Advance - Los Angeles

Advance is charged with the mission to create opportunities for Australians living abroad. A vehicle for the one million strong expatriate community to stay connected with home, whilst we forge exciting pursuits in foreign cities.

Los Angeles is home to over 40,000 Australians, many of whom we connect with regularly through;

>Hot topic events and forums

>Mentorships

>Marketing programs

>Ministerial and dignitary visits

>Local collaborations and networking

When an Australian leaves Australia, he or she has an opportunity to be a truly global citizen – informed, connected and networked.

We look forward to helping you ‘Advance yourself’ on the world stage.

Welcome!

Trent Blacket
Advance Los Angeles Chair

Advance Los Angeles Committee

Trent Blacket, Chair

Paul Brindley

Cameron Daddo

Mark Fewell

Peter Harper

Paul Kromwyk

Katie O'Reilly

Amanda Price

Advance West Coast Office

100 Montgomery Street

San Francisco California 94105

losangeles@advance.org

Word of Mouth Los Angeles has a new home - W Hotel Hollywood!

Join the Advance Los Angeles Committee for networking drinks on the plush patio of the outdoor Station located outside The Living Room at W Hollywood.

Bring your business cards and be part of the fastest growing network of Global Australians.

Drinks will be at happy hour prices and parking is available nearby in parking lots, at meters or valet.

Check out the Events Calendar to see when the next session is on!

Advance Lounge Chair Series

Pathways to Success

The best piece of advice given to Stuart Beattie (screenwriter for Pirates of the Caribbean) was ‘if you are not getting arrested means you’re not kicking down enough doors or smashing enough windows’ and given his success in Hollywood, he took his manager’s words to heart. Fighting for your dreams and passions was the core theme at the Advance Lounge Chair Series in Los Angeles last month.

Watch the video from four inspiring Australians [here]

Advance Women's Leadership Summit

50 FOR THE FUTURE - ADVANCE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT was held at the Sydney Opera House from 7 to 8 March 2011, coinciding with the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day. [More...]

From Brisbane to Baghdad

August 2009

Advance invited members to hear CNN’s international news correspondent and Australian journalist Michael Ware talk about his incredible journey from Brisbane to Baghdad.

Michael Ware is the only westerner to have survived an al-Qaeda kidnap. From the heart of Hollywood came one reporter's notebook of one of the biggest stories in recent years. [More...]

Advance Launched Polli

July 2009

Advance members welcomed new Australian jewelry brand, Polli to Los Angeles.

The launch was held at the fabulous Abbot Kinney store, Heist and the models from New Hollywood ensured the jewelry looked amazing on the night. The event was the launch of Advance's new program AUScelerate, a new market entry program for young Australian fashion and lifestyle brands. Check out the photos [here...]