Two girls standing in front of a large bridge

Moving cities and meeting new people.

It’s been almost 8 months since the sunny Saturday morning at 4 a.m. when I set down the old town road to Sydney. If only I had a horse… For those of you who don’t know, I moved to Sydney for a new career opportunity, putting the last semester of my undergrad degree on hold,…

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mackenzie standing with two people in front of the anchorage sign

Volunteering at MYRIAD Tech Festival

Flying Cars. Virtual Reality. Startups. Investors. Disruptors. This is MYRIAD. Check out this video I made of my experience:   Many of us don’t realise how lucky we are to live in Queensland, a place that is fast becoming the innovation capital of Australia. Once a year, Myriad gathers some of the worlds most influential thinkers,…

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Interviews at ‘Suited for Success’

While studying at QUT, I have been able to participate in many co-curricular activities. In particular, my time as marketing director at AMPed (Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations & International Business) has been very valuable. For this event we teamed up with another club at QUT, Women in Business to bring an evening of networking and…

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Presenting at BGGS School

Inspiring senior students about life in tech

I had the pleasure of being invited back to my high school, Brisbane Girls Grammar School (BGGS), to present to over 90 grade 11 and 12 technology and design students. It was only 3 years ago that I was sitting in the same classrooms as these girls and thinking about what my journey would be…

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Creative3 Conference

Zombies. Virtual Reality. Startups. Robots. Game changers. Disruptors. This is Creative³. Thanks to the QUT Business School, I received a full bursary to attend the event on Friday September 22nd 2017; the conference (or rather, forum!) was my first professional foray into the world of exciting, innovative technologies and an excellent introduction at that. The…

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