Norliza Pavlakos: Internationally Renowned, Award-Winning Speaker on Resilience, Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Author, Psychotherapist

Introduction

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When you use the Website and provide information to Company through the Website, your information may be transferred to a destination outside your jurisdiction, including to the United States. The United States has not received a finding of “adequacy” from the European Union under Article 45 of the GDPR. Company has executed agreements between its affiliates and subsidiaries in accordance with Article 46 of the GDPR. Company also relies on derogations for specific situations set forth in Article 49 of the GDPR in order to transfer personal information across international borders outside of Company, its affiliates, and subsidiaries. In particular, Company transfers personal information across international borders only: with your consent; to perform a contract with you; or to fulfill a compelling legitimate interest of Company in a manner that does not outweigh your rights and freedoms.

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.

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We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

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International Data Transfers

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We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

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Your California Privacy Rights

California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to Privacy@gravityspeakers.com or write us at: 570 El Camino Real, #150-250, Redwood City, CA 94063, Attn: General Counsel.

Data Security

We use commercially reasonable measures to secure information collected through the Website. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

We retain your information for as long as needed: (i) to conduct business with you; (ii) as needed for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy; (iii) as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce any agreements.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated on the Website home page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by email to the email address provided by you or through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:

570 El Camino Real, #150-250, Redwood City, CA 94063, Attn: General Counsel

Email: Privacy@gravityspeakers.com

European Union: Company’s Data Protection Officer is Nausheen Razzak, and can be contacted using the information above. You can request copies of Company’s GDPR Article 46 agreements from the Data Protection Officer. Please contact the Data Protection Officer if you believe Company has processed your information in a manner inconsistent with your privacy rights. You also have the right to contact a supervisory authority if you believe Company has processed your information in a manner inconsistent with your privacy rights.

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About

Life rarely follows the path we imagine. For Norliza, the journey began in circumstances that would have stopped most leaders before they started. At 16, facing challenges no teenager should face, with no family support and no safety net, survival itself seemed uncertain.

What happened next wasn't a single success story. It was a pattern.

With zero capital and no connections, she had to build anyway. She created Australia's first Miss India International Beauty Pageant, attracting 4,000 attendees from nothing. She took over a failing cafe with no restaurant experience and turned it profitable. She built Finest Alterations into 5 locations serving elite clients like the Australian Open, Marriott Hotels, and international designer brands. Without resources, she learned to innovate within absolute constraint.

This became The Power of Nothing: the framework that proves when you have nothing to lose, you have everything to gain. Every venture required decisions that couldn't be undone. Launch the pageant or don't. Take over the cafe or walk away. Open another location or stay small. There was no safety net, no room for endless analysis. She had to decide once and execute without doubt. This forged The Conviction Effect: the framework that shows why decisive action eliminates the paralysis that kills momentum.

Building continued. She founded My Mind Hub, Australia's mental health directory connecting medical professionals with patients nationwide. She published her memoir Conviction. She built her speaking career across five continents. But with each venture came setbacks, and she couldn't afford long recovery times. Crisis demanded she get back up within hours, not months. This necessity created The One-Day Reset: the rapid recovery protocol that keeps performance consistent under relentless pressure.

What felt like a crisis was actually an untapped opportunity.

These aren't theories from business school. These are frameworks forged in real circumstances, tested across multiple ventures, and proven over 25 years of turning nothing into something.

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When you come from a place where nothing is guaranteed, no support, no advantages, no safety net, you develop strengths the world does not expect.

In The Power of Nothing, Norliza shows underestimated professionals how to transform doubt, bias, and adversity into the instincts, resilience, and clarity that drive breakthrough success.

Through storytelling and actionable frameworks, she reveals how having nothing became her greatest catalyst, enabling her to build five businesses from zero capital, lead teams under pressure, rise to global recognition, and become a Golden Gavel honoree and top-ranked international keynote speaker.

This keynote reframes what it means to be underestimated and equips participants with the mindset, tools, and everyday practices to rise, lead, and excel even when the world doubts them.

Ideal For:

This keynote is designed specifically for audiences who have been historically overlooked, underestimated, or under-supported in their personal or professional journeys, including:

Women’s Leadership Conferences and International Women’s Day Programs
Corporate ERGs including Women, BIPOC, First-Generation, Immigrant, and Survivor groups
DEI, Belonging, and Culture-Building Initiatives
Empowerment and Resilience Programs
Early-Career Talent and Next-Generation Leadership Tracks
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Audiences
Organizations committed to elevating underrepresented voices

Attendees Will Gain:

1. The Activation Effect

How being underestimated becomes your strategic advantage. Participants learn to reframe doubt and bias as fuel, turning external underestimation into internal power, clarity, and drive. This works especially well for women, BIPOC, LGBTQ, disabled professionals, and first-generation leaders who often experience underestimation.

2. The Reality Questions

A simple two-minute clarity tool that turns self-doubt into confident action. Attendees learn a quick, repeatable set of questions to evaluate what they have, what is still possible, and what action they can take immediately. This interrupts imposter syndrome, overthinking, and second-guessing with clear, grounded decision-making.

3. The Wind and Water Principle

A flexible mindset shift for moving through obstacles instead of getting stuck behind them. Participants learn how to stay adaptive, fluid, and forward-moving when facing barriers unique to underestimated groups. This teaches them to move through obstacles rather than seeing them as endpoints.

4. The Smallest Viable Action

The one-step method that stops perfectionism and ignites momentum. Attendees walk away knowing the smallest possible step they can take today, regardless of confidence, resources, or external validation. This is effective for those who tend to overprepare, seek permission, or wait until they feel ready.

5. The Promise Test

A personal commitment tool to stay aligned with purpose when the world doubts you. Participants learn how to anchor themselves to a personal mission or promise so they remain focused despite external doubt or adversity. This provides the identity anchor that underestimated groups often lack due to limited external validation.

Why This Keynote Resonates

Underestimated professionals do not need more motivation. They need frameworks that work in the real world.

This keynote resonates because Norliza:

built success from a starting point most people never imagine
achieved global recognition without privilege, networks, or safety nets
transformed lived adversity into practical tools anyone can use
understands firsthand the pressures underestimated groups carry
delivers content that is emotionally powerful and business-relevant

Audiences leave not only inspired but equipped with practical tools that shift identity, activate confidence, and unlock performance when it matters most.

When uncertainty rises, hesitation becomes the costliest decision a leader can make. The Conviction Effect gives leaders a clear, actionable blueprint for navigating ambiguity with confidence, speed, and strategic clarity.

Drawing from the life-or-death moments that shaped her leadership instincts, and her journey building five businesses from zero capital, Norliza reveals the internal mechanisms that allow leaders to decide boldly, act quickly, and create alignment even when the path forward is unclear.

This keynote reframes decisive leadership as a teachable system. Leaders learn how to eliminate analysis paralysis, accelerate execution, communicate conviction, and sustain momentum during shifting conditions, limited information, and organizational pressure.

This is not inspiration. It is a leadership operating system forged in adversity and refined in global business environments.

Ideal For:

Executive leadership teams navigating volatility
Sales leaders managing shifting markets
Directors and mid-level managers taking on greater responsibility
High-growth companies needing faster execution
Strategic planning sessions and leadership off-sites
Organizations where slow decisions create missed opportunities

Attendees Will Gain:

1. The Conviction Moment

How to identify the precise point where hesitation must end and decisive action must begin. Leaders learn to recognize and trust the cues that signal it is time to move.

2. Speed Over Perfection

Why fast, aligned decisions outperform slow, perfect ones in uncertain environments. A tactical framework for accelerating execution without sacrificing strategic clarity.

3. Adversity as Forward Momentum

How to convert setbacks, pressure, and ambiguity into fuel for progress. Leaders learn to move teams through disruption without losing morale or direction.

4. The 60-Second Decision Script

A tool that helps leaders distill complexity into simple, actionable choices. Practical steps leaders can apply immediately to unblock stalled initiatives.

5. The 5PM Alignment Ritual

A daily three-step method for ensuring decisions stick and teams stay aligned. A repeatable habit for sustaining momentum, visibility, and accountability.

Why This Keynote Resonates

Leaders do not need more theory. They need a decision-making system they can rely on under pressure.

Norliza’s frameworks resonate because she has lived the consequences of high-stakes decisions without resources, support, or guaranteed outcomes. Her direct, pragmatic tools help leaders build:

greater confidence in ambiguity
faster and more aligned execution
stronger influence across teams
resilience when decisions carry weight

Leaders leave equipped, not just inspired, to make faster, smarter decisions that move their organizations forward.

When pressure spikes, setbacks hit, or burnout begins to surface, most professionals lack a reliable way to reset quickly. The One-Day Reset teaches a proven 24-hour recovery protocol that helps individuals regain clarity, stabilize performance, and move forward without needing months of rebuilding.

Forged through Norliza’s journey navigating crisis after crisis while building multiple businesses, this keynote delivers practical tools for emotional regulation, cognitive clarity, and rapid recovery. Participants learn how to interrupt spirals, neutralize overwhelm, and restore stability when circumstances demand resilience.

This is not a wellness talk. It is a performance reset system. Teams walk away with concrete, repeatable steps that improve adaptability, reduce burnout, and strengthen their ability to lead and perform consistently under pressure.

Ideal For:

High-stress industries including healthcare, sales, finance, and technology
Teams navigating burnout, change, or crisis
Frontline managers leading overwhelmed teams
HR, Learning and Development, and people leaders focused on employee wellbeing
Mental Health Awareness Month programming
Organizations needing stability during disruption

Attendees Will Gain:

1. The Reset Moment

A simple cue that signals when immediate recovery is needed before performance drops. Participants learn how to interrupt burnout in motion.

2. Strategic Calm

A rapid method for regaining emotional and cognitive clarity during high-pressure moments. This is not mindfulness. It is a tactical de-escalation tool designed for work environments.

3. The 24-Hour Action Reset

A short-cycle recovery framework that restores momentum in one day rather than one month. A repeatable process for stabilizing performance after setbacks.

4. Adversity as Advantage

How to convert stress into strategic clarity instead of spiraling. Participants learn to use pressure as a focusing mechanism.

5. The 24-Hour Checklist

A practical, step-by-step guide for resetting energy, direction, and confidence. Teams leave with a clear plan they can use anytime performance dips.

Why This Keynote Resonates:

Employees and leaders are not burning out from workload alone. They are burning out because they lack a system for recovery.

The One-Day Reset provides:

immediate and usable tools
business-safe mental health practices
a system for stabilizing performance
clarity and calm in high-pressure environments
resilience that does not require time off or major life changes

Attendees leave feeling capable, grounded, and equipped to operate at full strength no matter what pressures they are facing.

Experience the transformative impact of forgiveness in leadership, strengthening team dynamics, and employee engagement. Overcome obstacles with resilience-building strategies and agile approaches, preparing your team to face any challenge with confidence and adaptability.

Norliza is exclusively represented by Gravity Speakers for the North and South America region.