Jodie has been a part of June Dally Watkins for over 40 years, after her mother enrolled her in a course to help with her confidence when she was a teenager - Jodie then started working in the model agency as a booker only seven years later. Jodie now manages the business and has successfully navigated the Brisbane operation for the past 33 years. Offering specialised knowledge, personal experience and expertise, Jodie is perfectly suited to tell us what June Dally Watkins would do.

Author, Emotional Fitness personal trainer, guest speaker and blogger. For the past two decades Cynthia’s nationally award-winning Emotional Fitness techniques have earned the following recognition. A Pride of Australia Medal , An Australian of The Year Award, An Award of Distinction for Services to Humanity, The Prime Ministers Award for outstanding contribution in drug and alcohol endeavours. She is not only a successful published Australian author of six books she also works nationally one on one with private clients as well as offering Emotional Fitness workshops, Body Love Classes and keynote addresses. Cynthia has also been a regular guest on Channel 9’s new series Destination Happiness and back in the year 2000 in the early days of her career, she was a panellist on a midday TV show called Beauty and The Beast along with Ita Buttrose and Lisa Wilkinson sharing her Emotional Fitness tips or Australian viewers.

Mr Hollywood in Oz! TV Presenter / Ambassador / Event Host & MC / Brisbane’s Man-About-Town. Known as Mr Hollywood in Oz, charismatic media personality Damien Anthony Rossi first arrived in Brisbane from his hometown of Los Angeles in 1990 and has since worn many hats professionally. Originally a film and television Casting Director with his company Rossi Casting Group, Damien made the move to the other side of the camera in 2002 as a TV Presenter for Channel 7 which ultimately led to becoming a cast member on the network’s popular weekly travel/lifestyle program The Great South East. In 2009, Rossi took over the reins of The Sunday Mail’s iconic social pages reporting on Queensland’s biggest and best events and continued in this role until the demise of the social pages due to COVID in 2020. Damien currently serves as the Brisbane Social Editor for the new Gold Coast Magazine which debuted in July 2021.

Dianne has 55 years’ experience instigating and developing formats for Australia’s Fashion Industry, in awards programmes, fashion shows, personal styling, models, retailers, education, fashion design students, events and private clients. She also held the position of Fashion Manager of the RAQ Fashion Design Awards for 29 years and later the NRA Australian Fashion Design Awards as shown on Channel 9 and Channel 7 over the three decades of these major fashion events. As the lead fashion/style educator for June Dally-Watkins, Modelling and Deportment school for 52 years, there is no one more suited to discuss all things fashion with!

Grace Hayden is a professional model with Chic Brisbane Management and is also studying Occupational Therapy. Grace says that growing up with the surname ‘Hayden’ has been something that she’s always been extremely proud and privileged to own. However, it has come with its unique set of challenges both internally and externally. These same challenges have forced Grace to grow, to understand the power of fighting hard for what you want while continuing to live a healthy, active, and purposeful life. The last two years have taught Grace to expect the unexpected and she plans to continue to grow and in doing so share her story to help inspire others and make an impact on their life.

Guyala Bayles is a Birri Gubba and Wonnarua model, actress and poet, signed to Chic Management. She is a passionate multidisciplinary artist who speaks openly about her experiences to break the stereotypes around Aboriginality. She uses her experiences, that have impacted her and continues to shape her into the woman she is today to powerfully express herself through spoken word and uses her public platform and voice to shed light on issues affecting First Nations people and the injustices of this world.

Leigh Buchanan became runner-up of the inaugural season of Project Runway Australia following 2 decades of fashion industry experience, graduating from Mt Gravatt TAFE's illustrious fashion college and working for some of the biggest names in the business. Transitioning into theatre wardrobe and costume design in 2012, Leigh quickly established them-self as an in-demand talent, collaborating with numerous companies including Queensland Theatre, La Boite Theatre Co, Shake & Stir, Victorian Opera, La Boite and Opera Queensland. Production highlights include costume design for Lady Beatle (The Little Red Company), Dracula and Wuthering Heights (shake & stir theatre co), Spring Awakening (Oscar Theatre Co); and creating costumes for productions including Queensland Theatre’s Ladies in Black [Helpmann and Greenroom Award-nominated for costumes], The Wider Earth, Brisbane, Romeo & Juliet and more. Leigh’s film and television credits include creating costumes for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022 - 6 time Academy Award winner Catherine Martin), Leah Purcell’s - The Drover’s Wife (2021 Tess Schofield), Aquaman (2018 Kym Barrett) and Netflix series’ (Tidelands and God’s Favourite Idiot), dressing names including Melissa McCarthy, Emmanuelle Beart (My Mistress with Angus Strathie), Rebecca Gibney (Wanted), Tina Arena, Penelope Cruz, Amber Heard, Elsa Pataky, Meow Meow, Rhonda Burchmore and many more. Following the success of Project Runway, Leigh’s D-grade celebrity led to appearances on Adam Hills’ In Gordon St Tonight, writing fashion columns for print media, a weekly radio show co-hosting with Meshel Laurie and his own stage debut in his sold-out cabaret show “The Devil Wears Leigh Buchanan” December 2014 at the Brisbane Powerhouse and again, back by popular demand, in June 2017 at Queensland Cabaret Festival.

I wrote The Promise, Death in the Mountains & Naples - A Way of Love. I run The Art of Writing writers retreat in Tuscany.

Strong, fierce and full of flare. Triple Ms Breakfast Host, Margaux Parker, brings an authentic flair to South East Queensland’s local breakfast show. Already a veteran of the Brisbane social scene, Margaux has announced herself as an in-demand media identity since the retirement of her husband, former Brisbane Bronco, QLD and Australian rugby league legend, Corey. A queen of social media and a proud mother of four kids under the age of 12, the Logan local is as comfortable on the red carpet as she is in a pair of uggs at school drop-off. Margaux brings a powerful presence to a studio of big personalities and has undoubtedly been embraced by the Brisbane audiences.

Nina is a mother of four, a lawyer and former special advisor to the Federal Attorney General. She was born in Queensland and has spent most of her life living in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs. Nina has a real passion for people and loves the opportunity to provide encouragement and support for the fantastic work being done by charities across Brisbane. Like her husband Adrian, she believes that the sign of a strong, healthy city is a city with a big heart. As the Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust, Nina is devoted to ensuring the Trust not only continues supporting grassroots charities that are having such a big impact on our community but also enhancing Brisbane’s reputation as a friendly and compassionate city that will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Steve Haddan has built a reputation for excellence across the widest range of skills and disciplines. As a comedian, he has forged enduring relationships with the movers and shakers of corporate Australia who’ve acknowledged Steve as the go-to man when the job has to be done, with class. His 20-year stint as an on-air presenter and sports journalist with the Nine Network was an accomplishment of which he is immensely proud, so too his achievements as a best-selling author and award-winning radio host. Steve is a creative thinker, proactive, and a team player who with dedication and empathy has forged a richly textured and eclectic career.