Meet the Speakers

At RESET for GROWTH 2025, we’re bringing together industry powerhouses, visionary founders, and creative trailblazers who have redefined their categories through bold thinking, strategic foresight, and unstoppable momentum.

This year’s speaker lineup is packed with leaders who have driven remarkable business growth and we can’t wait to hear them on stage.

Joe Brumm

Creator of Bluey

Crafting Success: Leadership Lessons from Joe Brumm

Bluey is a remarkable success story, born from unexpected origins.

Joe Brumm is the brilliant mind behind Bluey, the animated preschool series that has not only captured the hearts of children but also landed a spot on Rolling Stone’s list of the top 100 sitcoms of all time.

Before creating Bluey, Joe spent 20 years honing his craft as an animator on kids shows like CBeebies’ Charlie and Lola, and his dedication to storytelling shines through in every episode of this beloved series.

When creating Bluey, Brumm had the help of a team of mostly inexperienced animators in Brisbane – a city not known for its animation industry – the show defied all odds to become a global phenomenon.

Brumm takes a lot of inspiration from his own life whether it’s his city, the lessons in parenthood his own children have taught him, or the real-life Blue Heeler named Bluey that he grew up with.

Steven Marks

Founder & co-CEO
Guzman y Gomez

From Vision to Global Sensation: The Guzman y Gomez Growth Story

Since launching in 2006, GYG has rocketed to success going from a single store in Sydney to a global sensation with over 205 restaurants in Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States.

And the numbers don’t lie—GYG is growing at lightning speed, delivering double-digit year-on-year sales growth. GYG is one of the fastest-growing QSR businesses in the world with plans to open 40 more restaurants per year.

So, what’s the secret sauce?

Steven Marks, Founder and co-CEO of GYG, has an unrivalled, all-in approach to brand, product, and purpose. He’s built a brand that’s obsessed with real, fresh food, at lightening speeds. He has not only done that, he has found a way to make fast food feel good.

His marketing playbook is packed with bold moves, deep customer love, and a clear vision that keeps GYG ahead of the game.

Get ready to be inspired when Steven rocks the RESET stage!

Sherilyn Shackell

Founder & Global CEO
The Marketing Academy

Get ready to be inspired as Sherilyn Shackell takes to the RESET stage! With a track record of shaping the careers of over 300 global CMOs, she’s ready to share her game-changing insights, expertise, and the secrets to building powerhouse marketing leaders. This is one session you can’t afford to miss!

As the Founder & Global CEO of The Marketing Academy – a unique non-profit organisation dedicated to developing leadership talent in marketing, media and Advertising- Sherilyn knows what it takes for marketing leaders to supercharge their growth and future-proof their careers.

The Marketing Academy opened in 2010, bringing together some of the world’s best known and most popular brands to provide world class learning for all levels of talent from emerging leaders to CMOs. Their highly respected programs are delivered in the UK, Australia, APAC & USA.

Sherilyn is also Founder & Chairman of The Marketing Academy Foundation, a standalone charity providing marketing apprenticeships for young people from challenging backgrounds and is a Board Advisor to Grace Blue and WeAreFearless.

From receiving the CIM Women in Marketing ‘Special Award for Contribution to Marketing’ and being named as one of the UK’s Vision100 by Adobe, to being inducted into the Courvoisier Future 500, Sherilyn’s work and career has been highly recognised around the globe.