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SOYA Awards 2009 Mentorships

Mentorships can be hugely rewarding, or unfortunately, a huge waste of time.  I'm onto my third formal mentoring relationship and two of them (Jill Danks and Ian Lyons) I consider priceless.

Recently the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards' (SOYA) mentorships caught our attention - tapping into the expertise of creative leaders like Marc Newson, Zimmermann, Vince Frost and Liz Ann Macgregor.  Not only do the SOYA09 Winners take out a cash grant and free flights, these mentorships help young innovators expand their horizons, build up their business base, and learn the ropes from leading industry icons and some of the greatest creative minds in the world.
Congratualations to this year's winners.

INDUSTRIAL & OBJECT DESIGN
Tom Fereday (23, Newtown, NSW)

FASHION
Romance Was Born (Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, 27, Surry Hills, NSW)
Mentors: Australian designers Nicky Zimmermann and Simone Zimmermann 

FILM
Kasimir Burgess (28, Melbourne, VIC)

MUSIC
Oh Mercy (Melbourne, VIC)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Nirrimi Hakanson (17, Townsville, QLD)
"I want to shoot for Vogue before I'm an adult". She's 17.

VISUAL ARTS
Rebecca Baumann (26, Willeton, WA)

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
tin&ed (Tin Nguyen and Edward Cutting, 28, Melbourne, VIC)
Edward Cutting: "It's very collaborative." Tin Nguyen: "We just argue."

                     
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Daily Addict nominated for the 2009 Online Divas Awards - please vote


Pleased as punch! As Founder of Daily Addict I've been nominated for the 2009 Online Divas Awards. 

"These awards are in recognition of your dedicated hard work, passion for your online business, and pure drive to succeed and be all you can be online."

If you've enjoyed our daily dose I invite you to cast your vote for us in the 'Media' category on the Online Divas blog:
http://www.onlinedivas.blogspot.com

The winners will be unveiled at on Thursday 19th November (voting closes this day at 6pm).

Online Diva Awards 2009

Media 
Kelly Noble, glamadelaide.com.au
Carrie Choo, dailyaddict.com.au
Erica Bartle, girlwithasatchel.com.au
Kate McKibben, dropdeadgorgeousdaily.com
Celeste Mitchell, asseenin.com.au

Fashion
Nikki Hagger, peeptoeshoes.com.au
Shaughla Ahmed, swapmystyle.com.au
Marni Skillings, frockshop.com.au
Serena Ross, dressedup.com.au
Kath Purkis, leblackbook.com.au

Lifestyle
Pia Vogrin,shmeco.com
Cheryl Brookes, vichevip.com.au
Katherine Porritt, pinkfrosting.com.au
Bianca Kristallis, pamperhampergifts.com.au
Kelly Baker, edibleblooms.com.au

Health and Beauty
Catherine Craig, schkinnymaninny.com.au/
Nikola Ellis, adoreyoga.com.au
Kat Lawrence, beautyeditor.com.au
Jackie Maxted, beautyheaven.com.au
Amy Erbacher, amyerbachertans.com/

Mums and Babies
Katie May, kidspot.com.au
Melissa Wolsey, 4littleducks.com.au
Stephanie Macintosh, bonitobaby.com.au
Martine Pekarsky, thinktwins.com.au
Kate Sykes, careermums.com.au

Entertainment, Travel and Dating
Erica French, fit2date.com
Sam Brett, blogs.smh.com.au/asksam
Belinda Cordina, myinvites.com.au
Victoria Moxey, urbanwalkabout.com
Kirsty Keen and Sarah Tate, ciaobellatravel.com.au

Finance, professional services, Technology
Kelly Macgowan, sixfigures.com.au
Kim McKay, klick.com.au
Natasha Jerrad, tbjcreative.com
Zoe Warne, august.com.au
Yvette Adams, thecreativecollective.com.au

Carla Zampatti - ICCI 2009 Hall of Fame recipient

It's not often you come across a lady who is supremely confident, remarkably successful as an entrepreneur and all-bella-class.

At the 31st Italian Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Gala Dinner held last Friday (6 Nov) at the Westin Sydney, one such lady was honoured; Ms Carla Zampatti - ICCI's 2009 Hall of Fame recipient. Not only does she amaze with her iconic collections, we're truly inspired by the many demanding roles she is able to fulfil (mother, mentor, designer, business woman, exec chairman...the list goes on).

Most warming moment of the night - the acceptance speech by the patriarch of Italian Restauranterus Beppi Polese and his wife Norma when awarded a Business Excellence Award. Who else has a family-run restaurant going strong after 52 years?