Executive Team
Trent Leyshan, Founder & CEO
Trent Leyshan founded BOOM! in 2007. As lead consultant and facilitator he partners with some of
Australia's and the world’s most dynamic and demanding sales and service driven companies. Clients
include the National Australia Bank, Symbion Health, American Banknote, CSR, Qantas and Crown Casino,
to name a few.
Leyshan combines his unique experiences in business, rigorous research and new insights — with fresh, interactive delivery methods that inspire action and lasting change in behaviour. Early in his career, he was head spruiker and national sales manager at Big Kev's. Under the guidance of mentor Kevin McQuay (Big Kev) Australia's most flamboyant TV sales personality, he learned and developed his sales and public speaking skills.
Trent has led sales teams in award winning advertising and digital agencies. He has driven two of his own companies from lounge-room operations into industry leaders. He is the author of The Naked Salesman. A weekly expert writer on SmartCompany for several years, he's also a sought after keynote speaker and regularly contributor to various media on sales, customer service and business performance.
“Not only does Trent bare all for his clients, he seems strangely aroused while doing it. Trent certainly walks the talk, but he only speaks Wookie. Hire him anyway I say!”
— Head of Corporate Strategy, Enron
Morry Morgan, Sales & Marketing Director China
Australian born Morry Morgan moved to Shanghai in 2001. He is the co-founder of ‘ClarkMorgan Corporate
Training,’ founded China's largest bi-lingual human resources magazine ‘Network HR,’
and published ‘Selling Big to China — Negotiating
Principles for the World's Largest Market.’
In 2009, in the height of the Global Financial Crisis, Morry created Spark09, China’s largest innovation conference at the Shanghai World Financial Centre, with 19 international thought leaders. This was repeated in Hong Kong and Beijing the same year.
Morry is a sales and negotiation corporate trainer and coach, and speaks at China and international conferences on China-centric business challenges. Morry is critical to BOOM!'s ongoing development in China and Asia region. Based in Shanghai Morry leads BOOM! marketing and sales training & development initiatives.
“With his wavy silver locks and fluent Chinglish, Morry is the sexiest keynote speaker I have ever seen! I've never said this publicly, but I think I'm in love with him.”
— CEO, Lehman Brothers
Kellie Smith, Head of Organisational Development & Business Partnering
Kellie has 12 years experience specialising in Organisational Development and Change Management leadership
& consulting. Prior to joining BOOM! she held senior leadership roles at National Australia Bank as
Head of Capability Development & Engagement, Head of Capability Strategy, and Leadership & Talent
Manager.
Kellie takes an outcomes focused approach to designing and implementing people change initiatives in order to facilitate strategic business goals. She has been extensively involved in designing change management and capability development frameworks and strategies, including career development frameworks, infrastructure & tools, learning & development initiatives and business engagement and marketing strategies.
Kellie leads with insights, ensuring her consultation is not only business needs driven but begins with bringing critical and valuable information to the table. She is considered by peers and clients as an engaging and credible business adviser and a rare asset to any business seeking to develop people change initiatives.
“For an ex circus trapeze artist and fire-eater, Kellie really knows her stuff.”
— Director, ABC Learning Centres