EVENT DESCRIPTION
FORMIDABLE VOICES CREATES POWERFUL EVENTS, EXPERIENCES, SPEAKING AND
TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES, COACHING, COURSES, PROGRAMS AND A
DEDICATED MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM
[http://www.gutsygirl.com.au/membership.html] FOR WOMXN OF COLOUR AND
NON-BIWOC ACCOMPLICES.
FORMIDABLE VOICES EVENTS
[http://www.gutsygirl.com.au/events.html] DELIVER, HIGHLIGHT,
ENHANCE, ELEVATE AND UPLIFT INCREDIBLE, UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND
LEADERS OF COLOUR ACROSS COACHING, CREATIVE, TECH AND ONLINE BUSINESS,
ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INCLUDING SPEAKERS, WRITERS, COACHES,
PODCASTERS, PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND HEALING MODALITY PRACTITIONERS AND
PIONEERS.
FORMIDABLE VOICES IS ALSO FOR WOMXN, IDENTIFYING AS WOMEN, TRANS AND
NON-BINARY PEOPLE. FORMIDABLE VOICES WELCOMES ACCOMPLICES, THAT IS,
NON-BIWOC TO BE A PART OF OUR MOVEMENT TO CENTRE BIWOC AT THE
FOREFRONT. ACCOMPLICES ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE DISMANTLING WHITE SUPREMACY
AND DOING THE TRANSFORMATIVE INNER WORK TO BE FORCES OF GOOD IN THE
WORLD.
_I AM A MICROCOSM OF ALL THE POSSIBLE JUSTICE, LIBERATION, PLEASURE
AND HONESTY IN THE UNIVERSE, AND I ACT ACCORDINGLY. __- ADRIENNE
MARIE BROWN_
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WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST OUR FIRST EVENT AT EVENTS BY KINFOLK, A
KINFOLK BUSINESS SUPPORTING KINFOLK’S UNIQUE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND
100% OF THE PROFIT IS DISTRIBUTED TO OUR CHARITY PARTNERS - 100% OF
OUR SURPLUS IS DISTRIBUTED TO OUR CHARITY PARTNERS - THE ASYLUM
SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE [https://www.asrc.org.au/] AND CATHY FREEMAN
FOUNDATION [https://www.cathyfreemanfoundation.org.au/].
WHO IS THIS EVENT FOR?
WE WELCOME EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE FIRST FORMIDABLE
VOICES EVENT.
OUR GLOBAL EVENTS AND MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY INCLUDES:
LEADERS
ENTREPRENEURS
ACTIVISTS
ADVOCATES
CONSULTANTS
LIFE COACHES
BUSINESS COACHES
AUTHORS
WRITERS
SPEAKERS
TEACHERS
TRAINERS
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
PROFESSIONALS OF ALL KINDS
CREATIVES
ARTISTS
MAKERS
PUBLISHERS
GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS
HEALING AND SPIRITUAL PRACTITIONERS
PRIESTESSES
SACRED CIRCLE LEADERS
ASTROLOGERS
BRUJAS
PSYCHICS
COUNSELLORS
THERAPISTS
BEAUTY EXPERTS
YOGA INSTRUCTORS
OUR WHY
WOMXN OF COLOUR HAVE POWERFUL STORIES AND IMMENSE PRESENCE, BUT YOU
WOULDN’T KNOW IT FROM LOOKING AT WHO IS FEATURED IN SPEAKER LINEUPS
AND SUMMIT EVENTS, IN MEDIA, IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND ON THE
SCREEN.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ATTENDED A SPEAKING EVENT OR CONFERENCE,
AND THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND THE ENTIRE LINE UP WERE BLACK, INDIGENOUS
AND WOMXN OF COLOUR? I'M 42, AND I'VE NEVER HAD THE PLEASURE IN THE
PLACES I'VE LIVED IN AUSTRALIA. I'M CREATING THIS PLATFORM AND SPACE
BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITLESS IN TALENT, AND IT'S TIME INCLUSIVE
LEADERSHIP, VOICES, SPIRIT AND STORIES COME FORWARD. THE SPEAKER
LINEUPS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPACES LACK DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
WHAT EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, NUANCES AND WISDOM ARE YOU MISSING OUT ON?
THERE'S A WEALTH OF INCREDIBLE HUMANS WITH FANTASTIC WORK THAT YOU
JUST AREN'T GETTING EXPOSED TO BECAUSE OF THE SAME OLD, SAME OLD WAYS
AND LEADERSHIP.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN TO AN EVENT AND HEARD THE SAME MESSAGE
DELIVERED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY BY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO GET CONTINUOUSLY
INVITED?
FORMIDABLE VOICES BRIDGES THE GAP TO BRING FRONT AND CENTRE WOMXN OF
COLOUR VISIONARIES, ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, STORYTELLERS
AND MAGIC MAKERS.
LEARN FROM OUR EXPERT SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS AT THE FORTHCOMING
IN-PERSON EVENT IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. THIS EVENT SHOWCASES WOMXN
OF COLOUR SPEAKER TALKS, PANEL DISCUSSION, AND NETWORKING FOR ALL
PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE IN SISTERHOOD AND COMMUNITY.
MEET OUR SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS
JADE MCKENZIE, FOUNDER OF EVENT HEAD, SHE/CADEMY, REAWAKENED WOMEN AND
BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS BUILDERS, IS A 5 X INTERNATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING
BUSINESS COACH AND EVENT PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER 15 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE
IN EVENT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE CORPORATE, NOT FOR
PROFIT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SECTORS.
YOLANDA, A PROUD YORTA YORTA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND GREEK WOMAN IS A
HOLISTIC LIFE COACH, CONSULTANT, FACILITATOR AND REIKI PRACTITIONER
WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT FACILITATING A SOUL-TRANSFORMING SHIFT FOR
BLACK, INDIGENOUS & PEOPLE OF COLOUR TO OPEN UP TO THEIR PERSONAL
POWER, HIGHER PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL. YOLANDA’S PRACTICE HONOURS
IDENTITY, CULTURE, PERSONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND SACRED HEALING.
SORA SURYA NO IS A SACRED SPACE HOLDER, STRATEGY ALCHEMIST,
TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESS COACH, CORPORATE LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT,
POWERFUL MEDICINE WOMAN, BUSINESS HEALER, INTERNATIONAL RETREAT
LEADER, INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER, FIRE IGNITER, HEART WHISPERER, AND
WORLD TRAVELER. SHE IS THE PRODUCER OF SACRED BUSINESS PODCAST, A
CO-PRODUCER OF PRIESTESS TV AND THE AUTHOR OF THE STAY SACRED JOURNAL
WHICH YOU CAN PURCHASE ON AMAZON.
ANNA STASSEN IS THE CO-CREATOR OF LOVE IS YOUR COMPASS, BASED IN
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. AS AN ARTIST, REIKI MASTER AND SOUL MEDICINE
CHANNEL, ANNA CO-CREATES WEARABLE PHYSICAL TALISMANS THAT REMIND
PEOPLE TO TUNE IN TO THEIR INNER WORLD AND HONOUR THEIR UNIQUE SOUL
ESSENCE + MAGIC.AS A JEWELLERY-MAKER WITH OVER 13 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE,
ANNA CREATES AND HAND-MAKES INTENTIONAL JEWELLERY FOR PEOPLE TO WEAVE
THE SACRED INTO THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.
LJ SPARREY IS THE CO-CREATOR OF MELBOURNE-BASED SACRED INTENTIONAL
JEWELLERY BRAND LOVE IS YOUR COMPASS. AS A REIKI PRACTITIONER, TRAINED
HOLISTIC COUNSELLOR AND SOUL MEDICINE CHANNEL, LJ CO-CREATES POWERFUL
TOOLS + TALISMANS THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE TO TUNE IN TO THEIR INNER WORLD
AND HONOUR THEIR UNIQUE GIFTS. AS AN EMPATH AND INTROVERT, SHE KNOWS
THE IMPORTANCE OF DAILY SELF-CARE RITUALS TO TUNE IN, CONNECT AND
GROUND AND EMBRACES HER SENSITIVITY AS HER GIFT.
SONALI FISKE IS A SRI LANKAN-AMERICAN LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT TO
BLACK INDIGENOUS, WOMXN OF COLOR, A TEDX SPEAKER, REVOLUTIONARY
VOICES RADIO SHOW HOST, AND FOUNDER OF _PICK YOUR PLATFORM & RAISE
YOUR VOICE_.
HER RECENT ONLINE MASTERCLASS ON "DISMANTLING WHITE DOMINANCE IN
WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP" WENT VIRAL, AND CENTERED THE STORIES AND
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BIWOC WHO ARE COUNTERING THE CURRENT NARRATIVE IN
LEADERSHIP, INFLUENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
SONALI IS ALSO CURRENTLY A COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE _INTERNATIONAL
COUNCIL OF INTERFAITH & INDIGENOUS WOMEN_.
SHARYN HOLMES IS THE CREATRIX OF GUTSY GIRL, FOUNDER OF FORMIDABLE
VOICES, IS A SPEAKER, CONSULTANT, HOLISTIC COACH, ARTIST AND WRITER.
HER WORK DIVES DEEP INTO SOCIAL JUSTICE, SPIRITUALITY AND PERSONAL
SOVEREIGNTY. SHARYN WORKS AS A CONSULTANT TO CLIENTS IN LEADERSHIP
ACROSS THE SPIRITUAL, ONLINE BUSINESS, COACHING, CREATIVE AND WELLNESS
INDUSTRIES ON ANTI-RACISM IDENTITY & CONSCIOUS BUSINESS STRATEGY AND
BRINGS 23 YEARS CORPORATE EXPERIENCE IN LEGAL AND DEFENCE CONTRACTING,
PUBLISHING AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES.
EVERY EVENT GUEST WILL RECEIVE A GIFT BAG VALUED AT OVER $100 WITH
GOODIES PROVIDED BY OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS.
THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT SO DON'T DELAY PURCHASING YOUR TICKET!
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.GUTSYGIRL.COM.AU
EVERY EVENT ATTENDEE WILL RECEIVE A GIFT BAG VALUED AT OVER $100 WITH
GOODIES PROVIDED BY OUR LOVELY SPONSORS.
FAQS
ACCESSIBILITY
IF YOU REQUIRE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT AS THE VENUE IS
IN A HERITAGE-LISTED BUILDING. ACCESS THROUGH THE LIFT DOORS IS ONLY
WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE WHEELCHAIRS NARROWER THAN 65CMS. PLEASE
NOTIFY HELLO@GUTSYGIRL.COM.AU AND WE WILL ENSURE ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE
FOR YOU TO ACCESS THE LIFT. THE VENUE ALSO PROVIDES A WHEELCHAIR WHICH
CAN BE USED TO ASSIST DISABLED GUESTS IN AND OUT OF THE LIFT.
WHAT ARE MY TRANSPORT/PARKING OPTIONS FOR GETTING TO AND FROM THE
EVENT?
EVENTS BY KINFOLK IS LOCATED AT 673 BOURKE STREET MELBOURNE 3000.
WHAT CAN I BRING INTO THE EVENT?
YOU'RE WELCOME TO BRING A JOURNAL AND PEN TO TAKE NOTES, A WATER
BOTTLE AND SOMETHING TO EAT. THIS IS NOT A CATERED EVENT, SO PLEASE
MAKE SURE YOU BRING SOMETHING TO NIBBLE ON.
WHAT'S THE REFUND POLICY?
NO REFUNDS ARE POSSIBLE. YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR TICKET TO ANOTHER
PERSON IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND. IF TRANSFERRING YOUR TICKET TO
ANOTHER PERSON, PLEASE NOTIFY US VIA HELLO@GUTSYGIRL.COM.AU SO THAT WE
MAY UPDATE OUR GUEST LIST. THANKS.
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