The Stella prize winner

Huge congratulations to author Charlotte Wood for being named the 2016 Stella Prize winner for her novel The Natural Way of Things. The event was held at Sydney’s magnificent Opera House last night. Wood says her novel was inspired by the treatment of … Continue reading

NATALIE BELL UNITING FOR MURRAY FAMILY

WHO: Natalie Bell CAUSE: The Will Murray Foundation MOVIE: Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot WHY: Ambassadors – raising money for women and children in crisis across Australia GUESTS: Humans of Bayside Melbourne. Natalie Bell is one of life’s good networkers so when she put out … Continue reading

Learning to live without my mum

Interview with Candice Wyatt

Candice Wyatt has many reasons to smile, she’s co-anchor of Melbourne’s Eyewitness News and has met the love of her life Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell. It’s hard to imagine that just three years ago, she watched her mother draw her last breath… … Continue reading

The singer/abc host

Interview with Clare Bowditch — Musician, Big Hearted Business.

“Balance is never handed to us on a plate, it’s really, simply a matter of finding your own internal place of rest in between all the busyness.” Clare Bowditch.   Clare Bowditch is a businesswoman, mum-of-three, musician, song writer, appears on the Australian … Continue reading

The conductor

Interview with Nicolette Fraillon

“I am so focussed during a performance that I can’t tell you what I am feeling. Conducting for ballet, being the facilitator between stage and pit, between dancers and orchestra, whilst simultaneously leading and creating/giving a performance requires total concentration … Continue reading

SUPPORTING FEMALES IN MEDIA

I’ve been surrounded and inspired by journalists since I was a little girl. My dad was a federal politician so I’d often answer the phone to the likes of Michelle Grattan and Laurie Oakes and eavesdrop on their interviews. Back then, the press gallery … Continue reading

The property boss

Interview with Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz — CEO and managing director Mirvac Group.

“I think all businesses and particularly businesses where you’re creating a built legacy are about the customer not about the building. Great businesses are created when they’re serving their customers in a really powerful way, not when they’re thinking about … Continue reading

The shoe entrepreneur

Interview with Jodie Fox — Shoes of Prey.

“Probably my biggest lesson stems from this one thing that I think about quite a lot and that is just do everything before you’re ready. With doing everything before your ready, it’s petrifying, you learn as you go and you are … Continue reading

How to create inner calm

Don’t know about you but I need all the help I can get when it comes to performing in high pressure situations. That’s why I needed to share this research surrounding the Vagus nerve with all of you good things. What is the … Continue reading