Aussie Founders Club

Last year was interesting for me. So many wins, notches under the belt but I was in survival mode. Working 50-60 hours a week to bring a vision (actually multiple visions) to life. Posting about the fun bits. Laughing about the patch of white hair I found popped up in the space of a month or two. Close to Burnout. Running on Anxiety. The pressure to keep pushing no matter what. It’s the side of entrepreneurship we don’t talk about enough—but we should. That’s why I was pumped when the opportunity for Aussie Founders Club to collab with The Komo Club to bring together this month's panel: 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘵: 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 & 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 📅 Date: Thursday, 20th March ⏰ Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm 📍 Location: Natural Velocity, Docklands 🍷 Food & Drinks: Generously provided by our generous hosts, Natural Velocity We’re stripping away the glorified hustle narrative and getting real about what it actually takes to build something meaningful—without breaking yourself in the process. 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥: 🔥 Rohit Bhargava – Founder, The Komo Club | General Partner, Playbook Ventures | Host, The Startup Playbook Podcast 🔥 Jodie Imam – Co-Founder & CEO, Tractor Ventures 🔥 Sonia Kaurah – Founder & CEO, Tala Thrive 𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫? If you’re a founder, startup leader, or investor who’s ever felt the weight of this journey—or just want to know how to avoid hitting the burnout wall—this event is for you. We’ve got a stunning venue, an open and raw discussion, and a room full of people who get it. Come be part of the conversation. Join us by looking up the AFC calendar on Luma!

It’s that time of year again! Antler is proud to be sponsoring, and I’m excited to represent and take part in "A Breakfast for Change Makers," an International Women's Day event hosted by Aussie Founders Club. Will I see you there? Join us for an honest discussion on the real challenges and strategic opportunities for female and non-binary founders within the startup ecosystem. Expect no superficialities—just straightforward, actionable insights. I'll be joined on the panel by: 👑 Jeanette Cheah 💁🏻♀️, Co-founder & CEO of HEX 👑 Natalie Flynn, Founder & CEO of equidi 👑 Joanna Lee, Investment Associate at Giant Leap Don’t miss out. Each ticket includes a complimentary Personal Branding microcourse from HEX, worth $199. You can use it yourself or donate it to a female or gender diverse founder or emerging leader who could benefit from this resource. Talk about paying it forward! 📅 Date: Friday, 14th March  ⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM AEDT  📍 Location: The Cluster, Melbourne  👉 Register now to secure your spot: https://lu.ma/87hp6c5n Megan Luttrell 🤝 - you are champion!

Excited to be speaking at "A Breakfast for Change Makers" hosted by Aussie Founders Club! This International Women’s Day, I’ll be joining an incredible panel to dive into the real challenges and strategic opportunities for female and non-binary founders in the startup ecosystem. Speaker Lineup - Jeanette Cheah 💁🏻♀️ – Co-founder & CEO, HEX - Natalie Flynn – Founder & CEO, equidi - Rani Heraputeri – VC, Antler - … and yours truly! 🎁 Each ticket includes a complimentary Personal Branding microcourse from HEX (valued at $199). 📅 Date: Friday, 14th March ⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM AEDT 📍 Location: The Cluster, Melbourne 🔗 Register here: https://lu.ma/87hp6c5n Looking forward to a thought-provoking discussion. Hope to see you there!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 but the next month and a half is a busy time for me event wise and 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮! I have 8 events or webinars that I am either hosting or taking a part of. Here are 7 of them (some of these are yet to go officially live and one is still to be announced at all 🤐) 𝐒𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨: Wednesday 5th March, at 12pm - Run by my business Kairos Recruitment - No Bad Hires: A Startup's Guide to Hiring RSVP Here: https://lu.ma/lrxmkggt Wednesday 12th March, at 12pm - Run by The Community Collective x The Nudge Group - 🏵 The Art of Maximising Event Experiences RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/grd26Wtm Friday 14th March, at 8am - Run by Aussie Founders Club - IWD - A Breakfast with Change Makers of the Startup World RSVP Here: https://lu.ma/87hp6c5n Thursday 20th March, at 5.30pm - Run by Aussie Founders Club x The Komo Club - Beyond Burnout: Honest Founder Conversations on Mental Health & Sustainable Success in Entrepreneurship Not live yet but you can RSVP Here: https://lu.ma/m6msshzp Friday 4th April, at 12.30pm - To be run by Aussie Founders Club x The Community Collective - SOMETHING SPECIAL (that is also yet to be announced!) Friday 4th April, at 5pm - Run by Aussie Founders Club x Mayfly Ventures Startup Sips - incredibly in less than 24hours, we're at 73 attendees RSVP here: https://lu.ma/m0ylkg02 Thursday 10th April, at 5.30pm - Run by Aussie Founders Club, No-Code, AI & Venture Studios: Alternative (Low Cost) Paths to Build your First MVP Again, not officially live yet but you can RSVP here: https://lu.ma/mywknjcq And I may move the date, but Aussie Founders Club will be running a regular Female Founder Breakfast to create a space of connection and support - more on this at our IWD event For the events you see here that haven't gone live, you can make sure your across these events by subscribing to our newsletter at www.aussiefoundersclub.com or following our luma calendar https://lnkd.in/gUjvG--Y Who said Melbourne doesn't have a decent Startup Event scene! Looks pretty good to me and that's only a small selection of events that I'm a part of 😎 Paz Pisarski Rohit Bhargava Geo George Joe Young

I’m pumped to be speaking at The Art of Maximising Event Experiences with The Nudge Group x The Community Collective! Will I see you there? We’ll be sharing all our secrets about how to make your online and IRL events memorable. I’ll be joined by legends: 🏵 Sheree Rubinstein One Roof 🏵 Steve Grace The Nudge Group, Balance The Grind 🏵 Paz Pisarski The Community Collective Register to join live or receive the recording. 📅 Date: Wed 12 March @ 12pm AEDT 📍 Location: Online via Butter 👉 Register: https://lu.ma/qkdely9u

If you're a founder, investor, or just care about making the startup space more equitable, don’t miss this. Aussie Founders Club are hosting conversation about what’s really happening in the startup and investment world, and what we can do about it. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅 Friday, 14th March ⏰ 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM 📍 The Cluster, Melbourne ☕ Coffee, tea, and a light snacky breakfast included 🛠️ Supported by EverestEngineering & Antler 🎟️ Early bird tickets are $44 until Wednesday 26th Feb. After that, they’ll be $59. 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏: https://lu.ma/87hp6c5n

🎉 We're so excited to share our upcoming event, The Art of Maximising Event Experiences on Wed 12 March in partnership with The Nudge Group. If you're looking to create impactful, unforgettable events, both online and in person, then this is for you! Featuring speakers: 🏵 Sheree Rubinstein @ One Roof 🏵 Steve Grace @ The Nudge Group, Balance The Grind 🏵 Megan Luttrell @ Aussie Founders Club. And our Host Paz Pisarski @ The Community Collective! Register now to attend live or receive the recording. 📆 Wed 12 March @ 12pm AEDT 📍 Online via Butter 🧈 👉 Register here: https://lu.ma/qkdely9u

"The "Hawk Tuah' girl is the perfect example of how NOT to leverage a personal brand" 🤦♂️ I never thought I'd reference a TikTok meme on a panel but as they say "never say never" Great to join my first Aussie Founders Club event on Thursday to talk about branding Three of my top tips: ⭐ Don't try to be someone you're not - instead play to the strengths that you do have ⭐ Think about your "purpose" or "why' for every story you're trying to tell ⭐ Make your first audience a strong community of evangelists around you Thanks for hosting EverestEngineering 🙏