When I found out I was pregnant we were living in a lovely share house with my partner. I didn’t want to move but knew we had to. Would we live in a large house further out like a lot of our friends were doing or stay in the inner city in a small apartment?
Being ethical and having a great product is becoming the new normal. There is hope for our planet and future generations if we choose to support ethical brands #votewithyourdollar. Here are a few examples of companies that are leading the way: Who Gives a Crap: punny, sustainable and creatively wrapped toilet paper, tissues and hand
This year we launched our Queensland office, so now, along with Nadia in Melbourne we have Sally (Queensland), Harriet M (Sydney) and Linda (Adelaide). They have joined our team, so we now have four great cities running with four great coordinators. This year we are going to focus on building relationships and forming partnerships with
Reap the Rewards I had so much to do before I left on maternity leave. I didn’t even know what that looked like for a solo director / business owner. I didn’t quite know where to start, but I tried to put things in place, ready for my absence. Amoungst the busiest time ever I
Everything was going at a steady pace. I couldn’t predict the future, but I could predict more of what we needed. I decided to run the Royal Sydney Show, always one for a challenge, and train up some new staff. Chard and Harriet A joined our team and I was finally relieved from the ever-enduring
I drove across to Adelaide again for a hugely successful WOMAD. As a person who is made to cycle, this drive always took it out of me. At the end of the event, I left the blender bikes in South Australia with a guy named Peter. He was going to take care of the South
It was my third year running Bike n’ blend and it was definitely time to stop working from the kitchen bench. Finding an office space and warehouse in one was difficult. It had been on the cards for a while, and I had been looking when I finally stumbled across the space that was to
I was burning out. I was working up to 3 events a day and on top of that had thrown my back out, watched one of my marquees fly away and knocked myself out by running into a pole. I was so focused on these events, but the lifestyle wasn’t sustainable. I gave up the
Lying in my bed, I couldn’t sleep. The potential, the ideas, they were endless and I was excited. My partner Gil and I had just spent the day taking our new product to market and people loved us. Bike n’ Blend’s first event was at the Fairfield Farmers Market at Fairfield Primary School. We sold
