REALtalk
BUSINESS
FORUM
Leadership | Business | Entrepreneurship
Building a Resilient Future
How do you keep up to date with new and different opportunities for your business? REALtalk is a business forum that incorporates speakers, panels and industry specialist all sharing ways to future proof our industry.
Attending the REALtalk Business Forum will help you understand the importance of staff team building, feedback and communication. Gain ideas on handling staff wellbeing, staff management, culture and mental health. With the importance of sustainability at the forefront, this will be discussed along with waste reduction and new technology. Embracing and understanding the digital world and it’s ever changing landscape will be a major topic which will included social media best practices. Reviewing an approach to a holistic salon will certainly be a highlight of the session. Looking into what the consumer is thinking and understanding trends will be another element for this information packed session.
REALtalk Business Forum creates authentic, inspirational and unbranded conversations on what matters to our industry, with usable ways to grow your business, inspire your salon staff and review your service offering.
With a significant line up of Internationally and locally renowned keynote speakers, discussion will focus on many important aspects of running a business today. There are three key panels with industry leaders and innovators who will discuss trends that are affecting you.
REALtalk Business Forum creates a more connected conversation to build a more resilient future and is scheduled to take place on Sunday 29 June 2025 from 9.00am to 1.00pm.
Take a look at the 2024 REALtalk Business Forum program below. More details on the 2025 event will be available soon.
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2024 REALtalk PROGRAM
Sunday June 30, 2024 | 9.00am – 1.00pm | Parkside 1
8.30am – 9.00am | Coffee and registration |
9.00am – 9.20am |
Welcome by Cameron Pine (mcee) |
9.20am – 9.40am | Staff Performance & Team Building Solutions Voulla Fronis, Founder, Gellibn |
9.40 am – 10.10am | Panel – Staff Management, culture and feedback discussion Clive Alwright, Co-Owner, Our Place Salon Jose Bryce Smith, Founder, O&M Sheridan Rose Shaw, Creative Director, MAMAWEST |
10.10am – 10.40am | Panel – Holistic Salons – The Future Cass Donnelly, CEO, CPR Hair Natalie Chadwick, Digital Sales Coordinator, CPR Hair Shakira Jade, Business Coach Paul James Graham, hair stylist Jade Jones, Holistic Salon Coach |
10.40am – 10.55am | Morning Tea |
10.55am – 11.15am | Dealing with difficult clients and complaints Faye Murray, Director, Your Coach |
11.15am – 11.35am | The New World of Sustainability Steven Ko, Founder & CEO, O’right Inc. |
11.35am – 12.00pm | Panel – Innovation Aygun Sana, Head of Sales and Operations – AUS/NZ, Vish Paul Frasca, Sustainable Salons Kate Champion, Entrepreneur and Business Owner |
12.00pm – 1.00pm | Unlocking Fresh Social Media Opportunities in 2024 James Fitzgerald, Managing Director, SMK |
1.00pm Recap | End of REALtalk |
1.00pm – 2.00pm | Buffet lunch – Outside Parkside 2 |
*Program subject to change
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