Such a thrill to witness years of hard slog and tenacity being celebrated at the Telstra Business Woman of the Year awards last night. NPY Women’s Council CEO Andrea Mason was applauded for her leadership in breaking the cycle of domestic … Continue reading
Elevate your voice
WOMEN & GIRL'S SCHOLARSHIP ALERT
A social media post just stopped my scrolling thumb in its tracks.. $4000 grant? For girls and women who dare to dream? Could she be describing our girl gang any better? The amazing Layne Benchley AO – seven times … Continue reading
The tech entrepreneur
Interview with Cyan Ta'eed — Envato.
“It was only when I started saying ‘yes’ that things started happening. It was the wrong way around from what I’d imagined.” Cyan Ta’eed Telstra Victorian Business Woman of the Year. Cyan Ta’eed co-founded super-successful digital goods company Envato from her … Continue reading
PUSHING FOR MORE WOMEN & GIRLS IN TECH
From left Cyan Ta’eed, Martine Harte, Jacinta Carboon There’s something very special about a room full of people striving for gender equality. I was reminded of this at ACS Victoria’s gender parity breakfast held at Zinc at Federation Square. More than … Continue reading
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - FACING OUR GREATEST CHALLENGES
Very excited and honoured to be speaking at an ACS International Women’s Day breakfast event to celebrate ACS 50th anniversary. I’ll be joined by Telstra Business Woman of the year Cyan Ta’eed and ‘Taking care of Business & Me’ founder Jacinta … Continue reading
The cutting-edge marketer
Interview with Cara Cunningham — BPM .
“It’s about rewarding their intelligence, having an eye-to-eye conversation with our customers and making them feel valued.” Cara Cunningham, BPM. Many of us have great business ideas, yet we often lack the marketing nous to take it to the next level. … Continue reading
The young leader
Interview with Holly Ransom
“The few things you are afraid of, you’ve just built up a perception of it, it’s entirely a mental game.” Holly Ransom. At the time of writing, Holly Ransom’s last tweet reads: “fitness friends, I need to pick up a wetsuit … Continue reading
The foreign correspondent
Interview with Zoe Daniel
“I’ve had to push through lots of fear: literal fear for my safety but also fear of failure. The worst thing I can do for me – for my mental and emotional health – is not do it.” Zoe Daniel. … Continue reading
Male Champions of Change
It’s wonderful to see the work being done by the lobby group ‘Male Champions of Change’– convened by former Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick. Women account for 20 per cent of directors on ASX 200 boards and there are reportedly … Continue reading
The tech exec
Interview with Karen Stocks
As managing director of Twitter Australia, Karen Stocks is used to talking in 140 characters or less. I convinced her to say a little more. Here, she shares what it’s like to work for the social media juggernaut and how … Continue reading