Speaking & MC
Talks and hosting with real energy.
I'm the person you book when you want the room to feel alive and the day to run on time. Conferences, community gatherings, award nights, panels and brand events.
Formats
Ways to work with me.
- 01
MC and event host
Full-day conferences, gatherings, galas and festivals. I open the day properly, keep the program on time, warm up every speaker and land the close.
- 02
Keynote
Twenty, thirty or forty-five minutes on culture, ambition, belonging and self-expression. Everything comes from my own life and the stories that come out of the group chat.
- 03
Panel and fireside host
I do the reading beforehand, ask the question the audience is thinking, and make sure the quieter panellists get their turn.
- 04
Award nights and fashion shows
I understand cues, show calling and how to keep a room buzzing between categories or looks, because I've produced shows myself.
- 05
Workshops
Ninety-minute and half-day sessions on being yourself at work, the mental load, and building a platform for other people. Hands on and honest.
- 06
Online and hybrid
I record from a proper studio set-up, so online audiences get the same energy without the dead air.
Talks
Six talks I'd love to bring you.
I tailor each one to your audience. Open any of them to see who it's for.
Your authentic self at the J.O.B.
Code-switching, fitting in and what it costs to make yourself smaller at work. What it takes for people of colour, migrants and women to turn up as themselves, and what leaders can change tomorrow.
Good for: corporate conferences, leadership offsites, inclusion programs.
Becoming our own standard of beauty
I went from a fashion blog to a label to founding a runway show. This one is about representation, self-image and dressing for yourself, with the receipts.
Good for: fashion and beauty events, women's networks, creative festivals.
Should we stay or go? Migrant stories in Australia
Home, ambition and the in-between. A frank and funny look at building a life between two cultures, and the decisions nobody warns you about.
Good for: community gatherings, multicultural organisations, universities.
The mental load
The invisible work of running a life, a family and a career at the same time. Practical, honest and useful for the women carrying it and the partners and teams around them.
Good for: women's summits, wellbeing programs, International Women's Day.
Build the stage you wish you'd had
The FreekÀ Runway story. How I turned an idea into a show, put first-time designers on the runway, and kept the platform bigger than me.
Good for: entrepreneurship and creative-industry events, founder programs.
The friendship hustle at our big age
Community, connection and keeping your people close when life gets busy. Warm, practical and very quotable.
Good for: community events, culture-led brands, live podcast shows.
Stages
Where I've been on stage.
- 2026
MC, Women of Colour Melbourne Annual Gathering
A day of culture, connection and creativity for women of colour, by women of colour. 24 October 2026 at RMIT University, Melbourne.
- 2025
Co-host, What Left The Group Chat
Weekly conversations with Tahj and Jill, now in season two. Work, beauty, migration, motherhood, the mental load and friendship, with guests joining us along the way.
- 2016
FreekÀ Runway at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week
Founder, creative director and producer of the second FreekÀ show.
- 2015
The first FreekÀ Runway
Melbourne's first multicultural runway platform for emerging creatives. It went better than any of us expected, so we did it again.
Happy to share a full list of events and references when you enquire.
For planners
The practical stuff.
Where are you based, and do you travel?
Melbourne. I travel anywhere in Australia and overseas. Travel and accommodation are itemised in the proposal so there are no surprises.
What do you charge?
It depends on the format, how long I'm on stage, the prep involved and the size of the audience. Put a budget range in the enquiry form and I'll come back with a clear proposal. I have community and not-for-profit rates.
How much notice do you need?
Four to six weeks is ideal for a keynote. MC bookings can usually be confirmed faster. If it's short notice, ask anyway.
What do you need on the day?
A run sheet, a briefing call the week before, a lapel or handheld mic, and a confidence monitor for longer programs. I'll send headshots, a bio and an intro script well ahead of time.
Do you do online events?
Yes. I run online and hybrid sessions from a studio set-up with proper audio.