This dynamic networking event by BREED Australia and Sydney Events Things To Do will help you gain networking confidence and skills.

As part of our new Aspiring Entrepreneurs Networking events series, we invite all local entrepreneurs to participate in a highly engaging and value adding networking event.

Designed specifically for Aspiring Entrepreneurs and featuring insight and learning from business and leadership experts. Additionally, there will be a professional photographer at the event taking complimentary headshots perfect for your LinkedIn account, resume or business card.

Over a period of two and a half hours, participants will get the chance to learn and network at the BREED Business Centre.

Refreshments and Catering will be provided.

Early bird special ticket price:

$10 ex GST until 1st of July 2022

Agenda:

Keynote topic:

🎤 How to create a brand with personality.

you will learn what branding REALLY is.
discover the 12 personality archetypes.
understand how you can use psychology based branding to connect with your perfect customer.

Presented by Debbie O'Connor – Brand Strategist / Creative Director

Panel discussion:

🎤 Carmel Zein

🎤 Stella Gianotto

🎤 Fideliz Cruz

Moderator and MC

Emmanuel Martin, General Manager of BREED Australia.

Get to know the speakers:

👤 Debbie O'Connor

Debbie is a brand strategist by profession and graphic designer by trade, author of a children’s book and active entrepreneur. She is the founder of multi award winning creative studio White River Design (WRD). She is the branding expert on the Build My Brand 12 part series, the creator of online branding program Brand Magic® Masterclass and the Brand Personalities system. Debbie also set up and runs The Creative Fringe, Western Sydney’s most inspiring co-working space.

With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Debbie majored in graphic design and photography from Stellenbosch University in South Africa (completing her 4 year degree in her second language, Afrikaans). Her passion has always been in branding. With design experience that covers three continents, Debbie brings a diverse range of skills to her clients. She is an exceptional strategist and is renowned for her creative thinking and her intuition for knowing just what the client wants and needs.

Debbie gets a kick out of empowering her clients through their branding and watching them grow their businesses. She is a charismatic leader, who inspires the best in others. This has been evident in the creation of her coworking space, The Creative Fringe. The connections and relationships that Debbie is able to build are strong and long lasting. Debbie’s biggest bug bear is the word ‘can’t’ and lives by her ‘can do attitude’.

With a Certificate IV is Small Business Management, as well as being a MaxPotential coach, she is sought after as a coach and mentor for businesses both new and developed. Her dynamic and visionary outlook, ensures that those working with her are always inspired and motivated. Debbie is a consultant to Westfield for their retailers program, is a keynote speaker, proud mother and wife.

Debbie's LinkedIn

👤 Carmel Zein

Carmel is seasoned marketing professional, with vast experience working within e-commerce industries, creating go-to market strategies, demand gen campaigns, field marketing events and brand awareness for SaaS companies and digital agencies.
Carmel is currently heading up the marketing function for Yotpo in APAC, an ecommerce marketing platform where she has also opened up the Australian chapter of Amazing Women in Ecommerce, an initiative run by Yotpo.
As an advocate for diversity and inclusion and women in tech, Carmel regularly creates spaces to discuss these topics and contributes as a speaker and thought leader around these conversations.
Carmel enjoys staying fit and healthy, teaching and practicing pilates and promoting a healthy lifestyle for her daughter. You can find her on LinkedIn.

Carmel's LinkedIn

👤 Stella Gianotto

As a consumer futurist, Stella Gianotto helps retail brands predict what their customers will think, do, want, and need in the future. She then recommends the best strategies for brands to succeed in this brave new world.

Stella’s insights on consumer behaviour, branding and marketing are keenly sought after, thanks to her expert knowledge gleaned from more than 25 years’ experience in the branding industry. During that time, she’s delivered over 1,000 brands globally as the creative director behind Brand for Brands. She’s also received multiple business awards, including Best Designer, Best Design House and Best Brand Agency Sydney 2019.

Stella has made numerous media contributions over the years, including with the Daily Telegraph, Business Daily and Retail Biz. She’s also contributed to several books, including Keeping Retail Alive, Marketing Brands Made Easy, Social Media Marketing: Write Up Your Tweet and Well Spun: Big PR and Social Media Ideas for Small Business.

Stella's LinkedIn

👤 Fideliz Cruz

A visionary who loves to champion women in pursuing their God-given calling using their gifts and talents to create and build their dream business & life that honours God. Fideliz is a Certified Life Coach by BYCA & is the winner of the 2018-2019 International Coach Of The Year Award and is the founder of Kingdom Women Entrepreneur Academy and ARISE Business Network.

Most recently been awarded Ausmumpreneur People's Choice - Business Coach of The Year Award 2021 and released her book "Your Divine Assignment" - An Amazon Best Seller in 3 Categories. Fideliz is also Author and Co-founder for www.wildlilyresources.com an online store providing Christian products such as journals and affirmations cards.

Fideliz has been a guest contributor for both Sandigan Radio, Tagumpay Radio (Filipino Community Radio) & SBS. Her work has been featured in magazines such as EHM, YMAG & Inspired COACH to name a few.

Fideliz's LinkedIn

Who is this event for?:

Those seeking to become entrepreneur and those already started on their entrepreneurial journey alike.
School leavers, uni students or career pivoters interested in starting their own businesses.

Event Timings:

6:00pm-6:20pm: Registration. Networking with food and drinks. Corporate head shots photography. Music performance - Sophia Be. (20 mins)

6:20pm-6:30pm: MC introduction. Introduce Keynote Speaker. (10 mins)

6:30pm-7:00pm: Keynote presentation. (30 mins)

7:00pm-7:15pm: Question and answer from the audience. (15 mins)

7:15pm-7:20pm: MC introduces panel discussion speakers. (5 mins)

7:20pm-7:50pm: Panel discussion with moderator. (30 mins)

7:50pm-7:55pm: MC final announcement. (5 mins)

7:55pm-8:30pm: Networking. Corporate head shots photography. Video testimonials from the audience. Music performance – Sophia Be. (35 mins)

8:30pm-9:00pm: Event finishes.

🗓️ Note:

Limited places available. Ticket sales close Friday 22/07/2022 at 9am.

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