50 Influential Brisbane Leaders to Know in 2026

Last updated: June 2026

Brisbane is on the cusp of something remarkable. As of June 2026, the city is accelerating toward the 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games, managing an infrastructure programme of historic scale, building one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific, and producing researchers, educators, and social innovators whose work is shaping national policy. The leaders driving this transformation represent every sector of the city's life. They run billion-dollar investment funds and startup accelerators. They lead sports clubs, schools, health organisations, government agencies, and arts institutions. They build the digital infrastructure that connects Australia to the world.

This list brings together 50 of those leaders. Each was selected for a documented, fact-checked contribution to Brisbane's present and future: from published work and recognised credentials, to senior operating roles and sustained recognition in their fields. The list covers civic leadership, technology, finance, sport, business, education, Indigenous leadership, the arts, and professional development. It is deliberately broad, because Brisbane's influence is not concentrated in a single sector.

Rather than repeating the same handful of prominent names that appear on every Queensland leadership list, the goal was to compile the full picture of who is doing consequential work in this city right now. Some of the people below have hundreds of thousands of followers. Others are quietly building something significant without the public profile their work deserves. What unites them is that their leadership is making Brisbane a better, stronger, and more interesting place.

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Why Brisbane Leadership Matters in 2026

Brisbane is in the middle of the most significant investment cycle in its history. The Queensland Government's infrastructure budget for 2025-26 reached a record $116.8 billion, with the Cross River Rail project, Olympic venue preparation, and energy transition all underway simultaneously. At the same time, the city's startup ecosystem has generated over $10.8 billion in ecosystem value and been recognised as one of the world's top 40 emerging startup ecosystems. The people leading through this moment face pressures that most cities never experience: managing complex major projects while maintaining business as usual, attracting global investment without losing the culture that makes Brisbane distinctive, and preparing for a global event in 2032 while solving housing, workforce, and sustainability challenges in the present.

The leaders on this list are navigating all of it. Understanding who they are and what they are building is the clearest window into where Brisbane is heading.

How This List Was Compiled

Each leader on this list was selected for a documented, fact-checked contribution to their field in Brisbane. The criteria include published work and recognised credentials, senior operating roles and measurable organisational leadership, and sustained recognition from independent sources. Every entry was verified against primary sources dated within the past 12 months. The list spans every major sector of Brisbane's economy and community life, and makes a deliberate effort to represent the full diversity of the city's leadership.

Civic and Government Leaders

Brisbane's civic leaders are managing an unprecedented combination of opportunities and pressures. The 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games have made this city the most talked-about urban development opportunity in the Asia-Pacific. The people below are the ones who must turn that momentum into lasting benefit for the city.

1. Adrian Schrinner

Lord Mayor, Brisbane City Council

Adrian Schrinner has served as Lord Mayor of Brisbane since 2019, leading the city through the COVID-19 recovery, the announcement of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the most ambitious infrastructure investment programme in Brisbane's history. In the role, he has overseen Brisbane's positioning as a global city and is a consistently active voice on the business community platform, sharing content on urban development, economic policy, and Brisbane's global ambitions. The Lord Mayor's Business Awards, now in their 20th year under his stewardship, have become one of Queensland's most significant business recognition platforms.

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2. Anthony Ryan

CEO, Brisbane Economic Development Agency

Anthony Ryan leads the Brisbane Economic Development Agency, the body responsible for driving sustainable economic growth for Brisbane and positioning the city globally as an investment, tourism, and events destination. Recognised as a Queensland Great and widely described as one of Brisbane's most passionate civic advocates, Ryan brings a background spanning education, community development, and nonprofit leadership to the economic development brief. He has held the CEO role since September 2021, championing Brisbane's growth and preparing the city's brand for the opportunities tied to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ryan appeared at the CEO Summit 2026 as a featured voice on Brisbane's trajectory and continues to be among the most visible champions of the city's potential, sharing content on LinkedIn that reflects his deep commitment to economic growth and community outcomes.

3. Cindy Hook

CEO, Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee

Cindy Hook leads the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee, one of the most consequential leadership roles in Australia. Appointed as CEO in February 2023, Hook spent more than three decades at Deloitte, including serving as CEO of Deloitte Australia and later as the inaugural Deloitte Asia Pacific CEO, overseeing 68,000 professionals across 19 territories. The scale and complexity of organising a global Olympic and Paralympic Games makes the role unlike almost anything else in Australian business or civic life.

Hook also serves on the board of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, reflecting a leadership philosophy rooted in long-term legacy thinking and commitment to inclusive outcomes. Her leadership of Brisbane 2032 is focused on creating an outstanding experience for athletes and spectators while leaving a proud and lasting legacy for Queensland.

4. Julia Spicer OAM

Queensland Chief Entrepreneur

Julia Spicer OAM holds the role of Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, sitting at the intersection of government, innovation, and the startup ecosystem. In this role she works with entrepreneurs, founders, and policymakers to strengthen Queensland's capacity for innovation and to ensure the state's startup ecosystem can compete globally. Spicer is among the most visible advocates for Queensland's entrepreneurial future on LinkedIn, sharing content on policy, founder support, and the structural conditions that help businesses scale. Her OAM reflects sustained service to the community alongside her professional work.

5. Aimee McVeigh

CEO, Queensland Council of Social Service

Aimee McVeigh leads QCOSS, the peak body for community organisations in Queensland, as its Chief Executive Officer. A community lawyer and human rights advocate, McVeigh led the successful campaign for a Human Rights Act for Queensland and has been engaged by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples as a gender advisor. She was a finalist for the Australian of the Year awards in 2017 and for the Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights Medal in 2019.

In March 2026, McVeigh released QCOSS's State of the Sector 2025 report, drawing national attention to the workforce crisis in Queensland's community services sector and calling for urgent government action to support the frontline workers who deliver services to Queensland's most vulnerable families.

6. Graeme Newton

CEO, Cross River Rail Delivery Authority

Graeme Newton has led the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority as its Chief Executive Officer since 2017, overseeing Queensland's largest single infrastructure project. Cross River Rail will add a new underground rail line and stations to Brisbane's network, increasing capacity across the entire southeast Queensland system and catalysing urban renewal at major station locations. The project has direct implications for Brisbane's ability to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and for the long-term liveability of the city.

Newton was previously the founding CEO of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and has held Director-General roles in the Queensland public service. The delivery authority under his leadership is setting new benchmarks for integrated project delivery, safe construction, and technological innovation in major Australian infrastructure.

Technology and Innovation Leaders

Brisbane's technology sector has matured significantly over the past decade. The city is now home to companies that operate at global scale, from undersea cable infrastructure to corporate learning platforms and AI-driven professional networking tools. These leaders represent the breadth of what Brisbane's tech community has built.

7. Steve Baxter

Co-founder and Executive Chairman, TEN13

Steve Baxter is one of Australia's most recognised technology entrepreneurs and investors. He co-founded TEN13, Australia's leading tech startup investment platform, founded Beaten Zone Venture Partners for early-stage defence technology investments, and was the driving force behind River City Labs, the coworking and accelerator community that helped catalyse Brisbane's startup ecosystem. He co-founded PIPE Networks, which sold to TPG for $373 million, and served as Queensland's Chief Entrepreneur from 2018.

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8. Bevan Slattery

Founder and Co-CEO, SUBCO

Bevan Slattery is one of Australia's most accomplished serial entrepreneurs in digital infrastructure, having founded a record five ASX-listed companies across metro fibre, data centres, subsea cables, and elastic connectivity, including PIPE Networks, NEXTDC, Megaport, Superloop, and SUBCO. As Founder and Co-CEO of SUBCO, Slattery is delivering SMAP, the first major transcontinental subsea cable connecting Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, which achieved major delivery milestones in early 2026.

Based in the Greater Brisbane area, Slattery represents the global ambition embedded in Brisbane's technology sector. The infrastructure that SUBCO is building forms a critical component of Australia's digital connectivity for the AI era and directly addresses the country's need for sovereign digital infrastructure capacity.

9. Jason Tan

Co-founder and CEO, Engage AI

Jason Tan is a Brisbane-based AI entrepreneur whose platform Engage AI has attracted more than 100,000 users globally. The platform uses artificial intelligence to help professionals build more authentic and effective engagement on LinkedIn, and Tan has been recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice for his own consistent, high-quality content on the intersection of AI, social selling, and professional networking.

Tan shares practical insights on technology, entrepreneurship, and the future of professional communication that consistently generate substantial engagement from a global audience of founders, consultants, and business leaders. His work demonstrates the kind of product innovation that Brisbane's tech ecosystem is producing at the intersection of AI and professional practice.

10. Chris Eigeland

Co-founder and CEO, Go1

Chris Eigeland co-founded Go1, which has grown into one of Australia's most significant technology companies, with a platform valuation that exceeded $3 billion. Go1 operates one of the world's largest corporate e-learning content marketplaces, aggregating training content from hundreds of providers into a single subscription service used by major organisations globally. Building a company of this scale from a Brisbane base represents a meaningful demonstration of what the Queensland startup ecosystem can produce.

Eigeland shares content on leadership, company building, the future of workplace learning, and what it takes to scale a global technology business from Australia. Go1's trajectory has been one of the most closely watched in the Australian startup world and has helped establish Brisbane's credentials as a place where globally significant companies can be built.

11. Cori Stewart

Founder and CEO, ARM Hub

Professor Cori Stewart is the Founder and CEO of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub, known as ARM Hub, which operates as Australia's leading centre for AI, robotics, and advanced manufacturing innovation. Stewart was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2025 and was named a Superstar of STEM in both 2023 and 2024 by Science and Technology Australia.

ARM Hub gives Australian companies a physical and institutional base for experimenting with robotics and AI in manufacturing, and Stewart has been instrumental in building partnerships across government, academia, and industry. She also serves on the Australian Government's Industry Innovation Science Australia Board and on the Queensland Manufacturing Institute board, reflecting the significance of the Hub's role in the national advanced manufacturing agenda.

12. Melanie Silva

VP and Managing Director, Google Australia and New Zealand

Melanie Silva leads Google Australia and New Zealand as its Vice President and Managing Director, overseeing a team responsible for upholding Google's mission for Australian and New Zealand users and the broader community. Silva joined Google in 2007 and has held senior roles across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, including two years in Singapore. She is a Director of the Business Council of Australia and a Sydney Opera House Trustee, and a member of Chief Executive Women.

In June 2026, Silva appeared at the QUT Business Leaders' Forum in Brisbane, where she discussed the future of technology, the growing influence of artificial intelligence across Australian industries, and the digital capabilities organisations will need to remain competitive. Her forum appearance confirmed her standing as one of the most influential technology leaders in the country.

13. Paul Simshauser AM

CEO, Iberdrola Australia / Professor of Economics, Griffith University

Paul Simshauser AM is a leading Australian energy economist who became CEO of Iberdrola Australia in early 2026, having previously served as CEO of Powerlink Queensland from 2020 to 2025. Simshauser holds a concurrent appointment as Professor of Economics at Griffith University's Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, where he publishes widely on renewable electricity, energy hardship, and climate policy.

He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019 for significant contribution to the energy industry through executive roles and applied economics research. His appointment to lead Iberdrola Australia, which has invested more than $2.5 billion in wind, solar, and battery storage projects in Australia, places him at the centre of the nation's energy transition at a moment of decisive consequence for the country's decarbonisation trajectory.

Finance and Investment Leaders

Brisbane is home to some of Australia's most significant financial institutions, including the Queensland Government's sovereign investment manager and Queensland's largest member-owned bank. These leaders are responsible for allocating and protecting capital at a scale that shapes the state's economic future.

14. Kylie Rampa

CEO, Queensland Investment Corporation

Kylie Rampa leads the Queensland Investment Corporation as its Chief Executive Officer, overseeing more than $130 billion in assets under management as of June 2025. QIC invests across infrastructure, real estate, private debt, private equity, and fixed income on behalf of the Queensland Government and other institutional clients globally. Rampa joined QIC in 2022 following a career that included senior roles at Lendlease, including Group Head of Investments with responsibility for major developments such as Barangaroo in Sydney, and 13 years at Macquarie across Australia and the United States.

She was noted at the time of her appointment as the only Queensland woman to head a major Australian investment manager. Since joining QIC, returns have been comparable to the Future Fund, with the endowment portfolio and long-term diversified funds delivering returns of over 12% in the most recently reported period.

15. Paul Lewis

CEO and Managing Director, Great Southern Bank

Paul Lewis leads Great Southern Bank, one of Australia's largest customer-owned banks, as its CEO and Managing Director. The bank serves more than 400,000 Australians and is headquartered in Brisbane. Lewis was appointed to the role in November 2019, and under his leadership the bank transformed its brand from Credit Union Australia to Great Southern Bank in 2021, expanding its national positioning while maintaining its member-owned values.

Lewis has more than 20 years of financial services leadership experience, including senior roles at Westpac and ANZ in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and serves as a Director of Queensland Ballet, reflecting a commitment to Brisbane's broader civic and cultural life.

16. David Carter

Managing Director and Group CEO, RACQ

David Carter leads RACQ, Queensland's largest club by membership with approximately 1.7 million members, as its Managing Director and Group CEO. Since joining in 2020, Carter has overseen RACQ's evolution across its motoring, insurance, and banking services while deepening the organisation's community focus, including the major partnership with Insurance Australia Group for RACQ Insurance in 2025 and the establishment of the RACQ Foundation.

Carter serves on several boards, including Queensland Ballet, reflecting a commitment to the broader civic life of Brisbane. He brings 30 years of financial services experience, including senior roles at Suncorp Group and ANZ, and appeared at the 2025 Women in Leadership Summit Brisbane to discuss how organisations embed inclusion and accountability from the CEO level.

Sport and Cultural Institution Leaders

Brisbane's sporting success in 2023 and 2024, with the Brisbane Lions and Brisbane Broncos both winning national premierships, placed two of the city's sporting clubs at the centre of the national conversation. The cultural institutions led by others on this list are equally consequential to Brisbane's identity and global standing.

17. Dave Donaghy

CEO, Brisbane Broncos

Dave Donaghy leads the Brisbane Broncos, one of the NRL's most prominent clubs, as Chief Executive Officer. Following the Broncos' 2023 premiership win, his role in building a high-performance organisational culture from the boardroom down has attracted significant attention from the broader business community. Donaghy began his career in journalism, and the non-linear path to running one of Australia's biggest sporting organisations has made him a compelling voice on leadership and organisational resilience.

He appeared at the QUT Business Leaders' Forum in April 2026 alongside Brisbane Lions CEO Sam Graham, where both leaders reflected candidly on the pressures of leading clubs under intense public scrutiny and the role Brisbane's sporting success plays in shaping the city's global brand. Their conversation drew directly on the civic significance of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and what Brisbane's sporting leadership must deliver in the years ahead.

18. Sam Graham

CEO, Brisbane Lions

Sam Graham leads the Brisbane Lions as Chief Executive Officer. Following the Lions' back-to-back AFL Grand Finals appearances and the 2024 premiership win, Graham oversaw an organisation that had become one of the most celebrated sporting clubs in Australian football. His background in accountancy before transitioning into sporting administration reflects a profile built on financial discipline and strategic clarity rather than a traditional sporting pathway.

At the QUT Business Leaders' Forum in April 2026, Graham spoke about leading with steadiness through both success and pressure, describing the core of leadership as being like the hub of a wheel: absorbing highs and lows without being swept up in either. His approach to culture-building at the Lions is increasingly referenced by leaders in corporate, government, and community sectors as a model for high-performance organisation.

19. Chris Saines

Director, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

Chris Saines has served as Director of QAGOMA since 2013, overseeing one of the Southern Hemisphere's most significant contemporary art institutions. Under the QAGOMA leadership, the institution has presented a succession of major exhibitions that have drawn international audiences to Brisbane, including the exclusive Australian presentation of the Olafur Eliasson exhibition 'Presence' from December 2025 to July 2026, which was projected to generate $14.1 million in economic impact and approximately 80,000 visitor nights for Queensland.

QAGOMA's collection focuses on art from Australia, Asia, and the Pacific, and the institution's programming has played a significant role in establishing Brisbane's credentials as a cultural destination ahead of 2032. The gallery's Kids on Tour programme reaches more than 200 regional Queensland venues annually, extending the gallery's reach and mission well beyond the South Bank precinct.

20. Ann Sherry AO

Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology

Ann Sherry AO was appointed QUT's sixth Chancellor in August 2022, bringing one of the most decorated careers in Australian business to the governance of one of Brisbane's major universities. The 2015 AFR 100 Women of Influence Award overall winner and former CEO of Carnival Australia, Sherry also chairs Queensland Airports Limited, UNICEF Australia, and the Super Members Council of Australia, and is a Non-executive Director of National Australia Bank.

Her appointment to QUT reflects the university's ambition to connect its work more directly to business, government, and the broader community. At the April 2026 QUT Business Leaders' Forum featuring the Broncos and Lions CEOs, Sherry closed proceedings with a reflection on non-linear career trajectories and the importance of taking unexpected opportunities, drawing from her own journey from banking to cruise tourism leadership to university governance.

Business and Industry Leaders

Brisbane's business community is one of the most diverse in Australia, spanning resources, property, professional services, and advocacy bodies that represent thousands of companies across the state. The leaders below are among the most influential voices in the sectors that shape how business is done in Queensland.

21. Heidi Cooper

CEO, Business Chamber Queensland

Heidi Cooper leads Business Chamber Queensland, the state's peak business body, as its Chief Executive Officer. The Chamber represents thousands of businesses across Queensland and is one of the most influential advocates for the business community at both state and federal levels. Cooper regularly engages in economic policy debates, workforce challenges, and the regulatory environment affecting Queensland businesses.

She is a consistent voice in the media on the conditions affecting business confidence across the state, translating the concerns of member businesses into policy advocacy that is grounded in evidence and specific outcomes. Business Chamber Queensland's reach across the state makes the CEO role one of the most consequential business leadership positions in Queensland.

22. Antonia Mercorella

CEO, Real Estate Institute of Queensland

Antonia Mercorella is the CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland, the first female and youngest CEO in the organisation's more than 100-year history. Under her leadership since 2014, the REIQ has become one of the most progressive and high-profile industry associations in Australia, developing digital platforms that are now used by virtually every Queensland real estate professional, and leading some of the most significant legislative reform affecting the real estate profession.

A lawyer by training with a background that also includes theatre, Mercorella is a compelling public voice on housing affordability, property market dynamics, and regulatory policy, appearing frequently in media commentary and parliamentary inquiries. She has spent over a decade building an institution that combines professional advocacy with genuine member service at scale.

23. Shaun Munday

Managing Director, Place Design Group

Place Design Group is one of Australia's most recognised urban design and planning firms, and the Managing Director has led the practice through a 30-year career delivering some of Brisbane's most significant development projects. Work associated with the firm includes the Waterfront Brisbane development on Eagle Street and contributions to major precinct projects across southeast Queensland.

Recognition as The Courier-Mail Business Person of the Year at the 2024 Lord Mayor's Business Awards acknowledged a career at the intersection of design quality and large-scale commercial delivery. Place Design Group's work is increasingly central to Brisbane's Olympic legacy planning and urban renewal agenda, and the firm's influence on the physical shape of the city over the next decade is significant.

24. Justine Cain

Group CEO, Diabetes Australia

Justine Cain leads Diabetes Australia as its Group CEO, a national health organisation supporting nearly two million Australians living with or at risk of diabetes, while simultaneously running the Life for a Child programme, which provides insulin, education, and support to children in more than 50 countries. Based in Brisbane, Cain was named a finalist in the AFR Women in Leadership Awards for 2025, recognising her transformational leadership across the health and human services sector.

She assumed the Group CEO role in November 2021 and has built a reputation for integrating commercial acumen with deep social purpose, drawing on executive training at Harvard and INSEAD alongside a career spanning health insurance, disability services, and community health organisations. Her work at Diabetes Australia combines national advocacy, international programmes, and direct member support at significant scale.

25. Kimberley Swords FTSE

Founder and CEO, Riffle Advisory

Kimberley Swords was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2025, in recognition of her track record of innovation in large-scale sustainability and conservation leadership. As Founder and CEO of Riffle Advisory, which she established in 2024, Swords advises CEOs, government ministers, and private sector leaders on sustainability strategy, energy transition, and nature-based solutions.

She also serves as Program Director of the UQ-Oxford Transformative Project Leadership Program at the University of Queensland. Previously, Swords spent a career in senior public sector roles, including as Deputy Secretary in the Australian Government, where she negotiated international acceptance of Queensland's and Australia's work to protect the Great Barrier Reef and conceptualised the 2015 Long Term Sustainability Plan. She is among Brisbane's most credible voices on sustainability leadership.

Education, Research, and Indigenous Leadership

Brisbane's universities and research institutions produce knowledge that shapes policy, practice, and outcomes at the national level. The Indigenous leaders and educators on this list are advancing some of the most significant equity and reconciliation work in the country.

26. Dr Chris Sarra

Founder and CEO, Stronger Smarter Institute

Dr Chris Sarra is a Gurang Gurang / Taribelang Bunda man and the Founder and CEO of the Stronger Smarter Institute, a First Nations-led organisation dedicated to transforming educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across Australia. Dr Sarra returned to the CEO role in 2025 after serving as Director General of multiple Queensland Government departments, including the Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships.

His Stronger Smarter philosophy, developed from his experience as the first Aboriginal principal of Cherbourg State School, has produced documented improvements in attendance, engagement, and academic achievement at schools throughout Australia. Dr Sarra has received numerous honours, including NAIDOC Person of the Year 2016, and has served as Co-Chair of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Committee and as a Professor of Education at the University of Canberra.

27. Professor Grace Sarra

Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Professor Grace Sarra is a QUT professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, with Bindal and Birri clan connections from the Birrigubba nation and Torres Strait Islander heritage. Her research challenges the assumptions and stereotypes that contribute to the underperformance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in schools and youth detention centres, and her co-edited book 'Strengths-Based Approaches to Indigenous Education Research and Practice' was published by Routledge in 2025.

Professor Sarra has more than 30 years of experience in teaching and leadership roles in schools and universities and holds memberships on significant steering committees, including the Stronger Smarter STEM Steering Committee and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium. Her research received AIATSIS grant funding in 2024 for the Binung Ma Na Du Cultural Stories project, creating Indigenous curriculum resources to support Aboriginal language revitalisation.

28. Professor Matthew Sanders AO

Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland / Founder, Triple P

Professor Matthew Sanders AO is the Founder of the Positive Parenting Program, known globally as Triple P, and Emeritus Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. The Triple P programme is recognised as a world leader in family interventions, translated into 22 languages and used in 28 countries by more than 76,000 accredited practitioners globally as of the most recent published figures.

The programme has helped hundreds of thousands of families in Queensland and has been adopted in countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. Professor Sanders was recognised as a Queensland Great in 2018 and has advised policy makers including Queensland Health, the National Suicide Prevention Council, the US Ministry of Health, the Council of Europe, and the World Health Organization. Brisbane's standing as a global centre for evidence-based psychology and parenting research owes a significant debt to his work.

29. Kirstin Ferguson AM

Author and Executive Coach

Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM is an author, leadership expert, and adjunct professor at the QUT Business School in Brisbane. Ranked by Thinkers50 as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world in both 2023 and 2025, and recipient of the Thinkers50 Distinguished Leadership Award, Ferguson is the only Australian included on Thinkers50's global ranking in those years. She is the author of three internationally recognised books: 'Women Kind' (2018), 'Head and Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership' (2023), and 'Blindspotting' (2025), which was named one of the best new management books of 2025 by Thinkers50 and one of the best business books of 2025 by Porchlight Books in the United States.

Ferguson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2023 and held roles including Acting Chair and Deputy Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation before transitioning to her current focus on writing, coaching, and keynote speaking. Her work has shaped the language that leadership teams across Australia and globally use to think about what modern leadership actually requires.

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30. Nicole Dyson

Founder and CEO, Future Anything

Nicole Dyson is a multi-award-winning educator and entrepreneur whose organisation Future Anything runs curriculum-aligned entrepreneurship programmes in schools across Australia and internationally. She also founded YouthX, Australia's only startup accelerator for school-aged entrepreneurs, and Catapult Cards, a design thinking toolkit that donates 50% of profits as micro-grants to youth-led startups.

Dyson was named a Queensland Australian of the Year Nominee for 2026, has appeared on The Educator's Most Influential list three years running from 2023 to 2025, and holds an Asia-Pacific Obama Foundation Leader recognition from 2024. Future Anything won the Social Enterprise Award at the 2024 Lord Mayor's Business Awards and has grown from 100 students at a single school to more than 5,000 young people engaged in its programmes.

31. Shelley Reys AO

CEO, Arrilla Indigenous Consulting / Partner, KPMG Australia

Shelley Reys AO is a Djiribul woman of Far North Queensland who has spent nearly three decades at the intersection of corporate leadership, reconciliation advocacy, and Indigenous community development. As CEO of Arrilla Indigenous Consulting and Partner and Board Member of KPMG Australia, she has built one of the country's most respected Indigenous cultural competency advisory practices. Reys served as the inaugural Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia from 2001 and played a significant role in the Parliament's 2008 apology to the Stolen Generations.

She has been named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence, was appointed Chair of the Council for the Order of Australia on behalf of the Governor-General, and serves on the board of the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee. Her vision is to create a culturally competent Australia, one workplace at a time, and her influence on how Australian organisations approach reconciliation has been foundational.

32. Tracey Ezard

Author and Speaker, Education Leadership

Tracey Ezard is one of Australia's most respected voices in education leadership, working with school leadership teams on collaboration, culture, and leading learning organisations. Based in Brisbane, her work bridges the world of education and corporate leadership, and the frameworks she shares for building genuinely collaborative teams and navigating difficult leadership conversations resonate across sectors.

Ezard is the author of several books on education leadership and is a consistently active voice on LinkedIn, sharing content that draws from the human realities of leading in complex institutions. Her following spans school principals, education system leaders, and executives outside education who recognise the applicability of her insights to any organisation that depends on collaboration and shared purpose.

Leadership, Coaching, and Professional Development

Brisbane has a deep and well-regarded community of leadership coaches, consultants, keynote speakers, and professional development specialists. The leaders in this category are shaping how organisations and individuals grow their leadership capacity, often with influence that extends well beyond Queensland.

33. Sonia McDonald

Founder and CEO, LeadershipHQ

Sonia McDonald is the Founder and CEO of LeadershipHQ, a Brisbane-based leadership development practice that she has built over more than 30 years into a respected voice in neuroscience-informed, courage-centred leadership. She is the author of three books, including 'First Comes Courage,' and runs the Outstanding Leadership Awards, which the practice is taking to a global stage with events in Melbourne, Sydney, and New York.

McDonald was named in the Top 250 Influential Women across the Globe and is among Brisbane's most active LinkedIn contributors on leadership, culture, and the future of work. LeadershipHQ also runs the Women Leaders programme and the Leadership Association, building the specific communities that emerging and established leaders need to grow.

34. Keith Abraham

CEO, Passionate Performance Inc.

Keith Abraham has been a fixture in Brisbane's business and professional speaking community for decades. As a keynote speaker, author, and CEO of Passionate Performance Inc., he shares content on passion in business, sales leadership, and building a purposeful professional life. Abraham's consistent LinkedIn presence, generous with practical insights from his work with organisations across Australia and internationally, reflects a philosophy that the best leaders invest in others' development as much as their own.

He has spoken at events globally and maintains one of the most active content profiles of any Brisbane-based business leader. The depth of engagement he generates from a community of professionals who have followed his work across many years reflects the trust he has built through sustained, substantive contribution to the conversation on performance and purpose.

35. Jacob Aldridge

International Business Coach, Como Business Coaching

Jacob Aldridge is a Brisbane-based international business coach who works with business owners and leadership teams on growth strategy, exit planning, and operational clarity. His LinkedIn content is known for being simultaneously smart, practical, and often unusually engaging for a business coaching context. Aldridge has a gift for making complex strategic concepts accessible, and his posts regularly generate genuine conversation rather than passive consumption.

He works with clients across Australia and internationally and brings a precision to business coaching that reflects his background in scaling companies across multiple markets. His reputation in Brisbane's business community is built on results for clients rather than on the volume of his public presence, which makes the quality of his LinkedIn voice particularly notable.

36. Mags Bell

Executive Coach and Keynote Speaker, Creating Powerful Results

Mags Bell is a Brisbane-based executive coach and keynote speaker who works with leaders on resilience, mindset, and high performance under pressure. Her LinkedIn content reflects the warm and direct approach she brings to her coaching work, sharing stories from leadership that illuminate the human realities of working at a senior level.

Bell is one of Brisbane's most authentic leadership voices on professional platforms, consistently drawing engagement with content that goes beyond surface-level positivity to address the genuine challenges leaders face in complex organisations. Her coaching work and her public content are closely aligned, reflecting a philosophy that the things leaders most need to discuss are usually the things they find hardest to name.

37. Jane Anderson CSP

Personal Branding and Growth Strategist

Jane Anderson is a Certified Speaking Professional and personal branding expert ranked in the top 3 branding experts globally by Global Gurus Research, and ranked at number 9 in the Top 100 B2B Thought Leaders, Analysts and Influencers You Should Work With In 2026 for Asia-Pacific. Based in Brisbane, she has worked with more than 200,000 professionals across five countries on how to build influence, clarity, and authority in their professional fields.

Anderson holds one of the top 1% most-viewed LinkedIn profiles globally, has authored 14 books on personal brand and professional influence, and won the Australian Small Business Champion Award for Business Coaching in 2025. Her clients include organisations such as Virgin Australia, LEGO, IKEA, and Rio Tinto, and her work has made her one of the most trusted voices in Australia on the practical mechanics of how expertise becomes influence.

38. Tom Allen

Founder, Impact Boom

Impact Boom is a Brisbane-based platform dedicated to growing the social enterprise movement through interviews, events, and community-building, and the founder's work has made it a primary resource for anyone building a business with a social or environmental mission in Australia. The Impact Boom podcast has produced hundreds of conversations with social entrepreneurs, impact investors, and systems-change leaders from across Australia and globally.

Impact Boom is one of the most connected nodes in Brisbane's social enterprise ecosystem and has contributed to the sector's growth through consistent, accessible, and substantive content over many years. The platform's reach extends well beyond Queensland, connecting Brisbane's social enterprise community to global conversations about what it means to build businesses that serve people and planet.

39. Penny Beeston

Executive Coach, Penny Beeston Coaching

Penny Beeston is a Brisbane-based executive coach with a background as CEO of a complex, state-wide organisation, a background that gives her coaching work a practical credibility that is often absent from coaches without frontline executive experience. She works with senior leaders and executive teams on the interpersonal and strategic challenges that come with operating at the top of large organisations, bringing first-hand knowledge of what it actually feels like to be accountable for organisational performance at scale.

Beeston is a recognised voice in Brisbane's leadership development community, valued for the depth and honesty she brings to executive relationships. For more on Brisbane's leading leadership facilitators and coaches, see '15 Best Leadership Facilitators in Brisbane (2026)' at https://www.consultclarity.org/post/15-best-leadership-facilitators-in-brisbane-2026.

40. Karissa Breen

Founder, KBI Group

Karissa Breen is the Founder of KBI Group and one of Australia's most recognised voices in enterprise technology and cybersecurity, hosting one of the country's leading enterprise technology podcasts. The programme has produced hundreds of conversations with CISOs, CTOs, and technology executives from major Australian and global organisations. Based in Brisbane, Breen has been recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice and brings a depth of technical understanding to technology content that positions her firmly at the intersection of practitioner expertise and media reach.

Her work has elevated the visibility of enterprise technology leadership as a discipline in Australia and has created a platform through which Brisbane is represented in conversations that are typically dominated by Sydney and Melbourne voices. Breen's consistent, high-quality content on technology leadership reaches a professional audience that includes the most senior technology decision-makers in Australian business and government.

41. Steve Wyborn

CEO, Help Enterprises

Help Enterprises is a Brisbane social enterprise with more than 50 years of history supporting people with disability to lead fulfilling and independent lives, and its Chief Executive Officer leads an organisation that demonstrates the commercial viability of genuinely inclusive business models. Help Enterprises operates across multiple business divisions that provide real employment and commercial training for people with disability.

The organisation won the Lord Mayor's Business Award for Social Enterprise at the 2025 awards, recognising its work as a model for how social enterprises can operate at scale without compromising either their social mission or their commercial discipline. Help Enterprises is regularly cited in the Brisbane social enterprise community as an example of what genuine inclusion looks like when it is embedded in an organisation's commercial model rather than treated as a peripheral activity.

42. Rebecca Frizelle OAM

MC and Broadcaster

Rebecca Frizelle OAM is one of Brisbane's most established media and events professionals, working as an MC, broadcaster, and event host for major corporate and community events across Queensland and nationally. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, Frizelle brings a depth of civic engagement to her work that reflects a career built on community contribution as much as professional accomplishment.

She moderated the major event panel at BEDA in April 2026, bringing together leaders to examine the economic benefits of major events for Brisbane and the opportunities the Olympic decade presents for the city's hospitality, tourism, and cultural sectors. Her ability to draw out the substance in complex conversations and make them accessible to mixed audiences is a genuine skill that the Brisbane events and business community has relied on for many years.

43. Christine Khor

CEO and Founder, Peeplcoach

Christine Khor is the CEO and Founder of Peeplcoach, a Brisbane-based coaching technology platform that provides scalable access to professional coaching for employees at all levels of organisations. The platform democratises access to coaching in a way that was historically available only to senior executives, and Khor has been a consistent voice at leadership conferences across Australia on the intersection of coaching, wellbeing, and organisational performance.

Khor presented at the 2025 Women in Leadership Summit Brisbane on the concept of 'enough' in leadership and life, and her work addresses the structural gap between what organisations say they value and the development support they actually provide at scale. Hire Jonno White for your next conference keynote or executive offsite to complement the development investment your organisation is making in its leaders. Email jonno@consultclarity.org.

44. Associate Professor Marnee Shay

Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Queensland

Associate Professor Marnee Shay is a UQ researcher dedicated to advancing strengths-based approaches in Indigenous education, with more than 100 publications spanning the areas of Indigenous young people, flexible schooling, and strengths-based pedagogy. Her scholarship includes co-editing two major Routledge texts in the field, including 'Strengths-Based Approaches to Indigenous Education Research and Practice' (2025) co-edited with Professor Grace Sarra.

Shay has received multiple awards for research excellence and leadership, including the National ACEL Leadership Award and the UQ Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership (2024). Her MRFF-funded research is complemented by support from organisations including Down Syndrome Queensland, and her work on Indigenous education directly informs how Queensland schools and universities design learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

45. Renée Mayne

Personal Brand Coach and Speaker

Renée Mayne is a Brisbane-based personal brand coach and speaker who helps professionals and leaders build the confidence and clarity to show up powerfully in their fields. Active across social media and digital channels, Mayne draws an audience of professionals who are navigating the tension between visibility and authenticity in an increasingly online professional world.

Her work addresses the psychological and practical dimensions of personal brand development, with a focus on helping people who have something genuine to contribute find the words and presence to make it land. Brisbane's growing community of professionals who are building their own thought leadership and personal brand practices has benefited significantly from her consistent contribution to the conversation.

46. Mark Sowerby

Co-founder and CEO, Custom D

Custom D is a Brisbane-based digital agency and technology company working with major Australian brands on digital strategy, platforms, and customer experience, and the Co-founder and CEO has led the practice's growth into a firm that competes on execution quality against much larger agencies. Custom D's work sits at the intersection of technology and commercial strategy.

Active on LinkedIn with content that reflects practical insight from building and running a digital business in Australia, the Custom D leadership brings a perspective on digital transformation that is grounded in delivery rather than theory. The firm's reputation in Brisbane's business community is built on a track record of solving genuine digital problems for clients who need results rather than presentations.

47. Melinda Jennison

Founder and Director, Streamline Property Buyers

Melinda Jennison is the Founder and Director of Streamline Property Buyers and a widely recognised property market analyst and buyers' advocate based in Brisbane. Holding a PhD, Jennison combines academic rigour with practical market insight in her LinkedIn content, covering property market analysis, investment strategy, and evidence-based commentary on the Brisbane and Queensland property landscape.

Her work has made her one of the most credible voices on property in a market that attracts a great deal of noise, and she is consistently cited in media commentary on the Brisbane property market. The combination of doctoral-level research skills and frontline property advisory practice produces a perspective on the Brisbane market that is genuinely distinctive and reliably grounded.

48. Kylie Chown

Founder, My Digital Brand

Kylie Chown is the Founder of My Digital Brand and one of Brisbane's most respected LinkedIn strategists, having worked with professionals, leadership teams, and organisations globally for more than 15 years to optimise their digital presence. As a recognised LinkedIn expert with an international client base, Chown has built a practice that helps leaders translate their genuine expertise into consistent, effective professional communication on the world's largest professional platform.

Her work is practically focused and draws on deep knowledge of LinkedIn's algorithm and audience behaviour, providing clients with the strategic clarity they need to build visibility without sacrificing authenticity. Chown's own LinkedIn presence reflects the principles she teaches, and her reputation for practical results over theoretical frameworks has built a loyal following among professionals who want measurable outcomes from their investment in personal brand.

49. Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons

Managing Director, Australian Gender Equality Council

Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons is the Managing Director of the Australian Gender Equality Council and is affiliated with QUT Business School, where his research focuses on the gender pay gap and the structural factors that drive gender inequality in the workplace. His data-informed approach to gender equity makes him a distinctive voice in conversations that often generate more heat than light.

Fitzsimmons presented alongside the Great Southern Bank leadership team at an International Women's Day event in March 2026, providing research-backed insight on how data can inform better gender equity outcomes for organisations. His work directly addresses the persistence of structural gender inequality in ways that are actionable for leadership teams, moving the conversation from aspiration to measurement.

50. Professor Nicole Gillespie

Professor and Chair in Trust, UQ Business School

Professor Nicole Gillespie holds the Chair in Trust at the University of Queensland Business School and is one of the world's leading researchers on organisational trust, trustworthy leadership, and trust repair. Her research addresses how trust is built, maintained, and restored in organisations, teams, and institutions, and has been applied by governments, major corporations, and public sector bodies globally.

Professor Gillespie has published extensively in leading management journals and is regularly engaged as an expert advisor on the strategic management of trust in the aftermath of organisational crises. Her work provides Brisbane with an internationally recognised research capability in an area of direct practical importance for every leader navigating the complexity of modern organisational life. Trust, as she has demonstrated through her research, is not a soft concept. It is the structural foundation on which everything else in a leadership team either holds or fails.

Notable Voices We Almost Included

Building this list required difficult decisions between many genuinely deserving leaders. Three voices who came close deserve acknowledgement.

Shelley Kerr AO, Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer at Queensland Health, leads nursing and midwifery workforce strategy for Queensland's largest employer. The public health leadership that her team provides is foundational to the state's ability to deliver health outcomes at scale, and her influence on professional practice across thousands of Queensland nurses is difficult to overstate.

Professor Ian Frazer AC, who developed the HPV vaccine while at the University of Queensland, remains one of the most significant scientific contributors in Brisbane's history, and although his most active years of research leadership predate this list's timeframe, his ongoing work and global influence make him a voice that deserves acknowledgement alongside the leaders compiled here.

Steve Papadopoulos, founder of Naked Dragon and a prolific Brisbane commentator on entrepreneurship, innovation, and the future of the Queensland economy, brought a perspective on startup culture and business building that nearly earned a place on the list. His consistent engagement with the Brisbane entrepreneurial community reflects the kind of knowledge-generosity that makes a business ecosystem genuinely stronger.

Common Mistakes When Engaging with Brisbane's Leadership Community

The first mistake is treating Brisbane as a gateway to the rest of the country rather than a destination in its own right. The leaders on this list are not stepping stones to a Sydney or Melbourne opportunity. They are building consequential things in Brisbane itself, and engaging with them on those terms produces far more meaningful relationships than approaching them as regional stepping stones.

The second mistake is assuming that Brisbane's business community operates like a scaled-down version of Sydney's. Brisbane is close-knit in a way that is genuinely different, not merely smaller. A single genuine connection to the right person in this city opens doors that would take years and multiple layers of introduction in a larger market. The density of those connections means that reputation travels faster and farther than it does in a more diffuse urban environment.

The third mistake is underestimating the 2032 effect. Every major sector in Brisbane is accelerating its ambitions around the Olympic and Paralympic timeline. Leaders who understand what that means for infrastructure, hospitality, technology, education, and culture are significantly better positioned to contribute and to benefit than those who treat 2032 as background noise.

The fourth mistake is engaging with Brisbane's thought leaders purely through content consumption rather than direct conversation. Several of the leaders on this list are genuinely accessible, active on LinkedIn, and willing to engage with substantive commentary. A thoughtful response to a post, a considered question, or a genuine observation about someone's work is the starting point for the kind of real professional relationship that Brisbane's culture makes possible.

Implementation Guide: Putting This List to Work

The most effective way to engage with the leadership community this list represents is to start with specificity rather than breadth. Rather than following all 50 people simultaneously, identify the three or four individuals whose work is most directly relevant to your own sector, challenge, or ambition. Spend a month genuinely engaging with their content, reading what they write, and responding with the kind of thoughtful observation that demonstrates you have actually read and considered their ideas.

Then begin with in-person connection. Brisbane's conference and events calendar is dense, and many of the leaders on this list are frequent presenters at sector events. Attending those events in person, introducing yourself briefly, and following up with a LinkedIn connection that references the specific conversation creates the foundation for a genuine professional relationship.

The most common failure is moving too quickly to extraction. The leaders in this community notice the difference between someone who is genuinely curious about their work and someone who has identified them as a useful contact. Brisbane's tight-knit business community means that your reputation for how you engage with people will precede your actual requests.

For leadership teams in Brisbane looking to build their own high-performing culture, Jonno White works with corporate teams, schools, and nonprofits on Working Genius facilitation, DISC profiling, executive offsites, and keynote speaking. Many organisations find that bringing Jonno in to facilitate a team session produces more alignment in a single day than months of internal process. International travel from Brisbane is often far more affordable than clients expect. Email jonno@consultclarity.org to discuss your next session.

For a focused look at the Brisbane leaders who are most active on LinkedIn right now and whose content is most worth following, see the directory at https://www.consultclarity.org/post/brisbane-leaders-follow-linkedin.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the most influential leaders in Brisbane right now?

Brisbane's most influential leaders in 2026 span every major sector of the city's economy and community. In civic and government, Adrian Schrinner (Lord Mayor), Anthony Ryan (BEDA CEO), and Cindy Hook (Brisbane 2032 CEO) are among the most consequential. In technology, Steve Baxter (TEN13), Jason Tan (Engage AI), and Cori Stewart (ARM Hub) represent the depth of Brisbane's innovation ecosystem. In finance, Kylie Rampa leads QIC with more than $130 billion in assets under management. Dr Chris Sarra of the Stronger Smarter Institute and Professor Grace Sarra of QUT are among the most significant education and Indigenous leadership voices nationally.

How has the Brisbane 2032 Olympics changed the city's leadership landscape?

The 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games have accelerated Brisbane's leadership agenda across every sector. Cindy Hook's arrival as Brisbane 2032 CEO brought global event leadership experience that the city had not previously needed. Infrastructure projects led by Graeme Newton and Paul Simshauser AM are being delivered on accelerated timelines because of the Games. Brisbane's economic development, arts, technology, and education sectors are all orienting their long-term plans around 2032 as a catalyst for lasting change. Leaders who can navigate the tension between Olympic timelines and sustainable legacy outcomes are in high demand.

Which Brisbane leaders are most active on LinkedIn?

Among the most active Brisbane leaders on LinkedIn in 2026 are Steve Baxter, Jason Tan, Sonia McDonald, Jane Anderson CSP, Keith Abraham, Jacob Aldridge, Antonia Mercorella, Nicole Dyson, and Karissa Breen. These leaders post original content regularly, engage with comments substantively, and use the platform as a genuine venue for professional conversation rather than broadcasting. For a more detailed look at Brisbane LinkedIn leaders, see the directory at https://www.consultclarity.org/post/brisbane-leaders-follow-linkedin.

How do I connect with Brisbane's leading business figures?

The most effective pathway is sector-specific events. Brisbane's conference and events calendar, particularly in technology, finance, education, and professional services, brings many of the leaders on this list into accessible settings. LinkedIn is the second most effective channel: following them, engaging genuinely with their content over several months, and sending a connection request with a specific and authentic note is the standard pathway. Cold outreach that demonstrates genuine familiarity with someone's work is received far better than template-style networking requests.

What makes Brisbane different from Sydney and Melbourne as a business leadership environment?

Brisbane's leadership community is close-knit, fast-moving, and disproportionately access-heavy compared to larger cities. The relationship density means that genuine reputation travels fast in both directions. The Olympic decade has created a shared sense of momentum and ambition that is genuinely different from the more established rhythms of Sydney and Melbourne. Brisbane also has a willingness to take on significant infrastructure challenges, evidenced by the Cross River Rail project and the Olympic venue programme, that reflects a civic confidence the city has built steadily over the past decade.

Final Thoughts

Brisbane is building something. The 50 leaders on this list are proof that the city's ambition is matched by the talent and commitment needed to realise it. Across technology, finance, sport, civic leadership, education, arts, and professional development, the people doing consequential work in Brisbane in 2026 represent one of the most diverse and high-calibre leadership communities the city has ever produced.

None of it happens in isolation. The connections between these leaders, the shared civic project of making Brisbane a stronger, more equitable, and more globally connected city, and the generational opportunity that the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games represents are the threads that run through every sector covered here.

For organisations navigating this environment, the most important investment is in the quality of leadership itself: the ability to communicate clearly under pressure, to build teams that can sustain performance through complexity, and to make decisions that serve both immediate and long-term goals. Those are the skills that Working Genius facilitation, executive team offsites, and leadership coaching are designed to build. Book Jonno White, author of Step Up or Step Out (10,000+ copies sold) and Certified Working Genius Facilitator, to work with your Brisbane leadership team. Email jonno@consultclarity.org. International travel from Brisbane is often far more affordable than clients expect.

About the Author

Jonno White is a Certified Working Genius Facilitator, author of Step Up or Step Out, and leadership consultant who has worked with schools, corporates, and nonprofits around the world. His book Step Up or Step Out has sold over 10,000 copies globally, and his podcast The Leadership Conversations has featured 230+ episodes reaching listeners in 150+ countries. Jonno founded The 7 Questions Movement with 6,000+ participating leaders and achieved a 93.75% satisfaction rating for his Working Genius masterclass at the ASBA 2025 National Conference. Based in Brisbane, Australia, Jonno works globally and regularly travels for speaking and facilitation engagements. Organisations consistently find that international travel is far more affordable than expected.

To book Jonno for your next keynote, workshop, or facilitation session, email jonno@consultclarity.org.

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For more on Brisbane's leadership community, including a focused look at the leaders who are most active on LinkedIn, see '25 Best Brisbane Leaders to Follow on LinkedIn' at https://www.consultclarity.org/post/brisbane-leaders-follow-linkedin.