Ready to run 10x more research without adjusting your caffeine intake? Equip yourself with the best participants, on-demand researchers and the ultimate research platform. Then blow everyone else's mind 🤯.Visit askable.com to learn more, or better yet - email me and we can tee up a time to catch up (carly@askable.com)

My first 12 months at Askable was based in the sunny Brisbane headquarters. My role enabled me to help some of Australia’s (and the world’s) best companies leverage user research to improve their products. My day-to-day included: * Partnering with major brands like Canva, Resmed, Cochlear, Suntory (V Energy, Boss Coffee), People First Bank and Gumtree, helping them streamline their product improvement efforts.* Driving user research initiatives, ensuring product teams could gather valuable insights quickly and efficiently to shape their decisions.* Accelerating product development by facilitating the user testing process, enabling faster iteration and better user experiences.* Fostering strong customer relationships, becoming a trusted go-to for advice and support to help teams reach their goals.Spearhead growth strategies, focused on customer retention and expanding Askable’s footprint in the Australian market.It was an exciting time, collaborating with some of the biggest names in tech and consumer goods to unlock the potential of user research. Excited to do the same again (and some more) in the US 🇺🇸

Helping reinvigorate the ReactBris community post-covid and helping it become the biggest developer meetup in Brisbane is hands down a career highlight! Co-running ReactBris from the other side of the globe would be kind of like trying to attend a barbecue via Zoom! While I’m no longer on the ground, I’m still the community’s number-one cheerleader and friendly support from afar, helping out with virtual high-fives and 'you got this' pep talks. It’s all about keeping the ReactBris spirit strong, even when I’m trading Brisbane sunshine for Chicago winters! Buuuuuut.... If you are wanting to be involved in the ReactBris whether it is speaking, sponsoring or attending. I recommend reaching out to Lachlan Young, Scott Warren or Tom McCarthy. I will pop their links below.🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/builtbyproxy/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwarren4/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamtommcc/You can also see upcoming events right here 👉 https://www.meetup.com/reactbris/

Run by the community, for the community, ReactBris has been part of Brisbane’s tech community for 8. years now. Relaunching post-covid, ReactBris is now one of Brisbane’s leading developer meetups.To see our upcoming events or learn more, head over to https://www.meetup.com/reactbris/

ProductTank is a community for product people run by product people that meets in over 175 cities globally.To see their upcoming events in Brisbane or learn more, head over to https://www.meetup.com/producttank-brisbane/

When I had the opportunity to be part of Startmate's Women's Fellowship, the coaching was far and away one of the best parts of the program. I benefitted immensely from being paired with Anthony Enright and Hugh Hyde Page as my coaches. So, when the opportunity came up to pay it forward as a Coach for Startmate's Student Summer24 Cohort, it was a big 'YES' from me! As a Startmate Coach for the Student Fellowship, I got to mentor students on the edge of their startup journeys – helping them take the leap from 'I’ve got an idea' to 'I’m making it happen!' Growing the Australian startup ecosystem starts with investing in the next generation of talent. If you are keen to learn more about Startmate and their programs to pollinate Australia's tech community with incredible humans, start here 👉 https://www.startmate.com/fellowships

It’s undeniable that finding the right talent is the rocket fuel tech companies need to soar, which is where Hunt & Co. comes in.Hunt & Co. is a boutique recruitment agency focused on careers in digital, software and IT. This role had me helping build teams for some of Brisbane's most well-known startups, scaleups and enterprises. My day-to-day included: 👩‍💻 Working with Founders and C-Suite to propose solutions to solve their technical talent challenges, build high -impact teams and ultimately, grow their business. 👩‍💻 Consulting with our clients to ensure that we go above and beyond filling a seat, dig deeper into the problems that need solving and find their missing puzzle pieces (in the form of incredible candidates) 👩‍💻 Engaging with prospect organisations and moving them through the pipeline.Working with high-performing individuals to find their next role in the industry. 👩‍💻 Running workshops, webinars and talks on various topics including business growth, careers, talent and the tech & digital market. 👩‍💻 Serving as the key contact for clients/customers, working to increase LTV per account and transitioning them into high-value accounts. 👩‍💻 Leading marketing and branding projects to increase our brand reputation.👩‍💻 Creating lead-generating events, whitepapers and other resources.👩‍💻 Building strong communities in the industry across the different disciplines as a business development initiative. ‘Heck yeah’ moments included: 🌟 Worked with amazing Brisbane scale-ups to grow their teams across Engineering, Product, Marketing and Customer Success. 🌟 Rebrand from Digital Talent Co. to Hunt & Co. including branding, website re-skinning and market roll-out. 🌟 Co-hosted ‘What’s The Stack’ 🥞 - a podcast and web series eating stacks of pancakes while talking with some of our favourite product and tech leaders in Brisbane. Looking for help building your team or finding your next role? Reach out to Holly (holly@huntandco.io)

During my time as General Manager at a digital marketing agency, I was responsible for the business's end-to-end recruitment needs including employer branding, sourcing talent, promoting job opportunities, interviewing and vetting for technical & cultural fit, reference checks, contract negotiations and onboarding. Moving to Hunt & Co. and serving that role as an external talent acquisition partner felt like a natural step. I had learned firsthand the effect a great placement (or not so great one) had on businesses and the importance of finding the perfect person from both a technical & cultural standpoint and was ready to help other businesses.

Women in Digital’s goal is to connect, educate and empower its way to gender diversity within Australia’s digital and technology ecosystem.Supported by a passionate advisory board, industry advocates and community members, Women in Digital works to ensure a future where technology for all people is built by all people. My core belief is that fulfilling careers are the lever for women to become financially self-sustaining (which will have broad positive results on gender parity) and that tech-related careers are the best primed space to have that impact at scale. So working for Women in Digital that are dedicated to this very mission was a dream come true. My day-to-day included:👩‍💻 Serving as the key contact for community members and corporate sponsors.👩‍💻 Ideating, creating, building, marketing and running sold-out panels, industry talks and other events alongside the Founder and Marketing Manager. 👩‍💻 Running workshops, webinars and talks on various topics including careers, talent and the technology & digital market. 👩‍💻 Leading marketing, communications and branding projects to increase brand reputation, name in market and business outcomes alongside the Founder and Marketing Manager.👩‍💻 Looking for key levers to grow the community and impact. Some goosebumps moments include: 🌟 Helped grow the national Women in Digital Awards program from 350 attendees to over 1,000 person sold-out gala and one of the most recognised digital award programs in Australia. 🌟 Launched the Corporate and Individual Membership offering.🌟 Impacted over 12,000 women in technology (or considering a move into technology)Want to get involved more with Women in Digital (hint: the answer should absolutely be a ‘YES’)? Reach out to Holly - holly@womenindigital.org

Tell Her was a book gifting service that initially started as an idea and became a project I pursued for 2 years outside of work hours.

My career at Ronin began as an administration assistant. I was ready to migrate from managing hospitality businesses and enter the big, scary world of agency life. In order to make the jump, I knew it meant I would have to take on any opportunity that would allow me to get my foot in the door. I think it is fairly safe to say that I took to agency life like a duck to water and quickly moved up the ranks in the business, eventually becoming the General Manager of Ronin Marketing. As General Manager I work closely with the team and oversaw all strategic efforts for our clients and the business including brand and business strategy, structures and systems, human resources and all other day-to-day-related operations for the agency.

My role at Miss Bliss gave me a whole new understanding of what it means to manage teams of people with varying personalities and levels of experience. I was responsible for everything 'Miss Bliss' including customer experiences, events, functions, social media, rostering, hiring and firing, ordering and all other aspects of small business management all while pouring that perfect rosetta and mingling with customers. I was incredibly lucky to be part of the Miss Bliss team as it grew from infancy to a two-location brand attracting of 22k followers on Instagram.

Business Chicks has always been a business that has inspired and motivated me so when I found the chance to work with them, even in an unpaid capacity, I jumped at it. That is how I became a member of the Brisbane event crew. As a crew member, I performed all types of tasks to help the Business Chicks team. Through networking and proving my value I was afforded the opportunity to intern at their head office in Sydney. During my time in Sydney I was paired with the communication team which saw me working on content for Latte Magazine and blogging for their website. I was also paired with the partnership team where I selected and reached out to potential partners and became skilled in the fun art of database entry.

I worked for Venzin Group (owners of Pawpaw Cafe and Picnic Cafe) for two years. Through working with Venzin Group and completing many different roles I further developed skills including time and task management, effective communication skills (with both staff and customers), team management techniques, prioritising and managing multiple tasks in different areas, giving and taking direction, working within a diverse team environment, database entry, community outreach, Instagram tracking and competitions, organising and running events and the importance of being multi-faceted and adaptable within a small organisation.

I took part in a semester-long internship program as part of my QUT degree. Inspire was the perfect opportunity for me to gain experience in the media and communications industry. I was mainly involved in the content creation side of the business and developed my skills on creating 'shareable content'.

I began my time at Fashion Observer Magazine as an intern when I was in my first year of university however quickly proved myself to be hard working and a valuable asset to the growing publication. I quickly learned how to work under pressure, meet deadlines, be self-motivated, learn on the job, operate independently, demonstrate leadership, pay attention to every detail (small or large), manage multiple roles and teams of people, deal with conflict and cope with heavy stress loads. During my time at FOM, I was also sent by Fashion One TV to represent them at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival and Telstra Perth Fashion Festival as an official media partner.