Over the last three years, I was privileged to get to know a beautiful young woman. Her name was Emma Betts. Emma Simic. I’m sure you already know her. She’s really become quite famous – but in a way, NONE of us would ever want to be. When I first met her, I naively thought… Continue Reading
Karen Mortland is a very well-known around my neck of the woods (St Lucia/Indooroopilly). Actually she’s my Real Estate Agent! And when I meet someone who leaves me with that “Wow, doesn’t she just ooze style?” feeling, I always tell them. In this case I’ve gone a step further. I felt I just had to share her… Continue Reading
I first heard about the brave and beautiful Emma through my friend Bec (Rebecca Sparrow – one of my very first interviews for this “10 Minutes With” series. If you’ve missed that one you can read it here.) Emma is Bec’s babysitter and her story had already touched my heart, yet I didn’t actually… Continue Reading
Over the past 20 years Rebecca Sparrow has earned a living selling touch lamps, working as a nanny, a travel writer, a television publicist, a marketing executive, a magazine editor, a TV scriptwriter, a newspaper columnist and a secret shopper (once). Rebecca Sparrow is the author of a handful of novels (The Girl Most Likely,… Continue Reading
I first met Sofie Formica when I was working as a Production Assistant at Channel Seven. She’d not long returned from living in the USA and we recorded a TV Pilot at my home. I cannot tell you how blown away with her I was. She barely knew me, and I was very nervous about… Continue Reading
Bernadette Cooper first appeared on my Style Radar at the Brisbane Racing Carnival Ladies Luncheon. I was definitely in the minority at this event as one of only a handful of women who’d chosen to NOT wear a fascinator. So you can imagine my relief when this breath of fresh-air stepped on to the stage… Continue Reading
You heard it here first – just in case you hadn’t already noticed it yourself! Sylvia Jeffries is one of those rare natural beauties – stylish inside and out – which is, of course, a prerequisite if you’re going to make Style Counsel’s “People Of Great Style” list! This talented Channel Nine Journalist is definitely… Continue Reading
After two months of not being able to see my dining table – let alone walk into my dining room – my house is now beginning look like a home again! I still cannot park my car in the garage but that’s no biggie. To say I am over wire coat-hangers, collapsing mobi-robes, garbage… Continue Reading
I first met Tara working on a project for the YWCA’s “Love Your Body” event with Rebecca Sparrow and Emily-Jade O’Keefe. I was immediately struck by her passion for helping others and her relentless quest to rally support from corporates and individuals for so many charities. Tara’s energy and huge heart are obvious to all… Continue Reading
It was back in 2005 when I first heard the Maureen Frank story. She had just released her first best selling book, You Go Girlfriend, aimed at inspiring women to believe that they can achieve in the business world even when there are some major obstacles. She was guest-speaking at the hugely popular Qld Business… Continue Reading