For Steph, “innovation” isn’t just a buzzword -- it’s a complex and vital discipline that can inform anything from program design and delivery, to business improvement, product development, and mentorship & coaching. She’s spent her entire career supporting and collaborating with disruptors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.

Day-to-day, Steph is responsible for designing, launching, and monitoring all aspects of the Startup Gippsland and Work My Own Way programs, as well as leading our innovation consulting team. She brings leadership, commitment, and the values of entrepreneurship and innovative thinking to the entire organisation.

With a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Melbourne, innovation consulting experience, and a tenure leading RMIT’s pre-accelerator programs, Steph has coached over 60 ventures and 120 individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and experience. She is passionate about bringing best-practice startup support to her local region, and helping Gippsland entrepreneurs to dream big.

As a facilitator and a sounding board, Brenna helps businesses looking to tap into new ideas, ways of thinking, and develop problem-solving skills from within their teams. When she isn’t fronting GippsTech’s innovation consulting projects, you’ll also see Brenna teaching and supporting entrepreneurs within the Startup Gippsland program. Having worked in 6 countries, she is passionate about championing the value of local knowledge in a global world, and bringing her international experience to Gippsland.

With an MBA and Masters of Not-for-profit Management from the University of Oregon, Brenna specialises in business model design, marketing, impact metrics, fundraising, and change management for startups and SMEs.