Embrace Kids

Taryn Brumfitt

Taryn Brumfitt is an internationally recognised keynote speaker and the fiercely passionate thought leader behind the Body Image Movement. A bestselling author and director of the inspiring social-change documentaries Embrace and Embrace Kids, Taryn’s global crusade to end the body dissatisfaction epidemic has seen her recognised by UN Women, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls and the Geena Davis Institute. Her talk at Google HQ in Silicon Valley waas live-streamed to every Google office in the world. She was a finalist in the 2019 Australian of the Year and 2018 Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence awards, and was crowned the 2018 SA winner for Excellence in Women’s Leadership and winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year, South Australia. A two-time marathon runner, lover of life and people, and mum to three children, Taryn remains humble, proud and eager to make the biggest impact the world has ever seen on body image and self-love.

Zali Yager

Dr Zali Yager is the Executive Director of the Body Confident Collective and Honorary Associate Professor in the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University. Zali has a health and physical education background, and is an internationally recognised expert in the body image space, known for figuring out ‘what works’ to build body image in school and community settings and for her work in the Body Confident Mums project. A 2021 Westpac Social Change Fellow who has presented her work around the world, Zali is ridiculously passionate and driven by the desire to make this research matter and create a safer body image environment for the next generation. Zali is also a mum of three, and when she’s not at her computer, you will usually find her at the beach.