	{"id":92550,"date":"2024-03-16T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T00:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=92550"},"modified":"2024-03-16T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T00:53:26","slug":"passion-business-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/living\/passion-business-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"A passion for business and entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bek Lasky has a passion for helping others, with a strong focus on First Nations communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Wakaya woman was born and raised on Wadarurrung country and is now the chief executive officer of Ngarrimili.<\/p>\n<p>Ngarrimili supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Lasky was studying business and the opportunity to join the organisation came up. She has now been working for the organisation for four years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me it was quite clear early on that I was really passionate about business and entrepreneurship as well as helping the community and helping others,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy motivation comes from wanting to see First Nations people succeed and live fulfilling lives. We all grow up facing unique challenges and having different experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92551\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92551\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-2-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-2-cropped.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-2-cropped-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>Bek Lasky (right) has a passion for mental health and has incorporated it into her work and everyday life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Founded in 2018 by Cormach Evans and Coco Eke, Ngarrimili is a not-for profit organisation dedicated to help First Nations people start their own businesses, helping to remove any barriers to entry.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation provides access to resources and knowledge around running a successful enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe exist to support and nurture aspiring or established First Nations business owners, creatives, entrepreneurs, musicians &#8211; any individual that fits into that space,\u201d Lasky said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe work with First Nations people that want to start Otheir own business or have an idea, or if they want to grow their business, we provide personally tailored and holistic business support and mentoring to help them achieve their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92552\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92552\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-3-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-3-cropped.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-3-cropped-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woodrow Eke, Bek Lasky, Samantha French and Nevadah Ooi-Cleary are the team at Geelong\u2019s Murran hub. Photo: VINNIE VAN OORSCHOT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She has also made mental health part of the workplace, creating a culture where wellbeing is practised and it is okay to be vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m really passionate about mental health and talking about mental health and advocating about mental health illnesses through lived experience,\u201d Lasky said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout one\u2019s spiritual, physical, mental and emotional wellbeing being at its fullest, and taken into consideration, then one\u2019s business or whatever goal they are trying to achieve, won\u2019t come to fruition without them focusing on their wellbeing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now 23 years old, Lasky said running the company was definitely full on, and at times she felt like people did not take her seriously as a young female chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really enjoy the work I do, which makes it easier, but it can be hard relaxing and switching my brain off to enjoy life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Lasky, one of the highlights of running the organisation has been the opportunity to meet different First Nations businesses from across the country and understand their stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we do what we do; to see other people have success in their business is really lovely,\u201d she said.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve been able to do so many exciting things with Ngarrimili and reaching different networks and connecting with different people is what really fills my soul in terms of what I like to do every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92553\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92553\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-4-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-4-cropped.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-4-cropped-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>Opening in December last year, Murran took two years to complete.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The founding of Ngarrimili led to Murran hub, a space in Geelong\u2019s Malop Street for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to come together.<\/p>\n<p>The project took two years to complete and opened late last year, offering a coworking space, conference rooms and gallery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a really fun two years building Murran but especially the last six months getting Murran off the ground,\u201d Lasky said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a huge achievement for the organisation and everyone involved to get Murran opened, and the community uptake has been amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching that grow as a space is going to be really amazing over the next few years, and for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92554\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92554\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-5-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-5-cropped.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/bek-5-cropped-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ngrrimili CEO Bek Lasky has been working for the organisation for the past four years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moving forward, Ngarrimili aims to grow as an organisation, expanding into more parts of Australia and giving communities access to their services.<\/p>\n<p>For Lasky, one of her greatest achievements is being promoted to chief executive of Ngarrimili, and she feels very lucky and grateful to hold the position.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, head to<a href=\"http:\/\/ngarrimili.org.au\"> ngarrimili.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bek Lasky has a passion for helping others, with a strong focus on First Nations communities. 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