Three bio lengths. High-resolution photography. Topic expertise. Recent press features. And a direct line to me. Not a publicist.
Quick Reference
NameAnnie Gibbins
Pronounsshe / her
BasedSydney, Australia
Available forInterviews · Features · Podcasts
Response timeWithin 24 hours
Verified Credentials · Fact-Checkable
5× CEO
15+ years leading Australian peak bodies in healthcare and education. Currently CEO of ATMS.
Grand Stevie® Winner
Grand Stevie + Gold + 2 Silver + 3 Bronze for Women in Business · New York · 2023.
#1 Bestselling Author
17 books published or forthcoming. 4× #1 Amazon bestsellers. 3× Literary Titan Gold Awards. Publisher.
Press Bios · Copy-Paste Ready
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50 words
· Short
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Annie Gibbins is a 5× CEO, Grand Stevie® Award winner and #1 bestselling author. Founder of Nexus Association Management and Nexus Business Management, she helps boards, CEOs and founders run the right organisation properly — through the AI transition and beyond. Author of AI for Association Leaders. Sydney.
100 words
· Medium
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Annie Gibbins is a 5× CEO with 15+ years leading Australia's peak bodies in healthcare and education — ASUM, Glaucoma Australia, the Australian Traditional Medicine Society and others. She is a Grand Stevie® Award winner (2023), #1 bestselling author of AI for Association Leaders, and host of Women's Biz Leaders on Ticker News.
Annie is the founder of Nexus Association Management and Nexus Business Management — practical training and advisory businesses for boards, CEOs and founders navigating AI, governance and growth. Author or co-author of 17 books. Three Literary Titan Gold Awards. Based in Sydney.
250 words
· Long
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Long-form features · book jacket copy · keynote speaker bureau · about pages
Annie Gibbins is a 5× CEO, Grand Stevie® Award winner and #1 bestselling author. Across 15+ years she has led some of Australia's largest health and education peak bodies — including the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, Glaucoma Australia and the Australian Traditional Medicine Society — driving structural transformations including 67% revenue growth, $6.7M in confirmed bequests, and national reach into 12 million Australians.
Annie is the founder of Nexus Association Management and Nexus Business Management — practical training, courses and advisory businesses for the boards, CEOs and founders running the organisations Australia depends on. Her signature framework, Annify™, is the operating model behind every CEO role she's held: unlimited mindset, can-do culture, smart systems, innovation as a habit, and exponential value that serves the people the organisation exists for.
She is the author of AI for Association Leaders, a #1 Amazon bestseller now operating across the Australian association sector, host of the AI With Heart podcast, and host of Women's Biz Leaders on Ticker News. She is the author or co-author of 17 books, including eight co-authored anthologies that have produced multiple #1 Amazon bestsellers and three Literary Titan Gold Awards. She co-founded two national colleges with her husband James, and previously founded Women's Biz Global, the international leadership coaching practice for which she won her Grand Stevie. Annie earned three degrees while raising five children, including two sets of twins 26 months apart. Based in Sydney. Nanna to three granddaughters. Married to James for nearly four decades.
Topic Expertise
Six topics I can speak to. Briefable in 30 seconds.
For journalists, podcasters and producers, these are the topics I'm currently most active on. Each comes with verifiable credentials and real cases to draw from.
01
AI & Governance
How boards and CEOs are implementing AI in 2026. What's working, what's failing, what every board should be asking. Author of #1 bestseller AI for Association Leaders.
02
Association & Peak Body Leadership
15+ years inside Australia's national peak bodies. Member dynamics, board-CEO boundaries, financial sustainability, sector advocacy. The real operating challenges.
03
Health Sector Transformation
Healthcare and allied health perspectives: ultrasound medicine, ophthalmology, traditional medicine. Working with regulators, professional colleges, and government health agencies.
04
Future of Work
The five decisions every leader must make before 2030. The strategic foresight required to lead through technology shifts without losing the team that got you here.
05
Women in Leadership
The unconventional route to the top. Imposter syndrome as data, not destiny. The structural barriers women face, and the practical moves that get past them.
06
Publishing & Author Coaching
The publisher chapter: putting other authors' names on covers as a leadership intervention. Eight co-authored anthologies. Multiple #1 Amazon bestsellers. Three Literary Titan Gold Awards.
Press & Media Features
Where I've been featured.
Selected magazine covers, podcast appearances, and editorial features. Full media history available on request.
CIO Times
Cover · 2022
I Am Woman Global
Cover · 2022
Stevie® Awards
Grand Winner · 2023
Ticker News
TV Host · 2023–Present
2026
Kochie's Business Builders
"Entrepreneur in the Spotlight" feature · David Koch · Seven Network / Pinstripe Media · profiled as CEO, Australian Traditional Medicine Society
National TV Feature
2025
United Nations Science Summit
Panel speaker · online programme
Panel
2025
COSBOA National Small Business Summit
Panellist · "Small Business, Big Threats: Navigating Cyber Risks and Policy Challenges". Alongside Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC, National Cyber Security Coordinator · Melbourne
Senior Panel
2024
COSBOA National Small Business Summit
Panellist · Canberra · two consecutive years at Australia's leading small business policy forum
Senior Panel
2023–Present
Ticker News
Host of Women's Biz Leaders TV show on national business news network
TV Host
2021–2023
Women's Biz Magazine
Founder & Publisher · 11 editions · independent global business publication (archive)
Publishing
2023
Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
Grand Stevie + Gold + 2 Silver + 3 Bronze · New York
Award
2023
Women's Agenda
Contributor · "Rethinking the imposter syndrome narrative". Australia's leading independent women's business publication (author archive)
Contributor
2023
ShoutoutLA
Founder & CEO profile feature · Los Angeles-based business publication (feature)
Profile Feature
2022
CIO Times
Cover feature · "5 Most Dynamic Women Leaders Ruling The Industry"
Cover
2022
I Am Woman Global
Cover feature · "Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs Making Waves"
Cover
2023
Momentum
Empowerment Woman of the Year
Award
2022
Global Women in Leadership
International award recognition
Award
2022
The Success Patterns Show
Episode 44 · Featured guest · host Brigitta Hoeferle, The Center of NLP
Podcast Guest
2020
Active CEO Podcast
Episode #118 · Featured guest · host Craig Johns · CEO leadership conversation
Podcast Guest
Ongoing
AI with Heart Podcast
Host · Long-form conversations with leaders adopting AI
Podcast
As Featured On · Seven Network
Entrepreneur in the Spotlight
Programme
Kochie's Business Builders
David Koch · National Business TV · 2026
Featured on David Koch's flagship business programme as CEO of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society — the iconic financial journalist's Entrepreneur in the Spotlight segment profiling Australia's most interesting CEOs and operators.
Recent Podcast Appearances
Featured guest. Recent conversations.
Selected guest appearances on leadership, association and practitioner podcasts. Full podcast guest history available in the press archive above.
Episode #74 · Association Hub Podcast
Leading Associations with AI, Agility & a Human Touch
Hosted by Angela Shelton · The Association Hub
A conversation on the practical realities of leading associations through the AI transition. What's working, what's failing, and how peak body CEOs are bringing their teams along without losing the human element that makes member work matter.
Three Consecutive Episodes · Summer Series 2025–2026
The Three-Part Practitioner Series
Hosted by Geraldine Headley · Mentoring with Geraldine
A three-part guest series spanning career story, branding, and operational scaling for practitioners. From "How Annie Built a CEO Career Against All Odds" to systems, financial confidence and sustainable practice. Over 110 minutes of dedicated content.
I respond to all media enquiries within 24 hours. No publicist sits between you and me. For interviews, features, podcast appearances, expert commentary or background quotes — get in touch directly.