Jess Van Zeil is an eye patch wearing, 29-year-old best-selling author and resilience expert who has been featured in media internationally. She has faced a multitude of challenges in her life, including being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer when she was 22. Jess has become a passionate and highly respected advocate for cancer survivorship, early detection and prevention, and lives with an acquired disability, facial difference (monocular) and various chronic illnesses. As a result, she’s learned a lot about resilience and the art of bouncing back! Jess realised she didn’t want anyone to face life’s challenges unarmed. The art and science of building resilience has become her passion. Jess developed the PATCH system which will gives people the skills and tools to grow and thrive when faced with change. She has shared her story and the PATCH methodology on stages across Australia to audiences up to 7,000 people, including the NAC in 2018 alongside Tony Robbins, Turia Pitt, Michelle Bridges and Naomi Simson. In 2019 Jess’ book “Eye Won” was published internationally.