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DISCOVER YOUR NEW CAREER
festivalofchange.com.au
SYDNEY
Festival of Change returns in
2015 after an astounding
success last year.
The most INSPIRING careers event of the year for
career seekers and entrepreneurs.
If you are looking for career inspiration or tips on how
to get ahead or start your own business, the Festival of
Change brings a host of inspirational and informative
speakers, workshops and demonstrations across design,
health, business and hospitality.
Learn from leading
entrepreneurs and experts at
the Festival of Change
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To register please go to
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WHAT’S ON
Featured Events
*Please note keynote speakers incur a $5 charge. Tickets can be purchased at festivalofchange.com.au
Todd Sampson,
CEO, Leo Burnett Australia
Todd is the CEO of Leo Burnett,
Australia. His company is now ranked
as the 7th most creative company in
the world. He is the co-creator of the
Earth Hour initiative, which was the
largest environmental movement in
history. The Financial Review and News
Limited ranked him as one of the most
influential executives in Australia. He
sits on the Board of Directors of both Fairfax and Qantas.
He is also the breakout star of the hit ABC show the Gruen Planet
and a co-host on the Channel 10 news show, The Project. Todd is
also the writer, producer and host of a Discovery Science
documentary series called Redesign My Brain, which won
Documentary of the Year.
Outside of work, Todd enjoys mountaineering and has climbed to
the top of Mount Everest unguided.
Trent ‘Maxi’ Maxwell and
Jesse Polock, Bondi Rescue
Maxi, AKA Trent Maxwell, of
Maroubra Beach, has been
lifeguarding for the last five
years. He is one of the most
popular lifeguards on
Channel 10’s Bondi Rescue
and his popularity saw him
claim the coveted CLEO
Bachelor of the Year title in
2013. Maxi is passionate about raising awareness of youth mental
health and inspiring young adults to follow their passion.
Jesse has always been around the water and as a popular Bondi
Rescue Lifeguard since he joined the show in 2011, there is not a
better job to suit his lifestyle. Jesse is passionate about helping
others, and as a result of witnessing several suicides as part of
their role as Bondi Lifeguards, Jesse and Maxi embarked on The
Ride East Coast in September 2013 and rode jet skis from Sydney
to Cairns, stopping into Headspace centres along the way to talk
about mental health and suicide prevention. They have also
launched their own business Ocean Men which focuses on
teaching young kids the skills that we have in the water, from
doing jet ski lessons and surf lessons to private lifeguarding and
surf safety talks.
TIME
PRESENTER
TOPIC
10:30am - 11:30pm
Todd Sampson,
Leo Burnett Australia
The Power of Creativity
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Trent 'Maxi' Maxwell and Jesse Polock,
Bondi Rescue
How to Create a Successful Crowdfunding Venture
WHAT’S ON
General Admission - Free Talks/Workshops
*A General Admission ticket gives you access to all the free talks/workshops listed below except the Gemma O’Brien Workshop which
incur a $5 charge. Times are all subject to change at anytime.
Register for free talks/workshops at festivalofchange.com.au. First in, first served. Arrive early to secure your place.
FACULTY
TIME
PRESENTER
COMPANY
EVENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
General
All day
Course and
Career
Advisor
Think
Education
1:1 MEETING
Course and Career
Advisor Sessions
Talk to our expert team about how to further your
career through our courses. Learn about college
life, career outcomes, course specifics, our staff,
and feedback from our students. With our focus
on employability and entrepreneurship, our
colleges are designed specifically to ensure you
get the career you are looking for.
General
All day
Teaching
Staff
Think
Education
1:1 MEETING
Meet Our Teaching
Staff
Get advice from our expert teaching staff, many
of whom still work in their field. Find out what you
will learn in our courses, feedback from existing
students and alumni, and how to springboard
your career.
Health
10:00am
- 4:00pm
Dermalogica
WORKSHOP |
Dermalogica Face
Mapping
Learn more about Face Mapping ® which
combines three aspects for analysis: visual
examination of the skin, examination of the skin
by touch and “reading” of the skin as an indicator
of internal organ health.
Health
10:00am
- 10.30am
Grant
Trebilco
OneWave
TALK | A Career for
Good: Mental
Health and Raising
Awareness
One Wave founder Grant discusses how being
diagnosed with bipolar disorder and after hiding
mental health issues for years, he decided it was
time to start talking and sharing his experience to
try and help others. This lead to the creation of
One Wave - a non-profit surf community tackling
mental health issues.
Health
10:30am
- 11:00am
TBC
OneWave
WORKSHOP | Yoga
and Meditation
Kick off the morning with mindfulness and
relaxation activities from a qualified yoga
instructor. This yoga and meditation session will
provide you greater relaxation, more energy and
joy. This is the perfect way to start the day.
WHAT’S ON
General Admission - Free Talks/Workshops - Saturday, 22 August
*A General Admission ticket gives you access to all the free talks/workshops listed below.
FACULTY
TIME
PRESENTER
COMPANY
EVENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
Business and
Hospitality
10:30am
- 11:15pm
Alejandro
Jara
Black & White
Waiters
TALK | Starting My
Own Hospitality
Business
Young, audacious entrepreneur Alejandro Jara
shares his steep rise from an idea to the fully
fledged business that is Black & White Waiters.
His tales of adventure, hard work and integrity will
put a motivated smile on your face to match
Alejandro's own. Do you seek ever-changing
challenges? This is the workshop for you!
Business and
Hospitality
11:30am
- 12:15pm
Leah
McDonald
Contiki
TALK | How To Get
Your Dream Job In
Tourism
For those wanting a career in tourism, hear from
industry expert Leah McDonald on her
experiences working across different tourism
roles, including being a European tour manager
and how you can get your foot in the door.
Health
11.30am
- 12:15pm
Amie Skilton
BioCeuticals
TALK | The Power
of Natural Healing:
How A Healing
Journey Turned
Into A Career
Amie will discuss how natural healing aided her
personal health issues and lit a fire within her to
do the same for others. She will provide insights
into how naturopathic medicine and lifestyle
strategies can help you to transform your health
and wellbeing.
Business and
Hospitality
11:45am
- 12:30pm
Gabriella
Suchard
Transport for
NSW
TALK | Want A
Marketing Career
Working For Big
Brands? Top 5 Tips
For Getting The
Job
Want to know how to get a sought after
marketing role with a big brand?Learn 5 top tips
to landing your dream job with Gaby Suchard who
has over 15 years senior marketing experience
working with brands such as Qantas, Virgin,
Vodafone, Optus, Channel Ten and Transport for
NSW.
Design
11:45am
- 12:30pm
Dane
Noakes,
Jerome
Lousick, Alex
Torcutti
Graphic
Design
Graduates
TALK | Our Careers
As Graphic
Designers
Get into the minds of three of our top graduates
as they chat about what their college experience
was like, what made them go into this line of
work, how they are finding the industry and what
incredible projects they have worked on over the
years.
WHAT’S ON
General Admission - Free Talks/Workshops
*A General Admission ticket gives you access to all the free talks/workshops listed below.
FACULTY
TIME
PRESENTER
COMPANY
EVENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
Design
11:45am
- 12:30pm
Stephen
Varady
Stephen
Varady
Associates
TALK | How To
Land Your Dream
Job In Interior
Design
Learn from an industry expert as Stephen
discusses how to thrive as a top interior designer.
See how design is about engaging the
imagination on all levels at all times. It is about
questioning preconceptions and imagining things
not as they are, but as they could be. Learning
design is about learning to stretch the
imagination.
Business and
Hospitality
12:30am
- 1:15pm
Julia Gelhard
Franklin
Whitespace
Events
TALK | Access All
Areas: The Top 5
Tips For A
Successful Event
There’s so much more to a successful event than
the flowers and invitations. Julia is an event
maestro and will share her career highlights and
top 5 tips you need to know to put on a successful
event.
Business and
Hospitality
12:30am
- 1:15pm
Marion Joyce
Taronga Zoo
TALK | Marketing
vs PR: What’s the
difference?
Tossing up between a career in Marketing or PR?
Then this is the talk for you. Marion Joyce is a
genuine marketing and PR superstar, working for
Australia’s biggest brands like David Jones, Toys
R Us, Marion will be sharing her industry
experience, key skills needed for both industries
and how each discipline is integral to each other.
Design
12:45pm
- 1:30pm
Gemma
O'Brien
TALK | How I
Turned My Love for
typography into a
successful design
career
Gemma will describe her path to becoming a
commercial typographer and artist over the past
8 years. She will reveal the process behind some if
the key projects she has worked on across
advertising, editorial illustration, logo design and
murals.
Health
1:00pm
- 1:45pm
Mel Leitch
TALK | How to Turn
Your Passion For
Nutrition Into a
Career
The journey of an unhealthy, non-cook in the
corporate world who became a Nutritionist and
Organic Health & Lifestyle Coach, helping others
reach optimum health and wellbeing. Mel shows
us how to turn that passion for nutrition into a
successful and a fully fledged career.
WHAT’S ON
General Admission - Free Talks/Workshops - Saturday, 22 August
*A General Admission ticket gives you access to all the free talks/workshops listed below.
FACULTY
TIME
PRESENTER
COMPANY
EVENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
Business and
Hospitality
1:30pm
- 2:15pm
Rebecca
Rynehart
TRO
TALK | Experiential
Marketing: How to
be an expert in this
new marketing
field.
Experiential marketing is creating memorable
moments that help brands reach their audience
and inspire real change. Discover how engaging
with your audience in the real world helps build
long lasting brand affinity and true brand
engagement with Rebecca Rynehart, Managing
Director of Events Agency of the Year in 2014,
TRO.
Business and
Hospitality
1:30pm
- 2:15pm
Darren
Younger
Tech Beach/
Lakeba Group
TALK | Top Tips For
a Winning Career
In Business
Learn from a thought leader in innovation and a
serial techology entrepreneur. Darren will take
you through his top tips to run a successful
business. What Darren learnt from growing a
business cannot be read about in books. He will
take you through his winning strategies in rapid
commercialisation and getting your business
growing and as profitable as possible.
Design
1:30pm
- 4:30pm
Gemma
O'Brien
WORKSHOP |
Lettering
Workshop with
Gemma O’Brien
*Note this
workshops incurs a
$5 cost
This workshop will focus on two different modes
of letterform creation: writing and drawing.
Participants will begin with a series of calligraphic
exercises using brush styles, and balsa with ink,
before moving onto pencil drawing to
conceptualize and refine a custom piece of
hand-lettering under Gemma’s instruction.
Business and
Hospitality
2.00pm
- 3.00pm
Matt Curran
WORKSHOP |
Wine Tasting: The
Masterclass *You
must be 18 and
over and register
for this event
individually on
eventbrite
Why do you like Shiraz better than Cab Sauv?
Chardonnay more than Sauvignon Blanc? This
hands-on workshop explains how your palate
detects different flavours in wine, how to better
understand your preferences and what wines suit
you. You will also learn to complement food and
wine with a guide on matching flavours and
bringing out the best in your drinking
experiences. Note - You must be 18 and over to
attend. IDs will be checked at the door
Vida Wines
WHAT’S ON
General Admission - Free Talks/Workshops
*A General Admission ticket gives you access to all the free talks/workshops listed below except for Gemma O’Brien worksop .
FACULTY
TIME
PRESENTER
COMPANY
EVENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
Health
2.00pm
- 2:45pm
Fiona Bales
Womb in
Bloom &
Mindfulness
4Mothers
TALK | Counselling
and Pyschotherapy:
How Doing
Something You
Love Could
Improve Your Life
Have you ever asked yourself am I doing what I
really love? If you have, you’re not alone. In this
lively and thought provoking discussion Fiona
challenges our contemporary idea of what it is to
be ‘successful’ and instead offers a more enduring
model based on the Buddhist concept of Dharma;
living your true purpose and passion.
Design
2.00pm
- 2.45pm
Gavin Jowitt
Gavin Jowitt
Photography
TALK |
Photography as a
professional career
Gavin has been a professional photographer for
20 years and worked with the likes of Microsoft,
Google and Westpac. In this talk, he will share his
story about doing what he loves, discuss the
different career options available and offer
practical advice on how to make a living as a
professional photographer.
Health
2:00pm
- 2:30pm
Heather
Vounnou
Education
Innovator,
Ultraceuticals
TALK | The
Changing Face of
Beauty... from Spa
Manager to Skin
Health Expert
Heather will share the amazing opportunities and
international adventures that she has experienced
as a professional skin care therapist, education
innovator and global presenter in the past 22
years. She will outline what steps she took to
open up and create these opportunities and
inspire you to achieve your dreams.
Health
2:30pm
- 3.30pm
Heather
Vounnou
Education
Innovator,
Ultraceuticals
WORKSHOP |
Chinese Face
Reading
Renowned skin health expert, Heather Vounnou,
will demonstrate how the fascinating marriage
between eastern and western philosophies helps
us determine the behaviour of the skin and the
different symptoms which can manifest. Come
and join Heather for this fun, informative
workshop and interactive workshop where you’ll
get a chance to implement a face reading
diagnosis of your own.
WHAT’S ON
General Admission - Free Talks/Workshops
*A General Admission ticket gives you access to all the free talks/workshops listed below except for Gemma O’Brien worksop .
FACULTY
TIME
PRESENTER
COMPANY
EVENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
Business and
Hospitality
2.15pm
- 3:00pm
Barbara
Turley,
Founder
Energise
Wealth and
Virtual Angel
Hub
TALK | So You Want
to be an
Entrepreneur? Tips
For Starting Your
Own Business.
Learn from top entrepreneur Barbara, as she
discusses how what yielded the most surprising
and unimaginable results were the things she
couldn't plan for or ever have foreseen. In this talk
she will share with you the beauty of the
opportunities that frighten most others but
actually lead to the diamonds for those that are
brave enough to follow.
Business and
Hospitality
3:00am
- 3:45pm
Robyn
Foyster,
Founder &
Publisher
The Carousel
TALK | Social
Enterprise: How to
Start a Business
That Makes Money
and Solves Social
Problems
Discuss the importance of social enterprise and
why part of the process of being innovative
involves taking risks and backing yourself. Learn
how you can start a successful business which also
has positive social impacts.
Business and
Hospitality
3:00pm
- 3:45pm
Brook
McCarthy
Yoga Reach
WORKSHOP |
Marketing – How
To Build Yourself
Into a Powerful
Brand
Learn how to brand yourself as a leader, expert
and authority in your field. Stand out from the
crowd with fun and sustainable ways to boost
word-of-mouth referrals and inquiries.
Design
3:00pm
- 3:45pm
Chris Rawson
Zanerobe
TALK | Some things
I learned about a
career in fashion
Currently at Zanerobe, Chris Rawson sees his
designs on the streets all over the world. In this
talk, he will discuss his journey in the fashion
industry and offer some tips on how to get a
career that inspires you every day.
Design
4.00pm
- 5.00pm
Jess Bray
General
Assembly
DEMONSTRATION
| Introduction to
Web Design
The possibilities and power of the web make web
design an invaluable aspect of brand building. In
this demonstration, you’ll get a brief overview of
web layout design, web typography, responsive
web design, user interaction, and site architecture
— giving you the information needed to start your
web design journey.
ULTIMO CAMPUS
46-52 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007
Festival of
Change
ABOUT
THINK
Think Education is part of Laureate
International Universities, a leading
international network of quality,
innovative higher education
institutions.
The Laureate network spans more than 80 accredited campusbased and online universities with over 1 million students in 29
countries across the world, and is the largest education provider
in the world.
Think Education encompasses eight different colleges in New South
Wales, Queensland and Victoria, ranging from short courses to
Bachelor and Masters degree level courses across four faculties:
Business, Health, Hospitality and Design. Think Education provides
over 40 qualifications to more than 10,000 students with both on
campus face-to-face learning and online courses.
www.think.edu.au
With over 180 years of
combined history, Think
colleges share a
common heritage. At
the core of Think’s
approach is our four
promises: everyone has
a job they love,
everyone chooses how
and where they learn,
everyone has an edge,
and everyone can
change their world.
The colleges that Think Education proudly
represents are:
¡¡ Billy Blue College of Design
¡¡ CATC Design School
¡¡ APM College of Business and Communication
¡¡ William Blue College of Hospitality Management
¡¡ Australasian College of Natural Therapies
¡¡ Southern School of Natural Therapies
¡¡ Jansen Newman Institute
¡¡ Australian National College of Beauty
At Think Education, we challenge the
myopic and stereotypical thinking of the
traditional education system and rebuild it
to suit students and their futures. Education
for education’s sake has a place, it’s just not
our place. We believe in delivering an
experience that empowers resilience,
confidence and curiosity, where heads and
hearts are aligned, instinctively bringing our
students’ talents and abilities to life. We
place equal value on theory and practice.
We ensure our students are trained in the
real world skills they need for success. And
we give everyone a platform to change their
world.
The
education
revolution
starts here.
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PYRMONT
235 Pyrmont Street
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46-52 Mountain Street
Ultimo NSW 2007
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Melbourne VIC 3000
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