Performance coach and strategist — a career inside elite Australian sport and corporate work on energy and resilience.
Andrew May is a performance coach and strategist with a long career inside elite Australian sport — he has worked as Physical Performance Manager for both the NSW and Australian cricket teams and has been mental skills coach to the Wallabies, the Manly Sea Eagles and world champion boxer Tim Tszyu — alongside building a consulting practice working with executive teams across financial services, professional services and healthcare. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Exercise Physiology and a Masters in Coaching Psychology, and is founder of Performance Intelligence, a consultancy that partners with organisations on sustainable high performance. The combination of disciplines gives him an unusually grounded perspective on sustainable performance.
His content focuses on the practical mechanics of energy, recovery and resilience over a long career — sleep, movement, mental load, the cultural conditions that quietly drain people. Audiences leave with specific tools rather than general wellbeing slogans.
For event organisers, Andrew is a strong fit for leadership programs, sales kickoffs, professional services events and in-house wellbeing initiatives where the brief is substantive, evidence-led content on performance and recovery.
Andrew May is a keynote speaker based in New South Wales who speaks on leadership, mental health & wellbeing and motivation. Book through Executive Speakers Australia.
Boost energy, wellbeing and performance, physically and mentally.
In today’s fast-paced environment, sustainable performance starts with being MatchFit. This keynote provides a practical roadmap to optimise physical and psychological wellbeing, increase resilience, and extend peak performance across your workforce. Andrew shares six transformative levers—Move, Fuel, Recharge, Think, Connect, and Play—to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
This keynote is perfect for organisations looking to boost performance, productivity, and sustainable energy across all levels.
Audience takeaways:
* Strategies to increase energy, lower stress, and improve mental clarity.
* How to stay biologically younger and thrive at work and in life.
* Build daily habits that enhance productivity and prevent burnout.
* Apply neuroscience to manage change and improve decision-making.
Sustain high performance without the collateral damage.
Unlock the secrets of world-class performers in sport and business. Learn the rituals, routines, and recovery strategies required to build resilience and sustain peak output in high-pressure environments. This keynote is perfect for leadership teams and high performers at risk of burnout, cultivating high-trust, psychologically safe environments or seeking to reset focus and recharge for sustained output.
Audience takeaways:
* Define what high performance truly means in modern workplaces.
* Embed micro-recoveries to reduce burnout and sharpen focus.
* Cultivate a high-trust, psychologically safe culture.
* Equip your team with essential mental skills and energy strategies.
Build mental skills to thrive under pressure.
Achieve meaningful, sustainable high performance with an inside-out approach. Inside Job reveals how to train your brain like a muscle. Drawing from neuroscience and performance psychology, Andrew teaches practical tools to help individuals stay calm, focused, and confident in high-stress situations. This keynote is perfect for individuals and teams operating in fast-paced, high-stakes environments who need tools to stay mentally sharp and emotionally balanced.
Audience takeaways:
* Train focus, emotional regulation, and decision-making under pressure.
* Reduce negative self-talk and improve inner dialogue.
* Master simple mental transitions between key performance moments.
* Understand the brain’s bias for fear and how to overcome FOPO (Fear of Other People’s Opinions).
Transform disruption into growth.
Change is no longer a phase, it’s a constant. In this keynote, Andrew demystifies the neuroscience behind behaviour change and empowers teams to adopt a growth mindset that sees change as an opportunity, not a threat. This keynote is perfect for organisations undergoing transformation, leadership changes, or navigating uncertainty and disruption.
Audience takeaways:
* Rewire thinking patterns to improve adaptability and focus.
* Build simple, repeatable habits for navigating uncertainty.
* Understand how setbacks are part of sustainable change.
* Create a team culture that embraces innovation and progress.
Whether it’s storytelling in an outback shed; delivering keynotes for global events; captivating an executive audience in a boardroom; or presenting high-energy digital keynotes that change people’s lives – Andrew May has the ability to connect with multiple cultures and generations. He moves audiences like very few can.NSW Chairman, KPMG Australia
Andrew May tailored a Conference Experience at our 2-day event in Bali with pre-event diagnostics; two half-day workshops on MatchFit and New Ways of Working; and learning resources after the conference. During the session we had a power outage and he just keep powering through, engaging the audience, which was fabulous. He also managed to convene a large group of us to test our ‘MatchFitness’ in real life on the beach @ 6am day 2! Thanks Andrew.Director of Network, Relationships, ProLoan (Aust) Pty Ltd.
Andrew May has a special talent blending human performance and neuroscience with practical experience in sport and business. His ability to tell authentic stories and engage has left a lasting impact on BOQ leaders. The word I use to describe him is ‘bold’.Group Executive, Retail Banking at Bank of Queensland
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