Emma Isaacs
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Emma Isaacs | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Global CEO of Business Chicks |
| Website | emmaisaacs |
Emma Isaacs is an Australian entrepreneur. She is the owner and Global CEO of Business Chicks, Australia's business women's community.
Career
[edit]Isaacs was 18 when she bought her first business, a recruitment company called Staff It.[1] When she was 25, she went to her first Business Chicks event and later bought the business.[2][3] Under Isaacs' direction, Business Chicks has hosted speakers including Sir Richard Branson, Nicole Kidman, Jamie Oliver, Bob Geldof and Arianna Huffington.[4]
When Isaacs first bought Business Chicks she thought that the networking group would be a side job to her recruitment agency. It was from this, that Business Chicks has become a large business community for women in Australia.[5] With over 44000 members, Business Chicks is one of the only networks of its kind in Australia, hosting regular events that strive to empower women.[6]
Isaacs was previously the president of the Sydney chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organisation.[7] She has also sat on the board for The Hunger Project.[8] Isaacs now writes a column for the Business Chicks magazine.
In August 2018, she was interviewed by Radio National's Life Matters program about risk-taking.[9]
Books
[edit]- Winging it, Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia, 2018 ISBN 9781760556488
- The New Hustle, Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia, 2021 ISBN 9781760787660
Honours
[edit]- Telstra Business Women's Awards in 2015.[10]
- Isaacs named one of Australia's nine most influential female entrepreneurs by Sydney Morning Herald in 2016.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Isaacs is married and has six children. She currently resides in Los Angeles.[12]
On 14 February 2023, Isaacs publicly revealed her relationship with speaker and poet Azure Antoinette.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Robinson, Joel (March 2016). "Business Chicks boss lists in Northbridge as she heads to the United States". Property Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Business Chicks founder Emma Isaacs dishes on her top career tips". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Jonathan Chancellor: Business network head selling Sydney home to focus on LA dream". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Wilmoth, Peter (26 February 2015). "Emma Isaacs: Strength and grace". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Waters, Cara (18 December 2015). "The Christmas e-card blight". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Can't be what you can't see: Business Chicks band together to create vision". The Australian. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "They've got the baby business sewn up". The Age. 13 July 2008.
- ^ "The Morning of Little Life-Changing Ideas brought to you by ELLE". ELLE. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "How can we learn to grow our risk-taking muscle?". Radio National. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Successful women to be honoured in Telstra Business Women's Awards". The Sunday Telegraph. News Corp. Australia.
- ^ Waters, Cara. "Australia's nine most influential female entrepreneurs 2016". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax.
- ^ Sullivan, Rebecca. "Emma Isaacs and Lisa Wipfli on the pressures new mothers face to instantly bond with their children". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Towell, Nigel (15 February 2023). "Trolled over: ABC pulls Insiders, News Breakfast off Twitter". News.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2023.