A Case for Optimism

Kate interviews Victor Perton, Barrister, CEO & Founder of the
Centre for Optimism & The Australian Leadership Project .
Victor Perton asks people what makes them optimistic. He recently
opened the first shopfront Centre for Optimism. The purpose? To
help everyone and anyone become more optimistic and to confidently
declare that they are “a realistic and infectiously optimistic
leader.” His beliefs are “The leader looks like the person in your
mirror” & “The Times call for Realistic and Infectiously
Optimistic Leaders.”
Victor is the author of “Optimism: The How and Why” and “The Case
for Optimism: The Optimist’s Voices”. He is the Founder and Editor
of “The Australian Leadership Project”. Through 2019, he has
delivered keynote speeches and run many workshops on how to become
more optimistic, He has given workshops in prisons, schools,
universities, board rooms, corporations, NGOs, conferences and
retreats from Madrid to India, Australia, New Zealand and the USA
and via video on social media.
Victor’s life experience includes stints as Commissioner to the
Americas, 18 years as parliamentarian, practice as a barrister,
mediator, arbitrator, businessman and board member..