{"id":2,"date":"2016-04-08T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T10:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verballistics.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-06-12T02:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T02:44:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-029f910f81ff-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI help powerful leaders say powerful things: even when they don\u2019t know where to start.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-sub-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019m Gina Balarin, the founder of The CEO\u2019s Voice and a professional speaking coach trusted by C-level executives across the globe. My clients are often brilliant, knowledgeable, and empathetic. But their message doesn\u2019t always land with the confidence, clarity or impact they need. That\u2019s where I come in.  I specialise in helping technical leaders like CFOs, CTOs, and COOs - as well as sales leaders and CEOs - unlock their authentic voice and deliver their message with precision, presence and punch. Whether they\u2019re preparing for the boardroom, the stage, or a major media moment, I help them go from good to unforgettable.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"dark panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong>What's my secret? I see what others don't.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1247\">I spot the disconnects, the untapped confidence, the hidden brilliance. And I help leaders bring all of that to the surface \u2014 so they can not only speak better, but <em data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1246\">lead better<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1590\">Over the years, I\u2019ve partnered with executives in tech, finance, and sales across Australia, the UK, Africa and Europe. I also host high-impact webinars, collaborate with voice and listening experts, and create powerful content that elevates executive communication in every format, from spontaneous speeches to strategic storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help-e1740988639751.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-602  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help-e1740988639751.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Andy-delivers-his-TEDx-style-presentation-with-Ginas-help-e1740988639751-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andys TEDx-style talk<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Red_pencil_shutterstock_326725514-768x542.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-925  attachment-720x508 size-720x508\" alt=\"Stand out with Verballistics\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Red_pencil_shutterstock_326725514-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Red_pencil_shutterstock_326725514-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Red_pencil_shutterstock_326725514-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Red_pencil_shutterstock_326725514-2048x1446.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-2-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong>What happens behind the scenes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>My work is grounded in a powerful mix of academic, strategic and creative credentials. From decades of experience on the stage to my work serving on multiple boards, I bring a communications-first lens to leadership, governance and growth.<\/p>\n<p>But what happens behind the scenes is simple: building on a foundational framework, every single session is tailored to you: your specific needs, your concerns, your areas of improvement and - most importantly - the things that are holding you back, but no longer have to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"dark panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-3-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong>Powerful leadership starts with a powerful plan.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to command the room, win hearts and minds and communicate like the leader you are, let\u2019s talk.<\/p>\n<p>Because powerful leadership starts with a powerful plan, but it's executed with an unignorable voice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-3-1-0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Magical-stories-by-Gina-Balarin-of-Verballistics.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-924  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A man wearing a blue shirt holds up a book with magical words coming out of a book.\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Magical-stories-by-Gina-Balarin-of-Verballistics.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Magical-stories-by-Gina-Balarin-of-Verballistics-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Magical-stories-by-Gina-Balarin-of-Verballistics-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salty-Spaces-presentation_2024-11-e1749695831206.png\" class=\"image wp-image-933  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salty-Spaces-presentation_2024-11-e1749695831206.png 566w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Salty-Spaces-presentation_2024-11-e1749695831206-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-4-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong>Working with Gina Balarin, Verballistics' CEO<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What if you could get rid of any residual fear of public speaking, find your inner passion again and do it quickly and (relatively) painlessly?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what I'll help you do.<\/p>\n<p>After 20+ years on the stage, working as a leader, studying and practicing how to create influence I realised being able to hear a CEO's true voice is a rare gift, indeed. That's why I now take leaders from feeling \"sh*t-scared\" (one client's actual words) to triumphant.<\/p>\n<p>I'm an author, TEDx speaker and FAMI FCIM Chartered Marketer. I sit on multiple boards and have a Master\u2019s degree of Communication. I has been called exceptional, strategic, extraordinary, and a master of communication. But the biggest compliment I ever received was from a CEO\u2019s wife who simply said, \u201cThank you!\u201d after I helped him change his communication style and find his spark again.<\/p>\n<p>I take speakers from good to great. And from great to extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">--- When leaders know it's time to change the world: one deeply meaningful, compelling message at a time, they come to me. ---<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-5-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-113ccd71f3e6-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Verballistics-new.png\" width=\"349\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Verballistics-new.png 349w, https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Verballistics-new-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" title=\"Verballistics Pty Ltd\" alt=\"Verballistics Pty Ltd\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-5-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-5-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 34px !important;\">Making your words count.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-5-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-cta panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"call-to-action panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-5-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-cta so-widget-sow-cta-default-9f3767c2b3c9-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div\n\tclass=\"sow-cta-base\"\n\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-cta-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-cta-text\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-9ec5f8ee2977\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.verballistics.com.au\/index.php\/contact\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tGet in touch\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s my secret? 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