Pouring your heart, soul and finances into a new business is exciting, but in the game of entrepreneurship, risk is an inevitable partner, writes Zee Der-Levine To date I’ve launched three businesses,…
‘We need to start early’: Analyst Mayase Jere on achieving more diversity in STEM
When senior business analyst Mayase Jere shared with SBS her thoughts on “The Australian Ethnic Pay Gap,” the Melbourne-based 34-year-old trailblazer said she believes she could have been …
How Ella Baché’s great niece became one of Australia’s most formidable business leaders
The business story of Ella Baché is one of Australia’s truly great tales of female tenacity, friendship and grit. A cosmetic chemist by trade, Baché fled war-torn Europe in the 1930s before resettling…
‘Chocolate is just another material’: How one female entrepreneur went from engineer to chocolatier
We’re still more than two months out from Christmas, but for some small businesses, the rush has already begun. Gulcay Bateman, owner of Adelaide-based Just Bliss Chocolates, says customers are alread…
‘Disruption’ in business takes new meaning & importance when it literally feeds people
When it comes to discussing ‘disruptors’ in business, it’s women like Ronni Kahn who deserve more credit for shifting the status quo. She’s not a tech guru. She’s not leading a shift to AI. Nor is she…
‘Sausage fest’: The 99 men and 1 woman on Forbes’ innovators list reinforces barriers to women in business
This weekend, Forbes released its list of America’s 100 most innovative leaders. It will be of no surprise that Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk tied for first place, or that Mark Zuckerburg, Marc Benioff and…
MD of Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Marnie Baker on the value of authenticity
Marnie Baker is the Managing Director at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Here she shares her thoughts on successful leadership and the value of authenticity. Baker speaks at the Women in Leadership Summit …
Why Adobe’s Suzanne Steele believes good leadership hinges on risk & integrity
Adobe’s Australian MD, Suzanne Steele shares her thoughts on career success , risk and the criticality of conviction in leadership. The dynamic leader will speak at the Women in Leadership Summit this…
Female-led clean-energy business is driving its own mission
Who? Charlie Thompson What? The CLEAN COLLECTIVE, which started in 2017. What was the impetus? The Clean Collective is the fastest-growing marketplace for sustainable purchases in Australia. The onli…
It’s only a ‘favour’: The trouble with speaking for free
I suspect it’s because too many of us are too nice and too modest. Why else is speaking for free something so many of us do? Why do we fail to treat speaking opportunities as a business transact…
