iTHINK is hosted by Melissa Brown and Crispin Blackall, series two is asking the question "Do You Have a Start Up In You?" interviewing founders of startups small and large, leaders who have taken their business offshore and those that have stayed in Australia.
Beyond the founders we talk to advisors, accelerators, educators, marketers and funders.
In this episode we talk to Maria MacNamara, Chief Executive Officer of Advance, Maria spent over 25 year working in the professional services sector before her transition to government and sparking her passion for innovation and start ups.
She is an active participant in and supporter of the Australian innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Maria sits on the board of the Spark Festival, and the International Women’s Forum (Australia). She is also a Voting Mentor for the Genesis program at the University of Sydney, a member of the Board of Advisors for Idea Spies, and an Advisory Council Member for the Future Minds Accelerator. Maria is also the inaugural Convenor of the Australian Innovation Council. She was recognised in the 2018 International Women’s Day Showcase, was a nominee in the 2018 Women of Influence Awards and is the winner of the Startcon Australiasian Community Most Valuable Person Award in 2018.
iTHINK is hosted by Melissa Brown and Crispin Blackall, series two is asking the question "Do You Have a Start Up In You?" interviewing founders of startups small and large, leaders who have taken their business offshore and those that have stayed in Australia.
Beyond the founders we talk to advisors, accelerators, educators, marketers and funders.
In this episode we talk to Maria MacNamara, Chief Executive Officer of Advance, Maria spent over 25 year working in the professional services sector before her transition to government and sparking her passion for innovation and start ups.
She is an active participant in and supporter of the Australian innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Maria sits on the board of the Spark Festival, and the International Women’s Forum (Australia). She is also a Voting Mentor for the Genesis program at the University of Sydney, a member of the Board of Advisors for Idea Spies, and an Advisory Council Member for the Future Minds Accelerator. Maria is also the inaugural Convenor of the Australian Innovation Council. She was recognised in the 2018 International Women’s Day Showcase, was a nominee in the 2018 Women of Influence Awards and is the winner of the Startcon Australiasian Community Most Valuable Person Award in 2018.