“That’s the trick with digital now you can’t just put beautiful work out there you have to be able to measure it and give tangible results to clients.” Virginia Hyland. Time to hear from someone who backed herself and … Continue reading
“You know I’ve had bad jobs; I’ve had bad relationships, I’ve had really bad circumstances in my life but I’ve always been very, very driven to change them.” Mia Freedman. What is it about Mia Freedman that drove her … Continue reading
Young film maker Eli Mak captures jewellery designer Tanya Hamersfeld creating a jewel encrusted mask valued at 42K. The Melbourne mum of three later donated it the AIDS Benefit Ball. You may remember Tanya from a post a few weeks back when I took you inside her glamorous … Continue reading
“The first experiment I did that proved a gene was responsible for disease.. when I did that experiment and got the results on a dip stick I felt super excited, here I was discovering disease and I was the only … Continue reading
“He led me around the corner to a tiny apartment and we went in the room and before me was a tiny, very elderly man and he was surrounded by so much light, you just felt his energy. (I’ve met … Continue reading
“I came over here with $500 and my portable sewing machine and found a flat which I rented for forty dollars a week. It had a garage which became my empire (laughs) and one power point and on that I ran the sewing machine: … Continue reading
“The one bit advice I give myself, in moments where you feel that encroaching sense of self-doubt is just to remember that the project is larger than yourself. The big cultural projects we all undertake in Australia are bigger than us. If … Continue reading
“I didn’t speak about the assault for a long time because I lived in fear for so long, but I am happy to talk about it now because I feel lucky to have survived it. It’s also taught me a valuable … Continue reading
“It wasn’t about wanting to be a general manager it was more basic than that, I’d witnessed first-hand the challenges women have trying to work and have a family and I really have enormous empathy and respect for the women … Continue reading
“I have to say we really started from a very naive place, I’d never been to a fun run, I don’t think most of the women working on our volunteer committee had been to a fun run and so we … Continue reading