Pat Armitstead

“Pat commits the cardinal management sin of spreading joy and making people smile. If her practices become widely adopted, going to work will become fun, and people will enjoy the experience. Ultimately she is a dangerous subversive to dullness, mediocrity and boredom. Why can’t we have more like her?”

John Bishop - Media commentator

Pat Armitstead is a speaker, facilitator, coach and author who leads health practitioners and entrepreneurs to achieve a level of authentic self expression never available to them before! She was President of the National Speakers Association NZ 2001, The Most Awarded Speaker at the 2000 NSANZ Convention and 2002 NZ Speaker of the Year. She has convened two International Conventions for the National Speakers Association of New Zealand and has toured internationally with Dr Patch Adams.

She has been a professional speaker for 10 years and is a published author. Her first book is called Humour Works, the 2nd ANTIZAC - A Joyful prescription for the Unhappiness Epidemic, and she features in 3 others, Silver Linings on the Long White Cloud by Chris Dodds, and Woman 2 Woman, Amanda Ellis and June McCabe- WESTPAC, and the Inspiration Bible Published by Emily Gower. She is currently writing Joyful Empowerment!

“Pat has the unique ability to inspire lasting transformation in people. I am of the view that this is because she lives that transformation herself. All great leaders do so by example and Pat's example is a tremendous inspiration to follow. I highly commend Pat to you as one of the worlds more visionary and capable motivators, media personalities, and inspirational people. This is a person you can trust to guide you to your best success.” Glyn MacLean