In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, we’ve profiled four Aussie Female founders, both in Australia and the US, to find out what it means to them. We’re excited to be here to support so many female founders doing great things! IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women - “an equal world is an enabled world.”

Our Female Founders:
Amy Meyer, San Francisco, Aussie Recruit
Originally from Sydney, Amy has lived in San Francisco for the past six years and is the founder of Aussie Recruit and the largest Australian expat group in San Francisco.

Kaitlyn Lieschke, San Francisco, HazAtlas
Originally from Wollongong, Kaity is Co-Founder and Head of Business Operations at HazAtlas, a digital platform that helps clients understand which of their sites are vulnerable to future climate change hazards (e.g. flooding).

Samantha Taylor, Sunshine Coast, project FORT AWESOME
Sam, based on the Sunshine Coast, is chief trouble-maker at project Fort Awesome, an initiative created to help communities, to build ‘things’ with your kids and greater social connections.

Natalie Cook, Brisbane, Natalie Cook
Nat, born and based in Queensland, is the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games. Since retiring, Nat has written a book, is an international award-winning wellness coach, and one of the world’s most sought after inspirational speakers.

Over a series of posts, we’ll share their answers to the following questions:
1) What are some of the challenges of being a female founder?
2) What positives of being a woman have contributed to your founder journey?
3) What does International Women’s Day mean to you?
4) What advice would you give to other women on their founder journey?

One of our goals at AFN is to support, build and elevate the role and impact of Aussie Founders in the community, so we’re excited to share the stories of these wonderful women that are doing great things! If you’re doing great things, please tell us!