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"Sharon's lecture stimulated considerable interest and discussion providing a fresh practitioner's view of PR, she really made the audience think about how they are managers of their own personal PR strategy. The students were bowled over by Sharon - they thought she was 'intelligent', 'rich', good looking' and 'just perfect'."
Judy Betts,
The University of Technology Sydney
"The most interesting lecturer I have ever had for PR"
UTS Public Relations Student
"Sharon's presentation at the CPA Australia 'Women in Business' luncheon was insightful and relevant. Many women struggle to meet the demands of work and family commitments and she offered some practical tips for anyone trying to balance both."
Mary Callaway,
CPA Australia NSW President
"Delegates voted Sharon's presentation, enthusiasm, professionalism and expertise as part of the day they valued most. Delegates wanted to hear more from her. It was an honour to have Sharon as part of our annual Business Women's Conference."
Suzi Dafnis,
National General Manager, Australian Business Women's Network
"Sharon was amazing!!!!! All attendees were raving about her presentation and went away truly inspired by an incredible woman. The presentation was professional, informative & motivational. It really hit the spot for all health professionals there. Her honesty about her own experiences of building Taurus made all people there want to build and succeed in our own businesses! “
Carolyn Dean,
IntoFocus, the specialists in helping Health Professionals build a successful business
""Within the first two minutes Sharon had me hooked - not only had she researched the business for whom I work as Marketing Manager, but she positively commented on some of my work and asked me if it was alright to use my company as an example in the workshop in order for me to take home relevant information that was applicable to me."
Robbie Greenslade,
Marketing Manager, Riversun Nursery Limited, New Zealand
"It was a pleasure to participate in such a thoughtful, analytical and well-planned event, with marketing professionals who obviously enjoy their work and have a lot of knoweledge to share."
Zayne D'Crus,
Publicity & Media Relations, Australian Volunteers International
"I found Sharon an excellent presenter - great experience and insight - and has definitely made me think about a new approach to marketing for my organization, thankyou."
Paula, Manager,
Adelaide Bank
"Sharon, I loved your clarity, motivation and fire.
Thank you."
Nelson Evans,
Cyber Generation
"Sharon is the perfect presenter. Her marketing presentation was clear and inspiring. I have a lot of experience in marketing events and found her presentation gave me an easy-to-follow, fun refresher course in the key principles of marketing in just 40 minutes."
Jill Keyte,
Event Manager, Last Thursday Club
"Excellent presentation, relevant to our industry, from a 1st person perspective. Informative and honest."
Michael Kerr,
Management Synergy Solutions
"Sharon delivered an excellent presentation. It was well-structured, easy to follow, and very useful. She was well-spoken and friendly - the consummate professional."
Paul Jones, Founder,
Last Thursday Club
Speaker Profile
A passionate and motivational speaker who inspires and informs in equal measure, Taurus Founder and CEO, Sharon Williams, is in demand at industry functions in Australia and overseas.
Sharon was hand picked as the keynote speaker at the Special Events Conference in Dallas in 2006, in Los Angeles 2007, in Atlanta in 2008, San Diego in 2009 and will speak at the conference in Phoenix in 2011. More recently Sharon was one of forty Australians chosen by the Archbishop of Sydney for the Connect09 'Inspiring People' series of panel discussions alongside Peter Costello and Roger Corbett. She speaks regularly at CPA Australia, American Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, National Speakers Association, Australian Business Women's (ABN) Network, IntoFocus Networking Group and The Last Thursday Club. Presentations at conferences and expos include Customer Management World, MLC, Australian Brokers Forum, various business institutes and the International Special Events Society (ISES). Recently, Sharon launched a blog titled 'Bullseye' on the Ninemsn website covering a range of business and industry issues. Sharon is also regularly interviewed for comment on television for SBS, Channel Seven and Nine as well as radio including the ABC and Christian networks.
Sharon co-founded the Solo Home Business Network in 1995 and the Artarmon/ St Leonards Chamber of Commerce in December 2005, of which she was Vice President for three years.
Originally from the UK, Sharon has worked in Marketing and PR for over 20 years in London, Europe, Hong Kong, throughout Asia and now in Sydney. Her experience before founding Taurus, included Management Training with Marks and Spencer UK, in-house Marketing Management in the IT, Shipping and the Travel industries. Sharon set up Taurus in 1995 working with first client Peter Kazacos of the KAZ Group and helped build the KAZ brand into the largest Information Communications Technology (ICT) company in Australasia, bought by Telstra in 2004.
Sharon's vision for Taurus is to provide practical, smart marketing expertise to CEO's in the Business to Business (B2B) arena and more recently to Business to Consumer (B2C) and luxury brands. She has designed a business that has a 'no bull' approach and exceptionally high standards, focusing on open, honest communication - attributes that make her a powerful presenter on a diverse range of topics.
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