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Christmas Party
🎄 You’re invited: Merry & Connected
A Lower North Shore Business & Community Christmas Mixer
📅 Thursday 3 December 2026
🕕 6pm–8pm, with a karaoke afterparty from 8pm
📍 The Pickled Possum, 254 Military Road, Neutral Bay
🎟️ Free entry. Refreshments available to purchase. RSVP essential.
The Motivate Collective is joining forces with Voice of Mosman and Dance Escapes Australia to celebrate the year with the business owners, creatives, wellness practitioners and neighbours who make our community so special.
What’s on for the night:
🎙️ A live Christmas recording of The Motivate Collective Podcast
💃 A Zumba performance from Luiza Mustafina and her dancers
😂 Stand-up comedy from Dane Hiser
✨ A moment of inspiration from life coach Alessandra Spadoni
🤝 Easy, warm networking, guided by Sarah Harding of Voice of Mosman
🎁 Prize draws featuring services from local businesses
🎤 A karaoke afterparty at one of Neutral Bay’s most-loved karaoke bars
Places are limited, so come on your own or bring a friend.
A new networking night is coming soon
Our community keeps asking for more ways to connect, so we’re creating it. A new networking night for purpose-driven professionals, founders, speakers and practitioners is on its way. It’s a relaxed, values-aligned evening designed for genuine conversations that lead to real collaborations.
Subscribers will be the first to hear the date, venue and line-up, and the first to secure a spot.
Not in Sydney? Subscribe too. New online gatherings are coming soon, so everyone in our community can connect, wherever they call home.
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The Motivate Collective Podcast
More than 100 conversations, featuring clinical psychologists, an Olympic coach, an Emmy-winning producer, grief counsellors, neurodivergent advocates, wellness practitioners, a hypnotist, a comedian, and more.
Hosted by Melanie Suzanne Wilson, every episode explores wellness, resilience, conscious leadership, and personal transformation, going beyond surface-level self-help and into the real work of building a life that feels aligned.
Latest episodes:
Ep. 107 | Catherine Vincent on Collective Burnout, AI, and Mindful Grounding
Ep. 106 | Dane Hiser on Letting Go of What Other People Think
Ep. 105 | Alessandra Spadoni on Getting Fit for Yourself, Not for Everyone Else
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The Motivate Collective is a purpose-driven events, media, and community platform dedicated to wellness, conscious leadership, and personal development.
Founded by keynote speaker, MC, and podcast host Melanie Suzanne Wilson, TMC brings together thought leaders, practitioners, and everyday people committed to living and leading with intention. Through live events, a growing podcast library, and an active membership community, we create spaces where real conversations spark real change.
Based on the NSW east coast, available in Sydney, the Central Coast, and Newcastle. Supporting collaborators and audiences online and around the world.
