In what sets an important precedent for the Australian fashion landscape, beloved social enterprise clothing label Magpie Goose is now the first non-Indigenous company to transition to First Nations ownership. Brisbane-based Amanda Hayman and Troy Casey of Blaklash Creative, Open House Collective and Aboriginal Art Co took over as owner-directors. In this week’s Founders’ Stories, join host Helen Loughlin as she finds out the intricacies of the transition and what this means for Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.

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Troy Casey is a proud Aboriginal man from Kamilaroi Country north-west New South Wales. He is the co-founder, with Amanda Hayman, of Blaklash Creative.

Blaklash is an agency specialising in curating events, exhibitions and bespoke creative projects that connect people to positive experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. With extensive community engagement experience spanning the government, not-for-profit and higher education sectors, he is passionate about harnessing economic development opportunities to create positive social change for First Nations Australians.

Troy was the first Aboriginal man to be accepted into the MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, receiving a scholarship to attend in 2017. He was the Co-Founder of the Indigenous Startup Weekend initiative, is a member of the CSIRO Indigenous Innovation Alliance Steering Committee and an Alumni of the Wesfarmers National Gallery of Australia Indigenous Arts Leadership Program. Troy has a Bachelor of Journalism from the Queensland University of Technology.

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Contact the host of Founders' Stories - Troy Casey, Co-Founder of Blaklash Creative and Magpie Goose