After working in an industry under-represented by women, Gemma Lloyd co-founded Diverse City Careers (DCC) to make a difference. Diverse City Careers works with leading companies focused on diversity including Atlassian, Dropbox, AECOM, Bank of Queensland and Deloitte. Gemma won the 2016 WIT Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, the #Techdiversity Awards and was a finalist in the 2015 ARN Women in ICT Awards.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Timothy Ferriss
Melany Perkins founder of Canva
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I worked full time while I started my business which I’m sure a lot of people do so I literally lived off 4 hours sleep for a while which was really challenging”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat Book by Michael MastersonEgo is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent Book by Ryan Holiday
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich Book by Timothy Ferriss
Awaken The Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Life Book by Tony Robbins
Favourite Quote:
“Some people want things to happen, some people wish things to happen and other people make things happen” Michael Jordan
Recommended Online Resources:
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Just do it, whatever it is, take the leap, don’t procrastinate”…[Listen for More]
More About Gemma Lloyd:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“People love answers, but only as long as they are the ones who came up with them.” Criss Jami, Killosophy
Other Quotes From the Chat with Gemma Lloyd:
- “Get together a group of advisors”
- “You have to be resilient, you need grit”
- “You need to set a goal”
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