Author: Joanna Spensley
Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Lauren Roe | The Great Indoors
12 years ago Lauren Roe launched I Love Linen - a brand offering bedding, living and fashion lines. We chat about her business and lessons learned.
Filed under: Sport, Entrepreneurship, Health and wellbeing
Alyssa Koenen | The Pursuit of Wellness
Alyssa Koenen is a former athlete and the Founder of Lyss Koenen Performance Nutrition. The QUT Alumni Team sat down with Alyssa to chat about her career, Nutritionists versus Dieticians and what it’s like to pursue wellness in the digital age.
Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Portfolio careers
Amber Lowther | In the Listener’s Shoes
Since graduating with a Bachelor of Creative Industries, Amber Lowther has navigated a dynamic career journey—from magazines to radio. Today, she is the Founder of PLAY Media and the Host of the Fashion Avenue podcast.
Filed under: Indigenous Australians, Arts and Culture
David Williams | Innovating Indigenous storytelling
David is a proud Wakka Wakka man from Central Queensland who founded Gilimbaa in 2008 – a full-service creative agency known for their innovative promotion of indigenous culture. In this Q&A he chats about his career and the power of connection.
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Filed under: Indigenous Australians, Arts and Culture
Wayne Denning | Championing Indigenous Stories
Wayne is a proud Birri and Guugu Yumidhirr man who left a remarkable career in the public service to found Carbon Creative. In this Q&A, Wayne chats about his career in the creative industries and his perspectives as an Indigenous Australian.
Filed under: Sustainability, Global careers
Sally Higgins | Nurturing Progress
Sally Higgins is no stranger to hard work, balancing her days working for the Nous Group with co-managing a mixed use farm. In this article, we ask about Sally's Nuffield Scholarship research and how she manages her priorities.
Filed under: Global careers, Sustainability
Dr Omniya el Baghdadi | Nature Positive Cities
Dr Omniya el Baghdadi is a seasoned sustainability consultant with over 13 years of experience in research and consultancy in Australia and Egypt. In this Q&A Omniya discusses the parallels between the two countries.
Filed under: Health and wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion
Sumit Panjwani | Choosing Wellness
Sumit spent 15 years coordinating wellbeing programs with at-risk and migrant communities before establishing Reframe Wellbeing. In this article Sumit chats about his career and explores some of the latest wellbeing insights.
Filed under: Sport
Casey Reibelt | Vanguard
Casey is still coming off the high from being one of four Australian match officials selected for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup but her success hasn’t been overnight – it’s been a 20 year journey.
Filed under: Innovation, Indigenous Australians
Jacob Davidson | Transformation
Jacob is a proud descendant of the Gunditjamara and Ngarrindjeri mobs of South West Victoria and South East South Australia and is passionate about taking the family catering business all the way to Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Filed under: Entrepreneurship
Maxwell Nee | No Straight Lines in Success
Maxwell has climbed the corporate ladder and quit, made mistakes, built a seven-figure coaching business and now in his latest iteration become a wine and whiskey investor. Here he chats about his career, business coaching and the entrepreneurial mindset.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Indigenous Australians
Daniel Riley | Flexibility
Daniel is a proud Wiradjuri man, dancer, choreographer, teacher and Artistic Director at the Australian Dance Theatre. Daniel shares his career journey, inspiration and the impact of listening and acknowledging a deeply uncomfortable history.