Brendan O'Keefe

Current

Innovation Environmentalist at Ideathon - Ideation Meets Fundraising
Owner at Study Fresh
Consultant at Naive Experts

Chief Ideas Guy at The Brainstorm Facilitator

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Past

Youth Pathway Support at www.slingshot.org.au
Youth Worker at www.slingshot.org.au
Youth Worker at www.frontyard.org

Youth Worker at YSAS - Youth Substance Abuse Service - www.ysas.org.au
Web Integrator at www.kusp.com.au
Web Designer at Briliant Brilliant Digital Entertainment - www.brilliantdigital.com/
Branding & Design at Pligrim Clothing
Songwriter at Ideo Music
Recording Artist at Melodian/Mushroom Records

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Education

Life 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 +
RMIT University
Kangan Batman TAFE

University of the District of Columbia
Balwyn High School
Other Qualifications

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Recommended

4 people have recommended Brendan

Connections

109 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Brendan O'Keefe’s Summary

Brendan lives and breathes the ideation-inception life-cycle.
When you think facilitator. Think Brendan O'Keefe Brendan O'Keefe - Brainstorm Facilitator

Brendan calls himself a 'creative generalist' or 'naive expert'.

A naive expert is an individual with a wide range of life experiences and has worked in a diverse range of industries. A multi faceted being with a desire for many experiences and a will to fulfill those desires. A highly motivated and skilled person who can bring to any project many inspirations, perspectives and opportunities for innovation.

He has 20 years experience in Idea Generation, Brainstorm Facilitation, Branding, Visual Identity, Marketing, Web Design & Development, Online Research, SEO, Mobile Applications, Reverse Mentoring, Youth Work, Pathway Planning, Business Coaching, Life Coaching, Public Speaking, Team Building, Workshop Design, Social Enterprise, Mind Mapping, Goal Setting, Music Composition, Performance, Management and Media Production.

He is known throughout his network as the 'Ideas Guy'. His obsession with expressing his creativity and passion for life long learning has brought him many blessings and wonderful experiences in the past 20 years. He has recently re-focused his pathway and he has spent the past 3 years training in the world's leading creativity techniques. Brendan has conducted creativity workshops with young people and dozens of brainstorming sessions in the UK, Australia, USA, Philippines and online in his open brainstorming webinars.

Brendan O'Keefe’s Specialties:

Creative Direction, Ideation Facilitation & Evaluation, Training, Strategy, Ideas into Action. Humour.

Brendan O'Keefe’s Experience

Innovation Environmentalist

Ideathon - Ideation Meets Fundraising

(Fund-Raising industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

deathon is a marathon ideation event with a fundraising aspect. A typical ideathon runs 7-60 days. Ideas are managed via a feature rich collaborative online brainstorming platform that allows anyone to submit solutions and collaborate on ideas which may benefit the host organisation and society.

Part idea generation, part team building, part community building, part fund-raising, part awareness building, the ideathon brings together many perspectives and positive elements to make one great event.
Owner

Study Fresh

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

We teach accelerated learning, critical thinking, test preparation, mind mapping, pathway planning, goal setting, creative visualization, creative thinking, memory training, speed reading, goal setting, mnemonics, building self confidence, Talecraft and ThinkCube learning games.
Consultant

Naive Experts

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Do you need refreshing, actionable, novel ideas?
Chief Ideas Guy

The Brainstorm Facilitator

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

Big Ideas - Better Insight - Best Life ®

We are leaders in innovation outsourcing and our consulting services lift up thousands of business owners worldwide.

Our mission is to make our innovation services accessible and affordable by all. We laugh often, our work feels like play and we serve our community with our time not just our money.

No need to chase the idea storms anymore. Like mad scientists and passionate alchemists, we've performed many experiments. We've conducted our research, documented our findings and we have the tools and all the elements to create the perfect brainstorm.
We'll help you to capture incredible pictures in your mind, transmute lead into gold, encourage all ideas & suggestions, even the foolish ones. We'll conduct your group like an orchestra on opening night and we'll have you intoxicated with possibilities that go far beyond your imagination. You will play, laugh, listen and learn.
Youth Pathway Support

www.slingshot.org.au

(Civic & Social Organization industry)

April 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 9 months)

·Pathway Planning
·Mentoring
·Support & Advocacy
·Database Development & Administration Support
·Technology Integration
·Business Presentations
·Web Site Development
·Marketing support
Youth Worker

www.slingshot.org.au

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

April 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 6 months)

·Telephone Information & Referral
·Support & Advocacy
·Database Development & Deployment
·Administration Support
·Technology Integration
·Presentations
·Web Site Development
·SMS Services
Youth Worker

www.frontyard.org

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

February 2001 — March 2004 (3 years 2 months)
Youth Worker

YSAS - Youth Substance Abuse Service - www.ysas.org.au

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

January 2002 — December 2002 (1 year )
Web Integrator

www.kusp.com.au

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 10 months)
Web Designer

Briliant Brilliant Digital Entertainment - www.brilliantdigital.com/

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1999 — February 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Branding & Design

Pligrim Clothing

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

February 1995 — September 1998 (3 years 8 months)
Songwriter

Ideo Music

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )
Recording Artist

Melodian/Mushroom Records

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

August 1989 — September 1992 (3 years 2 months)

Brendan O'Keefe’s Education

Life 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 +

Living on Purpose , Magic, Technology, Mind Mapping, Branding, Songwriting , 1968 — 2007

Activities and Societies:

The Community of Creativity.
RMIT University

Cert IV - Small Business Management , 2004 — 2005
Kangan Batman TAFE

Cert IV - , Youth Work, J.J & Community Services , 2001 — 2001
University of the District of Columbia

Music, Arts, Science 1998 — 1998
Balwyn High School

1982 — 1985
Other Qualifications

Activities and Societies:

2007- Public Speaking with Humour - Humourversity
·2001 - Certificate IV Community Services . Melbourne. VIC
·2003 - Conflict Resolution & Dealing With Difficult People
·2002 - First Aid Certificate III. Melbourne. VIC
·2000 - Advanced HTML Scripting. Melbourne. VIC
·1988 - HIV AIDS Peer Education. Washington D.C
-1988 - Audio Design & Production. Washington D.C

Additional Information

Brendan O'Keefe’s Interests:

Family, Music, Wine, Great Food, Making Music, Magical Social Engagements, Friends, Supporting the Next Generation, Books, Ideas, Promoting Freedom, Creative Expression, Travel...Much More.....