Create an experience with Mitch Brown

Mitch Brown is an advocate, speaker and leader working at the intersection of safety, inclusion, men’s wellbeing and social change.

In August 2025, Mitch became the first openly bisexual past or present male AFL player in the game’s 130-year history. That moment wasn’t about visibility alone - it was a line in the sand for safer cultures, healthier masculinities, and environments where people can show up fully as themselves.

Mitch now focuses his work on advocacy in inclusion, mental health, and men’s behavioural change, particularly within high-performance, hyper-masculine and community settings. His work centres on courage, accountability and care - challenging harmful norms while offering practical pathways for men to grow, reflect and lead differently.

Alongside this advocacy, Mitch brings deep experience from the social impact space, including leadership roles as a Board Director, social enterprise CEO, startup founder and commercial leader. He has worked closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, Traditional Owners and governments, guided by principles of trust, cultural safety and self-determination.
A former elite athlete, Mitch draws on lived experience, humility and resilience to build genuine connection. Whether speaking, advising or collaborating, his focus is the same: creating safer systems, stronger communities, and a version of manhood that makes room for honesty, softness and strength - all at once.