“It’s important to empower women with knowledge so that they can make informed decisions about their health. This knowledge can then also be passed on to the next generation and hopefully we can curb the occurrence of cancer in the future.” … Continue reading
Interviews Engaging Women
The illustrator/designer
“At the time I didn’t know it, but it all formed to bring me to where I am now, everything was unrelated but absolutely related.” Beci Orpin. Beci Orpin is a designer of considerable note with a fascinating back story: she spent her … Continue reading
The singer/abc host
“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
“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
The property boss
“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
NATASHA STOTT DESPOJA ON DIVERSITY
Natasha Stott Despoja has elegantly presented the case for gender equality her entire career. As the sun sets on another International Women’s Day, I thought it would be great to revisit a woman who has been advocating for most of her … Continue reading
The space ambassador
“Just be brave enough to take the first step. I didn’t realise who I was until I went to Space Camp and was challenged.” Jackie Slaviero. Former teacher, Jackie Slaviero’s bio is rather unique. International Ambassador of the Space Camp … Continue reading
The cutting-edge marketer
“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 naturopath
“Your gut health is the centre of the rest of our health, it is basically our second brain. 80% of our immune system resides in our gut. It’s really important to keep our guts happy; the little microbes, our gut bacteria … Continue reading
The social changemaker
“Seeing 30,000 people turn out on the streets for the peace march after her murder and seeing the way that people were engaging around issues affecting women.” Renee Carr. We are living in a unique moment in Australia’s history. Family violence is … Continue reading