At UQ Business School, we believe women can change the world. That’s why we’re so excited to partner with Business Chicks.
Together, our goal is to support more women, like you, into senior leadership positions or your very own business.
Throughout the year you'll have the opportunity to attend Business Chicks & UQ Business School partner events. These uplifting events are designed to empower and inspire women in business. Discover more here.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Our professional development short courses and industry-relevant postgraduate programs will help you get there.
Be inspired by our female alumni and teachers
- Gandhi once said, ‘The future depends on what you do today’, and young professional Isabella Shoard is a living, breathing example of this. Like a lot of young women, Isabella thought she might want to be a teacher when she grew up. “I’ve always had a passion for learning and have sought ways to continuously educate myself”, she said.
- In this session presented by Dr Cassandra France, we’ll deep dive into how the best brands in the world use purpose, and why this practice is important. You’ll learn more about the tools brands use to embrace a social purpose, implementation and the outcomes of successful brand purpose strategy.
- In this Business Chicks Masterclass video with lecturer in marketing, Dr Vivian Pontes, you’ll learn more about social connectedness and how this can be an important factor to encourage and build relationships with your target market.
- UQ MBA alumna Julia Chun shares her story, detailing the challenges she faced on her journey towards completing and receiving her MBA qualification.
- Upskilling was the name of the game when energy specialist Jessie Sadler went back to university, but little did she know the experience would turn her into an entrepreneur forging new paths in fashion for the physically impaired.
- Maggie shares how studying a UQ Master of Business Administration (MBA) transformed her career and what it’s like to study an MBA while working full time.
- Are you considering a career change? With recent industry disruption, increasing automation and digitalisation, you might be wondering if now’s the best time.
- As a former US scientist who began assisting with autopsies at the age of 18, Ford has had roughly three different careers in the time it takes most people to have one.
- Laura Stokes has never been one to shy away from a challenge. From bringing TEDxWomen to Australia at just 24, to taking her seat at the senior leadership table helping people experiencing homelessness – Laura proves how important human connection is.