Amanda Appel Email & Phone Number

Gold Coast, QLD, AU

Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast

I am co-founder of Kwila Lodge, a wedding and events venue on the Gold Coast. We host weddings, corporate functions, retreats and accommodation stays year-round.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Active Board Member for Somerset College

Natural Bridge, Queensland, Australia

After starting and selling several businesses on the Gold Coast, I joined forces with my sister to create a company and destination I am most passionate about - The Bower Estate. We deliver exquisite weddings and special events amongst 120 acres of pristine land, bordered by World-Heritage listed national parks. I look forward to further expanding upon.

Australia

I co-founded Makki initially to service our own business, The Bower Estate; a wedding and events venue on the Gold Coast. With expertise in business development, new business set-up, sales, marketing and PR, we set up Makki with an objective to ultimately provide consulting services to venues and other bricks and mortar businesses who are looking to launch.

Gold Coast, Australia

I co-founded BLOC with my father, renowned Dermatologist Dr Michael Freeman. After working for many years in his clinic, I saw a gap to make high quality goods, designed by a Dermatologist for people who are educated about their skin, and want to preserve it. Launching in 2018, we now sell on-line, are stocked in several Clinics and are rapidly gaining.

Gold Coast, Australia

Atom Labs was created off the back of requests from industry made to myself and partner, Dr Michael Freeman, to created custom formulations in skincare, haircare and nail care. After successfully doing this with our own line, BLOC, we undertook this endeavour to create for others.

3/38 Thomas Drive, Surfers Paradise Queensland Australia

The Skin Centre Medi Spa on Chevron Island services clients in the area of cosmedical. From injectables to needling, peels and more. I owned and ran this business for this period, and saw it through to successful sale.

Gold Coast

As the marketing and business manager, my role at the Skin Centre is to grow the company, allowing it to reach its full potential. My focuses are; business development, product development, branding, digital strategy, advertising and practice management.

Brisbane, Queensland

As the Marketing and PR Manager at RSPCA Qld, I worked predominantly on marketing and communications planning, stakeholder engagement, digital strategy, social media management and design. I was responsible for planning and delivering integrated comms for all aspects of RSPCA eg. adoptions, events, campaigns and more.Starting as the PR Officer, I received.

Brisbane, Australia

Working in Harcourts' national head office, I was responsible for delivering all media activities for the company on a national level, as well as in localised regions. In addition, I managed the company's social media and website. This autonomous role gave me much experience in a fast-moving company within media relations and the social networking forum.

Brisbane, Australia

I worked at Cole Lawson as a consultant, predominantly for the energy, publishing and non-profit sectors. Key responsibilities included corporate writing, website management, strategic planning, media releases and media relations, reporting and other campaign deliverables as required.

Gold Coast

Working as the public relations manager, I was responsible for the day to day running of the public relations department, media strategy and relations, website management, community outreach, photography, publishing and editing of publications and events (where needed in support of the marketing manager).

In this assistant role, I worked autonomously to deliver tactics for all event campaigns and marketing schedules, produced collateral, managed the website and assisted the coordinator with creative writing and media relations.

Bachelor Of Business, Marketing Communications

Bachelor of Business majoring in Marketing Communications

Education record