One Roof International Women's Day 2022 - Women Shaking Up the Status Quo
Event description
To celebrate International Women's Day in 2022 One Roof is hosting a virtual panel event with an impressive lineup of female founders.
Join us for a lunchtime session talking about how women are shaking up the status quo and doing business and life differently. Our panellist will share their experiences on topics including:
Guest Speakers
Monica Meldrum
Monica is Founder and CEO of Whole Kids, which is Australia’s largest range of organic, plant based, allergen friendly and additive free snacks for children, the proceeds of which are funding kids health and environmental projects around the world.
Whole Kids was the first food company in Australia to be certified a B Corporation and in doing so is committed to creating a healthy life and a healthy world for kids.
In 2020 in a first for her industry, Monica launched a successful $1.2M equity crowdfund campaign giving Whole Kids customers an opportunity to invest in Whole Kids and participate in shaping the future of the business and their children’s health. The campaign saw some of Australia’s leading female entrepreneurs invest in Whole Kids, bringing with them a network of over 2 Million women.
Monica is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading female entrepreneurs and has received many awards for her achievements including Conscious Company’s World-Changing Women (2020), Remodista Women2Watch in Business Disruption (2020), Australian Small Business Champion Entrepreneur (2018), Westpac Top 100 Women of Influence (2016), Fairfax Media’s Top 9 Most Influential Female Entrepreneurs in Australia (2016) and NAB Women’s Agenda Emerging Entrepreneur (2013).
Michelle Akhidenor
An entrepreneur and marketer, Michelle Akhidenor is the Founder & CEO of The Peers Project, Australia's only BIPOC, female-led podcast agency. Launching in 2018, The Peers Project produces podcasts for visionary brands from Fortune 500s to national powerhouses and venture-backed startups. Key clients include Alibaba Group, Indeed.com, Shopify, Forever New and Modibodi. The company and its podcasts have been featured in Marie Claire, SmartCompany, Ad News, B&T, Mumbrella, Radio Info and more. In 2021, The Peers Project became Australian Podcast Awards Finalists and 2021 Pause Awards Winners.
Prior to founding The Peers Project, Michelle started global podcast, Peers2Peers, where she continues to host conversations with some of the world's most inspiring millennial entrepreneurs. From an archive of 180+ episodes, past guests include Forbes 30 Under 30 listees and TEDx speakers. In 2021, Shopify signed on as the podcast's major sponsor.
Claire Goldsworthy
Claire Goldsworthy is an award-winning social enterprise founder, sustainability activist and advocate for positive social and environmental change. Her business, The Fashion Advocate, is one of Australia's largest online stores for ethical and sustainable fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands.
Now, after 8 years of learning through the ups and downs of running a purpose-driven business in one of the toughest industries, Claire has launched The Moral Manual, a resource of online courses to empower founders with the strategies, skills and knowledge to scale six-figure businesses of their own while having a positive social and environmental impact.
Frances Goh
Frances is an experienced community manager, innovation specialist, business owner, trained facilitator, parent juggling a million balls and champion of women-led businesses.
As One Roof’s Community Manager and Events Host, she curates a fun, supportive and informative experience for the One Roof digital community.