MENTOR AND SPEAKER

Working alongside Startups & Side Hustles, those who are Self Employed & Sub Contractors, Small Businesses, Scaleups and Standouts through Switch Start Scale:

• Promoting and encouraging entrepreneurship among all individuals by providing information and advice about entrepreneurship and starting and running a business to clients, community organisations and other  relevant stakeholders.
• Providing tailored mentoring and assistance to individuals. This includes facilitating interactive engagements to provide information and advice (such as workshops and networking events) and providing mentoring assistance and advice.
• Linking and referring individuals to appropriate services that will help them start and run their own business, including New Business Assistance with NEIS.
• Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with key stakeholders.

From the start of the Entrepreneurship Facilitator Service contract with the Australian Government on 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2020, Wendy has facilitated close to 7000 interactions with 1 on 1 sessions and events.

Wendy was a 2017 finalist in the open category for the Women in Innovation awards for her work and mentorship around the world.  A regular chair and MC, professional presenter and speaker, Wendy has spoken at Australian, OECD workshops, international conferences around the world and UNESCO UNEVOC, addressing key topics such as:

• Workforce Planning and Development
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) and TVET
• International Capability and Capacity Development
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

All with a theme of, “Your Future – Take What You Are Given or Design What You Want”.