Virtual Fireside Chat | Breaking Barriers: Shivani Gopal on Inclusion and Innovation

In this exclusive masterclass, Shivani will share her inspiring story of founding The Remarkable Woman and Elladex, Australia’s first digital mentor marketplace and daily learning platform. Discover the challenges she faced and the victories she achieved in her mission to elevate personal, professional, and financial success for women.

With a background rich in accomplishments, including raising over seven figures in venture capital and working with high-profile ambassadors, Shivani will provide invaluable insights into the intricacies of growth, funding, and selling to corporates. She will also discuss the balancing act of life, family, and business, and the fine-tuning necessary to perfect a business model.

Key Topics:

• Addressing the universal problem of inclusion and its importance
• The genesis of The Remarkable Woman and Elladex
• Navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship
• Overcoming growth and funding challenges
• Strategies for selling to corporates
• Balancing life, family, and business
• Practical advice for women founders facing tough times

Shivani’s extensive experience and dedication to unlocking inclusion in finance and leadership make this a must-attend event for anyone looking to gain practical knowledge and inspiration.

About Shivani

Shivani Gopal is the founder and CEO of Elladex, an Australian official Startup 20 and Women’s 20 delegate as part of the G20, and podcast host.

Shivani Gopal is an expert in unlocking inclusion and participation in finance and leadership for women. As the founder and CEO of Elladex, Australia’s first digital mentor marketplace & daily learning platform – Shivani has raised over 7 figures in
venture capital and worked with celebrity ambassadors such as Tracey Spicer, Jana Pittman and Catherine Fox to build a global ‘rolodex’ with over 25,000 women, designed to elevate personal, professional and financial success. She is the author of the Inclusion Report: The Perspex Ceiling, a landmark national research paper assessing the challenges and opportunities of inclusion and diversity across Australian corporations, and is a podcast host for Commbank’s Leading Women.

Shivani has won the 2022 NSW Excellence in Women’s Leadership Award, was a finalist for the Women in Tech awards, and Sydney's Young Entrepreneur Awards for 2022. She holds an MBA and a Masters in Commerce, majoring in Financial Planning and her work has seen her covered in some of Australian media outlets, including the AFR, the SMH, The Today Show, Channel 7 and more.