Jillian is an Australian Sir John Monash Foundation Scholar with her boots-on-the-ground in regional Australia. She is unique for her regional and international experience at the intersection of infrastructure, business and public policy.
In 2018, Jillian launched her second company, The Exchange. As a regionally based social impact innovation organization that focuses on community and coworking, Jillian is ensuring the commercial success of startups and small business. I was lucky enough to ne the keynte speaker for The Exchange for International Women's Day in 2022 and saw first-hand the impact and opportunities Jillian created for regional women in Australia.
We spoke about the the fact that every entrepreneurial woman I know starts her business with a dream.