Startmate X So Invested: How a Passion Project Can Become a Career
Startmate X So Invested: How a Passion Project Can Become a Career
Welcome to Unfiltered: Success & Slip-Ups of Female Founders, our new webinar series where we take an unfiltered dive into the stories behind Australia’s most exciting startups and what happens when WTF moments turn into career-defining pivots.
In this session, we're joined by Maddy Guest, investor at Blackbird and co-host of So Invested, the pod for a candid conversation on turning passion projects into full-blown careers.
⏰ When: Wednesday 16 July, 12:00pm AEST
✨ Where: Zoom
📌 Who: Founders pitching, raising, building and anyone navigating career paths, side hustles or big decisions (non-founders welcome too!)
What we’ll cover:
✨ Building your personal brand (even if you hate the term)
✨ Balancing side hustles and full-time work
✨ Making space for work that lights you up
✨ Maddy’s personal journey - from launching So Invested as a side hustle, to getting into Blackbird, to now backing the next generation of founders
Expect actionable insights, honest reflections, and a reminder that your “extra” idea might be the thing that changes everything.
🧡 What is So Invested?
Co-hosted by Maddy Guest and Soph Dicker, So Invested is the weekly money conversation that's been missing from your group chat. Smart, unfiltered chats about money, business and building a life you're invested in.
🎧 Check out the podcast 👉 here
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