Meet your panellists
Sarah Norris, National Editor at Broadsheet Media
Sarah is an accomplished senior journalist, her strategic outlook and knowledge of the Sydney market has led her to be a strong editorial leader within Broadsheet.
Sarah has over 16 years experience as a journalist, and has worked across Sydney Good Food Guide, Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide, Time Out Sydney and was most recently the features editor of the Virgin in-flight magazine Voyeur. She also has great experience in the food industry, Norris has been a restaurant reviewer at Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide and a freelancer for Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide.
Sarah O'Connell, Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Australia
Sarah has a strong vision of pushing Forbes Australia to be experience-led and omnichannel, whilst also fostering the magazine’s print heritage.
Prior to Forbes Australia, she was Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Finance, which she launched in the Australian market in 2018 and grew its audience to a peak of more than two million monthly users. She launched new initiatives including the Women’s Money Movement, The New Investors Show and brought the All Markets Summit to Australia. Prior to this, she held news, editorial and management roles at News Corp and Private Media, in addition to running her own content strategy consultancy.
Paige Victoria Leigh, Market Editor and stylist for The Australian Women’s Weekly
Paige is using her role in the media landscape to curate a diverse and sustainable fashion image where inclusion, education and supporting a sustainable fashion ethos is a legacy she want to see flourish.
Paige also juggles the role of assistant to director of fashion at the Australian Financial Review magazine (AFR) and T Australia magazine. She has also worked in television and production both in front and behind the camera. Paige has also had a career as a professorial Junior surfer and was a sponsored athlete and Ambassador for global surf company Billabong which found her travelling the world surfing, shooting and presenting at global event.
Hannah James, Deputy editor of Country Style magazine.
Hannah started her career 20 years ago in the UK and has a passion for writing on science, nature, travel, books and culture, and women's lifestyle.
Since moving to Australia 15 years ago, she’s written and edited for print titles including Vogue, Marie-Claire, Australian Geographic, Who, Escape, Sunday Style (the glossy mag inside the Sunday Telegraph) and its subsequent iteration Stellar, and more. Online, she’s written for 9news.com.au and 9Honey. She’s also a copywriter, with clients including the Wilderness Society, Bush Heritage, Guardian Labs, the State Library of NSW, the University of Sydney and the Royal Institution of Australia.
Pru Chapman, founder and host of One Wild Ride
Pru is a podcast host and leadership mentor with a focus on mindful living & purpose-driven entrepreneurship who helps grow conscious, connected and expanded businesses.
Pru has interviewed and worked with leading purpose-driven brands including Patagonia, Who Gives A Crap, Koala, TOM Organic, Bank Australia, Xero, Sendle, Afends and many more. With over 15 years experience in business strategy, leadership development, and with a psychology degree under her belt, Pru is passionate about helping people find more purpose, freedom, and fulfilment in the work they do.