Why do some rise to the top and others don’t? Ever wondered what it takes to get to CEO level, and stay there?
We’ve assembled a group of three of Australia’s most prominent CEOs – Julia Ross, Rachel Argaman and Naomi Simson - who’ll share their secrets to success, debate the big issues, and provide revealing insights into their worlds.
Join us as we delve into the hearts and minds of these driven and high-performance female executives, as they openly share their wisdom with us.
About Julia Ross, CEO Julia Ross
In 1988 Julia founded Julia Ross Recruitment and in the past twenty years has developed the company into a professional, specialist, executive and IT recruitment business along with payroll management and HR Consulting services.
Julia Ross has received many accolades including BRW’s Leading Female Entrepreneur and the Westpac Group Business Owner Award in the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Awards. She is a keen philanthropist and is involved in numerous community groups and charities, supporting the disadvantaged and less privileged.
About Rachel Argaman, CEO Toga Hospitality
A visionary leader who believes in “encouraging the heart”, Rachel has over 16 years domestic and international experience at senior management level in the travel and hospitality industry. Rachel has a proven track record of increasing sales, global market share and profitability and is focused on aggressively growing Toga Hospitality Group’s brands: Travelodge, Medina, Vibe Hotels, and Adina Apartment Hotels in Europe.
In 2008, Rachel won the Telstra Business Woman’s National Award and the Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award and was named the NSW 2008 Telstra Business Woman of the Year. She also won the NSW 2008 Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award.
About Naomi Simson, CEO RedBalloon
One of Australia’s outstanding female entrepreneurs, Naomi Simson is the founder and CEO of online gifting retailer RedBalloon, which has made the BRW Fast list six years in a row. RedBalloon has been named as one of only five Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand for 2009 and awarded an engagement scorecard of over 90% two years in a row – the average is 55%.
RedBalloon has also been nominated by BRW as being in the top ten Best Places to Work in Australia. Naomi was the 2008 winner of the National Telstra Businesswomens Award - Innovation, and one of four finalists in the 2009 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Awards. In 2009, Naomi participated in the Secret Millionaire Australia series which involved volunteering for a number of different charities. Naomi writes a blog naomisimson.com which is listed in the top 15 of Australia’s Best Business Blogs and she also writes for Smart Company.
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