Award Winners
2004 VIC Award Winners
2004 Victorian Business Woman of the Year
Janine Allis
Janine Allis is Founder and Managing Director of Boost Juice Bars, now known as Retail Zoo. Janine has grown the innovative youth-based business from one store in Adelaide to over 250 stores in Australia and 15 other countries around the world. There are over 4,500 young Australians working under the Boost Juice banner. Boost Juice acquired the new and exciting Salsa’s Fresh Mex Gill in 2008 which now has over 20 stores and growing. Boost Juice has an annual turnover of over $132M per year.
Business Owner Award winner
Janine Allis
Janine Allis is Founder and Managing Director of Boost Juice Bars, now known as Retail Zoo. Janine has grown the innovative youth-based business from one store in Adelaide to over 250 stores in Australia and 15 other countries around the world. There are over 4,500 young Australians working under the Boost Juice banner. Boost Juice acquired the new and exciting Salsa’s Fresh Mex Gill in 2008 which now has over 20 stores and growing. Boost Juice has an annual turnover of over $132M per year.
Community and Government Award Winner
Dr Karen Starr
Dr Karen Starr is Chair in School Development and Leadership for the Faculty of Education at Deakin University. She was previously the Chief Writer of South Australia's Curriculum, Standards and Accountability Framework, the world's first birth-to-Year-12 curriculum framework which guides curriculum programming in all childcare centres, pre-schools, primary and secondary schools in the state. Karen is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of both the Australian Association of Educational Research and Australian College of Education.
Private & Corporate Sector Award Winner
Dr Elaine Saunders
Dr Elaine Saunders is CEO of Dynamic Hearing Pty Ltd which licences revolutionary sound processing software suitable for hearing aids and other acoustical applications. Dynamic Hearing's sound technology allows better sound quality to the hearing and non-hearing world. Its sound processing technique is the greatest advancement in hearing technology in 30 years. Prior to this role, Elaine worked for CRC for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation where she led the research and development team that developed the award-winning contour electrode.
Young Business Women's Award Winner
Dr Carolina Gonzalez
Dr Carolina Gonzalez is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the
owner of The Nature of Balance, a holistic wellness centre which provides therapies in Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage. Carolina started her business offering mobile home visits while studying her Bachelor of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine. After four years in business, Carolina today supports more than 1,000 local and interstate clients and operates from a South Yarra clinic which provides work space for seven other alternative practitioners. She is a member of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Board and The Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association.