Beyond the City

As an officer in the Australian Army, psychologist Libby Thompson divides her time between running her business, managing a private practice and travelling as part of the army. She has served in East Timor and the Middle East, but... read more

Sarah Adamson founded The Happiness Experts, a company that helps businesses and organisations create staff well-being in order to increase productivity and profitability. By providing workshops, seminars and coaching, the company aims to optimise team culture and well-being. Inspired... read more

copy here Robyn McLennan was interviewed as part of the Australian Businesswomen’s Network’s ‘Beyond the City’ initiative, which highlights the achievements of women in regional and rural Australia. You can read more profiles here. And, for more information on... read more

Pix Jonasson established her own business after being thoroughly disheartened from twenty years of working for the government. She started up her own business while working part-time to give her more control over what she did and with whom... read more

Alycia Edgar established The Roaly Group when she first saw a gap in the market for accountants who aren’t your typical accountants. Her company provides clients with the services of an accountant, as well as those of an operations... read more

Lisa Murray is the owner of two successful companies, Revive Business Coaching and Creativity Lab. For her, the whole world is a business playground. She believes in changing the status quo by working with businesses that are dissatisfied with... read more

Stephanie Whitaker is the co-owner of stock and station agency, Burnett Livestock & Realty. With her husband, she works to create markets for vendors and buyers of livestock and rural property. After five years and a national and state... read more

Diana Moschen is the woman behind archdesign nq, a successful home design company based in Northern Queensland. The design consultant and busy mother to teenagers first decided to establish a business from home because she needed the flexibility to... read more

Running a business can be challenging. Running a business from a remote, regional or country area sees those challenges amplified. You may have limited access to mentors, role models, networking events and feel the isolation that many business owners... read more

Starting a business that has now gone on to become a leader in its field from a remote farm is no easy feat. Jo Scard, mother and co-author of ‘The Working Mother’s Survival Guide’, has faced her share of... read more