Born Global: New York

A social media influencer with a massive global following and a regular face on U.S. TV shows including Good Morning America, ABC’s The Chew and The Food Network, Dan turns up for Advance to talk about his passion for healthy eating. 

Dr. Renae Beaumont is an expert in improving the mental health and wellbeing of individuals who are on the autism spectrum. The Queenslander moved to New York three and a half years ago to work at the Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital as Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry.

The rise of the ‘on-demand’ economy has rewritten the rules of conventional marketplaces, changing our everyday, from the way we commute, to entertainment and dining. Even the act of dressing is up for disruption, thanks to the ingenuity of Costa Koulis and Kirsten Kore – the creators behind Designerex, the world’s leading peer-to-peer designer dress sharing platform.

Having called New York home for many years, Sally works closely with another Aussie, Erika Whillas, sharing a passion and vision to grow environmental awareness among big corporates and consumers.

Originally from Sydney, Sarah made a decision to move to New York in late 2018 to broaden her experience – an opportunity that turned into a permanent move and the start of an exciting adventure for her family of four.

Bronya is the Executive Director for Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation, the US friends of organization to Cerebral Palsy Alliance in Australia and the world’s largest private funder for cerebral palsy.

Lydia Hambour has travelled a long way from her first home in the small, rural town of Eudunda in the mid-north of South Australia, to her current home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Patrick Ingle is Special Assistant and Advisor to the Hon. Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York.

Moving to New York in 1999 after being invited by internationally renowned art director Fabien Baron, Visnja found her footing in the Big Apple as a Creative Director and Graphic Designer.

Growing up in Bundaberg, Queensland with a dance teacher and theatre director mother, Sarah’s foray into performing began young. Since then, her career has traversed various industries – each as interesting and impressive as the last.

Tracey Frost is best described as being a Sydney-New York hybrid. She has the attitude of a New Yorker: direct, fast-moving and certainly no bullshit. Yet the personality of an Australian: relaxed, accommodating and supremely easy to talk to

On a beautiful summer evening in New York, the Advance community came together at the Olsen Gruin Gallery for the fifth Born Global Salon. The evening featured an in conversation with Advance Social Impact Award winner Jeremy Heimans and Belinda Luscombe (Editor at Large, TIME). 

On the last evening of February in New York, Advance hosted the second Born Global Salon for 2018 with special guest, Jeremy Balkin, Head of Innovation at HSBC and 2017 Advance Global Australian Award winner.

Australian scientist David Putrino mixes physiotherapy, neuroscience and technology to develop low-cost healthcare solutions that are easily accessible for under-served people around the world. He has helped design prosthetic arms for refugees in war-torn South Sudan and developed affordable virtual reality rehabilitation devices that can be purchased online.

The sprawling view from Boston Consulting Group’s freshly opened New York office is stunning, one that could easily rival standing at the top of the Empire State Building or One World Trade Center.

It was always in the pipeline for Natasha Silva-Jelly, Contributing Fashion News Editor of Harper’s Bazaar, to move to New York – what she refers to as the “epicenter of publishing.” 

Malcolm Carfrae is a household name in the fashion industry – not just in New York where he has lived since 2003 – but also LA, London and in particular, Australia.

Following a gut feeling and moving to the other side of the world with no job? It’s a notion that many global Australians can identify with. A self-described “born wanderer”, Felicity Fellows did exactly that: packed up her Sydney life, packed her bags, and moved to New York City.

It’s a safe assumption that there is only one editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine worldwide who distributes clip-on Koalas as a way of saying “good job”. That person happens to be Laura Brown.

The co-founder of strategic advisory firm Pottinger and women’s development initiative Glass Elevator is committed to changing the world in the ways she can: offering her wealth of knowledge and strategic advice to people of all ages, stages and backgrounds.

“I’ve always worked a little bit harder, always been willing to accept more responsibilities. I think part of this involves being able to ignore discrimination – and just continue to put your blinkers on and move forward.” 

Starting her career in fashion at one of the most respected and recognised names in the industry through a coveted internship, Caroline Fuss was always destined to succeed as a designer. However, instead of joining the status quo, she set out to build a brand that was entirely her own.

Having held roles such as Editor in Chief at lifestyle bible Martha Stewart Living, Senior Vice President at homeware mecca West Elm, and founder of recently launched creative collective community Soul Safari – Vanessa Holden’s resume doesn’t have much spare room.

Malaria kills more than 400,000 people each year, many of them children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Australian scientist David Fidock from Columbia University has uncovered the genetic basis for drug resistance in deadly malaria parasites, and is now working on new drugs that will aid the global effort to eradicate malaria once and for all.

There is no surprise that Professor David Fidock has been awarded the winner of the Advance Life Sciences category – he has an impressive resume to boot. 
 

Prue Clarke is an award-winning international journalist, the recipient of the 2014 Advance Social Innovation Award, and a global Australian if there ever was one.  

Fact: a uniquely Australian coffee – the flat white – is now available to order on a Starbucks menu in New York. A big achievement, considering that this particular coffee order required a lot of explaining just a few years ago. 

Being Justin Timberlake’s personal mixologist is not the worst title to have on your resume. Eddy Buckingham – the owner of that very title – is an Australian living in New York.

On Tuesday 28 April, Advance held its first Salon, in New York City, USA. Advance Ambassadors, Michael Sternberg and Donna Green, kindly hosted our handpicked crowd of 40 Advance members, in their Tribeca loft.