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Pauline Nguyen’s story begins far from any stage: escaping Vietnam by boat as a refugee and surviving time in a Thai refugee camp before eventually settling in Australia. That formative experience of upheaval became the foundation for a philosophy she now shares with audiences worldwide, one built on questioning inherited beliefs, challenging the status quo, and deliberately rewriting cultural norms that no longer serve you. It is a philosophy that carried her from adversity to becoming one of Australia’s most recognised entrepreneurs, and it now underpins the keynote presentations she delivers as an international motivational speaker.

Pauline is best known as the founder of Red Lantern, widely regarded as the most awarded Vietnamese restaurant in the world, an achievement that helped her claim the Telstra Business Award for Medium Business in 2012. Her memoir, Secrets of the Red Lantern, went on to earn critical acclaim internationally and featured across multiple bestseller lists, cementing her reputation as a storyteller as much as a businesswoman. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Technology, Sydney, a foundation that shows in the way she structures her keynotes around narrative and meaning rather than generic business advice.

Her most recent book, The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur: The 7 Secrets to Becoming Fearless, Stress Free and Unshakable in Business and in Life, went on to win Best Entrepreneurship and Small Business Book Award in its release year, further establishing Pauline as a thought leader who blends commercial acumen with genuine spiritual insight. She has been recognised as an original “Rare Bird,” named among Australia’s top 50 influential female entrepreneurs, and was included in Blackwell and Hobday’s global list of 200 Women Who Will Change the Way You See the World.

On stage, Pauline introduces audiences to what she calls Conscious Leadership, a framework for changing your own story to build a better future. Based in Sydney, she brings a rare combination of lived resilience, business success and spiritual depth to every keynote she delivers.

Keynote Topics

The War chest of a Modern Leader

How to be a smarter, faster, happier and more grounded human in the era of total disruption. For the life of a modern entrepreneur, business leader or corporate executive, the highly competitive business environment is a battlefield. And as a resolute, strong and prepared as you are as a warrior, without an adequate war chest, you don‘t stand a chance against your competition.

Pauline explains the necessity in our day and age to utilise The War Chest of a Modern Leader in entrepreneurial battle. The War Chest of a Modern Leader is full of powerfully practical and sustainable ways we can not only improve as leaders, but also win the entrepreneurial battle against our adversaries.

Evolving Leadership – Leading in the New Paradigm of Work

In this powerful experience Pauline explains four of the most pivotal components in becoming a successful leader. Dive into deep, controversial and complex topics, distilled eloquently for execution today.

Pauline explains the importance of Self-Leadership and Self-Mastery. Drawing on learnings from running the world’s most awarded Vietnamese restaurant, Red Lantern, she imparts why true leaders hold others accountable whilst being ‘compassionately assertive’. That those who want to be part of the new future of leaders must walk the walk, not just talk the talk.

Pauline explains the ways your business can pivot and adapt to business disruption, starting with the most important foundation in your business – you.

As a working CEO herself, Pauline has been right there in the trenches for two decades. From her experience coming to Australia as a refugee and eventually garnering accolades including being one of Australia’s Top 50 Influential Female Entrepreneurs, Pauline explains why the greatest leaders of our time lead with diversity and inclusion not as just social responsibilities, but as powerful weapons for business.

THE WAY OF THE SPIRITUAL ENTREPRENEUR

The 7 Secrets to Becoming Fearless, Stress Free and Unshakable in Business and in Life

It’s time to disrupt the disruption. For the life of the modern conscious leader, the highly competitive business environment can be a battlefield. Having worked with, coached and facilitated entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, corporate executives and leaders from all walks of life, Pauline has seen many incredibly gifted, driven, passionate and purposeful leaders fraying at the edges diseased and dis-eased.

Sure, they may boast that they have a lot of money in the bank, but they are spiritually bankrupt and are struggling to find joy, purpose, satisfaction, happiness and harmony. At an organizational level they are burned out, stressed out and frazzled.

In this riveting keynote, Pauline speaks to The Way of Spiritual Entrepreneur and why ‘The Way’ ultimately presents a radically new and meaningful paradigm that enhances and enriches everyone who embraces it. Especially if the goal is to build and sustain vibrant, creative and profitable organizations with engaged, energised, inspired and productive teams over the long run

THE RED LANTERN STORY

Through the mastery of her story telling, Pauline will take you on a delicious and tumultuous journey of how and why Red Lantern, after 23 years in business, still holds the mantle of ‘The Most Awarded Vietnamese Restaurant in the World’ in what is a truly challenging, fickle and competitive industry.

Find out what it takes to sustain a business for more than two decades with Calm Courage, Resonating Resilience and Tacit Grit to do what needs to be done for yourself and your people.

SECRETS OF THE RED LANTERN – AN INTIMATE DINNER AND CONVERSATION WITH PAULINE AT RED LANTERN

Pauline Nguyen’s highly acclaimed restaurant The Red Lantern offers progressive business leaders a vast swathe of practical takeaways and invaluable networking. Pauline sheds light on new concepts and shares insights from operating the most awarded Vietnamese restaurant in the world.

The Secrets of the Red Lantern is a collaborative event where high achievers come together, break bread and tell tales. But this isn’t your regular networking event – Pauline masterfully facilitates and coaches along the way. Each session is crafted by Pauline to bespoke fit your team’s needs.

Audiences will:

Enjoy insights and inspirations from Pauline’s award- winning book, The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur and find out how they can implement them in their everyday life.

Revel in joyful, juicy and sumptuous stories paired with The Red Lantern’s delightful highly regarded menu.

See why CEOs, entrepreneurs, coaches and everyone in- between rave about the life-changing insights, actionable takeaways and skills accumulated in a single powerful meeting at Pauline Nguyen’s Secrets of the Red Lantern.

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