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International Award-Winning Marketing Strategist · Speaker · MC · Facilitator

Chantal Gerardy

Straight-talking.
Stage-ready.
Zero fluff.

I’ve spent 15 years on mics, as a keynote speaker, an MC, an awards judge, a facilitator, because I actually love a room. Give me the brief and I’ll bring exactly what your event needs: energy when it’s flat, credibility when it matters, real stories when people need to feel something other than sold to. Whatever the day calls for, I show up, read the room, and deliver.

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  • 1,000+ business owners coached
  • 15 years MC'ing expos, conferences & awards
  • 5 years hosting Gold Coast Speednetworking
  • International & national speaker, in-person and online
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The marketer who tells the truth. On stage, that's rare.

I moved to the Gold Coast from South Africa in 2008 with no marketing background, three kids under one roof, and a redundancy that could've ended it all. Instead I built an award-winning marketing business from scratch, and I've been telling the truth about how hard, funny, and genuinely doable that is ever since.

Put me on your stage and you'll get straight talk, real stories, and enough personality to keep a room awake, not a recycled TEDx script. I'm the “play instigator” who thinks humour is a strategy, the strategist who's actually built what she teaches, and the trauma-informed facilitator who can hold a room through more than a slide deck. Startups to 8-figure business owners, in person or online, I bring the same energy either way.

Book me because I'll say the thing everyone's thinking, back it with a system that works, and make your room laugh while I do it.

What I Do On Your Stage

  • Keynote Speaker

    In-person or online, national and international. Marketing, business growth, or the human side of high performance, delivered with practical takeaways, not just inspiration.

  • MC for Conferences, Expos & Galas

    15 years keeping events on time, on energy and on brand. I introduce speakers properly, read the room, and carry the gaps other MCs fumble.

  • Awards Host & Judge

    Industry-credible judging and hosting for business and marketing awards, someone your finalists will respect and your audience will enjoy.

  • Facilitator & Mentor

    Business groups and coaching communities bring me in to run mentorship sessions and hot-seat coaching, hands-on, honest, and built to actually move members forward, not just talk theory at them.

  • Networking Group Education Lead

    Regularly brought in by networking groups and business associations to run the education segment, practical, high-energy sessions members walk away using, not just another guest speaker slot filled.

  • Retreat Host & Co-Host

    Retreats that blend business strategy with genuine nervous system regulation, for founders and high performers who need to slow down to actually see clearly.

Signature Talks

  • To open your event

    “How to Create a Marketing Unicorn”

    The 6 Tactics + 6 S’s framework that took me from zero marketing background to award-winning strategist. Fast, funny, and instantly useful.

  • To energise your room

    “Unleash Your Inner Player”

    Play isn’t a distraction from business, it’s a strategy. Why the founders and teams who let themselves play, problem-solve harder, sell better, and burn out less.

  • To reset the room

    “Why Survive When You Can Thrive”

    For high performers running on empty. Breathwork-informed, zero woo, the shift from surviving your business to actually thriving in it.

  • The hot topic on everyone’s agenda

    “Improve or Be Irrelevant: The Truth About AI”

    AI isn’t new, what’s new is who’s actually using it well. Straight talk on why AI won’t fix a business that’s broken to begin with: you can’t polish a turd, you can only build a better one. Practical, no hype, no fear-mongering.

  • Practical workshop

    “21 Content Ideas That Convert”

    My proven content framework, live: 21 ready-to-use content ideas your audience can walk out and start using immediately. High-value, high-takeaway, built for marketing teams and business owners alike.

  • To close your event

    “Face Everything and Rise”

    My own story: redundancy, three kids, a leap across the world, and a business built from nothing. Leaves rooms moved and motivated.

  • Podcast & brand authority

    “Meaningful Marketing: Why Purpose Outsells Hustle”

    Drawn from hosting The Meaningful Marketing Podcast, the patterns I’ve heard across hundreds of business owner conversations on what actually converts versus what just looks good. Why purpose-led marketing consistently outperforms hustle-and-hype, and how to build a strategy people trust enough to buy from.

    🎧 Listen to The Meaningful Marketing Podcast

Each talk available as a 20-min conference slot, 45–60 min keynote, half/full-day workshop, or ongoing mentorship/education-segment format.

Book me once. Reach my audience too.

Every speaking, MC, mentorship or education-session booking can extend beyond the room: I regularly feature guests and events on The Meaningful Marketing Podcast and YouTube channel, and co-promote across my own audience of business owners and marketing managers. If it's a good fit, we can turn your event into content that keeps working after the day ends.

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See Chantal On Stage

Ready to talk about your event?

Tell me the date, the room, and the outcome you want: I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.

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What Audiences Are Saying

Birthe Nohrden, Founder of TeamTalks

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Inspiring Conversations for Purpose-Led Business Owners

About The Meaningful Marketing Podcast

A podcast for purpose-led business owners who want clarity, confidence, and real results… without the overwhelm.

Hosted by International Award-Winning Marketing Strategist Chantal Gerardy, this show blends strategy, systems, skills, software, soul, and support to cut through the noise of cookie-cutter advice. Each episode offers practical, human-first insights that prioritise authenticity, connection, and purpose, while still being profitable.

Listeners learn how to simplify their marketing, strengthen their systems, and scale sustainably through topics such as:

  • Social media & content that converts
  • Lead generation & email marketing
  • Website effectiveness & Google visibility
  • Customer-generating systems
  • Marketing team management
  • Mindset, confidence & purpose-led strategy

Chantal brings 15+ years of online marketing expertise to every episode, giving business owners real-world tools they can use immediately. Her mission is simple:
To help you create marketing that’s meaningful, profitable, and easy to manage.

Listen Here:

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Want to Be a Guest on the Show?

If you resonate with this approach and have insights that align with purpose-led, human-first marketing, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply to be a guest on The Meaningful Marketing Podcast.

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What Chantal Brings to Your Podcast as a Guest

Chantal isn’t just a dynamic host, she’s a deeply impactful podcast guest, known for delivering conversations that are practical, heartfelt, and immediately useful for listeners.

She brings:

  • Clear, no-fluff marketing insights your team can implement today
  • Actionable strategies grounded in 15 + years of online marketing results
  • A human-first perspective informed by NLP, breathwork, & wellbeing
  • High energy, relatability & storytelling that keep listeners engaged
  • Deep expertise across marketing, leadership, team empowerment & business growth

Her warm presence, strategic mind, and grounded teaching style leave audiences feeling:

– informed
– inspired
– empowered
– ready to play bigger in business and life

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Want Chantal on Your Podcast?

Whether you want to explore meaningful marketing, team empowerment, mindset, systems, or sustainable business growth, Chantal brings insight, energy, and depth to every conversation.

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Retreats

Moments from transformational retreat experiences
focused on growth, connection, and regulation.
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What Participants Are Saying

From breathwork and emotional breakthroughs to business clarity, confidence, and marketing support, these experiences created transformation on multiple levels.
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