Mei Yong is the Founder and CEO of My PlantCo, an Australian food innovation company reimagining everyday food through curiosity, creativity and purpose. With extensive experience in food and FMCG, Mei is passionate about turning bold ideas into products that make eating well simpler and more exciting. My PlantCo is home to Turban Chopsticks, Kado and Real Oats, with a growing focus on Australian-led innovation and creating new possibilities for locally grown ingredients. An entrepreneur at heart, Mei believes in staying curious, challenging convention and building brands that have the potential to make a meaningful difference. Credit: Mei Yong; My PlantCo.

Dr. Saba Qutub is an Australian GP, cosmetic physician and founder of Dr. SQ Skincare, a doctor-led skincare brand combining evidence-based skin science with intelligent, multi-functional formulations. With more than 20 years in medicine and a special interest in skin health and medical aesthetics, Saba is passionate about making skincare science easier to understand and helping people cut through beauty trends and misinformation. Alongside clinical practice and building Dr. SQ Skincare, she shares her journey in medicine, entrepreneurship and skincare, encouraging other women to back themselves, embrace new opportunities and build something of their own. Credit: Dr. SQ Skincare.

Amy Schuch is the founder of The Neo Human and author of The Neo Human – Awakened Wisdom. After experiencing homelessness with her children, Amy discovered that survival can shape far more than our circumstances — it can shape our identity. Today, she helps women remember who they truly are beyond survival, fear and conditioning, and step into a life where identity becomes legacy. Through The Neo Human, Amy explores personal transformation, identity, purpose and the power of embodying the woman you are becoming. Credit: Amy Schuch; The Neo Human.

Charles Liu is the owner and Marketing Director of Cubic Promote, an Australian supplier of promotional products, uniforms and workwear. He also hosts The Promo Playbook podcast, sharing practical insights from the promotional products industry. Charles is passionate about marketing, business, personal style and presenting with confidence. Credit: Charles Lui.

Hendrix De Marchii is a six-year-old entrepreneur and the founder of award-winning Hendrix Pet Co. He is also a published author, singer-songwriter and clothing line designer. After wanting to earn his own money, Hendrix launched his pet business and has since published a book, released his debut pop single, Take Me There, and won Startup of the Year. He has appeared on television, radio, in newspapers and magazines, on billboards and podcasts, and is agency represented in both Australia and the USA. Hendrix loves coming up with ideas, turning them into real businesses and learning from other entrepreneurs along the way. Credit: Hendrix De Marchii.

Jasmine Dash is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the founder of Resonance Health, a behavioral performance consultancy. Across twenty-five years in behavioral science she has advised over three hundred individuals and helped organizations grow without losing the people who built them. As a director she scaled two in-home practices and a clinic, and raised retention from thirty percent to ninety-eight percent. Her work spans practice operations, performance consulting for founders and senior leaders, and a Tai Chi based wellness program for senior living communities. She is a doctoral researcher at Capella University. Credit: Jasmine Dash; Resonance Health.

Kylie Rumney is a counsellor, speaker, and founder of The Haven Women's Counselling & Wellbeing. She is passionate about helping women navigate life's challenges with confidence, compassion, and hope. Kylie specialises in motherhood, relationship challenges, and modern family dynamics, including separation, co-parenting, repartnering, step-parenting, and blended families. Combining professional expertise with a warm, down-to-earth approach, she creates a safe, non-judgemental space where women feel heard, understood, and empowered to move forward. Through counselling and speaking, Kylie is dedicated to helping women reconnect with themselves and find their smile again. Credit: Kylie Rumney; The Haven Women's Counselling & Wellbeing.

Deepa Mani is an entrepreneur, cultural leader and speaker, and the Founder & CEO of Proud of Colour (POC) Beauty, an award-winning Australian skincare and cosmetics brand created for melanin-rich skin. She is also the Founder & Artistic Director of Chandralaya School of Dance, where she empowers people through culture, confidence and the arts. With more than 25 years of leadership experience across technology and business transformation, Deepa is passionate about representation, inclusive innovation and wellbeing. Through her work, she inspires others to embrace their identity, care for their skin and build lives and businesses with purpose. Credit: Deepa Mani; POC Beauty.