There are keynote speakers who wow you with their insight, their eloquence and their ability to challenge you to do something different. Simone touches you at a way deeper level than that.
Uma Rudd Chia - CEO / KVUR

Don’t just be another voice in the crowd…
Be the voice that everyone stops to listen to.

With a heart that beats for both art and leadership, Simone de Haas embodies the fusion of creativity and strategy.
Drawing on 40+ years of leading diversely talented ensembles as an award-winning theatre director and producer,
Simone shares creative communication perspectives to build personal presence, influence and impact.
A trusted advisor and speaker mentor, she has directed the narratives of thought-leaders, authors, and global speakers.
Her clientele spans diverse sectors, from finance, real estate and retail to the creative industries, testifying to her versatility.

Simone's speaking topics encompass the synergy of leadership and theatre,
communication, and the art of business storytelling.


Intuitive, inspirational, and interactive, Simone is available for keynote presentations, corporate workshops, executive coaching & consultancy, and podcast interviews.

Keynotes, Masterclasses & Workshop topics include:

LEADERSHIP

  • Staging Success: Leadership Strategies from the World of Theatre

  • The Maestro Mindset: Creating Consonance in Turbulent Times

  • Vulnerabiility: the new Visibility

COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC SPEAKING

  • Power Up Your Public Speaking with Performative Techniques

  • Creative Communication: The Art of Being Understood

BUSINESS STORYTELLING

  • Perfect Pitch

Fullerton Hotel, Singapore Nov 2018

HerStory Conference - Las Vegas July 2019

Leadership in the age of empathy requires a willingness to be vulnerable.
— Simone de Haas

What People Are Saying

Simone de Haas is an outstanding speaker on leadership, communications and corporate storytelling. Her presentations to my CEO Institute groups of senior CEOs on leadership insights have been powerful, insightful, entertaining and highly engaging.

RAY WEEKES,
Chair, CEO Institute

Simone has the ability to light up a room and fire everyone up. Her talent and passion in the field of theatre are contagious. She has a way of connecting and drawing in each audience member and telling stories in a way you'll never forget them. Simone changed the way I tell my business story when I meet new people. The things I learned in a couple of hours will give me confidence for the rest of my career.”

LAUREN-MICHELE TOZER, Owner/Chef,
Southern Sweeties Ice Cream

Simone de Haas is an exceptional and inspiring speaker who, in a very short fifteen minutes of our corporate 'TedTalks' style event was able to invigorate and excite the audience. Simone's job was to move the audience and to enable them to ask some very deep questions. As the organiser of the event, what I saw was a speaker who delivered well beyond brief and an audience captivated from beginning to end. Thank you Simone!

NATALY K. - MetLife

"I engaged Simone as my coach for public speaking, in particular for my TEDx Talk. From the beginning Simone took the time to really listen and understand my concept with what I wanted to achieve. With her exceptional knowledge on presenting, stage presence and content, together we delivered an incredibly moving TEDx Talk. I thoroughly recommend Simone to anyone who wants to take their public speaking to the next level, where she will support you to not only impact, but will also influence many. She is one in a million!"

L. HEARL, Founder - Meg Heart

Awards

Gold Matilda Award - 2012 (Contribution to Independent Theatre)
ABC Radio Bell Award, Best Production, Best Director (2011)
Women of Influence (Girl Guides)

BE INSPIRED

From Latin inspirare ‘breathe or blow into’ from in- ‘into’ + spirare ‘breathe’. The word was originally used in the sense ‘impart a truth or idea to someone’.