Background and Credentials
Both Peter and Linda are from corporate backgrounds, Peter owning very successful adventure tourism businesses for more than two decades and Linda in aviation, hotels and owning her own corporate training and development business.
Peter Gill
Because he has led an exciting, adventurous life, Peter is an engaging speaker who appeals to most audiences. For workplaces that are predominated by males in their early 20s, 30s, mid 40s to mid 50s Peter is able to engage and create an atmosphere of trust and hope, both attributes needed for behavioural change in attitudes to do with health and food. We all know the male gender has a reputation for not being keen on seeking medical advice and being slow to talk about health issues. Peter is able to talk from personal experience how significantly increasing fruit and vegetables into his life has improved his health, weight, stress management, productivity and lots more.
Peter is known for his blend of education and humour in transferring critical messages to men and women in the workplace about the food they consume. Peter has a singleness of purpose that is committed to bringing down the rate of obesity in Australia, and its associated diseases – starting at work.
Peter has walked the walk in a variety of exciting businesses, so knows the challenges of eating healthy food at work, especially when your job calls for a 4 am start!
Peter’s company, It’s Up To You, uses employees themselves to uncover or remember what they already know – eat fresh fruit and vegetables for a healthy life. It sounds simple, but employees (mothers and fathers) are now so lost that they are more likely to see a pharmacist for diet advice than listen to their inner voice. Peter is able to teach, pass on current statistics and motivate employees to make the paradigm change needed for a move to a healthier, active life.
Linda Wells
Linda Wells, the trained presenter, is known for her humour and exceptional people skills whether she is conducting a Raw Food Cuisine Class for 10 or presenting to 150 at a Community Talk. Linda is committed to reducing the staggering rate of obesity in Australia and New Zealand.
After working for corporate Australia for the last 25+ years, Linda walks the walk and talks the talk. She has been a shift worker for Qantas Airways, a Sales and Marketing Manager for a dairy company, a Workplace Trainer for a major Water Authority and a Franchise Sales Manager for a large Australian Hotel company, she has also run her own training and development business. Linda knows what it takes to be healthy at work, she knows how to stand out amongst the unhealthy eating patterns so prevalent in today’s corporate workplace. Linda is not afraid to be different. Like Peter, Linda uses employees themselves to uncover or remember what they already know – eat fresh fruit and vegetables for a healthy life, she also teaches employees to help each other, mentor each other and support each other.
Eating healthy at work and at home involves change. Linda is able to educate you on why you need to change, what to change, and how to go about it.
Always being passionate about food in general, Linda thoroughly enjoys training groups in Raw Food preparation classes and is a popular trainer for these small groups. Linda takes newcomers to Raw Food and more experienced Raw Fooders, along by the hand, showing them an array of amazing dishes, how to create these culinary delights at the workshop and at home, happy in the knowledge that they are made from organic, plant based living foods.
Whilst both Peter and Linda live on a diet predominated by raw food, they also live in the real world and are aware society is seeking convenience over fresh, employers have limited resources and time to spend on training workshops and need any expenditure to have a material impact.
Click here to find out more about the Healthy Workers Program or email us here to talk : info@itsuptoyou.com.au.