Turia Pitt

Turia Pitt

NSW Woman of the Year  |  Burns Survivor  |  Motivational Speaker
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About Turia

“Former model Turia Pitt was a qualified mining engineer working in her dream job with Rio Tinto at their prestigious Argyle Diamond Mine in the far north of Western Australia when, in September ...”

Turia Pitt is an author, engineer and internationally recognised keynote speaker. She is currently completing a Master of Women’s and Children’s Health at UTS.

She has built a global community of more than one million people, coached tens of thousands of women through her programs and spoken for organisations including Google, Qantas and MECCA.

In 2011, Turia was caught in a grassfire during an ultramarathon and sustained burns to 65 per cent of her body. The years that followed profoundly shaped her understanding of courage, identity and what helps us keep going when life gets hard.

Drawing on that experience, her Tahitian heritage and contemporary research, Turia now shares the Mana Framework: a practical way to grow the inner power we draw on when things get hard by acting with courage, practising compassion for ourselves and connecting with others.

She has also sailed around French Polynesia, competed at the Ironman World Championships, raised millions of dollars for Interplast and somehow become an answer on Hard Quiz.

What people say about Turia

Thank you for reminding me to be thankful for what I have and to be positive, even when I’m faced with problems and issues.

– Perpetual Ltd Conference

Amazing! I still can’t wipe the smile off my face for having met her! Such an inspiration!

– NRMA Conference

Yes, it was definitely inspiring and really emphasised the point of not putting a value judgment on change.

– YMCA Conference

Absolutely amazing and inspirational speaker. Probably the best session I’ve had the chance to attend in my 14.5 years at General Electric!

– General Electric

Turia is an inspiration to all Australians. A highly engaging, honest and insightful speaker, her story is one of incredible courage and we thank her for sharing it with us.

– Sydney Roosters Head Coach