Monthly Accelerator

Join us this month as Fremantle Chamber CEO Danicia Quinlan chats with our panel of regional employers on their current approach to filling vacant positions, short labour supply and how they have been successful with their engagement with job actives. We will be discussing the overall local job market, application processes and ways to manage short supply, high turnover and challenging recruitment in the current marketplace. 

The Panel

Michael May - General Manager - Geraldton Fisherman's Co-Operative

Dan Pizzino - LGC Traffic Management

Jesse Sharpe - HR Manager  Intertek

Rosie Hegarty – Facilitator, Local Jobs Program Perth South

Sponsored by City of Fremantle Business Building Capacity Program 

#recruitment #business #people #leaders #doingbusinessinFremantle

The Fremantle Chamber of Commerce, together with Principal Sponsor Notre Dame University, will be hosting Fremantle's inaugural Health & Wellness Festival on February 24th to February 27th. As part of this celebration, we are launching the month with a conversation around what health and wellness means in the workplace 2022.

Chamber CEO Danicia Quinlan is joined by medical practitioners and wellness experts from our Chamber membership base to discuss and debate how we should be preparing our workplaces for COVID-19, what do we need to do to give our staff and ourselves maximum protection in the lead up to the borders opening, how do we take care of ourselves if we do get sick and what steps can we encourage to make sure 2022 remains healthy for us all.

The Panel

Dr Sally Hall - Melville Family Health Centre

Linda Keane - Pharmacist -  Nourish Health Fremantle

Natalie Snooke - @Natalie Snooke - Momentum Coaching & Yoga

Sponsored by the City of Fremantle's Business Building Capacity Program

#healthandwellness #wellnessatwork #businessleader #leadership #doingbusinessinFremantle

Exploring the stories of success and failure in embracing a new industry, an untrodden path and the current trends around emerging marine, technology and carbon industries. This learning forum is relevant to anyone considering a shift or venture into a new, or emerging, industry where there is no template. A conversation in leadership, risk and venturing.

Joining Fremantle Chamber CEO Danicia Quinlan in conversation for this fascinating episode is:

#emergingindustries #marine #blueeconomy #innovation #riskmanagement #businessleaders #doingbusinessinFremantle

A business cannot operate in isolation and understanding how to leverage relationships, partnerships and build long term relationships with stakeholders should be part of any strategic plan. Understanding how partnerships and relationships can help your business is grow is even more pronounced in a regional community like Fremantle.

Join Fremantle Chamber CEO Danicia Quinlan as she explores opportunities available through the City’s “Visit Fremantle” campaign and learn from leading experts on how they integrate stakeholder engagement into every day business growth.

Our panel includes: 

Sponsored by the City of Fremantle's Business Building Capacity Program. 

The Fremantle Business Awards 2021 celebrated our past and present, the diversity of businesses in our Port region, and the networks between our greater Fremantle business community as we plan for a new future. Today we will hear from four of these innovative local companies on their survival skills, how they create new opportunities and find business growth.

The journey to business success is a different experience for each business owner, and some pathways easier than others. Join Chamber CEO Danicia Quinlan as she explores the pathways to success with:

Join Chamber CEO, Danicia Quinlan for a conversation on what to expect in the ever evolving vista of digital media in the coming year ahead. Learn from those closest to the forefront to know which social media marketing trends to chase, which to leave behind and what proven strategies can you rely on to reach your customer base.

The Panel

Clare Ryan – Freelance Writer – Interior Stylist – Fashion Forward Stylist

Emma Potter - Strategic Planner: Sustainability and Behaviour Change Expert - Director Pelli Bags

Kellie Jacobs – Fremantle Chamber’s Digital Media Officer & Creative Freelancer

Sponsored by the City of Fremantle's Business Capacity Building

Fremantle Connections, Planning & Infrastructure for the Future with The Hon. Rita Saffioti MLA. Minister for Transport, Planning & Ports in conversation with Chamber CEO and guests at the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce Leaders Lunch 2021 as they explore the infrastructure and planning decisions required to:

· connect our harbours from Rous Head down to the AMC and further afield,

· connect our historic social, residential and economic heartland down the southern corridor, back into Fremantle,

· connect our historic heart to a beat of a sustainable, populated and modern urban centre of commercial and residential activity, and

· connect consistent foot traffic through our streets and into our retail and tourism businesses.

Join Chamber CEO, Danicia Quinlan, as she discusses all things film with producers of local production “It only takes a night” that will feature our very own Endota Day Spa.

We explore what opportunities exit for local businesses with existing film makers, how to prepare for what might be on the horizon and what Fremantle needs to be a truly recognised film City. 

This Set the Month in Motion Podcast Forum provides insight into creative industry sector business, the challenges and the opportunities.

On the panel:

Kara Pisconeri – Film Producer

Josh Horneman – Film Producer

Callan Durlik – Film Writer/Director/Producer

Sponsored by the City of Fremantle’s Business Capacity Building Program.

Whether you have been in business for years, or are just starting out, we all have moments when we come up with an idea that just might have legs. Taking that idea from that point to determining whether it has traction and can create value is enough for most of us to leave our ideas just there. And even if we do take it that one step further, finding a way to navigate through the complexity of commercialisation processes is no mean feat.

Join Chamber CEO Danicia Quinlan in conversation with four experts discussing the challenges,  opportunities and pitfalls in commercialising ideas – all four have worked with countless businesses, and in Sheryl’s case driven ideas into internationally recognised products.

Sheryl Frame – Director, EDICT International Consultants Pty Ltd

Phillip Kemp – Chief Executive, Business Foundations Inc

Scott Vilé, Principal and Head of our Engineering & Technology Group, Wrays

Helen Barratt, Commercial Lawyer, Frichot Lawyers

Sponsored by the City of Fremantle’s Business Capacity Building Program.

Whether it be pure philanthropy, environmental cause marketing, volunteering or simply being an active part of the community, there is a significant, and growing, body of research evidence that shows it has financial, and social benefit, on the bottom line across businesses large or small.

Our latest podcast explored the process of giving back, why businesses see social responsibility as an important pillar of doing business in the modern age and some of the structures and ways to make a difference for your organisation in the region.

Join Chamber CEO Danicia Quinlan and our panels leaders who share their many years of experience in this field. Featured on the panel:

Gail Armstrong , Past President of Fremantle Rotary Club.

Sue Stepatschuk – Executive Director, Fremantle Foundations

Gavin Stacey, Senior Manager, Perth Advisory Team, RSM