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The Unpolished Path to Success: Resilience, Reality & Rising up

Melbourne

Sporting Globe Richmond

23 Oct

2025

06:00-08:30pm

The Unpolished Path to Success: Resilience, Reality & Rising up

Event Details

In an industry that’s constantly evolving, the research, data & insights landscape in Australia has seen its fair share of disruption. From the rise of automation and AI, to shifting client expectations, economic uncertainty and workplace games. Navigating these changes has tested our resilience, attitude and wellbeing, but ‘she’ll be alright’.

‘The Unpolished Path’ is a networking evening dedicated to celebrating the resilience, reinvention and real-life lessons of women in insights and related industries. Through candid conversations and shared experiences, we’ll explore how missteps have led to key milestones – and how paths we didn’t plan often shaped us the most.

Join us as we bring together a panel of experienced rollercoaster riders, as we discuss:

• Career Crossroads: Redundancies, reinvention, and the unexpected opportunities that followed.
• Lessons in from the curveballs: How past detours and early missteps prepared us for what’s next.
• The Power of Perspective: How failure, feedback and fear fuelled long-term growth.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with a fabulous network of individuals in our industry investing in their own personal & professional development! A BIG thank you to Honeycomb, Luma, Nature, and Octopus Group for making this event possible!

Event Location:

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Honeycomb Strategy
Luma Research
Nature
Octopus Group

Featuring

Kat Francis

Kat Francis

Leadership Coach and Brand Consultant
Talia Harvey

Talia Harvey

Strategy + Planning Lead at the Marketing Club AU/ANZ
Steph Graham

Steph Graham

Co-founder & Director of No Sunday Blues