TALENT IS EVERYWHERE. OPPORTUNITY IS NOT.WE ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT.
Nathan Lyon
Founder Message
Growing up in regional Australia, I never imagined where sport would take me.
Like many young people, I had big dreams, but no clear roadmap to follow.
Looking back, I realise it wasn't talent that made the difference. It was the opportunities I was given, the people who backed me, and the courage to step through doors when they opened.
Along the way, I learned lessons I wish I'd learned years earlier.
It got me thinking:
What if more regional Australians had access to those lessons sooner?
That's why GOATD was born.
To help create more opportunities for people to learn, grow and realise their potential, regardless of postcode.
Talent is everywhere
Opportunity is not
We're working to Change that
What Is GOATD
Everyone associates the term GOAT with Greatest Of All Time.
While we celebrate excellence, GOATD is not about placing successful people on a pedestal.
It's about understanding how success is achieved.
Talent exists in every town, every school, every sporting club and every workplace.
But talent needs encouragement. People need guidance. Everyone needs a role model.
They need opportunities to learn from those who have walked the path before them.
GOATD exists to help create those opportunities.
Through live experiences, real leadership conversations and practical resources, we help communities strengthen the environments where people can grow, contribute and thrive.
Not by creating champions.
But by helping create the conditions where champions, leaders and great people can emerge.
And our starting point is helping to strengthen the community's leadership ecosystem.
Whilst it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a leadership ecosystem to strengthen a community
GOATD acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of the land on which we live and work. We recognise their continued connection to the land and water and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all First Nations people who work and live on this land today.