What’s unique about the Su Mon Wong scholarship is that it isn’t just awarded to a student based on their ability to work a criteria sheet. It’s based on the actual person: their leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence in marketing and business practice – and that’s why…
QUT takes on China
While Week 13 is likened to a ball of stress prepping for exams, for myself and students Heath Gabbett, Storm Scarlet, and Melanie Gock, this certainly was not the case. Instead our week kicked off in Beijing where, alongside the QUT Business School’s Assistant Dean (International), Andrew Paltridge, we…
Marketers win big at Nudgeathon 2018
Last week, myself and fellow business students Kate Dangerfield, Jessica Castles, Lara Setefano, along with Professor Rebekah Russell-Bennett and Megan Godwin won big time at the Australian National University in Canberra – a social marketing team beat behavioural economists at their own game and achieved first place at…
Enactus QUT #createwelcome
At the Southbank parklands, hundreds of people held scores of lanterns, illuminating the night sky at MDA’s Luminous Lantern Parade last Friday night – and Enactus QUT was among them. At its 11th annual parade, Enactus QUT was invited to walk among leading organisations at the Luminous Lantern…
QUTChangemakers
On May 10, Enactus QUT achieved an enormous milestone which was QUTChangemakers, QUT’s first social entrepreneurship competition by Enactus QUT. As President of Enactus QUT, I sought to seek a new way in which Enactus QUT functioned – taking student engagement and retainment to a new level and…
Heavener International Case Competition | 2018
On the 8th of February, Patrick Gorenac, Alicia Beggs, John Beckinsale, and I began the long journey to Gainesville, Florida. With much excitement, and many practice cases under our belts, we boarded the 11am flight headed to LA, en route to the Heavener International Case Competition (HICC). The competition…
Enactus presents Taste of Brisbane
On the 10th of October, Taste of Brisbane launched its first food tour of the semester at the delicious Afghani restaurant, Chopan Charcoal, located in Milton. Here, accompanied by 30+ guests, we were immersed in the owner’s culture and heritage while marvelling at the delicious morsels of food…
The opportunity of a lifetime at start-up weekend Brisbane – Creative Tech
From the 18th till the 20th of March, the Glasshouse at Kelvin Grove hosted Australia’s first creative tech start-up weekend. As participants pitched their initial ideas on Friday, excitement was high in anticipation of the voting and team formations to take place later that evening. I voted and…
Creative3 Forum
On the 17th of September, I was one of the lucky few students who was selected to attend the Creative3 Forum. This forum hosted a diverse selection of successful entrepreneurs, attracting many hopeful start-ups to the event, each emphasising the need to takes risks and experiment regarding creative…