The Story Room June 4th 2024

Overview

The ancient art of storytelling comes to life on the stage when six storytellers from different walks of life share a true and deeply personal story.  

Theme for the evening

"Serendipity"

About the night

 Please Note:  Venue will be open from 5.15pm allowing time for you to order a meal and have a drink before the entertainment commences at 7pm sharp. 

About the Venue - Bucketty's Brewing Co, Brookvale

There is so much to learn about Bucketty's and its humble beginnings.  It's a family owned business with much blood, sweat and tears making it what it is today. 

I can't think of a better place for Story Room Aus to call home, after-all beer and stories are like peas in a pod, they just fit perfectly.  

https://www.buckettys.com.au/p... 

The Food

Check out the menu. You certainly won't starve to death while you listen to some great stories. We are however trying to learn how many people might buy meals, as Nick the owner will open the food truck especially for us. 

Check out the menu....https://www.buckettys.com.au/p...

How to get to Bucketty's

The B1 will drop you on Pittwater Road, not far from Warringah Mall.  It is a short walk down Orchard Road to number 26. 

If you drive there is loads of free parking in the surrounding streets of Brookvale. 

Meet the Storytellers (in no particular order)

Lance Brooks

Lance Brooks is the founder and current president of Communities for Communities. He is a dedicated individual who leads a volunteer not-for-profit community organization. Operating across seven different countries, the organization has successfully raised 3.5 million dollars to support families in need, directing funds directly to the projects they endorse.

In addition to this philanthropic endeavour, they have also established Brooks Community Engagement, a consultancy business focused on fostering connections between companies and communities across various industries and projects.

Beyond their professional pursuits, they are a fervent volunteer who firmly believes in the transformative power of connection. They advocate for the manifold benefits that volunteering brings, not only to the organizations and communities involved but also to enhancing the quality of individuals' living experiences

Lisa Woodward

Lisa is … a bit of everything… a story teller, an educator, a creative, singer, actor, writer, music lover… A Gen Xer who spent her youth singing into a hairbrush, playing dress ups and not coming home until the street lights came up, she had dreams of living a huge life…and has lived a pretty bloody big one.

Her greatest life success is her relationships with her life partner, Mathew, and their three kids.

Dorset Sutton

Dorset and his Malaysian wife Jenny retired to Manly after an international career with Colgate Palmolive over 34 yrs.
In his retirement Dorset discovered the world of marine science regeneration and sustainability through their philanthropic partnership with SIMS..the Sydney Institute of Marine Science , successfully establishing Crayweed grass regeneration in Cabbage Tree Bay, and launching Living Seawalls all over Sydney Harbour and internationally .
This project earned SIMS a Prince William Earthshot global recognition award in 2021. Most recently the successful regeneration of the Sydney White Belly seahorse has received international praise to save this creature from extinction .
Dorset has participated in a number of podcasts , and been selected to lead Forums and Seminars on his fond topic…of Life after Retirement . He enjoys mentoring and connecting and enabling people to be able to exchange , listen and learn .

Dorset is passionate about the ocean, Asian food, and sharing life experiences ..which he achieved with writing his Collection of Life Stories…capturing the highs and lows, the unusual and memorable ,tragic and life changing personal experiences from a lifetime living all over the world with just one employer and a truly international family .

Dorset has shared his Life after Retirement story with StoryRoom
and is an active participant in Manly Community activities and causes….and enjoys nothing more than ocean swims , morning coffee chats , long walks …and is honoured to be crowned a Manly Village Person by his many friends in Manly .

Kim Miller

I am a social worker, educator, researcher and learner. Since 1999 I’ve used stories to teach students and to help people understand the issues of poverty, human trafficking, modern slavery, homelessness and environmental injustice from a different perspective. At Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, where I am the Schools and Partnership Coordinator, I harness the power of storytelling to engage students and adults alike and to help shape them into caring individuals with the power to create change in our society. Right now, I also use stories to quiet voices in my own head that tell me “I can’t” and to prove that actually, I can!

Justin Cooper

Author of ‘Marketing is Dead, Long Live Purposing,’ Justin spent the first 25 years of his career as a marketer in global and small business, before seeing the light and switching to leveraging mindfulness to help people and businesses to discover their purpose and use it to make a difference.

Justin has spoken at a number of business events over the past 10 years – on the power of Purpose as the foundation for business success and personal fulfilment.

He is the co-founder of Unearthd, a professional development organisation whose purpose is to help business leaders, employees and teams to find greater purpose, fulfilment, and success by doing the work they were born to do.

Dr fLorence Cotel 

Dr fLorence Cotel is a neuroscientist on a mission to stop burnout. She was at the peak of her career when burnout disrupted her life, rendering her unfit for work. After a year of rest, she was advised to rest longer. That was it! She had had enough of being a vegetable in a bed, unable to think, talk or remember simple things. The decision was taken; she would find a better way to recover drawing upon her knowledge of the brain and physical training. Step by step she regained her strength and went on to push her own limits by completing an Ironman, long distance triathlon (3.8k swim, 180k bike, 42.2 run). Driven by an unwavering commitment to prevent others from experiencing severe burnout, she designed a step by step method to prevent burnout and now dedicates her life to helping others (drflorencecotel.com).

Because Everyone has a story! 

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