Emma Isaacs
Australian entrepreneur
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Emma Isaacs is an Australian entrepreneur. She is the owner and Global CEO of Business Chicks, an Australian businesswomen's community.
Emma Isaacs | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Global CEO of Business Chicks |
| Website | emmaisaacs |
Career
Isaacs bought her first business ay 18, a recruitment company called Staff It.[1] When she was 25, she went to her first Business Chicks event and later bought the business.[2][3] Under Isaacs' direction, Business Chicks has hosted speakers including Sir Richard Branson, Nicole Kidman, Jamie Oliver, Bob Geldof and Arianna Huffington.[4]
Isaacs first bought Business Chicks, intending it to be a side business for her recruitment agency; however, it grew into a large business community for women in Australia.[5] With over 44000 members, Business Chicks is one of the few networks of its kind in Australia, hosting regular events that strive to empower businesswomen.[6]
Isaacs was previously the president of the Sydney chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organisation.[7] She also sat on the board for The Hunger Project.[8] Isaacs writes a column for the Business Chicks magazine. In August 2018, she was interviewed by Radio National's Life Matters program about risk-taking.[9]
Books
- Winging it, Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia, 2018 ISBN 9781760556488
- The New Hustle, Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia, 2021 ISBN 9781760787660
Honours
- Telstra Business Women's Awards in 2015.[10]
- Isaacs named one of Australia's nine most influential female entrepreneurs by Sydney Morning Herald in 2016.[11]
Personal life
Isaacs is married and has six children. She currently resides in Los Angeles.[12]
On 14 February 2023, Isaacs publicly revealed her relationship with speaker and poet Azure Antoinette.[13]