Alisa Camplin: Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones
Image: Back row: Melissa Butterworth (CBA), Samantha Pearce (CBA), Jane Benston (Springboard Consulting), KerryAnn Bartle (author, Hundreds&Thousands), Richenda Vermeulen (ntegrity) Front row:...
View ArticleExecutive Women To Push On
I was fortunate to attend the Executive Women Australia’s (EWA) Executive Luncheon with The Hon Joe Hockey on Thursday, 2nd May. The main agenda was to discuss how to advance senior leadership and...
View ArticleWomen With Issues And Big Girl’s Panties
I am sucker for an event or product with a cool name or unique concept. And this one just spoke to me (it also helps that the event involves my fave things – socialising, wine and fabulous women)....
View ArticleA French Affair In Melbourne
Image: Kerry-Ann Bartle (centre) with Janine Lum (L) and Peta Doran of EWIB Un événement merveilleux – a wonderful event; in both languages it totally describes my excitement attending A French Affair...
View ArticleAnything Is Pozible With Crowdfunding
With so much creative talent in Australia, it’s a wonder where all the start-ups, new bands or film projects get funding, especially with the current economic climate. Rather than go down the...
View ArticleEvery Woman Business Event: Energetic Women
What is it like working in the resources sector? For many women, thinking about a mining job conjures up images of hard hats, giant trucks and getting dirty, which can be discouraging when starting out...
View ArticleLike Fine Wine, Aging Adds Depth
I am in my mid to late 20s and I have a confession to make. Aging terrifies me. I don’t know what it is about aging that I dislike so much, but I just do. One not-for-profit organisation helping to...
View ArticleKids Business: Bloggers Brunch
Bloggers Brunch is an event run by Kids Business – a niche agency specialising in forward-thinking social media initiatives, word-of-mouth campaigns and public relations for products and services...
View ArticleThe 7 Myths About Women and Work
Editor’s Note: We are thrilled to cover the Australian Executive Women’s Leadership Symposium which was held on 22-23 May in Sydney. Elisa Limburg reports on key issues executive women are talking...
View ArticleProtecting Your IP Is Serious Business
Karan White and Jamie White from Pod Legal were the proud hosts of World IP Day 2013, Creativity: The Next Generation held in May at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins. A fresh early morning start saw a...
View ArticleThe Businesswoman’s TLC
Filled with some of the most inspirational, passionate and hard-working women in Sydney, the Hilton Ballroom had never smelled so successful. No doubt looking to escape the cold winter chill and in...
View ArticleThe Gender Pay Gap In Australia
I joined nineteen other women and one man for Executive Women Australia’s (EWA) robust roundtable covering the topic which is currently heavily featured in the headlines: Australia’s ever growing...
View ArticleEvent Review: Middle Woman By SheSays Australia
Pictured (left to right): Sarah Stringer, Amanda Gledhill, Geraldine Davys, Sam Mutimer Helping set up the latest SheSays event “Middle Woman” was a pure delight amidst the stylish modern surrounds...
View ArticleMeet Australia’s Youngest Adventurer: Alyssa Azar
Photo credit: Sydney Owen There doesn’t appear to be a shortage young Australians who are set on taking the world by storm. Toowoomba resident, Alyssa Azar, is giving life a red hot go with a big,...
View ArticleEvent Review: Utopia Women’s Wellness
Utopia Women’s Wellness was the premier full day event created by Renee Gardner and Levi Walz, held at All Hallows Girls School in Fortitude Valley on Saturday 13th July 2013. Pulling together the...
View ArticleFailing All The Way To The Top
It’s early and outside; Melbourne has turned on a grim, grey day befitting the middle of winter. It’s cold too, and wet. And did I mention early…? But inside Port Melbourne’s Rose Diner, it’s like...
View ArticleMelbourne Uni Girls Smash Patriarchy
Editor’s Note: Christina Yiannakis checks out what young women at Melbourne University are doing to address the gender pay gap issue when they enter the workforce. In 2009, the Australian Bureau of...
View ArticleLet Me Tell You Why Richard Branson Is Nothing Special
Editor’s Note: When Heather Potter got up close and personal with Richard Branson at a Business Chicks breakfast, she discovers he’s pretty ordinary and shares the story of an ordinary guy who chased...
View ArticleSecret Underground Dining For Stylish Melbourne Ladies Revealed
Editor’s Note: We sent Melbourne Ambassador Susan Young to a secret ladies’ underground dining experience, and she’s hooked. On a very wet and miserable Melbourne afternoon, I knew it was time to read...
View ArticleFashion Brands Face Off At The 2013 Ragtrader Conference
Editor’s Note: Ambassador Heather Potter reports on how the land of fashion is coping with its big bad enemy – the world wide web. From the moment the first speaker took to the stage at the 2013...
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