Business Chicks welcomes Sir Richard Branson to Melbourne

June 30, 2011 - PRLog -- Over 1,650 guests will join internationally renowned entrepreneur and billionaire Sir Richard for breakfast at the Crown Palladium where he will be interviewed by Carrie Bickmore, star of Network Ten’s popular show The 7pm Project.  Already boasting an established rapport with Sir Richard, Carrie will be sure to extract the business secrets we all want to know from the international business superstar. Business Chicks and their guests will be privy to the behind-the-scenes challenges, crisis points and triumphs in the personal journey of this visionary who has achieved phenomenal business success.

Sir Richard Branson, who recently launched the Virgin Australia airline brand in Australia, spoke with the Sydney Business Chicks community in 2010 and joins a long list of past guest speakers including Olivia Newton-John, Napoleon Perdis, Layne Beachley, Professor Fiona Wood and Li Cunxin from Mao’s Last Dancer.

Emma Isaacs, Chief Chick of Business Chicks said “We’re so delighted to have Sir Richard back with Business Chicks and to once again engage and inspire our Business Chicks members across Australia with world class speakers.  It’s such a great forum for entertaining guests and rewarding staff without eating into the working day - and above all, it’s fun.”

The Breakfasts complement Business Chicks events held across Australia for the 25,000 strong Business Chicks community, which include lunch and learn sessions, professional networking evenings and workshops such as the “Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office” Sydney workshop held in June with Dr Lois Frankel who wrote the bestselling book of the same name.

Emma continued “With our values being to learn and grow, to meet like-minded people and to give something back, our events are a great forum for our Members to network, connect, have unique experiences and make their lives that little bit better.”  Business Chicks has raised over $780,000 for the children’s charity Kids Helpline and will be helping Sir Richard raise funds for his non-profit foundation, Virgin Unite, during the Melbourne breakfast.

Whilst the Business Chicks Breakfast with Sir Richard Branson is completely sold out, you can join Business Chicks in Sydney at the Business Chicks Breakfast with Gold Medalist and Biggest Loser host Hayley Lewis (Friday, 12 August) and in Adelaide for the Business Chicks Breakfast with South Australian of the Year, Maggie Beer (Thursday 18 August).  Tickets for the events can be purchased from the Business Chicks website at http://www.businesschicks.com.au.

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