A guest post from Niccii Kugler, founder of ethical and sustainable online marketplace Nash + Banks.
Tag: women in business
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.
ADVICE: Transitioning from 23 years in health care to business management
Newly appointed COO of Physio Inq, Liz Pearson, Liz has been a clinical physio for 23 years but felt with her experience she could offer support to younger physiotherapists. After joining Physio Inq in September of 2019, Liz was supporting the co-founder as a state manager for the Mobile & Community services arm of the company. Her addition to the team helped define the role of a state manager.
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.
VIEW: Misconceptions About Women & Mental Health That Therapists Hear Often
A guest post from Jennifer Okolo, who is a therapist and the founder of She Aspires.
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.
VIEW: Why it’s time to end factory farming
If you don’t know the definitions of factory farming, sustainable farming, ethical farming or organic farming, or how they differ from each other, you’re not alone, according to recent research by Frontier Pets Founder, Diana Scott. In this interview, Diana shares her vision for ending Factory Farming, and explains why this should be a shared goal among all Australians.
