cannot run my presentations on other laptops—but I can easily whizz a static holding slide across to your crew. I do not send slides in advance.
tl;dr – for large audiences, I use my laptop from the stage via HDMI
If you have any questions—or if any of the above is unclear—please reach out to us and we will ensure all is well. ❤︎