ACHIEVERS WHO MIX BUSINESS SUCCESS WITH PARENTING MUMS SET ON MAKING MARK

THESE TOWNSVILLE ENTREPRENEURS ARE RIDING THE WAVE OF SUCCESS. THEY BALANCE PARENTING WITH MAKING A HUGE MARK ON THE BUSINESS WORLD, AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS ARE NOW BEING RECOGNISED ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. THE LOCAL WOMEN – CASSANDRA CHIESA, SHANNA HUNTER, KERRY SPINA, TINA MCDONOUGH, KYLIE BARTLETT, KYLIE MICHELLE AND CARA GRIFFIN – HAVE BEEN NAMED FINALISTS AT THE 2020 AUSMUMPRENEUR AWARDS. THE AUSMUMPRENEUR AWARDS, PRESENTED BY THE WOMEN’S BUSINESS SCHOOL, CELEBRATE AND RECOGNISE AUSTRALIAN MOTHERS IN BUSINESS WHO ARE ACHIEVING OUTSTANDING SUCCESS IN AREAS SUCH AS BUSINESS EXCELLENCE, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DIGITAL INNOVATION. THIS YEAR’S AWARDS, WHICH HAS BEEN RUNNING SINCE 2009, ATTRACTED 1877 NOMINATIONS NATIONWIDE. ENTRANTS MUST BE AUSTRALIAN MUMS WITH REGISTERED BUSINESSES, WITH

FINALISTS SELECTED BY A PANEL OF INDUSTRY JUDGES.

REPORTS achieve both their dance and personal wellbeing goals. She is also dedicated to the training of her teachers, elevating the art form, her work in the community and to inspire as many people as she can to embrace the joy of dance.

The former soldier is the founder of the “Let’s be Real” Movement and is recognised as a passionate writer, speaker and life educator who inspires women to find their circle, and find the space to lean in to their true self.

Through her Let’s Be Real business, Kylie encourages the power of authenticity to discover a new you. After many years of mentoring, leadership, teaching and speaking as a military member it took a war zone for Kylie to realise that she would not conform to a black and white world. She found the courage to be her true self, feminine and nurturing in Afghanistan and was awarded the accolade of a Silver Commendation.

This was the turning point of Kylie’s life as a catalyst to share stories to help create courage and change for all women.

Kylie says she is delighted to be named as a finalist and is proud of her achievements, particularly “to be in a good headspace after feeling broken.”

“I’ve worked on me for a long time and in the past 12 months I have made so much progress on my mental health and wellbeing,” she says. “I was able to confidently let go of my psychologist and harness a repertoire of tools and a support circle of friends and mentors to guide my way.”

For nearly 20 years Kids in Harmony has nurtured over 20,000 families in Townsville with its Music and Values Program.

Kerry is a highly respected author of her I Love My Body book, Little Book of Harmony and Harmony Cards for Kids.

She is a wellbeing educator, speaker, writer and unshakeable optimist who puts wellness at the heart of her highly successful business, Kids in Harmony.

Her vision is to build a community of likeminded people who want to positively impact the world by focusing on how we raise, educate, nurture, teach, guide and encourage children.

She believes if we want a better world and a better economy we need to start with how we treat and view children and how we care for the people who raise and educate them.

“Mothers in business know the work and what it takes to keep going day in and day out as we choose to raise our children to become their authentic selves alongside following our business dreams,” Kerry, mother to Isaac, says.

“I’m proud of what started with an idea when my son was born has evolved into a 17year-old highly sustainable and successful business while mothering our teenage son as he enters his senior year at school. Being an Ausmumpreneur has made me a better business woman and being in business has made me a better mum. I’m a better human all round.”

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