Business Stories

  “Maybe it won’t work out. But maybe seeing if it does will be the best adventure ever.”   This quote inspired me 5 years ago when I first moved to Australia, fresh out of university, completely in love, with […]

I started Harlequin Belle in 2013 with the intention to create beautiful, functional products that will stand the test of time. I have seen it all throughout my career in the fast fashion industry – the waste, the substandard working […]

When I finished my bachelor’s degree in business in 2002, I’d never thought it would lead me to operating one of Australia’s largest online lenders. The internet was in its early infancy back then and finance was still somewhat manual, […]

Minnow Designs is the brainchild of two friends (both mums) who have made it their mission to design beautiful, purposeful products that ‘fill the gaps’ in a parents life. Lorraine, a Fashion Designer and Stacey, a Marketing Consultant met when they […]

Shannon Gilleland, founder and inventor of the Pronto Bottle, came up with the innovative idea of a self cleaning baby bottle while juggling the bottle prepping process in the back of the car, while parked outside her husband’s workplace one […]

When I first had the idea to start my business back in 2012, my partner and I were buying a house, planning a wedding and we knew we wanted kids. I didn’t want to do the juggle of full-time work […]

Donna Cameron has advised countless people in Australia and in London on personal style and presentation for over a decade. Helping people articulate who they are, what messages they want to project, and showing them how to reflect this sartorially, […]

Back in 2017, I had this one simple idea for a new microfibre pool broom. As a pool owner and consumer, I saw the benefit of my brand solving a common problem. The microfibre pool broom was specifically designed for […]

Where It All Started…   I fell pregnant with my first daughter when I was working for a national parenting magazine. I was so excited to be a mum (we had a rough journey with miscarriages along the way), but […]

Working in recruitment for half a decade allowed me to witness, first-hand, the changing face of a fast-paced industry. I built Gatehouse Legal Recruitment from the ground up together with my business partner John. I’m pleased to say we’re now […]