In 2019 in the Czech Republic, she had a crash where she lost her memory. Earlier in the month, she broke her ankle and still wanted to ride the competition. She cut off her cast to compete and only remembers waking up in hospital again. She damaged her kidneys and spleen and hit her head that hard that she never got back her memory from that day. Because of two deep vein thrombosis, she wasn’t allowed to fly home. But it was after that fall, that she came back stronger than ever!
Read MoreCole Chance is known as a successful international yoga teacher and retreat facilitator. With 4-5 retreats held yearly across the globe in serene and natural locations, Cole has led many people through to journey exploring themselves on the mat and in the world. Her wisdom and experience led her onto the unusual path of focussing on supporting students who recover from substance addiction, wanting to take a new chance in life!
Read MoreLara started Virago as a side-hustle next to her job in 2019. It’s was the passion for good quality products, combined with the need to create something she would wear surfing. She designed the styles and insisted to use ECONYL regenerated nylon. A fabric she first heard about in Hawaii 2015 and was inspired by the technology of it. She knew what she wanted and used her skills and experience to create a brand that empowers other women.
Read MoreShe has always had a big heart for nature and it’s animals. Back in 2013, the first movement of ghost nets divers collected abandoned fishing nets, but didn’t have a way of disposing them. Veronika and a few colleagues met the company Star Sock who revealed that a part of the nylon used for fishing nets could be used to reproduce nylon yarn for garments. Her team quickly mobilised the Italian yarn manufacturer Aquafil in early 2013 and created the worldwide movement: From Waste To Wear.
Read MoreIn 2020, when the lockdown hit Australia during the Covid pandemic, Emma decided it was time to find a new challenge. She was keen to learn, grow and become even more connected to her favourite element. Since many years, she had been inspired by big wave surfers as well as free-divers and spear-fishers, who chase the thrill in the ocean beyond the norm. Emma and her mother, who used to dive and spearfish, made a decision.
Read MoreAs a true go-getter, Maddi keeps herself extremely busy. She engages with every activity that sparks her interest. Not only does she work two full-time jobs, she also started an online side-hustle. Keeping her schedule progressive makes her feel at peace. One day, she wants to be the grandma who lived a fascinating life with lots of inspiring stories to share, just like the time she fought the fires in NSW during the black summer.
Read MoreA year ago, if you had asked her where she would be today, she would have told you to be engaged, beginning the next chapter, traveling with her life partner and creating a family. It turns out this wasn’t what life had planned for her. After a deeply emotional breakup, it all seemed like her plans to travel the country would be taken away from her, since her initial plan to travel had evolved around her ex-partners job travel requirements.
Read MoreIn 2015, Fuchsia went on the most remarkable cultural excursion a pro-bono job in Arnhem land, having been accepted by the Aboriginal tribes to re-brand and set up sustainable tourism in the Northern Territory. The place holds a special part of Fuchsia’s heart, having been adopted by one of the tribes and learned every aboriginal person is given a totem when born, sometimes two. The totem is related to a quality in nature, so she was given the baru.
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