Original Talks

Zoe Evangeline Borrell's passion for ethical fashion can be traced back to learning how to make garments with her seamstress grandmother at a young age in Canada. Her company, Evangeline Label is an Australian womenswear label based in Brisbane, where she spends significant time being a jack of all trades, designing, sourcing fabrics, hand making ALL her garments, running social media, marketing, accounting, art direction, the list goes on and on, truly a one woman show. We spoke about the future of the fashion industry and how sustainability is the future, how to stand out in a sea of competition, the tribulations of running a small business and her impactful efforts giving back by partnering with Oxfam.

Dom Pym has 20+ years experience from start-ups to global enterprises in Australia, the UK, the USA and throughout Asia, gaining unparalleled experience in the fintech, while also establishing himself as a respected trailblazer in this field. As a seasoned entrepreneur and technologist, he is a joint founder of technology businesses Up and Ferocia with business partner Grant Thomas. We had the pleasure of speaking to Dom latest business venture, Up Bank. We spoke on how he developed the idea for Up (which was born out of frustration), his approach problem solving within the tech industry, his team of engineers and creatives building the best mobile banking experience imaginable and his passion to improve the banking experience and SO much more.

Meet Anthony Wilson, a proud Ngarrindjeri and Kaurna man with ties to also Narungga and Arrente country, who launched into his career as an entrepreneur becoming a founder and managing director for his company Nood. Nood is an Aboriginal company who supplies a natural, sustainable and environmentally friendly range of products that are made using environmentally sustainable formulas that feature native Australian botanicals. Anthony has had an elected career over the years including was drafted to the AFL by the Adelaide Football Club but decided to move away from the 9-5 grind and the footballing arena, by establishing himself as an up and coming business owner. We're grateful he took some time to talk with him while on a mates bucks weekend. We spoke about his mission and a strong passion for Aboriginal youth, the environment and his pathway to becoming an entrepreneur.

A pioneer in the sustainability industry, Kevin Garcia is the Co-founder and director of Karst Stone Paper, driven by a mission to design a sustainable alternative to an everyday product, paper made from recycled stone, redefining paper for the 21st Century. Karst had sold in more than 80 countries, and today we are fortunate to chat with Kevin about his adventure to Asia set him on the course to becoming a successful business owner, how his company thrived during the pandemic and why his utilising his business as a force for good.

Stephanie Stubbe is setting a new standard on how to utilise business and social change. Her commitment to sustainability is to lead by example and inspire the veterinary and animal industries to adopt proactive, sustainable practices which cleanse our environment. As CEO/founder at Anipal, she specialises in providing waste plastic materials with a second life as beautiful recycled pet products, and now grown to include innovative & sustainable dog treats. Today we are going to speak about her industry experience and how it lead her entrepreneurial journey.