Biographical Information

BACKGROUND
Deanna Sorensen was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1967, and grew up in West Hill, London and Brampton, Ontario. After two years at McMaster University Deanna left Canada for a summer in Europe, which ignited her passion for travel.

A year later she left Canada on a three-month round-the-world ticket, which became a ten-year odyssey during which she visited more than 40 countries on four continents. She spent a year each in Australia and Japan before settling in Hong Kong for four-and-a-half years, where she founded her own professional development company, Radiant Communication.

At the Hong Kong Handover in June 1997 she met her partner Jez, and travelled to meet him again in London, via China, Mongolia, Russia and Eastern Europe.

On May 2nd 1998 she began her Australia crossing, walking alone and unsupported from Perth to Sydney, a distance of 5000km. She reached the finish line 180 days later at Bondi Beach, Sydney, on October 28th 1998.

She now lives by the sea in Sydney with Jez, and has her own business, The Radiant Coaching Company. 'Going the Distance' is her first book.

Her website is www.radiantcoaching.com.au

CREDENTIALS
Canadian-born Deanna Sorensen spent six months walking across Australia alone and unsupported, covering the 5000km distance between Perth and Sydney at the rate of a marathon a day. Her experiences are chronicled in her newly published book called 'Going the Distance'. Now living in Australia permanently, Deanna uses the same focus and commitment to help others achieve their personal and professional goals.

Deanna is a Certified Professional Coach with ten years experience in Personal and Business Coaching. She is a member of the International Coach Federation and the Graduate School of Coaching - Coachville. She is a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, has a Graduate Certificate in Management, is a regular mentor in the Women in Business Mentor Program run by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development and a member of the Australian Businesswomen's Network (ABN). Deanna has presented to many organisations, including the ABN, and has published articles in health and fitness magazines as well as personal development publications in print and online. She is also an Austswim certified swimming instructor.

Her background includes running her own professional development company in Hong Kong where she was a Founding Member of the Hong Kong Mind Gym, using the Mind Mapping techniques developed by Tony Buzan.

Along with biathlons and ocean swims, Deanna's athletic credentials include numerous half marathons, four and ultradistance events, as well as her solo, unsupported 5000km walk across Australia from Perth to Sydney.

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