Women Who Innovate Founders

  • Geena Dunne (G.D Anderson)

    Geena Dunne is the Founder of the Web3 project Honey Badges, which is responsible for providing grants to global change-makers. She is also the CEO of Australian charity, The Cova Project which combats period poverty in Liberia, Ghana, Uganda and Malawi.

    Bridging the worlds of technology and philanthropy, Geena has a passion for exploring blockchain to create more effective models for the charity world and energise grassroots social impact worldwide.

    Voted one of the top 5 most impactful charity NFT projects 2022, a finalist in the Telstra Best of Business Awards, Women’s Agenda awards and Blockchain Australia’s Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the Year. Geena is doing everything in her power to accelerate women and make the world a more equitable place.

  • Michelle Reeves

    Michelle Reeves is an international executive and entrepreneur who has built multiple businesses and created innovation strategies for global brands across fashion, sports, entertainment and tech.

    Named on the 2022 Power List by Marie Claire USA, and “Queens of Crypto” by FORBES, she has been featured in VOGUE, LA Times, NBC and others for her business insights and expertise in emerging tech and Web3.

    Michelle likes to be first, pushing a few boundaries along the way. Fun fact: She created the world’s first ever touch trademark. And, was the person who set up the very first Facebook accounts for celebrities such as Kate Moss and Heidi Klum in 2007.

    Today, Michelle is the Cofounder and CEO of MAVION, a global fashion and NFT platform and is the host of the WHAT NOW podcast.

  • Georgie Trickett

    Georgie is a cofounder of Play On Media, which is focused on bringing female voices to the world of sport. She’s the cohost of podcast, The Sport Social - which looks at the world of sport through female lens and seeks to make not only sport, but sport conversations more accessible and inclusive.

    Georgie and Libby also recently paired up with tween and teen author/ educator Rebecca Sparrow to create Play On: helping teens stay in the game, an audio series and Apple subscription podcast made for an audience 8 year and up.

    Georgie holds 2 degrees, is a Chartered Accountant and has worked in a variety of corporate settings including accounting, legal services and most recently, healthcare, where she’s worked for over a decade, rolling out multimillion dollar health programs to some of our most vulnerable communities.

  • Libby Trickett

    Libby Trickett, OAM (née Lenton; born 28 January 1985) is a retired Australian swimmer. She was a gold medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the world record holder in the short-course (25m) 100-metre freestyle.

    With cohost and sister - in law Georgie, she is the co-founder of Play On Media and has interviewed Olympic legends like gold medal winning beach volleyballer Natalie Cook and Australia’s most decorated paraolympian, Ellie Cole, newcomers like netball super star Donnell Wallam and snowboarder Valentino Gueslie, and change makers like the female athlete project’s Chloe Dalton and inclusive nippers creator, Nick Marshall.

    Libby is an Australian icon and trailblazer for women in sport!