Businesswoman, Community Director, Australian Businesswomen's Network
Sydney Area, Australia
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- Community Director at Australian Businesswomen's Network
- Past
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- Reader at Twitter Power
- COO at Rich Dad's Seminars (USA)
- Director at Rich Dad Australia
- Director at Pow Wow Events International
- Education
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- Countless training programs in Australia, NZ, Asia and the US
- Recommended
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Suzi Dafnis’s Summary
BUSINESS SKILLS FOR WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS
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Community Director, Australian Businesswomen's Network - a national network of business women.
The community provides education, mentoring, inspiration and networking to business women.
Suzi authors the blog - www.herbusinessblog.com.
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ACHIEVEMENTS
• Finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
• BRW Young Rich List in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
• Finalist - Telstra Business Women's Awards 2001
• Panelist - Dragons' Den TV Show - Channel 7
• National media incl.:
The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, Financial Review, My Business Magazine, Virgin’s Voyeur, Daily Telegraph, New Woman magazine, BRW Magazine, Various TV.
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BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Passionate about transformation through education.
POW WOW EVENTS INTERNATIONAL
Founded Pow Wow Events in 1994. Events/seminars for up to 6,500 people in Australia, and New Zealand. Sold Pow Wow Events in 2007.
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PUBLISHING BEST SELLERS
Represented the Rich Dad Company (1997-2007) in Australia and New Zealand. Part of the team responsible for the release/marketing and promotion of numerous bestselling books.
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DOING BUSINESS IN THE USA
Spent 6.5years in the USA as COO of Rich Dad's Seminars, a company that presented events (with Robert Kiyosaki) all around the USA.
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BACKGROUND AND SKILLS
Marketing, especially in the use of email/website and direct response marketing. Social networking enthusiast. Lover of business and personal development education.
Suzi Dafnis’s Specialties:
marketing, publicity, direct response copy writing, leadership, vision, events, project management, mentoring, training, small-business, networking, training, entrepreneurship, small-business, personal development, social networking and social media enthusiast, technologies and their use in small business
Suzi Dafnis’s Experience
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Community Director
Australian Businesswomen's Network
(Events Services industry)
June 1995 — Present (14 years 7 months)
Community Director of the Australian Businesswomen's Network (ABN) a national community of businesswomen. Lead mentoring, networking opportunities, business services, advocacy and support for women business-owners in Australia and encourage participation in our educational programs. Chairperson of the ABN Advisory Board.
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Reader
Twitter Power
(Events Services industry)
2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
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COO
Rich Dad's Seminars (USA)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)
2000 — 2007 (7 years )
In 2000 we operated a sister organisation in Phoenix Arizona in the US, designed specifically to produce events for the Rich Dad Company. Over 6.5 years we produced events all over the US to audiences of up to 3,000 at any one time. (2000 - 2007)
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Director
Rich Dad Australia
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)
1997 — 2007 (10 years )
In 1997 we started Rich Dad Australia, the AU and NZ arm of the Rich Dad Company. Over 10 years we released more than 10 No. 1 bestselling books and sold over 1.5 million copies of the Rich Dad series.
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Director
Pow Wow Events International
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Events Services industry)
1994 — 2007 (13 years )
My partner Peter Johnston and I started Pow Wow Events International from our spare room in 1994. Over 13 years Pow Wow Events delivered hundreds of seminars around Australia and New Zealand for groups of 30 to 6,500 and represented a number of best selling authors and motivators and their range or educational products. Pow Wow Events was sold in August 2007 and continues to provide powerful business and personal development education to Australians.
Suzi Dafnis’s Education
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Countless training programs in Australia, NZ, Asia and the US
Direct Marketing, Internet Marketing, Business 1987 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- Marketing, information technology, social media, training, networking, special interest in supporting women in small business, innovation, publicity.
Additional Information
Suzi Dafnis’s Websites:
Suzi Dafnis’s Interests:
women in business, new technology, marketing, events, advocacy, mentoring, communities, international opportunities, education, personal development, strategic planning, collaboration, networking, small-business, social networking,
Suzi Dafnis’s Groups:
Australian Businesswomen's Network
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Australian Businesswomen's Network - Networking, Mentors, Events and Resources for Women in Business -
MentorNet Mentoring Program -
herVoice - Your Say Our Future -
her Business Network
Suzi Dafnis’s Honors:
Telstra Business Women's Awards - Finalist 2001, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards - finalist 2002, Panelist - Dragons' Den TV Show, BRW Young Rich List 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, Chairperson - Australian Businesswomen's Network, Contributor to media on the subject of small business, women, marketing and mentoring.
Suzi Dafnis’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- getting back in touch
