Thursday 3 August 2023

FROM ATHLETE TO ENTREPRENEUR - turning sporting success into business triumph

Workshop: 4pm-5pm AEST | Networking event: 5pm - 6:45pm AEST
Aurecon Brisbane
25 King Street, Bowen Hills
Brisbane QLD

Athlete Workshop - Sidestepping into Entrepreneurship and How to Make Your Side Hustle a Real Business

Join us for an inspiring event led by Minerva Mentor Peta Ellis, Founder of EverydayEntrepreneur365. Explore the world of side hustles and learn how to transform your passion project into a thriving business.

During this engaging session, we’ll dive into key aspects of entrepreneurial success and share practical tips you can use right now.

Event Highlights

Discover how to nurture and foster an entrepreneurial mindset
Identify your skills and experience
Manage your public profile

Peta Ellis, a seasoned expert in supporting women in business, will share her wealth of experience gained from helping thousands of women launch their own ventures over the past decade.

Joining Peta are 2 female athlete entrepreneurs who have turned their passion for supporting the next generation of women into businesses with impact

Harriet Brown World Ironwoman Champion, Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series Champion, Australian Team Captain & Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard Champion and record holder

Harriet’s passion for inspiring the next generation of female athletes has led her to create KaMana Community, alongside fellow Ironwoman and Minerva Athlete, Lizzie Welborn. Together they present interactive workshops to young female athletes in schools and sporting clubs on topics that aren’t spoken enough about; body confidence, nutrition for athletes, menstrual health in sport and performance mindset.

Tahina Booth former tri-international elite athlete representing Papua New Guinea in Rugby League and Australia in Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting

Driven by her passion for making a difference, Tahina Booth founded the Grass Skirt Project, a transformative organisation dedicated to addressing gender-based violence in Papua New Guinea

Athletes, mentors and invited guests all welcome to attend the workshop

PLUS

Networking Event - Bringing together the best of Queensland sport and business with Special Guest Minerva Athlete Madison de Rozario PLY

Join us for a Minerva networking event, bringing together our leading sportswomen with leaders in sport, business and government to build connections between sport and business.

Dual Paralympic gold medallist and three time World Champion Madi de Rozario has competed at four Paralympics, winning two gold medals, three silver and a bronze. She is only the second female Australian Paralympian to win gold in the marathon at the Paralympic Games. Her World Para Athletics Championships achievements include ten medals (three gold, three silver and four bronze) and she has won four gold medals for Australia across two Commonwealth Games. Over the last nine months, Madison has won three major international marathon races – Berlin, Tokyo and London – and finished second in the Boston Marathon, becoming the first Australian to win the women’s wheelchair title at the London Marathon.

~ You are welcome to invite a guest who could be interested in joining or supporting Minerva Network ~

Generously hosted by Aurecon