Profiles

I was born to an average Muslim household in Tehran in 1976, the sixth and last child.

I joined City West Housing in June 2012 as CEO, having over 30 years’ experience in the residential property sector, both in the private and public housing areas.

Leonie McCallum has been a caregiver with Home Instead Senior Care Adelaide since 2013.

As a young woman excelling in her field, owning her own business and exceeding expectations, Shannon Hsu is anything but ordinary.

We know her from Network TEN’s Shark Tank as the ‘Red Shark’ and the bestselling author of Live What You Love.

With a proud family history in property development and a background in architecture, Adelene Teh is responsible for overseeing the highly intelligent and innovative designs behind each Beulah International project.

When Andrea Martins gave up her head-office, government career to follow her husband abroad, little did she know she would spend nearly 10 years living overseas (Indonesia, Mexico and Malaysia).

Founder of start-up, Social Playground, Annabelle and her team spend their days bridging the gap between the online and offline worlds through live digital experiences.

Jo Schneider is a serial entrepreneur, previous holder of Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year (SA) and has featured in BRW, The SMH, Sky News and The Age.

At 12 years old Suzie Riddell started a ‘little social enterprise’, publishing a class newsletter where the proceeds went to charity.

Sarah and her twin sister Emily launched Bellabox in 2011, after six months of business preparation, having no beauty industry experience, industry connections and only their personal savings.

Jessica Manins grew up in the New Zealand tech startup world.