Depinder Chhibber was a contestant on MasterChef, driving South-East Asian cooking and representation to mainstream media.
Tag: women in business
PEOPLE: The community lawyer championing diversity from the front
Tu Le works in the community legal sector as a community development manager and solicitor assisting CALD communities, particularly male perpetrators and victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.
PEOPLE: Award-Winning Director and Producer driving diverse perspectives onto the big screen
Hawanatu Bangura is an Afro-Australian award-winning director, writer and producer. She was part of the prestigious Screen Producers Australia: One to Watch program in 2017.
LIFE: LOCAL INDIGENOUS ENTREPRENEUR in the PITCH OF A LIFETIME
Local indigenous business-woman, Julie Okely, of Dilkara, is set to face 30 of Australia’s top CEOs and business leaders, at the 2021 Global Sister Pitch.
PEOPLE: Finding your ‘WHY’ to achieve your goals
Yemi Penn is a fearless business woman and thought leader on creating your own memo, meaning ‘she’ gets to write the script of her life and she encourages others to do the same.
VIEW: The Rise and Importance of Ethical Fashion
A guest post from Niccii Kugler, founder of ethical and sustainable online marketplace Nash + Banks.
PEOPLE: How Shanya is helping consumers transition from ownership to usership
Local entrepreneur, Shanya Suppasiritad, intends to address the issues of misinformation in the sustainable fashion industry by making it easier for consumers to simply buy less.
People: How hairdressing paved the way towards a diverse and inclusive mentoring platform
A guest post from Joan Dellavalle, owner of Ebony and Ivory. – “You know that it is possible for anyone, everyone, including a small business such as mine, to make a difference when you have the same young people return to your programs – confident and comfortable in themselves – to teach others about acceptance.”
PEOPLE: How Cherie Johnson built her business, lost it overnight during the pandemic, and started again
Five years ago, Cherie Johnson started her business, Speaking in Colour, to enable and improve education around Aboriginal perspectives. After several successful years of business growth, the pandemic led to a significant business downturn, and Cherie had to start again.
ADVICE: How Eunica Liu started her own cloth nappy business from scratch
Australia uses an estimated 3.75 million disposable nappies every day, making up a significant portion of household waste entering landfill. One alternative that has evolved rapidly in recent years and is now a sizeable market of its own, is cloth nappies. In this interview, Eunica Liu shares her experiences with starting her cloth nappy business and how she managed customer feedback along the way.
ADVICE: Business leaders need to think holistically about tackling ableism
In this interview, Ainslee Hooper, Anthropologist & Disability Consultant, shares her expert advice and experiences regarding ableism in Australian workplaces, how ableism can and should be managed, how it can be mitigated for future generations, and why a holistic approach is required to tackling ableism.
PEOPLE: How Mei pivoted from a mining career to becoming a sustainability entrepreneur
Mei Yong runs three businesses in the food industry, all of which involve plant-based food products, reducing waste, and using local produce. In this interview, Mei shares her experiences in switching from a career in mining, to turning her ideas into thriving nationwide food and sustainability businesses.
ADVICE: We, as parents, must start to role model new behaviour for our kids
A guest post from Natasha Janssens, author of Wonder Woman’s Guide to Money and an award-winning finance broker and money coach.
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.
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