HOW TO TAP INTO THE NEW OFFSHORE GRID - OVERSEAS AUSSIES GIVING BACK

Advance believes that connecting Aussies offshore and linking them back to Australia is key to shaping our country's growth. “Australia’s future depends on our ability to engage with others in our region and beyond. Our role in Advance is to nurture, foster and empower Australians to create the bridge back home so they can seed their ideas and influence,” says Advance CEO, Serafina Maiorano.  Read the full article in the recent Financial Review, and share with us your comments on LinkedIn.

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OUR NEW AWARDS VIDEO GOES LIVE + AWARDS MENTORING PROGRAM APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

With only three weeks to go before 2013 Award nominations close, we're excited to share with you our new Awards nomination video. Pass it on. Spread the word. And get your nominations in before 30 Sept 2012. For final year Australian uni students, applications for the Awards Mentoring Program are also now open! Want the edge in your final year of uni? Apply now to be mentored by an Award-winning industry leader living overseas. Read More

WHY AUSSIE ENTREPRENEUR DANNY KENNEDY WANTS TO DEBUNK THE MYTHS SURROUNDING THE SOLAR INDUSTRY

Aussie Danny Kennedy wants to restart the debate about solar energy. In his new book, Rooftop Revolution, Danny, Founder of Sungevity, and one of our Advance Innovation 50 for the Future, contends that the economic, safety and environmental imperatives for solar power are so strong that the time is now for businesspeople, policymakers and homeowners to come together to combat dirty energy. Read more.

FROM SOCCER TO SUCCESS - HOW TWO FRIENDS TURNED THEIR IDEA INTO A GLOBAL BRAND

A never-say-die attitude and desire to create an iconic brand and business saw Lance Kalish and Ido Leffler’s budding friendship at the University of Technology Sydney blossom into a formidable entrepreneurial partnership. Never ones to do anything by half, they set out and succeeded in conquering America with their natural beauty line Yes To. Now, Yes To is sold in 29 countries and almost 30,000 stores worldwide. Read More

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES TO OUR ADVANCE SURVEY + CONGRATS TO OUR IPAD WINNER SEAN 

Thank you to all our members who responded to last month’s Advance TV survey. We received almost 1,000 responses from Advance members in diverse locations around the world. Your comments were really helpful, sometimes funny and quite consistent. Meet our lucky iPad winner, Sean Grennan, and see some of the survey responses here.