Speaker · Facilitator · Future-Ready Educator
Bridging the gap between potential and performance.
Rebecca Furness is a speaker, facilitator and future-ready educator working across two worlds - empowering young New Zealanders to access the opportunities they deserve, and helping organisations build psychologically safe, high-performing cultures that are ready for the future of work.
Ways Rebecca Works
Programmes that meet people where they are.
A University Valedictorian with $100K+ in scholarships and 3+ years working with organisations across seven countries, Rebecca brings lived experience to both sides of the room. With firsthand experience navigating scholarships and university success alongside executive leadership team partnership experience across multiple industries, she combines the relatability students need with the strategic depth organisations demand. Find your programme below.
Schools & Students
Bridging the gap between school and beyond
Helping young people build confidence and unlock opportunities through talks, 1:1 mentorship, workshops and future-readiness programmes from a University Valedictorian helping students build confidence, leadership, scholarship success and practical life skills for the world beyond school.
Professional Development
From leadership to psychological safety. Human-centred programmes that equip modern organisations and their people to perform and succeed.
From emotionally intelligent leadership and psychosocial risk management to AI literacy for modern teams - Rebecca's organisational programmes are designed to build high-performing, psychologically safe cultures where people and performance sustainably succeed.
A different kind of voice
Lived experience meets executive credibility.
Rebecca didn't start on a stage. She started as a student who almost didn't apply - and ended up as University Valedictorian with $100K+ in scholarships, a published academic author, and a career spanning six countries working with organisations on psychological safety and psychosocial risk as COO of a global start-up. Her story is the foundation of everything she does. Read it here.
$100K+
Scholarships earned
Global
Experience in 6+ countries
Valedictorian
University Valedictorian
Experienced
Education, leadership & organisational development
Trusted Voices
Trusted by schools, organisations & communities.
"Rebecca's enthusiasm and positivity is contagious, and I really like that she genuinely listens to what we want to achieve. It truly feels like a partnership."
General Manager, People & Safety
Private Healthcare Organisation, NZ
"Our students really valued and were inspired by Rebecca's presentation, and it was wonderful to have a speaker who really emphasises opportunity and the balance with wellbeing."
Deputy Principal
NZ
"Working with Rebecca is like a breath of fresh air, she makes enabling psychological safety and workplace wellbeing feel easy. Exactly what we needed to move forward with confidence in a time of uncertainty."
Health, Safety & Wellbeing Coordinator
NZ
Let's work together
Bring Rebecca to your school, organisation or stage.
Keynotes, workshops, mentorship and consulting - designed to leave people more confident, capable and future-ready.