If you ever wondered whether successful people ever experienced stress during their early days of running a business, that answer is: yes, they did. What you should actually wonder about is how they managed it.

In a startup, the stress associated with everything necessary for success can be unrelenting. It is normal to see disorder amongst many factors affecting decision making like handling employees, managing expenses, dealing with customers, overseeing products, and many others.

This is the workshop that you should be in if you are one of those who is struggling with getting back into focus.

Meet successful business owners and learn smart ways to manage stress and increase mindfulness. Discover how to turn issues surrounding your business into assets for personal improvement.

About The Speaker/s

Omar de Silva

theplatoproject.com

After numerous business attempts growing up and a couple of successful ones, Omar finished school and chased the dream of becoming a professional golfer. Realising this wasn’t to be, he quickly found his passion for business. Since then, he has established a prove track record in venture development and investment, in a variety of sectors including professional services, property and entertainment.

Most recently Omar’s focus has been on education and the entrepreneurial eco-system of Australia. In 2014/15 Omar developed and launched Australia’s first and only bachelor degrees in Applied Entrepreneurship and Applied Social Entrepreneurship with an education startup Ducere.

In 2015 Omar became an Ambassador of the G20 Global Entrepreneurship Week and in 2016 worked as a Sherpa with the G20 Australian Young Entrepreneur Alliance.

In February 2016, Omar co-founded The Plato Project – a new business school driven to foster entrepreneurship and business leadership that unlocks both commercial and social value.

Debra Longin

mawcreative.com.au

Debra is the Founder of MAW Creative - MIndfullness-Art-Wellbeing-Design. She is passionate about design and strategic thinking, and she is inspired to create interior spaces and to develop strategies and programs that bring Mindfulness, Art and Wellbeing into our work lives and the spaces we occupy every day.

She always welcomes the opportunity to challenge her skills and experiences as a creative thinker, to collaborate with businesses and people, and to create high performance environments.

About The Masters Series

At WeTeachMe, we believe that learning should be inspired and impassioned, and run by the people for the people.

In 2016, WeTeachMe officially became the biggest school in Australia, one giant leap towards our fundamental goal of becoming the biggest school in the world. As we walk this journey, we create tools that empower thought leaders and everyday people in all corners of the globe to help spark new ideas and make it easier to connect teachers and learners and ignite curiosity.

In accordance with this purpose, we have formed a new creative program to help us spread our message. Masters Series by WeTeachMe is where we help share the gifts, knowledge, and experiences of those who have achieved the unimaginable in their life, risen above all odds and have persevered when others couldn't.

It is on this stage that we elevate and celebrate the curious, where we invite the best and the brightest, the industry movers and shakers, the well-known and influential members of our communities to share their learnings and experiences in an unwavering effort to help those who are searching for answers. From creating thriving companies to challenging what humanity is capable of, we invite you to join us in celebrating the curious amongst us for we believe that it is the curious who will change the world.

Partners & Sponsors

Masters Series by WeTeachMe would not be possible without the generosity and support of our partners and sponsors, who share our vision and values, and believe in the world we are creating. Signing up to one of our events will unlock exclusive deals and promotions from Masters Series by WeTeachMe that you can take advantage of for your own startup and business journey.

MYOB

https://myob.com/au

MYOB loves supporting startups. As one of the original Australian startups, we believe in giving back to the community that helped us grow. We’re proud to back the Master Series by WeTeachMe for entrepreneurs.

Inspire9

https:.//inspire9.com

Inspire9 is the original community-led co-working space for Melbourne’s startups, freelancers, and creative entrepreneurs. It is a community in the truest sense. We share ideas, responsibilities and opportunities. We collaborate on projects, help our neighbours with a tricky technical problem and broker business deals over a game of pool or ping-pong.

Written & Recorded

https://.writtenandrecorded.com

Written & Recorded is a content creation agency.

Successful content relies on the ability to craft a persuasive story – from blogs to podcasts, social media to feature articles – and we can help you get your story out there.

As life-long learners we’re proud to produce the Masters Series podcast.

Startup Victoria

https://startupvictoria.com.au

Startup Victoria is the go-to destination for all startup related topics. We believe that Melbourne can be one of the world’s best cities to build a startup. We want to help make that a reality by helping to accelerate the growth of Victoria’s startup ecosystem.