In this interview, Megan Capriccio shares FemTech Collective’s journey from being founded in the US, expanding to Australia, and scaling to support women’s health.
Category: People
PEOPLE: I felt like if I didn’t succeed at sport, I simply wouldn’t succeed at all – Morgan Coleman
A guest post from Morgan Coleman, CEO and founder of Vets On Call.
PEOPLE: Josh celebrates one year at Officeworks
Josh, a 28-year-old South Australian, recently celebrated his one-year anniversary with
Officeworks and he couldn’t be happier.
PEOPLE: Laura’s transition from allied health professional to tech startup founder
In this interview, Laura outlines how her career in allied health led to her founding her own startup, Theratrak, a HIPAA certified digital platform that enables allied health professionals to create, monitor, and track custom therapy home programs for children.
PEOPLE: How Charlotte is streamlining clinical trials with Evrima Technologies
In this interview, Charlotte Bradshaw outlines why she founded Evrima Technologies, how it has grown eight-fold in the last six months, and how she is planning to expand the business in 2021.
PEOPLE: Why Dr Helena Rosengren is opening doors for female skin cancer doctors
Dr Helena Rosengren explains why she is passionate about being a skin cancer doctor, training and getting more women upskilled in the field, and how the pandemic is impacting skin cancer treatments.
PEOPLE: How Zara reacted after uncovering flaws across almost every aspect of the healthcare system
Zara Lord founded uPaged after experiencing first-hand and discovering from further research the depth and breadth of flaws in the Australian healthcare system, including over-working nurses and inefficient management of hospital budgets, leading to poorer patient experiences. In this interview, she outlines how she is addressing these problems with technology and her goals for uPaged despite the disruptions of the pandemic.
PEOPLE: How Natasha Price is empowering people with disabilities
Natasha Price saw an immediate need for services that helped empower people with disabilities and also equipped businesses with the tools and knowledge needed to build inclusive workplaces. In this interview, she outlines why she launched InvincAble and what makes their approach to diversity and inclusion effective.
PEOPLE: How Angela Wood is supporting communities with a Big Group Hug
Angela Wood started Big Group Hug as a way to redistribute pre-loved goods to vulnerable families. During the pandemic, the need for these services has skyrocketed, while the means to deliver the services have become more challenging. In this interview, Angela shares how she has established Big Group Hug as a volunteer-led organisation over the years, and how she has navigated the pandemic to help as many as she can.
PEOPLE: Celebrating Aussie STEM Stars through storytelling
Children’s author and science writer, Cristy Burne, discusses her involvement with Aussie STEM Stars, a series of narrative biographies that share the childhood and lives of high-achieving Australian scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.
PEOPLE: How the First Nations Foundation is connecting Indigenous people to $24m in Superannuation
Phil Usher is a Wiradjuri man and CEO of First Nations Foundation, a national not for profit that is aiming to achieve financial prosperity for Indigenous Australians. In this interview, he shares the goals and community engagement approaches of First Nations Foundation, and the opportunities he sees ahead for the organisation.
PEOPLE: Why Julie Cini founded SMA Australia
Biogen, in collaboration with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Australia and Paralympian Dylan Alcott OAM, have recently launched the inaugural ‘Trailblazer Challenge’, aimed at bringing much needed support and solutions to the everyday challenges faced by adults living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). In this interview, Julie Cini, CEO of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Australia, outlines why she started SMA Australia and the impact the Trailblazer Challenge will have on the SMA community.
PEOPLE: Launching STEM Punks to inspire tomorrow’s innovators
Fiona Holstrom shares why she started STEM Punks to inspire the next generation of STEM students and professionals.
PEOPLE: 2020 has reminded us of scientists’ strong role in society – Patricia Vera-Wolf
Patricia Vera-World outlines her career in bioinformatics and her role at Microba.
PEOPLE: “Often by designing activities for people with disabilities we create better activities for everyone” – Dr Kirsten Ellis
Dr Kirsten Ellis shares why she built TapeBlocks, where the idea came from, and why building products for people with disabilities benefits the whole of society.
