Our Mission
To empower individuals to build mental, emotional and physical resilience
McQuilty Quirke
McQuilty Quirke has inspired many people with his courage, determination and positive mindset after battling through Post Traumatic Stress from Iraq, then the physical wounds sustained after being Wounded-in-Action in Afghanistan. He was a leader, a company medic, a soldier, and his life was in the hands of his mates.
Our Services
McQuilty uses his lived experiences to inspire and motivate everyone. His incredible positive mindset encourages individuals to build mental, emotional and physical resilience. He speaks on leadership; resilience; perspective; adversity and how to work through to develop better wellbeing and lifestyles. He has spoken to local schools, NRL Toyota Cowboys, NRL Cowboys U20s, Queensland Reds, Qantas Wallabies, and Australian Kangaroos and various businesses, corporations and military units.
Testimonials
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Rick Hughes
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL SALES, NORTH AMERICAN RESCUE, 2019
“You do a great job of exposing people to the battles you fought and are still fighting without scaring them off.”
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Neil Henry
HEAD COACH NQ COWBOYS 2009 – 2013
“Coco delivers a powerful and passionate presentation, and I have no hesitation in recommending him to any organisation.”
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Lt Col Matt Freeman
COMMANDING OFFICER, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY, 2020
“Your presentation resulted in a significant contribution to the success of EXNEW.”
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Harley Foley
Teacher, St Anthony’s Catholic College, Deeragun, 2017
“The Saint Anthony's boys that you gave the presentation to in the last week of June actually used the mental skills you talked about to win a trophy, (Confraternity Challenge Shield). The boys were very excited.”
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Paul Coughlan
Business Development Manager, EXIMM, 2018
“Coco, you are a true inspiration and sharing your story is something I will never forget. We all have our struggles and moments in life, but you have shown we can overcome anything and when working as a team you can accomplish anything. We pride ourselves at Team EXIMM to have a 'can do' culture and our mission statement is "To offer our Client the best experience". At our next team meeting I will be sharing your story and words of encouragement.”
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Brett Boshard
Operations Manager, Brisbane Transit Centre Management, 2018
“A special thanks to Coco for sharing with us his experiences and motivational guidance. it has taken a bit of that "Inner Violence" to get today after some extended networking last night, but am ready to put into place some of the advice that Coco gave us.”
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Kurt De Silva, Area Supervisor Bundaberg, House Call Doctors Conference, 2016
“Coco, your story blew my mind and opened my eyes to a lot of things, but most of all I would like to say thank you for the work that you and your comrades choose to do.”
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Karen Roberts, Account Executive, Keynote Entertainment, 2021
“We often receive requests for McQuilty to present and he never fails to deliver. He is punctual, reliable and without fail, always leaves his audience enraptured with his story. He is the perfect choice when it comes making in impact and taking away a message that will stay with his audience. McQuilty shares his story in such a humbled, down-to-earth manner, he can’t help but connect and inspire those lucky enough to meet him. He is the best of the best!”