Marianne Tansley is the fast-talking, cheese-loving Microsoft Magician and Online Business Manager (OBM) who is the brains (and hands and feet) behind Thrive Admin Services. Based in Hervey Bay QLD, with her husband and their two dogs, she’s a natural problem-solver, with a knack for seeing both the big picture and the steps needed to turn that idea into a reality.

With over 20 years’ corporate administration experience, Marianne specialises in working with administration professionals and professional services business owners to share her skills and insights to leveraging your humble Microsoft 365 subscription into truly customised systems and processes that make sense to you! She’s all about reducing the overwhelm and frustration that hits when you are confronted with complicated solutions, filled with tech mumbo-jumbo. Instead, Marianne brings common-sense, practical solutions that you can confidently use, and build on, over and over again.

Kristy-Lee Billet is a nationally recognised HR expert, small business advocate, podcast host, mum, wife, beach lover, and runner. With over 20 years in HR, People Management, and Recruitment, she has spent the last decade supporting small to medium-sized businesses. Kristy-Lee knows that a successful business needs the right people, and she’s passionate about helping business owners achieve this.

In 2006, she founded The Footprint Group, where she still serves as director. Through her People Powered HR community, she equips businesses with the tools to manage teams confidently. Over 15 years, Kristy-Lee has worked with hundreds of businesses and holds qualifications in Psychology and HR Management. Her awards include Excellence in Business Ethics, Central Coast Business Woman of the Year, and NSW Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Sarah is the Principal of You Legal and is passionate about protecting health professionals to allow them to focus on what matters to them most, making their impact in the world. With an extensive understanding of corporate and business issues, Sarah works with a range of health professionals, usually in private practice or startups. Sarah published the book entitled ‘Growing a Medical Practice: From Frustration to a High Performance Business’ which is also available on Audible.

Sarah is the host of the podcast “Hacking Health,” which highlights forward-thinking health experts, influential thought leaders, and proactive change-makers united by their shared commitment to making healthcare accessible to all.

Cat Matson is the CEO and Lead Facilitator of Impactful Presenters, empowering business owners and community leaders to speak with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact. A popular and accomplished Speaker, MC and Moderator, Cat is known for her straight-talking, ‘realness’ and extracting ‘the juice’ from her clients. Cat describes herself as a ‘Mistress-of-all-Trades’ having worked in both the private and public sectors, in small and large business and in virtually every industry. She has advised Mayors and CEOs; developed city-shaping strategies; interviewed extraordinary industry leaders from social enterprise to deep tech and everything in between; and helped small business owners understand how to capitalise on the trends of digital transformation and innovation.  

She is the host of the Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson podcast, likes to ‘work out loud’ so others can learn from her experiences, enjoys her coffees strong and black and her martinis stirred and dirty. 

Hayley Robertson is an MBA-qualified Marketing Coach and Business Mentor for service-based businesses. Through her online coaching business, My Client Strategy, Hayley helps you build the marketing strategy, systems, and structure you need to choose the clients you want to work with, charge what you’re worth, and create the freedom and flexibility you’ve been searching for.

Liz Fosslien is the co-author and illustrator of the best-selling book Big Feelings and the Wall Street Journal best-selling book No Hard Feelings, both of which have been translated into 15+ languages. Liz is also on the leadership team of Atlassian’s Team Anywhere, where she helps teams advance how they collaborate.

Liz has spoken at organisations including JP Morgan, the US Air Force, Paramount, MD Anderson, and Google and is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. Her work has been featured by Good Morning America, TED, NPR, The New York Times, and The Economist.

Renee, a fervent advocate for all things design, brand, marketing, female founders, and service-based industries –  she embodies a no-nonsense, powerhouse approach to fuelling brand and marketing success through her creative direction, strategy and design services offered at Cultivate Assembly.

Meet Serena, founder and director of virtual practice management company, Structured Practice Management, nestled in gorgeous southern Tasmania. When she’s not working on and in her business, you can find her baking up a storm, juggling life as a mum and wife. Serena has assisted over 200 practice owners get their businesses running like a well-oiled machine, Serena is all about setting up CRMs that keep things efficient and compliant. Her mission is to help practitioners across Australia turn their practices into stress-free, profitable ventures—starting with a rock-solid foundation. 

Lexi Smith is one of very few Financial Coaches in Australia, offering 1:1 coaching and delivering financial wellbeing workshops to workplaces across the country. With a background as a Financial Adviser, Lexi has extensive expertise in helping individuals and couples gain clarity and optimise their finances. Her sessions provide bite-size steps, enabling you to improve your financial position and feel confident in making informed financial decisions, both now and in the future

Amy Geach is a wholehearted private practice owner, occupational therapist, and mentor. Balancing her roles as a mother and business owner with both grace and determination, Amy holds a degree in Occupational Therapy, along with Masters degrees in Clinical Science and Business Administration.

At 27, she launched her first allied health practice in Wagga Wagga, NSW, and later expanded with a second practice in Tasmania. Recognising the isolation that can come with small business ownership, Amy founded The ConnectionCo. and developed an online mentoring platform to support allied health practice owners, helping them juggle the wild ride that comes with practice ownership and to work with more “smart with heart.” Her journey reflects a passion for entrepreneurship and mentorship, shared candidly through both triumphs and challenges.