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Emma Isaacs

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Emma Isaacs
NationalityAustralian
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forGlobal CEO of Business Chicks
Websiteemmaisaacs.com

Emma Isaacs is an Australian entrepreneur. She is the owner and Global CEO of Business Chicks, Australia's business women's community.

Career

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Isaacs was 18 when she bought her first business, a recruitment company called Staff It.[1] When she was 25, she went to her first Business Chicks event and later bought the business.[2][3] Under Isaacs' direction, Business Chicks has hosted speakers including Sir Richard Branson, Nicole Kidman, Jamie Oliver, Bob Geldof and Arianna Huffington.[4]

When Isaacs first bought Business Chicks she thought that the networking group would be a side job to her recruitment agency. It was from this, that Business Chicks has become a large business community for women in Australia.[5] With over 44000 members, Business Chicks is one of the only networks of its kind in Australia, hosting regular events that strive to empower women.[6]

Isaacs was previously the president of the Sydney chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organisation.[7] She has also sat on the board for The Hunger Project.[8] Isaacs now writes a column for the Business Chicks magazine.

In August 2018, she was interviewed by Radio National's Life Matters program about risk-taking.[9]

Books

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  • Winging it, Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia, 2018 ISBN 9781760556488
  • The New Hustle, Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia, 2021 ISBN 9781760787660

Honours

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Personal life

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Isaacs is married and has six children. She currently resides in Los Angeles.[12]

On 14 February 2023, Isaacs publicly revealed her relationship with speaker and poet Azure Antoinette.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, Joel (March 2016). "Business Chicks boss lists in Northbridge as she heads to the United States". Property Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Business Chicks founder Emma Isaacs dishes on her top career tips". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Chancellor: Business network head selling Sydney home to focus on LA dream". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ Wilmoth, Peter (26 February 2015). "Emma Isaacs: Strength and grace". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ Waters, Cara (18 December 2015). "The Christmas e-card blight". Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ "Can't be what you can't see: Business Chicks band together to create vision". The Australian. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ "They've got the baby business sewn up". The Age. 13 July 2008.
  8. ^ "The Morning of Little Life-Changing Ideas brought to you by ELLE". ELLE. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  9. ^ "How can we learn to grow our risk-taking muscle?". Radio National. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Successful women to be honoured in Telstra Business Women's Awards". The Sunday Telegraph. News Corp. Australia.
  11. ^ Waters, Cara. "Australia's nine most influential female entrepreneurs 2016". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax.
  12. ^ Sullivan, Rebecca. "Emma Isaacs and Lisa Wipfli on the pressures new mothers face to instantly bond with their children". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  13. ^ Towell, Nigel (15 February 2023). "Trolled over: ABC pulls Insiders, News Breakfast off Twitter". News.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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