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What Aussie Game Changers Would Tell Their 20-Year-Old Selves

“If only we knew then what we know now”

How many of us have said that old chestnut to ourselves over the years as we reflect on life’s rollercoaster ride?

It’s never too late to change of course, regardless of your age, or financial circumstances.

So to help you with those New Year’s resolutions, four business leaders from our Sarah Harris-hosted Game Changers series – Karin Adcock, Sharon Williams, Kendall Seddon and Scott Pendlebury – have shared some insightful gems on what they’ve learned on the road to success.

We asked them what they’d say if they could go back in time and meet up with their 20-year-old selves.

What Aussie Game Changers Would Tell Their 20-Year-Old Selves

Here we ask our Game Changers would advice they’d give their younger self.

Kendall Seddon, bamboo nappy tycoon: “Do what you love and what you’re passionate about, because that passion will drive and motivate you to succeed. Also, not to worry about things that are going wrong, but to see them as an opportunity to improve and make something better in your life.”

Sharon Williams, marketing guru: “I think I’d say surround yourself with great people to mentor you, and also have the courage of your convictions and do what you want to do.”

Karin Adcock, jewellery queen turned Vineyard owner says: “Follow your dreams”

Karin Adcock is the founder and CEO of Winmark Wines

Scott Pendlebury, DIY king: “Focus everything you do on your career and your education in becoming an entrepreneur. If you’ve got tenacity and a great idea, it just takes time – and more and more tenacity.”

Ita says to be resilient.

Robyn Foyster: With more than four decades in media as a journalist, editor, publisher and TV producer, Robyn Foyster is the Founder and CEO of Foyster Media and the Women Love Network™ — the digital media group behind Women Love Tech™, The Carousel™, Women Love Wellness™, Women Love Travel™ and Game Changers™. Robyn is the host and executive producer of the Game Changers podcast and video series, where she interviews leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of business, technology and culture. She is also a vocal advocate for women in STEM and gender diversity in technology. Her career spans television, newspapers and magazines across Australia, the UK, the USA and New Zealand. She was Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Women's Weekly, Group Publisher of Women's Titles at ACP Magazines and Bauer Media, and Managing Director of Hearst Australia, where she published Harper's BAZAAR, Cosmopolitan and Madison. She is the only person to have led Australia's three biggest flagship magazine brands – The Australian Women's Weekly, Woman's Day and New Idea. Robyn was named Editor of the Year at the 2007 Magazine of the Year Awards. Under her leadership, The Australian Women's Weekly won the inaugural 2008 Australian Magazine Award for best mass-market magazine, and New Idea took out the MPA's Magazine of the Year. Also voted one of the 30 most powerful women in media at the B&T Women in Media Awards. Robyn is a mother of two boys and grew up in Mudgee, NSW, studied English Literature at the University of Sydney.
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