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Follow your dreams. It may sound like a cliché, but that’s exactly what this successful mother and business owner did.

The unimaginative among us may lament that ‘all the good ideas are taken’. For young Melbourne entrepreneurs Jordan Catalano and Tom Hywood, that notion is ridiculous.

Between the demise of the Yellow Pages and the growth of mass-produced ‘cookie cutter’ furniture – it was only a matter of time before a backlash started.

Go back not all that long ago, and the concept of paying $3+ for a small plastic bottle of water would have prompted gasps at the sheer audacity of such a ‘product’.

Sipping chardonnay and looking out across rows of perfectly manicured grape vines doesn’t quite compute with the day-to-day reality of running a vineyard. Not to mention an on-site winery, cellar door, and restaurant.

Michael McGlynn is frank about the purpose of his studio: he wants it to produce quality art. The higher the quality of the product, the better it is for business.

Starting out as a boutique makeup brush brand 12 years ago, the chance meeting between an Australian entrepreneur and a makeup artist in London preceded the complete transformation of an Australian brand.

Five years ago when Canada hosted the G20, Toronto-based Farah Mohamed, the President & CEO of the G(irls)20 Summit, was determined to see her then brand new idea be a success.

Juliet Rosser believes in supporting Australian artists. So much so that she set up a business to promote their work and better engage the public with the arts sector.

On the face of it, opening a new spin and yoga studio in Sydney’s CBD sounds like a shortsighted plan. Aren’t there already dozens of gyms doing that exact same thing?