He has won over 20 speech contests in 10 years and his talks are presentations that inspire, promote change and achieve results. In 2009 he represented Australia at the Toastmasters International Speech Contest in Connecticut, USA. He has helped state managers, street kids, school leavers and so—called old aged pensioners; from the improbable to the impossible.

As a Sales Manager he has led a high performing team that achieved the amazing growth of $1,000,000,000 and in doing so transformed a new financial institution into the market leader in a major Australian capital city within three years.


Colin is author of 'How An Ant Ate An Elephant - Achieving the Complete & Happy Life You Deserve'©. Based on the results of over 10 years research and hundreds of workshop hours and client successes, 'How An Ant Ate An Elephant' describes 'The Process Of Achievement' which gives a step—by—step approach that enables anyone to use and take control of their lives. It gives people strategies that enable them to move day by day towards making changes in their lives and the results have been outstanding.

He is also author of ‘Be a Billion Dollar Leader’, which details ten lessons in leadership that redefine many of the beliefs people hold about leadership and management. This is a must for any person who is wanting to lead high performing, successful teams.

Between 1993 and 1995 Colin was Chair of the Nunawading City Youth Issues Working Party, which was responsible for bringing Police, Community Workers, School Teachers, Federal and State Government agencies, Councillors and Council Management together in order to resolve issues related to the young adults in the region.

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small things compared to what lies within us". Those words by Ralph Waldo Emerson sum up the philosophy that drives TODAY! Seminars and its principal speaker Colin Emerson.

With over 30 years management, business, sales and customer service experience, Colin is a specialist in helping people achieve excellence, personally and in business. Colin has been responsible for transforming the service standards in some of Australia's and New Zealand's largest companies.

Colin has delivered over 400 seminar and training programmes for leading businesses, training institutions and local governments in Australia and New Zealand and conducts speaker training workshops and on-going coaching services to other professional speakers and trainers.