Dinushi Dias

Do successful leaders really benefit from being mentored or sponsored and what impact does it actually make? Three women at the top of their game open up.

This is part one of the Mentee’s Manifesto, supported by Charles Sturt University and published in the lead up to the 2019 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards.

There are two very big lies we’re being told about our financial futures. It’s time to get real.

When adversity hits, even the most ambitious people can be shaken, and this can make the road to success even more difficult.

Anyone with ambitious goals needs to be constantly learning, something made possible (and enjoyable) through reading.

When entrepreneur Siobhan Komander started her own events business back in 2004, she had a laptop, $3000 and no clients.

“Diversity is a critical success driver for every business—not just tech and startups,” says Aubrey Blanche, head of diversity and inclusion at multibillion-dollar tech giant Atlassian.

After taking over the League of Extraordinary Women (LOEW) as chief executive, Cupcake Central founder Sheryl Thai is heading the development of an app that will connect women entrepreneurs across borders.

Before Caroline Woodhouse became a successful entrepreneur and startup founder, and before she was recognised by Telstra’s Business Women’s Awards, she didn’t really know much about tech.

Social media has been a secret weapon for many Australian entrepreneurs, allowing them to amass a significant following, creating loyal customers and brand ambassadors in the process.

One of Australia’s pioneering organic skincare companies has cracked the Chinese market – but it wasn’t an overnight success.

Emails are the bane of most of business people’s existence.