Sue Chase is the determined Managing Director of Cowell Electrics which provides powerline, water, gas and communication infrastructure systems to remote and regional Australia. Sue took over the company when it was close to liquidation in 2000 and five years later injected more capital to ensure the company’s survival. Despite stiff competition from larger companies, Cowell Electric has quadrupled sales, lifted profitability and now employs 35 people.

Sue Chase is the determined Managing Director of Cowell Electrics which provides powerline, water, gas and communication infrastructure systems to remote and regional Australia. Sue took over the company when it was close to liquidation in 2000 and five years later injected more capital to ensure the company’s survival. Despite stiff competition from larger companies, Cowell Electric has quadrupled sales, lifted profitability and now employs 35 people.

After starting her career as a clerk typist, Ann-Marie now holds the equal most senior position at NAB South Australia and nationally is among NAB’s most senior female employees. As State General Manager, Ann-Marie is responsible for $6.4 billion in personal and small business investment in SA and NT. She has helped grow the business by 20 per cent in the past two years alone, with customer numbers growing 6 per cent.

As a Public Health Physician at Nunkuwarrin Yunti (NY), an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Annapurna Nori’s focus is on the health of Adelaide’s Indigenous community. Annapurna is passionate about seeing Indigenous youth become Australia’s future leaders and hopes to see a noticeable improvement in health standards among the Aboriginal community.

Susi Tegen is the dynamic Managing Director behind FREE Eyre Limited, an Agribusiness predominantly based in the rural Eyre Peninsula. Having witnessed the demise of agriculture on the drought-ravaged Eyre Peninsula, Susi joined a pro-active group of farmers determined to forge a way forward. As an unlisted public company with 270 shareholders, FREE Eyre focuses on returning profits to the local community.

A fifth-generation hotelier, Stephanie Horlin-Smith feels at home in the Clarion Hotel Soho. The 27-year-old General Manager of Adelaide’s newest five-star boutique hotel was instrumental in the hotel’s creation and design. In addition to aesthetics, she controls strategic direction and human resources for the property.