Tag: entrepreneurs

Brisbane is home to a Myriad of opportunities

Brisbane has just hosted its second Myriad festival, where 2500 participants joined over 100 speakers from Australia and beyond to hear stories of ideation, success, and technology. I had the privilege of sharing the Icon story with delegates on Friday, and arrived to find the Royal Convention Centre buzzing with people and energy.  Unfortunately I’d […]

Introducing Alice

When I was at Dell’s DWEN conference in July I said Hello to Alice for the first time, as her founders Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore, two fabulous female entrepreneurs whom I knew from previous DWEN events, introduced their new artificial intelligence platform for entrepreneurs. Alice connects entrepreneurs with the resources they need to grow […]

The importance of aspirational role models

I’ve loved watching the Olympics for as long as I can remember.  I can clearly recall sitting glued to the television in 1980 watching Nadia Comaneci roll out perfect 10’s in the gymnastics, convinced I’d just seen my future.  Sadly the school gymnastics unit that followed close on the heels of the Olympics revealed quite […]