Minerva Network is delighted to welcome Dr Lauren Burns OAM OLY as a Minerva Legend.
Flexible businesses often attract the best employees, and this flexibility allows them to tap into an Olympic-size pool of talented athletes ready and willing to bring their many marketable skills to that business. LISA CEDRES reports in Part 2 of our Transferable Skills series
In times of crisis it’s not that character is formed… it is that character is revealed. What 2020 has shown us – is who we can learn from, trust, and lean on. . . and that is what the Minerva Network is here for. As we look ahead to 2021, we wanted to take the time to reflect on an unprecedented year and all the grass ceilings we smashed through despite the challenges.
Ash Barty may be out of Wimbledon and the Matildas are recovering from not making the Women’s World Cup soccer finals, but Australian women’s sport is in better shape than ever.
What: Minerva Network Virtual Workshop: Career Planning for Sport &Business When: Wednesday 13 May (4.30pm-6pm AEST; 2.30pm-4pm WST) Where: Online via ZOOM! Who: Zali Steggall OAM; Annabelle Williams OAM, Lily Brazel, Elana Withnall & Australia’s elite women in sport.
Interview with the Minerva Network. Sky News – 27th March 2020
Dedication, Discipline, Desire, perseverance, performing under pressure, teamwork, communication and more . . . elite athletes have these skills instinctually and have been conditioned in such a way that they are often perfect for senior roles in business. In the first of a two-part series, LISA CEDRES reports on why our leading athletes often become stars of the corporate world.
“For all women, back yourself, trust yourself. There is a reason why you’re so good at what you do.”
Women leaders supporting athletes in the business of sports. The sports landscape in Australia is changing. The nation’s favourite pastime is experiencing a seismic cultural shift and, finally, our elite sportswomen are being offered the spotlight. As the profile of women’s sport increases, so do the demands on its athletes. And these demands stretch well beyond the battleground. The Minerva Network has been established to support elite sportswomen navigate commercial challenges, both on and off the field. The Network is pairing each of its athletes with an experienced business woman who will help them leverage their rising influence.
Minerva Network athletes rubbed shoulders with a host of Australian female business leaders at a glittering Sydney dinner that has become an annual celebration of women leaders enabling future women leaders.
Phil Kearns AM, former Australian Wallaby captain and father of Aussie Stingers Water Polo athlete Matilda Kearns OLY, has joined our Minerva Network to champion our growth ambition.
Minerva Chairman Christine McLoughlin and Co-founders wish to thank their sponsors and in-kind supporters for their roles in the Network’s growing success.
Minerva Chairman and Co-Founder Christine McLoughlin AM is partnering with the Minerva Network to provide a scholarship to an elite female athlete to study at the University of Wollongong.
Elite sportswomen strategised with the wise at yesterday’s launch of the Minerva Network for women in business and sport.
The Westfield Matildas and superstar striker Sam Kerr were the big winners with fans at the AIS Sport Performance Awards in Sydney.
Romilly Madew and Jane Spring have competed together in oceans swims for five years.
Newcastle-based elite para-athlete, Aimee Fisher, has been awarded the second annual Newcastle Knights Minerva Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding achievements in national athletics. The $10,000 12-month scholarship will enable Fisher to progress her Medical Sonography studies at Central Queensland University while continuing her training in Sydney.
The NRL has announced the inaugural 40 elite female rugby league players based in Australia, who will represent the game as marquee NRL players in 2018.
The star female athletes who stepped out on to the new Bankwest Stadium turf on Tuesday night came together with a common purpose.
Minerva Stars took away some valuable lessons on branding and career development from experts at the Minerva Network’s first major event of 2019 at Bankwest Stadium.
The Minerva Network keeps growing stronger and is excited to be launching its first tertiary scholarship program with its founding scholarship partner, the Sydney Roosters & Easts Group.
MINERVA Network Chairman Christine McLoughlin has welcomed a new partnership arrangement with international engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon – declaring the company’s support will further build female leadership across Australia.
