Leadership

Women may now outnumber men in the ranks of university students but men still outnumber women in leadership roles in nearly all areas of professional workplaces.

Melbourne-based entrepreneur Monica Meldrum started her food manufacturing business Whole Kids with her husband back in 2005.

Selling homemade wares on Etsy is no longer a hobby or just an extra stream of income for many creative people, with more than a quarter of Australian sellers turning the platform into their sole occupation.

Not enough business owners speak openly about how tough it is to start up and run a successful company, according to the founder of Australia’s first online beauty retailer.

Alexandra Mills was once a professional ballet dancer but is now the chief executive of a suite of brands owned by e-commerce group AussieCommerce, including The Home, Brands Exclusive and

“You can build anything – you just have to imagine it.

When Adriana Gascoigne joined a Silicon Valley startup in 2007 there was one big problem.

First, these are the reasons why I decided to follow the Sheryl Sandberg lead and ‘lean in’:    1.

Leading a team to greatness can be intimidating, exciting, and challenging all at the same time.

A big welcome back to Marina Go, our founding publisher who rejoins us as a regular contributor — sharing tips and anecdotes from her portfolio career which includes a new start-up called The Daily Siren, as well as a number of board positions including chairing the West Tigers and her latest, joining the board of the just listed Autosports Group.

There are many perks to this job, but the key one is getting to meet and learn from so many amazing women.

Just over two years ago I ventured into Jo Burston’s office to talk to the founder of multiple businesses about women’s entrepreneurship.