Entrepreneur
Anaita Sarker founded Olivia&Co, an Australian personalised accessories online retailer, 3 years ago and then went on to launch Hero packaging, a 100% bio-degradable and eco-friendly packaging shipping solution, just last year with her husband Vik. She oversees two successful companies, has two children and is a guest lecturer at Macquarie University. So, there’s a fair bit […]
While it may seem like Sonya Mefaddi has already kicked some serious goals over the span of her career, the savvy business woman is just getting started and currently has a number of exciting projects in the pipeline. Fashion Palette is celebrating ten years of business, and not only will Fashion Palette showcase for its 8th year […]
In 2001 I was in the best shape of my life, regularly skiing, climbing, and running. Then, the day before my 29th birthday, I fell off a 100-foot cliff while skiing in Canada, suffering injuries that included a crushed skull and brain, multiple broken bones, collapsed lungs, and a lacerated kidney. Luckily, I was operated […]
Andrew Laurie has gone from sales roles to CEO, to founder and entrepreneur, to executive coach. He is someone that truly practices what he preaches. As a coach, he wants his business owner clients to live extraordinary lives through providing the freedom that entrepreneurship often promises yet rarely delivers. Andrew has designed his healthy, fulfilled […]
In part one, we spoke about the importance of succession planning. Now, we will look at the four steps you need to take to develop a successful succession plan. Assuming you have a strategic plan, the first step in succession planning is to project when you will need people with certain kinds of knowledge and […]
Part one: Why do I need a plan? Although much has been written about succession planning in large corporations, it is equally important for entrepreneurial companies and family businesses. Without a succession plan, leaders put their companies at risk when they leave, move to another position, or retire. Why bother if it’s my company, and […]
Dynamic Business revisits the startup success insights of Steve Baxter, one of Australia’s most successful tech entrepreneurs, an active investor and mentor to startups. You may recognise him as a ‘Shark’ on Channel 10’s Shark Tank Australia. In 1994, at the age of 23, Steve put his life savings of $11,000 on the line to launch his […]
Bridget Carmady is a naturopath turned skincare business owner, who was motivated by her own personal experiences and a desire to address a gap in the market, to found Clemence Organics 3 years ago. In her Blue Mountains based clinic, Bridget saw first-hand that her clients’ skincare needs weren’t met by other products on the […]
Taryn Williams is the CEO and founder of theright.fit and Wink Models. She is one of Australia’s most popular female entrepreneurs and digital influencers. A former model, Taryn launched Wink Models in 2007 at the age of 21 and it has since cemented its place as one of Australia’s leading commercial modelling agencies with turnover […]
Slyletica was founded four years ago by Simon and Yetta Rawadi and the couple have created a global apparel manufacturing and brand development agency that handle some of the best activewear brands in the world. In just over 3 years, they have created ranges for over 100 clients from 12 countries and have made $16.9 million […]
By Annabelle Davidson, founder of Social Playground Being a female business founder can be tricky when juggling two young children, but I’ve learned a lot about building culture throughout my business journey. I’m the CEO and founder of Social Playground, a seven figure company I started five years ago. I started my own company after […]
These four women have overcome different illnesses, or periods of unhealthiness, in their lives, and have later gone on to build their lives as successful female entrepreneurs. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they are all in the health & fitness industry, as their times of being unwell have lead them to find a solution and help other people […]
The start of a new financial year is an ideal time for business owners to take stock of the business, review progress towards growth goals, and re-align plans as necessary. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach for businesses to make their planning more effective, there are a number of key considerations that can help business […]
Yemi Penn hit rock bottom aged 24 when she was kicked out of home by her parents, whose traditional Nigerian values disapproved of her falling pregnant whilst unmarried, and she found herself homeless, in an unsafe, violent environment in South London. She had a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but found herself sleeping on a doorstep […]
At just 27 years old, Dr Elliot Smith is the CEO and Co-founder of Maxwell Plus, which is backed by Shark Tank’s Steve Baxter. Maxwell Plus is a Brisbane based medical business rethinking the way we detect and diagnose cancer, with a specific focus on prostate cancer. Elliot was inspired to start Maxwell Plus after his […]
Byline: Guy Mckenzie and Adam Gilmore, co-founders of Tonic With the demand for delivery rapidly increasing, businesses across all industries, from food to health and retail, are feeling the pressure to provide fast and reliable delivery options. In recent years, there has been a rise globally in the use of delivery services. It is estimated […]
Priscilla Hajiantoni’s earliest memories are of admiring her mother’s beauty and the daily rituals she took to care for her skin. The daughter of a beauty salon owner, Priscilla’s after school education was rebooking clients, stock orders, and serving tea and coffee to all of the ladies looking after their skin. Priscilla founded the Bangn […]
Ben is the owner and co- founder of Flow Athletic, an incredibly successful yoga and fitness studio based in Paddington. In 2015 Flow Athletic won the Telstra Small Business of the Year Award. After playing rugby professionally for Cronulla Sharks, Ben went on to own three very successful personal training studios. This earned him a healthy profit of $10K a week, but he […]
By Lionel Legros, Asia-Pacific Director at OVH We are living in an era of cloud adoption. A 2019 study on Australia’s cloud market reveals that cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is growing considerably, with market spend expected to reach $1.3 billion by 2022. Yet despite this growth and a growing awareness of the benefits of the cloud, providers […]
Setting up a small business can be an exciting yet daunting experience. By the time you actually launch your business you have likely experienced a lot of uncharted waters, sleepless nights, caffeine highs and are generally left questioning your overall sanity. Trust me I know. In 2008 my brother and I started our business, Credit […]
