We’ve already enjoyed talks from Founder and Director of The Festivalists Matthieu Ravier, QMusic Executive Officer Denise Foley and Founder of Red Room DVD Dan Joyce, and this month we’ve got something for everyone. Here’s the best of what’s coming up.
11/03/2013 – Beginning Boutique: Brand Expansion Through The Use Of Social Media
OR How To Grow Your Audience Without Spamming Them [BOOK NOW]
Sarah Timmerman founded Beginning Boutique (www.bb.com.au) in 2008, and
in just four short years, BB has grown to become one of Australia’s most
recognised (and raddest) e-commerce fashion sites. What started off as Sarah’s side project, now has 300,000 fans on
Facebook, and is the main source of employment for herself and 5 other
members of the BB team. Do you have a killer brand you think more
people should know about? Sarah will share her tried and tested ideas
for brand expansion by reading your
audience and harnessing the true potential of your
social media channels without spamming them.
06/03/2013 – How To Pitch Ideas And Then Execute Them For Brands Like ABSOLUT Vodka, EMI Music, Ray-Ban, EA Games & Samsung [BOOK NOW]
Si Philby heads up The Projects*, the most ground breaking
experiential
and influencer agency in Australia and the United States. His job, quite literally, is to get the right product in the right hands. He will take
you through each step of the creative process from how to come up with
the best campaign ideas to suit a brand’s objectives, selling your idea
to the people who matter, and then bringing the campaign to life with
credible and relevant talent. And he should know. Philby’s past clients
have included ABSOLUT Vodka, EA Games, EMI Music, Nike, Peroni,
TOPSHOP, Ray-Ban, Samsung and Westfield.
27/02/2013 – How To Start A Fashion Social Enterprise [BOOK NOW]
At 12 entrepreneur-philanthropist Rupert Noffs set up Opportunity Noffs, a charity store with all profits benefiting the Noffs Foundation for marginalized Australian children. He hasn’t stopped since. In 2008, Rupert again combined fashion and charity when he co-founded
Gideon Shoes: the world’s first Australian made sneaker label with 100%
of the profits helping kids gain free education. Whether you’re an avid follower of fashion looking for inspiration on
how to approach the industry from a new perspective or you’re a social
entrepreneur with style Rupert’s story is both educational and
entertaining.
27/02/2013 – How To Get Your Ideas Down On The Page, Then Up On Stage [BOOK NOW]
Lally Katz is an award winning playwright whose most recent works include Neighbourhood Watch at Belvoir (which was
nominated for four Sydney Theatre Awards, an AWGIE, a Helpmann Award and
a NSW Premier’s Literary Award), Return To Earth at Melbourne Theatre
Company and A Golem Story at Malthouse Theatre, all in 2011 (winner of
the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award). She is currently working on
commissions for Belvoir and The Gaiety School of Acting in Ireland but will take time to illuminate parts of the writing process like how to take that nebulous idea in your head and turn it into a script, how to get your script produced for theatre and how to turn writing into a career.
28/02/2013 – HOW TO RAISE FUNDING FOR YOUR STARTUP
Tim Fung (CEO and Founder) and Farina Schurzfeld (General Manager) of Airtasker an online and mobile marketplace that allows people and businesses to
outsource any task that they require to trusted, reliable people in their
local community will be talking C.R.E.A.M. (cash rules everything around me) and realistic ways in which you can raise funds to make your big idea a reality. Specifically, how to approach and find potential investors for your start up, how to prepare and what to present to an investor, what investors are looking for and the most common questions you’ll be asked, and the most important part of all, how to close the deal. Listen up. School’s in session.
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