Join Lyn Hawkins, National Director of Business Women Australia, as she chats with Ann Maree O’Callaghan (Value Creators) for a compelling insight into the challenges and opportunities facing rural women in business.
In this episode, Ann Maree shares:
- What inspired her focus on regional, rural, and remote enterprises and the remarkable contributions of women in these areas.
- The unique hurdles rural women face compared to their urban counterparts — and innovative ways they’re overcoming them.
- How technology, partnerships, and community networks are empowering women entrepreneurs to thrive.
- Inspiring stories of resilience and innovation from women transforming rural industries.
Tune in as Lyn and Ann Maree explore the power of community in rural business and hear about the critical role of strong networks and collaborations.
Balancing business and community leadership as a rural woman can be complex. Be inspired by the ways that rural communities adapt to economic and environmental challenges with women at the forefront.
Looking ahead, Ann Maree reveals her hopes for Value Creators and what’s needed in government policies and funding to support the success of rural women in business.
This is a must-listen episode for anyone passionate about regional enterprise, women in leadership, and the transformative power of community!
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About Ann Maree O’Callaghan:
Ann Maree is a highly experienced entrepreneur, business consultant and stakeholder engagement professional. She is in demand for her innovation and business strategy expertise, and her industry-wide facilitation and consultation. She has a talent for venture creation and business transformation and has inspired the owners and founders of over 500 regional businesses to reach their goals. From idea to creation, early start-up to a mature business needing to transform, Ann Maree motivates and inspires them to explore their full potential.
Ann Maree relishes this challenge to find strategic pathways and solutions, navigating through the complexity and uncertainty of venture creation and business renewal to accelerate growth. This “laser beam” approach and strong strategic ability combined with exceptional people skills, enables effective focus on long term planning and risk management no matter what stage of growth people, business and industry are at.
With a focus on regional and remote Australia, Ann Maree has worked on numerous major industry, community, and government partnership projects. Her areas of expertise cover venture creation, strategy renewal and business model innovation, Indigenous business development; community consultation and stakeholder engagement; research and feasibility analysis; and training and workshop delivery.
About Lyn Hawkins:
Lyn is the Founding Director of Business Women Australia and a management consultant with a focus on business growth, marketing and cultural transformation. She has held senior roles with KPMG, HHG Legal Group, HLB Mann Judd and Telstra, in addition to General Management roles with technology-based businesses. As a Principal of a successful consulting practice Lyn works predominantly with professional services firms and executive teams developing and implementing business development strategies. Lyn is also the WA Director of Private Wealth Network and has mentored undergrad students at UWA for 10 years. Lyn has experience with both NFP and private boards.
About Business Women Australia
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