Former physiotherapist, 2012 Masterchef Australia finalist, and most recently CEO of Sydney's Lotus Dining Group, Mindy Woods is currently studying sustainable horticulture and bush food with the goal of protecting native foods, the environment...

Talking Tourism Episode 144 – Tourism strategy…without the BS with Tom Wootton & Anne Greentree.Both Tom and Anne have had (and continue to have) an incredible influence on tourism in Tasmania. Among many things, Tom was the ...

Recognised as one of Australia’s nine most influential female entrepreneurs, Hailey Brown has become a catalyst for change within the tourism industry. Upon recognising that blind and low-vision tourists were precluded from travelling as touris...

Taihlaura Denman-Francis is a Managing Marketing Consultant at Kingthing. In this role, Taihlaura enjoys the thrill of dreaming up big ideas for her clients. She has an undeniable passion for all th...

Nic Cooper is a Regenerative Tourism Specialist at The Tourism Collective but is also a small business owner on the Mornington Peninsula. He has extensive experience spanning destination marketing, product development, and customer engagement w...

Tim Polmear is Co-Founder of Waubs Harbour Distillery on the beautiful east coast of Tasmania. Before venturing into the world of whisky, Tim and his wife Bec founded Flat Tummy Tea Co – a herbal t...

Today’s episode is with Larni Davies – TICT’s very own Tassie Tourism Ambassador Program Coordinator. A passionate Tasmanian, Larni Davies has 31 years of experience in the tourism industry.After living interstate and even overse...

Today’s episode is with Bart Sobies – an industry professional whose career has spanned more than two decades. He began his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 15 with the launch of his first online business evolving into a prosperous tech co...

Lauren Cameron is TICT's newly appointed Carbon Action Advisor. Lauren is a sustainability and communications specialist, whose career spans fifteen years working across sustainability, international development, tourism and media. Having start...

Fanus Ghebrezgabhier is a Senior Trainer at F45 Moonah. F45 has taken Australia and the world by storm to become the fastest growing gym brand on the planet. Originating in Sydney, Australia, the ‘F’ stand...

Nunami Sculthorpe-Green is a proud palawa and warlpiri woman, and founder of Blak Led Tours Tasmania, an Aboriginal tourism business that is passionate about truth-telling and the representation of Tasma...

Matt and Vanessa are the Owners and Managers of Bangor Vineyard Shed – a multi award-winning, 4-hectare vineyard and a beautiful 6,000-hectare farming property located at Dunalley in Tasmania’s southeast. Recently, Bangor wo...

Since 2011, Luke Martin has been at the helm of the TICT as its CEO. Throughout the past 12 years, he has seen tourism in Tasmania evolve into what it is today - an industry that makes a greater contribution to its state's economy than any othe...

Christine Finnegan is the Co-CEO of the Tasmania JackJumpers – the tenth and latest team to join the National Basketball League (NBL). Christine has had a truly remarkable career spanning more than 25 years (and counting!) as a leading sports a...

Peter is a Director and Principal Architect at Cumulus Studio in Hobart, an architecture firm whose work spans from renovations to large-scale urban projects. Awarded nationally and internationally for his high-profile tourism p...

Jenn Bett is a passionate member and advocate for Tasmania’s tourism industry. She first arrived as an international student more than 20 years ago and has since had a range of experience within the tourism industry. She spent nine years with T...

Lindene Cleary is the newly appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Tourism Tasmania. Prior to fulfilling this position, Lindene spent the last five years as Head of Brand Marketing overseeing the ...

Emily Briffa is CEO and co-founder at Hamlet Inc., a catering and hospitality business in South Hobart. Arriving in Hobart in 2016, Emily was confronted by the scale of entrenched unemployment in the Tas...

Rachael Downie is business success mentor who works with a variety of individuals, businesses and CEOs both locally and internationally. For the past decade, she has worked with government, corporate ...

As Co-CEO at LeaderLab, Linda Manaena is on a mission to amplify humanity in leadership. With more than 20 years of leadership experience, Linda works with leaders to help them create an inclusive environ...

Jennifer Vandekreeke is Executive General Manager – Customer at NRMA Expeditions. Originally from the US, Jennifer moved her young family to Australia in 2011 to launch the Carnival Cru...

Kristin Dunne is Director of Destination Strategy at Miles Partnership, and a global authority on regenerative tourism. Kristin pioneered the application of regenerative tourism principles in dest...

Dan Robertson-Jones is Partner and Culture, Forecasting and Futures lead for the APAC region at Kantar Consulting. He has over 20 years’ expertise in the fields of insight, strategy, design, cultural change...

Emma Pethybridge is the Founder and CEO at Ethical Republic, a for-purpose company that supports the development of nature-based enterprises in and around protected areas. Emma grew up on the north-we...

Rob Cameron is an Adviser at Collins SBA, where he provides business advisory services on performance improvement, turnaround of underperforming businesses, and succession planning. An experienced business manager, strategist and coach, Rob has...