THE Byron Badass Women of Business held its International Women’s Day event on Tuesday at Byron Bay Spirit Company.<\/p>\n
Byron Bay International Film Festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke and Indigenous chef Mindy Woods facilitated the knowledge-sharing gathering that aimed to put women at the centre of engaging discussions, insights, ideas, and topics such as leadership, growth, balance, and intuition.<\/p>\n
Skippon-Volke led the roundtable discussion on ‘Being You: How Your Unique Identity Drives Business Success’ and said organisers and attendees were grateful to have snuck the event in before the imminent cyclonic weather event reached the Northern Rivers.<\/p>\n
“We are probably one of the only International Women’s Day events to go ahead in the region, unfortunately,” she said.<\/p>\n
“It was fantastic, and we sold out. The round table format provided an intimate opportunity for people to connect very quickly.”<\/p>\n
The so-called soft skills, such as intuition, compassion and diplomacy, were up for discussion.<\/p>\n
“We looked at things often seen as typically female traits and how they can be a real force for business prowess,” Skippon-Volke said.<\/p>\n
“One table talked about community over competition and collaborating instead of making competitors the enemy somehow.<\/p>\n
“Mindy facilitated the power of storytelling and harnessing your own story to propel your business and brand forward.”<\/p>\n
The groups also tackled hard issues such as equality, equity and pay gaps.<\/p>\n
“We’re still not at a stage where we have parity in business, and when you look at the figures, especially with startups, there is a lot of positivity and productivity that comes with female-led businesses that don’t match up with the statistics,” she said.<\/p>\n
“We won’t have real 50\/50 equality for a while. There’s still quite a way to go.<\/p>\n
“It takes women being supported and supporting each other, and together with men as well, obviously.”<\/p>\n
Initially held last year as a panel event, attendee feedback for this event expressed a desire for businesswomen to come together more often than once a year, which organisers are exploring.<\/p>\n
The event ended efficiently with the impending weather at the forefront of many minds.<\/p>\n
“We felt it was a good thing that as a group of women in the community, we could come together before the onslaught and just ground ourselves and get ready to roll up our sleeves and be helpful,” Skippon-Volke said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Byron Badass Women of Business held its International Women’s Day event on Tuesday at Byron Bay Spirit Company. Byron Bay International Film Festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke and Indigenous chef Mindy Woods facilitated the knowledge-sharing gathering that aimed to put women at the centre of engaging discussions, insights, ideas, and topics such as leadership, growth, […]<\/p>\n