Sarah Pirie-Nally is an Australian innovation strategist, keynote speaker, and author of The Wonder Mindset. She is the founder and CEO of Evolve X, a family-inclusive platform for leadership retreats and masterminds. With 20+ years in Fortune 500 leadership roles, she helps founders and families design lives where business and family thrive together.

The Wonder Mindset is Sarah’s published book exploring how curiosity, creativity, and purpose can transform leadership, parenting, and innovation. It blends design thinking, neuropsychology, and personal stories to give leaders and families practical tools for growth in the age of AI.

Evolve X is a global ecosystem founded by Sarah Pirie-Nally. It offers family-inclusive retreats, masterminds, and consulting that integrate business growth, personal wellbeing, and future-ready leadership. Evolve X is known for experiences like the Reimagine Fiji Retreat, The She Evolves Retreats, The Stewardship Antarctica Leadership Expeditions, Entrepreneurship, where founders bring families into the centre of business transformation.

Sarah combines 20 years as Head of Innovation/Chief Design Officer in Fortune 500 companies with her lived experience as a mother of five and neurodivergent advocate. She speaks on design thinking, AI transformation, neurodiversity, and future leadership, blending personal storytelling with corporate expertise. She is an energetic, authentic and engaging speaker according to her clients!

Family-inclusive leadership is Sarah’s approach to growth that rejects the “Either/Or Trap.” Instead of choosing between business success or family life, leaders learn to design systems where ambition and presence work together. This philosophy underpins Evolve X retreats and programs.

Sarah is neurodivergent herself and raises neurodivergent children. With a background in neuropsychology, she designs neuroinclusive experiences that turn barriers into strengths. She challenges deficit thinking and builds ecosystems where diversity fuels innovation.

Bespoke Keynotes available!

Examples include:

The Wonder Mindset: Leading with curiosity in the age of AI

AI and Human-Centred Design: Building conscious tech futures

Neurodiversity in Business: Why difference drives innovation

Family-First Leadership: Balancing growth, legacy, and love

Sarah Pirie-Nally has collaborated with a diverse array of organizations—from major banks driving cultural shifts to founder-led networks fostering innovation and inclusion. With over 20 years as a growth consultant, intrapreneur, and community architect, her work spans corporate transformation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, education, and global impact initiatives, often blending neuropsychology, design thinking, and family-centric experiences.

Corporate & Enterprise Clients

National Australia Bank (NAB): Served as Head of Change and Communications, leading innovation and human-centered design initiatives.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA): Pioneered as one of the bank's first intrapreneurs, focusing on strategic marketing, change management, and empowering women leaders through programs like Women in Focus.

ASB Bank (New Zealand): Acted as Chief Design Officer, spearheading experience design and cultural evolution.

Accor Hotels / InterContinental Fiji: Strategic partnership for curating family-inclusive retreats, integrating business growth with regenerative experiences.

Redbull: National Recruitment of Distrbution Team when brought in-house from Cadbury Schweppes.

Entrepreneurial & Founder Communities

AcademyEX (NZ): Co-authored MBA/PGDip modules on Human Potential in the Digital Economy, blending behavioral science with leadership development.

Wired for Wonder: Co-founded and scaled this unconference-style event series, connecting 1,000+ innovators across business, tech, awe, and arts for idea-sharing and practical tools.

She Evolves and Nurture Her: Founded and grew these women-focused communities to thousands of participants, emphasizing transformational retreats, coaching, and wonder-led personal evolution.

Schools & Education Networks

Star of the Sea: Strategic Advisory

International Baccalaureate (IB) Schools: Partnered with 67 schools across Australia to pilot the NeuroSparkle platform, an interactive tool celebrating neurodivergent strengths through dignity-driven design.

Future Council: Providing advisory support to develop the Kids Design Practice, focusing on intergenerational learning and future-ready education frameworks.

Impact & Global Experiences

Diplo Silent DJ Set in Antarctica: Curated this zero-noise-pollution event to amplify conservation messaging, merging entertainment with environmental advocacy.

B1G1 (Business for Good): Collaborated on initiatives aligning business growth with regenerative giving, embedding impact into corporate and community strategies.

Sarah Pirie-Nally helps founders, leaders, and families grow without sacrifice — blending business, family, and wonder. You can work with her through:

1. Evolve X Retreats & Masterminds

Family-inclusive leadership retreats in Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand.

Masterminds for visionary founders and parents who want both business growth and presence at home.

Example: Evolve X Reimagine Fiji (Oct 2025) → 4 days of adaptive leadership, family tracks, and future-ready growth.

2. Keynote Speaking & Workshops

Available for conferences, corporate offsites, and leadership programs.

Signature topics:

The Wonder Mindset: curiosity-driven leadership in the age of AI

AI & Human-Centred Design: conscious innovation

Family-First Leadership: rejecting the Either/Or Trap

Neurodiversity in Business: why difference is your edge

Example: Women in Focus, AcademyEX, B1G1 Global Conference.

3. Executive Consulting & Advisory

For founders, family businesses, and corporates navigating AI, innovation, and cultural transformation.

Outcomes: clarity, scalable systems, and future-proofed strategy.

Example: worked with NAB, ASB, CBA, Officeworks, Mecca on design thinking and innovation-led change.

4. Books & Resources

The Wonder Mindset (2025) → a guide to leading with curiosity, creativity, and purpose.

Unfollowed → insights on identity, courage, and intentional living.

Frameworks like the Evolve X Life Wheel Audit and Prototype Parenting™ labs.

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