AFL club, the Western Bulldogs, will be hosting a women in business lunch in Ballarat next week.<\/p>\n
The event is set for the Mining Exchange and aims to allow businesswoman to hear from speakers in varying industries as well as network.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s panel will include Gorgi Coghlan as MC, consultant from Egon Zehder Fiona McGauchie, and executive general manager of consumer and commercial at the AFL Kylie Rogers.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year we had our inaugural women in business lunch and we sold out which was really fantastic with the amount of support from individuals and local businesses,\u201d said head of strategy projects with the Western Bulldogs, Fiona Baker.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year we\u2019ve got a slightly bigger venue to try and get more people to the lunch.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s theme is slightly different with the focus on preparing for tomorrow and planning career progression today.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe panel will be talking about what career progression meant for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The idea for the lunch came from the football club\u2019s effort to create partnerships in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bulldogs have been in Ballarat for over eight years now and we\u2019ve made a real focus particularly over the last two years to strengthen our commitment to the region,\u201d said Ms Baker.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe created a strategy last year to really try and hone in on some of those areas and our approach to Ballarat is multifaceted, we\u2019re not just there to play AFL and AFLW games.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019d like them to take away is starting to craft what success or the end goal looks like for them personally,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to help bring people with experience to the Ballarat region to help grow the development of women.\u201d<\/p>\n