GREG BERTISH – Greg Bertish saves the world!

How to thrive during and after adversity

Stories of inspiration, resilience, optimism and shifting reality

What I Do

Greg Bertish is sought after by schools for his storytelling, which is unique, inspiring, and so much fun. His talks have become legendary, covering topics such as: being different, never giving up, having heart, appreciating what you have, and helping others.

To inspire adults and corporates, Greg uses his personal stories and those of children he has met along the way. Stories of inspiration, resilience, optimism, shifting reality, point of difference, helping others, dreams, goals, and how to thrive during and after adversity.

Book

The Little Optimist is a beautifully illustrated story about a tiny, little boat with a huge heart.

Movie

Optimist is a documentary with worldwide acclaim and has inspired 1000s of people at film festivals around the world.

Speaker

Stories of inspiration, resilience, optimism, shifting reality, point of difference, helping others, dreams, goals, and how to thrive during and after adversity.

Get in touch

Contact Greg to discuss booking a talk, screening the Optimist documentary, or stocking The Little Optimist.

Charity Awards

In 2017 Greg launched The Little Optimist Trust, with a mission to grow optimism amongst compromised and marginalised kids, and to help them to survive and thrive in life.

Testimonials

"I must be honest. I have never heard a more powerful and perfect talk than I heard tonight from Greg. He reduced me completely. It was the most inspirational and powerful talk I have heard in many years, and I love powerful talks. Greg… respect!"

"Thank you for your very inspiring talk and presentation, I left choked up by your journey and how you have handled it head on. Thank you for prioritizing what you’ve learnt and sharing your lessons."

"Your talk certainly inspired and touched me in a huge way. The feedback has been phenomenal! Your presentation was brilliant."

"A 'best ever' speaker relating his inspirational challenges he has overcome and children related projects he is tackling."

"You have such an amazing ability to reach out to and inspire all ages."

"I’d like to thank you for the phenomenal presentation you gave to our staff of Sub-Saharan Africa."

"You are a wonderful role model, and your talk was fun, accessible, powerful and inspirational."

"Thanks for a wonderful talk at the St. Francis Yacht Club’s Wednesday Yachting Luncheon. You are an inspiring speaker, it was a pleasure to hear about your life and the tremendous things you are doing. I wish you all of the best in your endeavours!"

My Story

Greg Bertish was a shy and insecure kid, who believed he would never amount to much. At school he was a poor student and was bullied. As a teenager he had bad acne and no self-confidence. But Greg always had a huge heart, and loved helping animals and people in need. A few key moment and people in his life, helped him find confidence, grow optimism and become a leader and inspiring adult.

Greg he spent nearly 200 days in hospital – almost 100 days in 2007 alone. During this time he was sick, misdiagnosed, operated on, had IV drips 24/7, and at stages was offered no hope or cure. He used visualisation, optimism and his passion for the ocean and life to overcome, survive and get out of hospital. He was lucky, he had something to live for!