Key Life Lessons Learnt After Being Dead
Delivered With Heart, Humour & Hope
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Laughing & Learning
Ian Hutchinson (‘Hutch’) knows what it’s like to be dead. In 2018, while out bike riding with his mate Don MacKee, he died, and remained clinically dead for 19 long minutes!
Unlike 91% of those who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest, Hutch was one of the fortunate 9% to survive, thanks to Don’s quick thinking CPR skills.
Live Presentations
As a very lucky sudden cardiac arrest survivor Hutch (Professional Speakers Australia - Educator of the Year) and his rescuer mate Don MacKee (comedian, entertainer and MC) are closer than ever – especially after Don ‘enthusiastically’ gave Hutch ‘the kiss of life’ during the CPR to save his life.
As a highly entertaining dynamic duo, best mates Don & Hutch deliver the unlikely experience between them of being a sudden cardiac arrest survivor and a CPR rescuer, in three different presentation formats:
1. Live - Traditional face-to-face conference
2. Live virtual - Zoom style video conference
3. Recorded virtual - On-demand learning
While Life-Saving
Don & Hutch ‘literally save your audience’ before, during or after your event with some highly interactive, hilarious educational keynotes or energisers … and in the process, they’ll teach them how to do CPR. In fact, their session could very likely help save another life, another day.
You, your people and organisation will all reap the life-saving benefits from this talented, entertaining and informative duo who are out to create heart smart and CPR friendly workplaces and communities and give others a second chance at life too.
“Who would have ever thought CPR could be so hilarious & fun!”
Paying-It-Forward
Following his recovery, Don & Hutch founded CPRfriendly.org in memory of, and on behalf of, the 91% less fortunate that don’t survive.
To help turn those statistics around, they are now on a mission to get as many people as possible CPR friendly, in a fun and engaging way, through their years of experience in conference speaking, training and entertainment and help save even more lives.
Personal, Practical, Packed Full-of-Fun
Through their engaging high impact educational keynotes, NSW Police Merit Award recipient Don, and Hutch, NSW Community Service Award winner uniquely share their personal life-saving experience between them in a practical, but full-of-fun light-hearted way.
“Heart, Hope and Humour”
“Serious fun”
Through either an engaging keynote or a combination of high impact educational energisers throughout the day, this dynamic duo can creatively present:
A life-threatening subject taught with heart, hope and humour
Training that’s interactive, engaging with a fun entertaining twist
Real-life 000 phone call audio and lessons learnt
How & why defibrillators (AED’s) save lives
Practical, quick & life-saving skills
Time-effective, action-packed & productive learning
“Learn & laugh”
This life-saving conference combination combines Hutch’s award-winning speaking, training and education, uniquely with Don being one of the country’s best entertainers and comedians. Their conference keynote programs can tick all the boxes, including:
Entertaining employee well-being & OHS initiatives
Corporate citizenship & social responsibility
Employee engagement and team building benefits
Life-saving organisational development & training
Other Additional Learning Options
Vital life lessons learnt after being dead with real life-saving 000 emergency insights taught with heart, hope and humour that changes lives forever.
Resilience strategies and Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) vs Post Traumatic Stress
The art of gratitude and what’s really important after being given a second chance at life on ‘extended time’.
Harnessing your strengths and skills and using them for the greater good
Paying-it-forward & the power of a bigger purpose & living a more authentic life
Oh, and of course vital CPR life-saving skills
The Don & Hutch Event Experience
“Saving lives has never been so fun!”
What organisations say
"Don & Hutch surpassed all expectations by cleverly delivering important CPR education to Roche in a highly memorable, engaging and hilarious manner. Not an easy feat to accomplish – and as such we immediately re-booked them again on the spot for next year!.”
Roche
“Your energy and humour were exactly right for our audience - in fact I think you read them like a book! They can be a tough crowd but you had them engaged from the first moment. I've already had lots of requests to bring you in again so I hope you liked us too!”
Coca-Cola
“Don and Hutch – the perfect fun and interactive pair when it comes to sharing their own life changing story, but with a unique twist. They bring high energy, passion and experience teaching us all things CPR in an interesting and informative way. Ideal for any event or conference.”
Abbott Australasia
What participants say
“You were brilliant. Very clear and important information that gave me so much confidence.”
“Brilliant - short and informative while user friendly and very amusing. Loved the presentation!!”
“Loved the comic routine about a serious topic and the fun CPR rap at the end guys!”
“Perfectly done! Helped me build confidence ...so simple...thank you!”
“Absolutely brilliant. Very informative. Thanks lads - So glad I did this!”
“Great session! Great info. Very helpful session! Thanks so much guys!”
CPR certification
If required, we can also help provide CPR certification, which requires a longer 3 hour program to complete.
Social responsibility, make simple
Enhance your company’s reputation by helping create heart smart and CPR friendly communities with better access to life-saving defibrillators. Why not mark the occasion by fundraising or donating an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for your employees, one of your favourite corporate causes, clubs or community organisations. CPR friendly gets some of the best prices on defibrillators in the country.
Want to have your team learn CPR in a fun engaging way at your next event?
Contact. Connect. Collaborate.
Get in touch and we will be happy to talk you through some of the best options for your event.
