Women in Business Series – Jano Kotzas
Tell us about yourself – who you are and what you do? Jano Kotzas – I am the owner and Director of The Prop House. I started The Prop House (TPH) in 1995 – so we are celebrating our 25th […]
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Women in Business Series – Deanne Mayocchi
Tell us about yourself – who you are and what you do? I am Dee Mayocchi, designer and owner of Brisbane based fashion brand Maiocchi. What was your first job and education? I studied fashion design at Mt Gravatt TAFE […]
#SheInspires Jeanette Allom-Hill
Jeanette Allom-Hill has come a long way – physically, emotionally and professionally – since her fractured family was forced to flee South Africa when she was just seven. As Jeanette points out while discussing winning the prestigious 2020 Telstra Queensland Business […]
#SheInspires Jill Atkinson
Is there any more beautifully ethereal instrument than a harp? Jill Atkinson thinks not. You see Jill has a long history with the harp beginning before she was even born and on April 22, 2020 Jill marks 46 years of playing […]
#SheInspires Anne Wallace
Before the world stopped and held its collective breath I had the joy of going on a lovely day out with a friend. We lunched on a spicy cauliflower salad with pomegranates, sitting outside in the sun at the GOMA café […]
Vietnam War, ‘Boat Person’ and Cancer Survivor: Ha-Le Thai Shares Her Story In New Memoir, Waratah
Ha-Le Thai has had more than her fair share of setbacks – her childhood was framed by the Vietnam War and as a young adult she fled the country on a boat seeking asylum – but it inspired the Sydney woman to […]
#SheInspires Katie Tomicek
More and more women are being recognised for their extraordinary feats in the fight for equality while busting myths on the notion that a choice must be made between having a career or having a family. Katie Tomicek is the hat-trick powerhouse, […]
#SheInspires Liz Van Vliet
Liz Van Vliet thought that when her hair started to grow back that she was through the worst of what breast cancer had in store for her. However, she was to find that she hadn’t even scratched the surface. In her book […]
#SheInspires Carol Taylor
At the recent Next Gen Fashion Show, part of MBFF Brisbane, I was fortunate to see my first adaptive fashion collection. The MeQ collection was designed by Carol Taylor who is a mother, artist and lawyer. She also happens to be a […]
#SheInspires Kim Huynh
Meet Kim Huynh, an inspiring woman from Brisbane who always dreamt of a career in the film industry. Kim has taken the leap and made this dream a reality, with her first short film, Bite Club, set to premiere at Event Cinemas […]
Meet Yve Blake from Fangirls
Do you have a fan girl moment? Mine was way back in the 70’s. You remember the days of platform thongs and crocheted bikinis. My friends Ducky, Jules and I got up at four in the morning. We caught a bus and […]
Meet Ashleigh Hockings
When Brisbane’s Ashleigh Hockings steps into her skinny rowing eight shell at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in England in July there will be more than just the weight of achieving success on her slender frame. Along with the eight big blokes […]
#SheInspires Suzy Rogers
Suzy Rogers is pretty handy with a knife. So good in fact that she recently won an award for her ability to slice and dice. But don’t worry, it’s all for a good cause. You see, Suzy, age 24, is a butcher […]
#SheInspires Ursula Yovich
After wowing sell out crowds in Sydney, Queensland Theatre has brought the raw and emotional rock and roll road trip Barbara and the Camp Dogs to the Bille Brown Theatre. I was blown away at rehearsals by Ursula Yovich’s amazing voice and […]
#SheInspires – Sarah Wall
Sarah Wall’s message is simple. Dementia does not just target the elderly, and she is determined to educate as many people as possible to this fact, particularly the younger generation. It’s a mission which grew from tragedy when her much loved Mum […]
Meet Jilly Marsden
Jilly Marsden designs bespoke jewellery for the modern woman. Following on from a successful career as a hair stylist, Jill has turned her passion for art and jewellery into a successful jewellery design business which is now generating buzz around the world. […]
#SheInspires Tracey Watkins
I first became aware of fashion designer Tracey Watkins early in her design career. You see one of my friends bought a piece from White Label Noba at Hummingbird the shop even before Tracey had the stand alone stores in Hawthorne and […]
#SheInspires Michelle Lee
Sydney woman Michelle Lee is set to become the first Australian woman to cross any ocean solo in a rowboat, when she arrives in English Harbour in Antigua this month. The 46-year-old left La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12 and […]
#SheInspires Azulant Akora – Australian Haute Couture Designer
When you think of Haute Couture, Perth in Western Australia is probably not the first place that springs to mind. Yet Perth is the home of African Australian designer – Azulant Akora. Azulant is a millennial designer who creates beautiful Haute Couture […]
#SheInspires Hayley Mattner
She may be only nineteen, but Hayley Mattner is using her own experience with illness and her love of art to help others. Hayley is organising an art exhibition to raise money for the Breast Cancer foundation called ‘For The Love Of […]