Babes, we have a delightful excuse for you to pull on your glad rags and slip into those killer heels.

This March, Peppermint Group brings The High Tea Party to Stamford Plaza, Brisbane and offers the perfect occasion to catch up with the girls over lip-smackingly delicious desserts and champagne.

Why not make a day of it? Gather a group of ten girlfriends and receive a FREE ticket to this exclusive event. On your way out, don’t forget to grab your goody bag filled to the brim with gorgeous gifts.

Event Details

Event: The High Tea Party

Location: Stamford Plaza, Brisbane

Date: 24 – 25 March 2012

Cost: $60 per person (*Special Offer – Purchase 10 tickets, get one free!)

Includes: Decadent high tea, pamper stations, tastings, workshops, parades, boutique market stall shopping, and a gorgeous gift bag

Available Seatings: Saturday: 10.30am & Sunday: 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm

For more information and to book, visit www.thehighteaparty.com.au

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Occupation: Registered Nurse.

Professional details:
Working at the magnificent Flow Private Practice.

I feel most like a Babe when:
I’m in a kaftan, strolling along Currumbin beach.

I love coming to work each day because:
I work with great women who are so dedicated to their professions, but also know the value of a work/life balance and having a fun time.

To me, work/life balance means:
Getting to the special moments in my kids lives – being there if they are singing on parade or dressed up as Santa Clause. It means knowing when to focus on work and when to focus on family.

The one thing that got me where I am in my career today was:
Great mentors. I am still in regular contact with my inspirational National Manager from when I worked in medical device technology.  She is awe inspiring and her advice is always refreshing and so spot on.

I feel most challenged in my career when:
When negativity creeps into the workplace. Nothing kills enthusiasm like negativity. It’s so important not to buy into it and move yourself away from it.

I feel most successful in my career when:
I have a new challenge. I love to be learning and growing.

The highlight of my career so far has been:
There are many highlights from my days at Guidant. I loved exceeding goals, I loved the dynamic nature of the industry and the inspiring people that I worked with.

The best piece of advice I have ever received was:
Believe in yourself and trust your own instincts. These words often ring true when dosing out advice to my own kids.

Next on my professional agenda is:
Building up a wonderful client base at the spectacular Flow Private Practice. The place is a haven for women seeking great health care and cosmetic services in sumptuous surroundings.

In ten years time I hope to be:
Free of school fees and travelling more.

The best holiday I ever had was:
Italy is always special, but nothing beats an annual pilgrimage to Currumbin.

If I was a pair of shoes, I would be:
Worn out.

If my life was a movie it would be:
An action movie, with scenes changing fast and flickering before my eyes (a slow epic would be great one day)!

If my life was a movie, I would be played by:
Oh, I would love to be played by Asher Keddie because she is in Offspring. But if I’m honest, I would more than likely be played by Rebecca Gibney or Barbara Streisand.

If I was a superhero, my superpowers would be:
Multi-tasking (especially making washing and ironing disappear).

Three things I never leave home without:
Lipstick, my earrings and a smile (most of the time, anyway). My favourite piece of makeup is lipstick because your lips define your face and a bright smile can bring a smile to other peoples lives too.

My word to the wise for all Babes in Business:
Good things happen to good people.

Contact: Flow Private Practice 3257 3333

Feeling a little frazzled at the thought of another long year? If you’re lacking motivation and need to reignite that spark in your career, we have just the solution!

Australian Institute of Management’s Corporate Cinderella Series has been specifically designed to help working women reinvigorate their love of life at work.

The Corporate Cinderella series will reinstate your power, strength and passion to keep striving for your career and personal goals, even in the face of challenges. It is possible to have a fulfilling working life and a personal life!

In the first session, the witty and charismatic Tarran Deane, CEO & Founder of Corporate Cindarella, will take you through the five essential elements of loving your work, providing practical take-aways that will increase your clarity, competence and confidence on the job.

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Event:          Rekindle Your Romance with Work

Location:    Brisbane 

Date:            Tuesday 14 February 2012

Time:           12:00pm – 2:00pm

Cost:            Babes’ Special Rate – $55

To book visit http://www.aimqld.com.au/events/brisbane/event_120214.html or phone 1300 882 895. Tickets are limited!

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We recommend letting Moreton Hire take care of your next affair. They’re fabulous, we know, because we have been a long-time client and a very big fan.

Let these creative masters in styling and design transform your next event from a dream into a reality. All that’s required from you is to kick back, relax and enjoy the fruits of their labour.

Whatever the occasion – corporate convention, large-scale exhibition, sporting event, wedding, birthday, or cocktail party – the team at Moreton Hire will wave its magic wand and create an affair to remember.

With rigorous attention to detail and more than 40 years experience designing and crafting creative spaces for clients across Australia, Moreton Hire takes your visions and turns them into reality.

Struggling to find a venue? Don’t fret. They can bring that too. You find the space, they’ll bring the place. From small tents and expansive marquees to temporary two-story pavilions complete with shaded, railed balconies, hosting the perfect event can be as easy as showing up.

Moreton Hire originated in the small garage of a Brisbane home and now boasts 300 specialist staff, on hand and ready to take care of your next affair.

For more details on how to ensure you next event is picture perfect, call the helpful Moreton Hire events team on 1300 360 424 or visit www.moretonhire.com.au.

In a Brisbane first, well-known Gwinganna nutritionist Caroline Scott will lead the enormously informative lifestyle seminar “Food Stress and You”, providing valuable insight into real food, stress, eating habits and the factors that influence our ability to gain, lose or maintain our weight.

If you’re serious about investing in your greatest asset – YOU – join us on Wednesday 29 February and banish those bad habits for good.

*Four double passes are up for grabs and can be claimed by the first four Babes members to ‘fess up’ to their bad eating habits. Email admin@babesinbusiness.com.au or call 07 3136 2505.

Event Details

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Date: Wednesday 29 February, 2012

Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm (Registration at 6:15pm)

Venue: Hilton Brisbane

Cost: $40

Includes: Includes a Gwinganna organic snack with a variety of tea and the chance to win some great prizes

I most feel like a Babe when: I’m baking in a Jessie Steel apron.

I love coming to work each day because: I enjoy the team I work with at Stanwell and together we achieve great things. Assisting people who have been flood affected or are in serious crisis means you know you are making their life better, even just a little bit.

To me, work/life balance means: Being able to switch off when it is family time. It’s a skill to work on, especially when you love your job. It can be hard to put it aside time for children / partner / friends / holidays uninterrupted. It’s especially difficult when doing work with a charity which operates on the basis of crises which can happen any time of the day or night.

The one thing that got me where I am in my career today was: The ability to see the bigger picture.

I feel most challenged in my career when: I see the ‘to do list’ is long, yet I know I can achieve anything with support and knowledge from a great team.

I feel most successful in my career when: I can make a difference in the company I work in or make a difference to someone’s life.

The highlight of my career so far has been: Receiving an award on the 100th year anniversary of International Women’s Day for my contribution to Queensland and of course the Babes in Business ‘Best Branded Babe’, 2012.

The best piece of advice I have ever received was: Don’t ever stop learning something new.

Next on my professional agenda is: Surviving the labour and birth of my fourth child (third son) in early February and assisting Connected Relief while I am on maternity leave. The question I ask myself in everything do now is “does this make a difference?” If it isn’t going to make a difference, I rework the task to ensure it does. This will guide me through the next few years professionally.

In ten years time I hope to be: A domestic goddess volunteering with charities and people who need help. It’s amazing how significant the QLD floods have been on my outlook to life, work and family.

The best holiday I ever had was: Fraser Island when the kids were toddlers. I have the fondest memories and beautiful photos of that time, completely shut off from the rest of the world.

If I was a pair of shoes, I would be a: Honestly, a nude Sandler wedge. Australian made, practical, not too expensive and can be worn with anything, to many an occasion.

If my life was a movie it would be a: (Genre) Musical Melodrama.

If my life was a movie, I would be played by: (Actress) Maya Rudolph – the goofy bride on Bridesmaids.

If I was a superhero, my superpowers would be: Mutation. The ability to mutate to anything required at any time.

Three things I never leave home without: iPhone, perfume and something to read.

My favourite piece of makeup is… because: Chanel Radiance compact makeup. It’s a recent purchase which I now love for its light cover that evens out skin tone. If I dust a bit of that, some mascara and lipstick, the two minute time investment makes you feel naturally glam.

My word to the wise for all Babes in Business: Never underestimate the gift you receive from giving to others and if you want to make a difference to your own life, start making a difference to someone elses. This can be as simple as giving a young inexperienced person a go in your company, anonymously paying for someone’s coffee or volunteering with something which means something to you. These unselfish acts of kindness will give you a more positive outlook and this will benefit your professional relationships too.

Contact: bakedrelief@gmail.com

Are woman obligated to adopt a tough exterior in a male-dominated corporate society, or is it our empathetic softer side which leaves a more meaningful mark on the world? You decide!

Join hundreds of other Babes as six accomplished business women take to the stage to debate “whether or not you have to be an iron lady to make a mark”, all in the name of celebrating women in management, and all its dimensions.

It’s a must-attend event for any Brisbane businesswoman. Secure your place now before the event sells out – Click here or call 1300 882 895.

Event Details

Event: Australian Institute of Management’s 2012 International Women’s Day Debate

Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Date: Friday 9 March 2012

Time: 11.30am Registration for 12.00pm to 2.30pm

Cost: Babes special rate $139.00 each

If you have your own aspiring AFL player among your ranks be sure to bring them along – you’ll find a host of information available for Brisbane AFL Junior Sign On, which is available on the day.  Take time out from all the fun, activities and giveaways, to pose for photos with your favourite players. Bring a ball, who knows, you may even snag an autograph from one of Brisbane’s shining AFL stars.

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to spend an action-packed day of good old-fashioned fun with Brisbane’s most talented and good looking (ladies, we know you are thinking it) AFL stars. Food and drink will also be available on the day.

Come along and get amongst it!

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Event Details

Date: Saturday 4 February 2012

Time: 2:00pm to 6:00pm

Venue: Yeronga Football Club, Cansdale Street, Yeronga

Cost: FREE

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In a day of sun, fun and sand, the Battle Against Ovarian Cancer beach volleyball tournament will pit some of Queensland’s most talented professional athletes against Brisbane’s biggest corporate players.

The tournament will be held on Sunday January 29 at Sandstorm HQ (Nathan) – home to Olympic beach volleyball gold medallist Natalie Cook.

Pull together a team of five, register to play and show your support for ovarian cancer research ahead of Ovarian Cancer Awareness month – February 2012. A pledge donation of $550 per team is required to secure a spot on court.

To register visit www.battleagainstovariancancer.com. We’ll see you there!

Take advantage of the special Babes in Business rate for you and your colleagues.

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Event Details

Date:                     Wednesday 25 January 2012

Time:                    12:15pm to 2:30pm

Venue:                 Plaza Ballroom, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Cost:                      Standard rate of $140 per person or a table of 10 for $1300

Includes:             Three course lunch, wine and live entertainment

Special early bird ticket offer has now ended. For standard tickets simply fill in the booking form and email to admin@babesinbusiness.com.au or fax to 07 3224 406.

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