Karen Matthews has been Chief Executive Officer of Ella Baché for the past five years. Karen has been responsible for improving sales and profit, improving the business' national and global profile and changing the company's cultural environment and morale. Since taking on the role Karen has led the business from a $1.5 million loss to a $1.2 million profit. She has overseen the creation of an Ella Baché sun range which is exclusively Australian and has developed the country's only skincare franchise business.

Shelley Williams is Managing Director of beauty company, ModelCo Pty Ltd and modeling agency, Shelleys Management Group. Shelley was just 21 years of age when she started her modeling agency which today manages a talent pool of 1,200 people across the country. Shelley's models are used worldwide for advertising campaigns, modeling assignments, movies and television programs. Shelley's beauty company has been operating for just over a year, with products stocked in retail outlets around the world and used by celebrities including Elle MacPherson, Kylie Minogue and Kate Moss.

Jennie Lang is Executive Director of UNSW International, responsible for generating $150 million of annual revenue from the Asia region for one of Australia's largest universities. Jennie oversees 22 staff within her department who recruit and market to 25 countries, maintain relationships with 250 sister universities and support more than 8,000 international students. Jennie has negotiated for UNSW to establish the first major offshore private comprehensive university in the world, which will focus on teaching and research in a broad range of discipline areas.

Karen Matthews has been Chief Executive Officer of Ella Baché for the past five years. Karen has been responsible for improving sales and profit, improving the business' national and global profile and changing the company's cultural environment and morale. Since taking on the role Karen has led the business from a $1.5 million loss to a $1.2 million profit. She has overseen the creation of an Ella Baché sun range which is exclusively Australian and has developed the country's only skincare franchise business.

Jennifer Kerr is the youngest person to be appointed General Manager of the Sydney Youth Orchestra Association and the only full-time female manager of a state youth orchestra. Since taking on the position in 2001 Jennifer has been paramount in the financial recovery of the orchestra and lobbying for a 100 per cent increase in government funding. She has facilitated the performance of 14 new works and established a Composer in Residence program for junior string players which is now a national model for other state youth orchestras.