Fran Hurndall

Fran Hurndall knows what it means to chase the impossible. In 2025, she became the fastest woman to run across Australia, covering 3,800 kilometers in 60 days. This journey tested every physical and mental limit, fueled by a mission far greater than herself.

In 2023, Hurndall made history by dribbling a football 1,000 kilometers from the Gold Coast to Sydney during the FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first person to do so. She raised thousands for women in sport and earned a Guinness World Record. In 2024, her life shifted when she learned her sister had been suffering in a domestic violence relationship, a truth that brought the issue painfully close to home. This revelation, combined with her mother's own experience, ignited a passion in Hurndall to use her platform to break the silence and inspire change.

A former Arsenal Academy and England footballer, Hurndall has raised over $100,000 for charity and sparked national conversations on resilience, courage, and advocacy. Her story of grit, vulnerability, and unstoppable determination has been featured across SBS News, The Australian Women's Weekly, The Sunday Times, and "A Current Affair with Deborah Knight."

Her keynotes inspire audiences to believe in their own strength, embrace discomfort, and turn adversity into purpose.