Speaking | Debbie Craig — Catalyst Global

Signature Talks

Three talks. One mission: to upgrade how leaders lead.

Each talk is built on neuroscience, lived experience and 30+ years of transformation work. All are available as keynotes, half-day workshops or multi-session programmes — tailored for your audience.

Keynote & Workshop

POWER UP⁸

8 critical capabilities to navigate an unpredictable world — and how to cultivate them

The Challenge

The world is changing exponentially. The question is not whether your people can keep up. It is whether they have the right internal capabilities to thrive regardless of what comes next. Most organisations are still training for the world that was — not the world that is.

Live on Stage

Audience Engagement

The 8 Critical Capabilities

Capability framework: Conscious, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Contribution

Capability framework: Curious, Creative, Courage, Change Navigator

What Your Organisation Gains

A shared language for navigating change across every level of the organisation

Leaders who are relevant, resilient and ready — not reactive

Neuroscience-based frameworks that stick long after the session ends

Data from the PowerUp8 Resilience Potential Assessment to surface team blind spots

An energised team who leaves knowing exactly what to do differently — starting now

The Science

66 Average days to change a habit

4 Shifts required — identity, beliefs, feelings & habits

8 Future-fit capabilities to power the change

Change is hard. It takes a shift in identity, beliefs, feelings, and habits — and the right framework to make it stick.

Keynote & Workshop

Quantum Shift⁴Quantum Times

The alchemy of leading in an age of quantum change

The Challenge

We are living through a quantum shift in how the world works. AI, accelerating complexity, and systemic uncertainty are reshaping leadership faster than traditional models can adapt. What is required now is not more effort, tools, or strategies — but a fundamental upgrade in leadership capacity and coherence.

IMPACT Framework — Intentions, Mood, Patterns, Actions, Choices, Traction

The IMPACT Framework — Intention · Mood · Patterns · Actions · Choices · Traction

Debbie Craig and Jason Goliath presenting The Upgrade

Debbie Craig & Jason Goliath — Live on Stage

Catalyst Global Tools — GAP · NOW · SHIFT · FLOW

What Leaders Leave With

A clear understanding of the quantum shift required for today's leader

The science of how the brain responds in survival vs. optimal state — and how to choose

Practical techniques to regulate energy and the nervous system under sustained pressure

Clarity on the moments of choice that define identity and impact

The shift from reactive to coherent leadership — in under 90 seconds

Increased energy capacity, presence and leadership influence

More effective decision-making and team and culture alignment

Three Dimensions of Impact

Life

Personal Capacity

Leadership

Leverage & Influence

Legacy

Sustainable Impact

The Science

5× The heart sends 5× more signals to the brain — coherence regulates the nervous system

13ms Amygdala hijack speed — shift into the prefrontal cortex to lead consciously

90% Of behaviour runs on default patterns — neuroplasticity rewires what fires together

What They're Saying

"I really enjoyed the Quantum Shift 4 Quantum Times Retreat. The Entrepreneurs Organisation forum members all said it was a really good retreat — the facilitation and activities added an immense amount of value. The venue and the workshop content all worked out perfectly. We really had a great time and walked away with very valuable learnings and new tools."

Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) Forum

The Challenge

Your leaders are not underperforming because they lack skill or effort. They are running today's quantum-speed demands on an outdated operating system. The Upgrade gives them the science and the tools to change that — live, in the room, on the day.

What Leaders Leave With

A real conversation about the world we live in — with humour and stories that hit hard

Acknowledgement of the pressure every person in the room is already feeling

Science made simple — how the brain works under stress and where the choice point lies

Live practice with 3 tools that upgrade the operating system in the room

A shift from funk to flow — with awareness, insight and immediate action

Five Truths That Land Every Time

You cannot run today's leadership on an outdated operating system

AI, complexity and human fatigue are colliding at speed — the pressure is real and accelerating

Peak performance is not luck — it is a learnable brain state

Your mood is your culture — what you carry into the room, your team carries too

The gap between where you are and where you need to be can be closed

3 Frameworks · Applied Live in the Room

GAP Mindset — Gratitude · Acceptance · Perspective: 3 mindsets that shift leaders from reactive to responsive — from funk to flow

IMPACT Framework — Intention · Mood · Patterns · Action · Choices · Traction: 6 science-based aspects for conscious leadership impact

IMPACT Tools — GAP Tool: Pause & Presence · NOW Tool: Ownership & Options · FLOW Tool: Shift from Funk to Flow

The Science

41% Gratitude raises immune antibody levels by 41% within minutes — a measurable physical shift in energy and immunity (HeartMath Institute)

90s The body chemically processes an emotion in 90 seconds — if it lasts longer, we are re-triggering it with our thoughts (Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, neuroscientist)

3m The heart's electromagnetic field extends 3 metres beyond the body — in coherence, your energy and presence become your most powerful leadership tool (HeartMath Institute)

What Your Organisation Gains

Reduced fatigue and improved decision quality under pressure

A culture shift from reactive survival mode to intentional, intelligent leadership

A shared framework and language for performance across the team

Leaders who leave energised and empowered — not just informed

Co-Facilitated By

Debbie Craig

Neuroscience · Precision · Practical Insight

Strategic consultant, executive coach, speaker and bestselling author. 30+ years, 5 continents, 20 countries. Rewires the room from the inside out.

Jason Goliath

Humour · Relatability · Radical Honesty

Award-winning comedian, speaker and performance coach. Unlocks the room — making the science stick, the truth land and the experience unforgettable.

This is not a keynote you sit through. It is an experience that works on you — shifting how leaders think, feel and perform in real time.

Executive Performance Talk

The Upgradewith Jason Goliath

From Funk to Flow — the science and tools to move from overwhelm to sustained high performance

Ideas that move people, not just minds

Three talks. One mission: to upgrade how leaders lead.

POWER UP⁸

Quantum Shift⁴Quantum Times

The Upgradewith Jason Goliath

Every talk, your format

Trusted by organisations across Africa and beyond

Your leaders deserve more than a talk.
Give them an upgrade.

Ideas that move people, not just minds

Three talks. One mission: to upgrade how leaders lead.

POWER UP8

Quantum Shift4Quantum Times

The Upgradewith Jason Goliath

Every talk, your format

Trusted by organisations across Africa and beyond

Your leaders deserve more than a talk.Give them an upgrade.

POWER UP⁸

Quantum Shift⁴Quantum Times

Your leaders deserve more than a talk.
Give them an upgrade.