
Could you be one of our Portfolio CEOs?
We’ve developed a rigorous process to recruit a talented and ambitious pool of Portfolio CEOs who have founded or lead growth-oriented companies.
Following selection, they focus on the most important ‘Asks’ they have for our Connectors, actions that would greatly improve their probability of entrepreneurial success. They are coached to present to a targeted group of Connectors, who can then suggest which of their contacts could be genuinely useful. All introduction are carefully tracked.
We also make sure all of our 50 current Portfolio CEOs form connections with each other to build long-term strategic networks within our community and to return to Portfolio Events to both report on their business progress, and introduce new Asks.
Our numerous Alumni CEOs, who have successfully exited their business or gone on to other careers, often become powerful role models to everyone in the Heads Over Heels community, as well as influential Connectors in their own right.

Catriona Wallace
Presented June 2014

Jenny Cayzer
Presented June 2018

Cate Hull
Presented August 2017 and February 2020
Presented October 2015
Tessa Court

Tessa Court

Lauren Hall
Presented August 2015
and September 2018
Danielle Fletcher &
Naomi Lindermeyer

Presented February 2016
and November 2018
Julie Bray
Presented November 2017
Tess van der Rijt
Presented November 2019

Noelle Sunstrom
Lorraine Cherry Nguyen &
Stacey Fisher
Kristy Chong



Presented September 2020
Presented February 2016
Presented August 2011

Simone Pedersen

Presented February 2014
Kim Westwood
Presented August 2019

Rebecca Wilson
Presented November 2017 and August 2016

Michaela Wessels
Presented November 2018

Pascale Heylar-Moray
Presented June 2012
Carolyn Mee

Presented June 2018

Deb Noller

Presented August 2015
and August 2017
Dr. Annie McAuley
Presented June 2019
Charlotte Petris
Presented March 2019



Susanna Cates
Presented October 2015

Lisa Schultz
Presented February 2018

Dr. Claire Jenkins
Presented June 2019

Jayne Shaw
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Presented June 2019

Sonia Stephen
Presented August 2019

Presented March 2017
Katherine McConnell

Jess Ruhfus
Presented September 2018

Aivee Robinson & Angela Kwan
Presented November 2018

Dr Silvia Pfeiffer
Presented Nov 2011, June 2018

Prue Gilbert
Presented June 2015

Alison Hardacre
Presented June 2016
Presented September 202
Jenna Leo


Heidi Holmes & Lucy Lloyd
Presented February 2018

Gemma Lloyd

Renece Brewster

Veronica Bilkova
Presented June 2014 and June 2015

Sarah Russell
Presented November 2019

Jenny O'Neill
Presented March 2017

Jacqui Nelson
Presented February 2020

Emma Lo Russo
Presented October 2014 and
November 2019

Tania Jolley
Presented September 2019

Carola Jonas
Presented February 2020

Sharon Nouh
Presented June 2016

Bridget Loudon
Presented August 2015

Zoe Pointon
Presented November 2016
Presented June 2015
Theresa Lim


Claire Morris
Presented March 2019
Presented May 2017
and March 2019
Presented November 2017
Head Over Heels Alumnae
Some Heads Over Heels Alumnae CEOs have had successful exits, some hold influential positions in corporate companies and all are powerful role models to other women entrepreneurs, as well as active Connectors at Heads Over Heels events.
Ann Bowering; SIM VSE
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Bridget Farmer, Board Watch Alert
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Caroline Rafferty, Track Me Back
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Catherine Prosser, Stage Bitz
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Erin Mulvey, Load Max
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Fang Chen, Braingauge
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Fiona Anson & Alli Baker, Job Getter
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Ghazeleh Lyari, Ghermez Cupcakes
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Helen Awali, Bookmarc
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Jessica May, Enabled Employment
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Kate Cass, Scan 2 List
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Liz Kaelin, Caitre'd
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Lucie Trinco, Il Tutto
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Mandy Sigaloff, Club QT
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Mandi Gunsberger, Babyology
Marta Higuera, OpenAgent
Mia Sadler, The Food Group International
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Melanie Kansil, Customer Undergrond
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Melissa Dean, &Able
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Miranda Bond, Inika
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Natalie Goldman, Flex Careers
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Natasha Rawlings, Streethawke
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Nicole Billet, GCD
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Nikki Haggar, Peeptoe
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Noga Edelstein and Elke Keeley, Urban You
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Rebekah Campbell, Posse
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Tess van der Rijt, Medinet
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Valerie Dancan, Energy Action
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Vanessa Wilson, Stor Reduce
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Whitney Komor, The Best Day
