Australia
Award Winning Entrepreneur, Innovator, and Advocate for Fairer Business
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About Julie
Keynote
As the Cofounder and COO of Eloments Natural Vitamin Tea, speaker Julie Hirsch has seen her enterprise, a world-first 100% natural vitamin tea, secure shelf space in 2000 stores across the globe in just over a year. Not only has Julie been named Telstra’s Victorian Business Woman of the Year and listed in Forbes 30 Under 30, but she also has an exciting vision for the future: of ethical business practice through innovation. Her passion and mission are to realize that vision by building companies with innovation, disruption, and fair trade at their core.
Following two years of research, Julie and Cofounder Nicole launched Eloments – the world’s first 100% natural vitamin tea. Eloments was an overnight success years in the making, securing shelf space in 2000 stores around the world, raising Series A investment as part of the only 2.7% of VC funding that went to female founders in 2019, and most importantly, providing tea lovers with organic certified vitamins and minerals in every cuppa.
Julie’s background in the NGO sector led her to recognize that businesses, particularly startups, have the opportunity to create an impact with every decision they make. She began her career opening and running a voter registration office at the age of 22 before becoming deeply involved in climate change action and working her way to Deputy Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Julie currently volunteers as the AYCC’s Board Secretary.
In 2020 Julie was awarded the Telstra Business Woman of the Year and the Telstra Emerging Leader of the Year, VIC, and named on Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 List. In addition, in 2019, Julie was awarded the Melbourne Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Food and Beverage by Business News Australia.
Julie’s entrepreneurial story has been featured in publications such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Herald Sun, and Kochie’s Business Builders.
See keynotes with Julie HirschBeyond product innovation, Julie will discuss how persistent and radical innovation is possible at every level of business and can lead to opportunities for profit and purpose, as well as empowering staff outside the C-Suite.
Julie’s own businesses have proved by creating an ethical supply chain and patent-pending manufacturing process that is the backbone of their product’s success.
Audience takeaways:
As a young female entrepreneur, Julie’s journey in starting and building Eloments Vitamin Teas is proof of what is possible when you set the bar higher.
Many of us have big dreams, those ideas usually start with an ‘I Wish’, that we reduce down to tangible goals based on what we believe is possible. Julie is passionate about expanding our tangible goals to encompass the scale of our dreams.
Audience takeaways:
Every decision was an opportunity for impact, from the warehouse where the goods were stored, the paper in their office to the farms that grew their tea. This creates a powerful environment for staff and leaders to make positive changes within the remit of their roles.
Audience takeaways:
An interactive presentation to inspire the next young innovator, entrepreneur, and social impact leader, tailored for VCE Year 11 / 12 Students in Business Management, or Secondary Students building their 21st Century Skills.
Julie represents the 1% of businesses started by a female entrepreneur under 30, having founded a Fairtrade tea company that secured shelf in 1500 stores during its first year trading and raised over $1million in equity capital funding.
Your students will enjoy a funny, interactive and educational session that brings to life the concepts in core curriculum through real-world stories told by a Forbes 30 Under 30 list member.
Audience takeaways:
The Cofounder of Eloments Natural Vitamin Teas, a world-first cuppa that blends Fairtrade teas with nutrient-rich fruit and herbal extracts, Julie helped create a product for the wellbeing of her customers and of the world.
Enjoy a fun, interactive and wellbeing-focused tea tasting with Julie while she shares information on the history and rituals of tea, her own business stories to source the cuppa in your hands, and strategies to identify moments in your day that can draw on your senses and focus your mind.
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