With a distinguished career spanning over three decades, Bernadette has established herself as a leading authority on how to empower individuals and organisations to harness the power of creativity, to inspire change and drive success.

Her life’s purpose has been to find her own creative courage as an author, speaker and entrepreneur, and to help others unlock theirs.

She is a TEDx speaker, best-selling author and ghost-writer with a track record of producing award-winning business books and biographies for some of Australia’s most successful CEO and corporate titans. 

Her framework for ‘creative storytelling for influence’ has been used by the leadership teams at Australia’s top companies including Commonwealth Bank, Goldman Sachs, NAB, Merrill Lynch and Quest Hotels to help them craft their pitches, build their thought leadership, gain high level buy-in, and motivate their teams to think big and be bold.

Her speaker topics include:

• Ignite You Influence: The Art of Personal Branding for SMEs and Leaders
• Creative Courage: Fostering an Intrapreneurial Culture for Success
• The Business of Storytelling: Telling Strategic Stories That Connect
• Pitch Perfect: Master the Art of Persuasive Presenting
• AI-Powered Content Mastery: Crafting Captivating Content that Converts 

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
ABOUT BERNADETTE

Thank you, Bernadette Schwerdt, for the time, effort and support you have put into helping bring my business story to life. Over countless conversations, hundreds of emails, and thousands of words, you have helped me distil a rollicking and rowdy life into a book that I hope will be of value to many others. From when we first met, I knew you were the right person to help me tell my story, and my trust and instinct has been rewarded. Thank you for guiding me through this journey and for providing me with an outstanding learning experience.
Stephen Hunt, Owner of Hunt Hospitality

"Bernadette is a publishing, writing, and storytelling insider who helped me write my debut book, a memoir published by Pan Macmillan. I approached her years back about the writing process and asked for her advice. Using examples from writing two of her own best-selling business books, she gave me tips on not just building a book, but the encouragement to pursue what she knew would be a life-changing endeavour.  
Mark Wales, SAS Soldier, Contestant on Survivor, Author of 'Survivor, Life in the SAS'

Bernadette's advice was instrumental in guiding me to successfully complete my first business book. She is very giving with her time and open to sharing her experiences. She has a genuine desire to see others succeed. She's very giving.
Steve Tighe, Futurist & Author of 'Rethinking Strategy'

Bernadette is a wealth of information regarding writing and publishing. Through strategic questioning, she helped me clarify the purpose, structure and ‘hook’ of the book which gave me the direction I needed to get started and saved me so much time. She helped me realise my vision was realistic (not crazy!) and gave me the confidence and impetus for me to publish my book. I highly recommend her!
Donna Cameron, Author of 'Colour, the secret to creating a sustainable wardrobe'

Bernadette was a great support in helping me find my authentic voice to write ‘Empowered, a new generation of leaders’.
She was straightforward with advice in navigating the world of publishing and opened numerous doors with her incredible connections. Her professional ‘honest friend’ feedback was profound in formulating the early chapters and style of the book.
I very much appreciate Bernadette’s input, encouragement and guidance and would highly recommend her to any aspiring authors
Aviv Palti, Author of 'Empowered, a new generation of leaders' 

Working with a ghost writer can be a daunting idea, but Bernadette helped me bring my mother's Holocaust story to life. Her empathy and intelligence guided our family in documenting a very important (and so far unknown) family history.
Her respect, compassion and care have achieved a beautiful book full of difficult memories, and her detailed, careful investigations done with sympathetic understanding.
Giving a respectful voice to the experience of our elders is vital in understanding not only the subject's story but the great breadth and network of experiences that form our own heritage.
Bernadette's writing allowed her subject to shine and her voice to be heard and clearly articulated. I congratulate her on her work for our family and commend her to you without hesitation.
Leslie Solar, daughter of Holocaust Survivor