Bel Ryan

Keynote presenter, leading mental health & wellbeing speaker, facilitator, panel host.

“One of the best speakers I’ve heard. Outstanding.”

That’s the feedback Bel Ryan receives again and again. Why? Because she doesn’t just talk about wellbeing–she gets audiences involved.

As the founder of Ignite Wellbeing and one of South Australia’s–indeed, Australia’s–most engaging mental health and wellbeing speakers, Bel brings two decades of experience in creative facilitation, counselling, and leadership into every room she walks into. Her presentations are a vibrant mix of energy, humour, lived experience, and trauma-informed practice–where people don’t just sit and listen, they co-create solutions.

Bel has a rare gift: she helps people reflect, reconnect, and explore their own experiences of stress, resilience, and leadership in ways that feel deeply human, practical, and instantly uplifting. Her sessions are interactive and immersive–think creativity, metaphor, and even pipe cleaners–designed to shift something in the moment and leave a lasting impact long after the event.

Whether she’s delivering a keynote or workshop for the South Australian Office for Small and Family Business, opening the Australian Counsellors Association Conference, or leading a sold-out session at Adelaide Oval, Bel creates experiences that people rave about, not because they heard something clever, but because they felt something change.

If you’re looking for a speaker who will energise your conference, bring fresh approaches to organisational wellbeing, and leave your audience talking long after the lights go down, Bel Ryan is the one to book.

“Bel was magnificent–humorous and engaging. Interactive, thought-provoking, inspiring, and, importantly, she helped participants generate their own solutions to workplace challenges.”

“Bel has worked with us for several years and continues to create a unique, fun, experiences for our Summit delegates. Bel's talks and activations have provided the space to reflect, express, process information and generate solutions while delivering on our core promise of Inspired Leadership For The Greater Good.” - Katrina Webb, Newday Leadership

“Bel’s unwavering dedication to safe storytelling, combined with her expertise in art therapy and clinical training in mental health, created an engaging evening of meaningful conversation and exchange of wisdom.” - Taimi Allan, Mental Health Commissioner for SA

“Participants immediately felt at ease with Bel and were able to be vulnerable while engaging in her presentation.” - Megan Down, Local Government Professionals

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