About
I make things possible, and then make them happen.
I'm a passionate participant and supporter of the startup and innovation ecosystem. I've started my own, ran startups for others, and have led landmark corporate innovation programs and ventures. I now look after growth of the startup ecosystem at AWS, leading an excellent team passionate about enabling founders to start and successfully scale cutting edge startups in Australia and New Zealand.
Before joining AWS, I was Chief Innovation Officer at BlueChilli. Through our venture studio and accelerator programs, we worked with entrepreneurs and corporate innovators to build 147 new tech startups. During my six years, I created BlueChilli's innovation division, drove the company's business transformation and our international expansions, and led the APAC sales, marketing & programs teams.
I try to be helpful to people who want to change the world, so I’m a frequent speaker and mentor. I also volunteer on boards in the innovation, education, climate change, and diversity & inclusion space.
Specialties: startups, strategy, program design, business models, value proposition development, go-to-market, strategic partnerships & business development.
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Advanced Navigation has been recognised as one of Asia’s most promising startups on the 2024 Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list. 👏 This incredible…
Advanced Navigation has been recognised as one of Asia’s most promising startups on the 2024 Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list. 👏 This incredible…
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Speaking to several OG operators recently who started their own seed funds ($25-$75M) in the last few years and really regret it. 1. They thought…
Speaking to several OG operators recently who started their own seed funds ($25-$75M) in the last few years and really regret it. 1. They thought…
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What’s been happening across the OIF Ventures portfolio! 👀🏆🌟 💰Payble announced their partnership with the City of Parramatta to reduce manual…
What’s been happening across the OIF Ventures portfolio! 👀🏆🌟 💰Payble announced their partnership with the City of Parramatta to reduce manual…
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Education
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Honors & Awards
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The List - Top 100 Innovators
The Australian
Celebrating and highlighting Australia’s best next-generation leaders, The List: 100 Innovators covers categories such as energy, software, technology, AI, finance, manufacturing, hardware and infrastructure, cyber security, medicine and healthcare, education, agriculture, environment, food, retail and e-commerce, space, travel and art and design.
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Winner - Emerging Leader in Tech
2016 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards
http://www.womensagenda.com.au/dl/WALAfinalists.pdf
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Top50 Women in Tech Australia & NZ
StartupDaily
http://www.startupdaily.net/top-50-australian-and-new-zealand-women-in-tech-2016/
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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