Profiles A hidden gem: The original Sapphire’s Lois Peeler still inspiring change This story was first published in August 2012.
Profiles Valerie Khoo: Empowering women is the key to sustainable change Valerie Khoo is the founder and managing director of Sydney Writers’ Centre and the co-founder of Social Callout and is the author of five books, including the recently published Power Stories.
Profiles Surfing champion Layne Beachley: Dissatisfaction helps me to maintain motivation Layne Beachley is a seven time ASP Women’s World Champion and the most successful female surfer of all time.
Profiles Boost Juice’s Janine Allis: Forget the work/life balance Janine Allis describes herself as “a girl from the burbs who had no idea about business”.
Profiles From Afghanistan to Australia and back: a foreign correspondent’s personal fight for freedom She has travelled through war-torn regions in Yemen, Libya and Iraq for her work but for Yalda Hakim’s parents, it is her trips to Afghanistan they find the hardest to understand.
Profiles They hate your idea? Shut them out: Mr & Mrs Smith’s Tamara Lohan Tamara Lohan proudly doesn’t hire from the publishing industry for her global travel guide business, Mr & Mrs Smith.
Profiles Why it is easier for women to succeed in China Peggy Liu has worked as a venture capitalist in Shanghai, an e-commerce pioneer in Silicon Valley, a software marketing executive, a McKinsey consultant and a computer programmer, and she says it’s easier to succeed in business as a woman in China, than anywhere else.
Profiles Meet the Sydney woman bringing art to the masses We talk to the founder and director of Art Pharmacy, Emilya Colliver, who is helping Australians build art collections without breaking the bank.
Profiles It’s been 70 years since a woman first addressed Parliament Sunday marks 70 years since Dame Enid Lyons delivered her maiden speech to parliament as the first female ever elected to the House of Representatives at the 1943 federal election.
Profiles How to write a book while holding down a full-time job Many of us dream of fulfilling a creative goal outside of our professional employment, but when you go into battle carrying nothing but the romance of the idea, you’ll likely lose to the crushing defeat of reality.
Profiles How Katrina Knowles rebuilt her business after Cyclone Yasi When Cyclone Yasi hit Mission Beach in February 2011, Katrina Knowles was taking cover inside The Elandra – a beachfront hotel she had spent years transforming from a dilapidated and run-down property into a luxury resort.
Profiles What Rachel Zoe knows about motherhood, business and style One of the world’s most famous stylists wants you to know that despite the designer threads and celebrity friends, she’s just a normal person.
