Motivational speaker for schools
Glen Gerreyn has presented in 750 schools across 25 years. In-person seminars for Years 7 to 12 that build hope and resilience, delivered in a quiet room with pen and paper. Based in South East Queensland, presenting Australia-wide.
A speaker who earns the room
A motivational speaker for schools either wins the room in the first 5 minutes or loses it for the hour. In 25 years and 750 schools, from metro colleges to remote communities, Glen hasn’t lost one.
Every seminar runs the same way. A quiet room. Pen and paper, no screens. Students take notes because the content asks something of them, and the proof arrives afterwards: students write in with the steps they’ve taken.
Schools book Glen as a youth motivational speaker for year-level seminars, wellbeing incursions, whole school wellbeing programs, and parent evenings. The format changes. The standard doesn’t.
Choose your seminar
We deliver 5 seminars and we’ve refined them for 25 years. Pick the one that fits your year level and your term.
Day of Hope
The flagship. A 5-hour social and emotional wellbeing seminar for Years 10 to 12 that resets how students see their future.
See the seminar →Hope Express
The condensed format. A high-energy session that fits inside a school timetable and gives students a foundation to build a hope-filled future.
See the seminar →Men of Honour
For teenage boys. Consent and respect education that boys don’t switch off from. A respectful relationships program that actually lands.
See the seminar →Brilliant Young Mind
Learning techniques for the exam years: how to study, and how to hold focus when the pressure climbs.
See the seminar →Positive Parenting
A parent evening built on positive psychology research, so the message students hear at school gets backed up at home.
See the seminar →What it costs
Seminars start from $2,450. The final figure depends on the format, the number of sessions, and travel. You’ll have a fixed quote in writing before you book, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
Most providers won’t publish a number. We’d rather you plan your term with real figures. The FAQs cover the detail, including group sizes, AV needs, and how far ahead to book.
Where Glen presents
Glen is based in South East Queensland, which makes Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast schools the simplest bookings on the calendar. He presents in every state and territory, and takes international bookings for schools in NZ, Asia, and the US.
Metro, regional, or remote: if your students can fill a hall, Glen will get there.
Your presentation today moved me like no other person I’ve spoken to has. Your seminar has given me reason to wake up.
A student, writing in after Day of Hope
After the seminar
The seminar is the spark. The follow-up keeps it burning: courses, classroom resources, and books built on the same framework, so your teachers can keep the language alive long after the hall empties.
Where we work
Glen presents in person across Australia. If you are booking locally, start with the city pages: student wellbeing seminars in Brisbane, student wellbeing seminars in Sydney, student wellbeing seminars in Melbourne, and student wellbeing seminars in Perth.Adelaide is on the list too: student wellbeing seminars in Adelaide run in blocks, so one confirmed date often covers 2 or 3 SA schools in the same week.
Check your date
Term calendars fill early. Email hello@thehopefullinstitute.com with your preferred dates, or request a booking online.
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