Career Mentor:
Jodie Imam
Jodie is passionate about helping businesses start and grow. Currently she is the COO at Tractor Ventures.
Jodie started her career in the fashion industry, where she spent nine years as the General Manager for leading Australian fashion designer Leona Edmiston, driving strong business growth from 2 stores to 25 stores and growing the team from 3 to 50+. She’s successfully exited a business, Occasional Butler, which was acquired by Airtasker and has worked in a range of roles in the startup ecosystem with an emphasis on supporting early-stage entrepreneurs.
Outside of work, Jodie is a mother to two children and loves spending time with them!
MENTOR TOP SKILLS
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Communication
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Leadership
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Problem Solving
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A quote I live by:
"If you can dream it, you can achieve it"
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When I was younger, I wanted to be:
I wanted to work for myself!
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I would tell my 16yr old self:
I would say to myself don't sweat the small stuff, but i would not have listened
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When I’m not working, you’ll find me:
When I’m not working I’m playing with my kids, exercising, seeing friends and generally running around!
CAREER TIMELINE