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From a very serious corporate career in marketing to creating a business based on fun RedBalloon, this is my journey. In this blog I share what it takes to be an entrepreneur and what I have learned - warts and all. I am also the author of 'I want what she is having' which chronicles the first five years of building of a fast growing business.
Very proud to be awarded National Telstra Business Womens Award for 2008 in the Nokia Innovation Catogory
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Five Ideas on hearth, home and harmony.
I was interviewed recently for an industry publication about my early days, family and getting ahead…. I thought I’d share my answers. Q1: You say on your website that “life is the sum of our experiences, not our belongings”. So can we have some thoughts on another sort of experience, the experience of buying a [...]
Posted in Articles Also tagged Female Entrepreneur, Gift Experiences, Parenting, Values and integrity, Work life balance Leave a comment
Where are the women…
I was speaking this week at the ADC Future Summit in Melbourne and there was quite some discussion on the fact that Australia is fast going backwards when it comes to women in leadership roles. My simple very non-theoretical answer when challenged on ‘why’ was simply ‘why not’. The reality is that one by one [...]
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Immigration supporting Families
I was recently listening to Susie Babani – Group MD, HR, ANZ speak on Workforce Diversity as a driver of business performance. She has such a rich and diverse background herself after working on most continents. The way that she described the program at ANZ was fascinating. People come together organically to support the community [...]
The final Secret Millionaire Chapter
I was asked last night after the airing of the program - 'Did you enjoy the experience?' 'Enjoy' no, did I find it challenging, confronting, and rewarding - absolutely. I am not an actor, or in the entertainment industry. I have had little to do with television. I did the program on the premise that [...]
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I’m accused of leading a ‘Namby-Pamby’ management revolution
I received the email below yesterday, just after RedBalloon for Corporate hosted a Webinar on Employee Engagement for 250 people. I didn't receive the email until after the event. But I assume that this person was commenting on the session. Alas the email was not signed and was sent from an unknown email... so I [...]

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