Rule breaker, game changer, women’s advocate, motivator, leader, are just some of the words people have used to describe me. As an experienced CEO, concert promoter, creative director, event producer, professional musician, elite athlete, reviewer, mentor and consultant my proudest achievement is Founder of the ground-breaking Perth Symphony Orchestra, one of WA’s largest and fastest growing arts companies.
My first job in accounting supported my post grad viola studies. During my study, I answered an advert and ended up in a girlband. When that didn’t work out, I moved to Perth, Australia, as far from London as I could get, with a plan to learn as much as I could about business. I had realised talent has no voice without an understanding of how the music industry (or any industry for that matter) works.
Further study (an MBA) and several amazing jobs in diverse industries from sport to engineering built my confidence and enabled me to start Perth Symphony Orchestra. My time at the helm taught me many lessons, but most importantly made me aware of how much the world needs to change, and how Australia will benefit from a seismic shift in how we view ourselves, the arts and its place in our lives.
I am now on a path to be the driver of this change.
