Inspired By Tony Wheeler AO, Co-Founder of Lonely Planet travel guides.

Long before Google… Tony and Maureen Wheeler enjoyed extensive travel together from the early 1970’s on. People would ask them of their experiences and there was very little available in the way of comprehensive travel guides. They began to fill an unrecognized market by writing their first travel guide and going on to establish Lonely Planet.

Inspired By Tony Wheeler AO, Co-Founder of Lonely Planet travel guides.
Long before Google… Tony and Maureen Wheeler enjoyed extensive travel together from the early 1970’s on. People would ask them of their experiences and there was very little available in the way of comprehensive travel guides. They began to fill an unrecognized market by writing their first travel guide and going on to establish Lonely Planet.

Inspired By Tony Wheeler - Co-Founder of Lonely Planet travel guides

Pete Williams – Australian Writer, Director and Producer – spent 15 years overseas in London and Los Angeles honing his filmmaking skills. Pete shares with us about his debut narrative feature film Emotion Is Dead which premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2023 and incredible insight into how he went about making this, from writing through to self-distribution. Budding and current film makers, let’s get started!

Pete Williams – Australian Writer, Director and Producer – spent 15 years overseas in London and Los Angeles honing his filmmaking skills. Pete shares with us about his debut narrative feature film Emotion Is Dead which premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2023 and incredible insight into how he went about making this, from writing through to self-distribution. Budding and current film makers, let’s get started!

Inspired By Pete Williams

Isabella welcomes Tilda Cobham-Hervey, an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia in film, television and theatre and a writer / director, with a background in circus and physical theatre. Tilda first acting role was in 52 Tuesdays when she was just 16 years old and in 2019, she gave an outstanding performance as Helen Reddy in I Am Woman. Tilda shares her inspirational journey thus far as a creative talent, giving insight into the challenges she has faced thus far in pursuing her passion and advice to young people aspiring to become part of the film industry.

Isabella welcomes Tilda Cobham-Hervey, an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia in film, television and theatre and a writer / director, with a background in circus and physical theatre. Tilda first acting role was in 52 Tuesdays when she was just 16 years old and in 2019, she gave an outstanding performance as Helen Reddy in I Am Woman. Tilda shares her inspirational journey thus far as a creative talent, giving insight into the challenges she has faced thus far in pursuing her passion and advice to young people aspiring to become part of the film industry.

Inspired By Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Isabella speaks with Australian hyperrealist artist Robin Eley shares his inspirational story, beginning his journey in art drawing as a young kid. Eley was born to an Australian father and Chinese mother. In 1981 his family migrated to Australia where he completed high school at Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1997 he moved to the United States where he attended Westmont College, captaining the basketball team  and earning a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in fine art in 2001.

Isabella speaks with Australian hyperrealist artist Robin Eley shares his inspirational story, beginning his journey in art drawing as a young kid. Eley was born to an Australian father and Chinese mother. In 1981 his family migrated to Australia where he completed high school at Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1997 he moved to the United States where he attended Westmont College, captaining the basketball team  and earning a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in fine art in 2001.

Inspired By Robin Eley

Isabella interviews Paul Vasileff - Founder & Head Designer of Paolo Sebastian, an internationally renowned Atelier based right here in Adelaide, South Australia.

Paolo Sebastian has created exquisite gowns for celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Heidi Klum and Carrie Bickmore. Paul's journey thus far has been exceptional, inspirational, strong minded and very powerful, including the challenges he overcame to launch Paolo Sebastian to the world. Paul stood out as one of the youngest luminaries to have encouraged young people to follow their dreams.

Paul received the 2017 South Australia Young Australian of the Year Award and in the same year won the Young Australian of the Year award for his work. If it really is your dream, it will seem like a beautiful fairytale.

Isabella interviews Paul Vasileff - Founder &amp; Head Designer of Paolo Sebastian, an internationally renowned Atelier based right here in Adelaide, South Australia.
Paolo Sebastian has created exquisite gowns for celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Heidi Klum and Carrie Bickmore. Paul's journey thus far has been exceptional, inspirational, strong minded and very powerful, including the challenges he overcame to launch Paolo Sebastian to the world. Paul stood out as one of the youngest luminaries to have encouraged young people to follow their dreams.
Paul received the 2017 South Australia Young Australian of the Year Award and in the same year won the Young Australian of the Year award for his work. If it really is your dream, it will seem like a beautiful fairytale.

Inspired By Paolo Sebastian

Isabella speaks with Flavia Tata Nardini ( Co-Founder & CEO of Fleet Space Technologies in Adelaide. ) As a kid, Flavia had a passion for space and went on to study space engineering and then started work in the space industry in Europe. Unexpectedly, love took her to the other side of the world ( Adelaide, South Australia ) and through necessity to stay true to her passion, she co-founded her own Space Start Up company which has taken her on an exhilarating journey! Flavia has been instrumental in helping to establish and develop the space industry in Australia which will help to create exciting opportunities in this industry for young people in Australia. An incredibly inspiring trailblazer's story!

Isabella speaks with Flavia Tata Nardini ( Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Fleet Space Technologies in Adelaide. ) As a kid, Flavia had a passion for space and went on to study space engineering and then started work in the space industry in Europe. Unexpectedly, love took her to the other side of the world ( Adelaide, South Australia ) and through necessity to stay true to her passion, she co-founded her own Space Start Up company which has taken her on an exhilarating journey! Flavia has been instrumental in helping to establish and develop the space industry in Australia which will help to create exciting opportunities in this industry for young people in Australia. An incredibly inspiring trailblazer's story!

Inspired By Flavia Tata Nardini

Finegan is an Australian and Internationally renowned playwright based in Adelaide, South Australia who has had 100 commissioned plays performed on 6 continents and translated into eight languages and he is so young to have achieved all of this. Finegan is incredibly passionate about encouraging young people to write – “Anybody who puts pen to paper, or a finger to a keyboard, they have permission to….They are going to create something wonderful.” (Finegan Kruckemeyer)

Finegan is an Australian and Internationally renowned playwright based in Adelaide, South Australia who has had 100 commissioned plays performed on 6 continents and translated into eight languages and he is so young to have achieved all of this. Finegan is incredibly passionate about encouraging young people to write – “Anybody who puts pen to paper, or a finger to a keyboard, they have permission to….They are going to create something wonderful.” (Finegan Kruckemeyer)

Inspired By Finegan Kruckemeyer

Isabella welcomes Dineth Abeynayake who went from being an aerospace engineer to starting his own game development company Foxie Ventures. So excited to unravel this fascinating story for you which shares an incredible insight into how to start developing games and succeed at this, with the importance of education, creativity and the ability to market your product.

Isabella welcomes Dineth Abeynayake who went from being an aerospace engineer to starting his own game development company <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FoxieVentures?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWLu6maL6X2Su380d_6qisxuVyt1t_oGfJHjFkWNUKMoyoMfA19UzDE5bCdwHH_w5yvRiny5kduQlcU130vfUKWQDfno9eLPzfrQSILbGtZktM1Ga8eJcXoQCqhajJhoF-DxtUWDt84WheCYzJcNY0mDkR5ZEseeBHLbdqrkzsodn_K7KT8Y_Xneyg9CgEN4sA&amp;__tn__=-%5dK-R" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/FoxieVentures?__cft__%255b0%255d%3DAZWLu6maL6X2Su380d_6qisxuVyt1t_oGfJHjFkWNUKMoyoMfA19UzDE5bCdwHH_w5yvRiny5kduQlcU130vfUKWQDfno9eLPzfrQSILbGtZktM1Ga8eJcXoQCqhajJhoF-DxtUWDt84WheCYzJcNY0mDkR5ZEseeBHLbdqrkzsodn_K7KT8Y_Xneyg9CgEN4sA%26__tn__%3D-%255dK-R&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715057198127000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3yJ7nK5FcVAo2lIhU_YnkC">Foxie Ventures</a>. So excited to unravel this fascinating story for you which shares an incredible insight into how to start developing games and succeed at this, with the importance of education, creativity and the ability to market your product.

Inspired By Dineth Abeynayake

Isabella welcomes Daniel J. Phillips ( Writer / Director of Feature film ‘Awoken,’ Owner & Creative Director of Anomaly ) to Inspired By H.Q.. As a kid, Daniel had a love of films and with passion and determination, this has taken him on an incredible journey to directing T.V. commercials, producing short films, including one that won multiple awards and his recently released debut feature film ‘Awoken.’  Daniel shares advise for young people aspiring to becoming part of the film industry.

Isabella welcomes Daniel J. Phillips ( Writer / Director of Feature film ‘Awoken,’ Owner &amp; Creative Director of Anomaly ) to Inspired By H.Q.. As a kid, Daniel had a love of films and with passion and determination, this has taken him on an incredible journey to directing T.V. commercials, producing short films, including one that won multiple awards and his recently released debut feature film ‘Awoken.’  Daniel shares advise for young people aspiring to becoming part of the film industry.

Inspired By Daniel J. Phillips

Isabella speaks with Corinne Grant (Australian lawyer and comedian) about her inspiring journey thus far.

Isabella speaks with Corinne Grant (Australian lawyer and comedian) about her inspiring journey thus far.

Inspired By Corinne Grant

Isabella Taylor is an Australian born artist with a level of emotional intelligence well beyond her years. She has a passion for the world she lives in and her vocation is to help encourage people to follow their dreams, regardless of their circumstance. Her first experience with painting was when she was just one year old and she has loved it ever since.

At 6 years old, Isabella decided that she wanted to interview inspirational people, to share their stories to help encourage other children to follow their dreams.

More recently Isabella set up a purpose studio, where she now has the space to spread her imagination onto larger canvases creating abstract pieces. Inspired from her interviews with inspirational people from around Australia, Isabella has created abstract launch paintings –

“I like that it can turn out with stuff in it, like once I did a painting and it had a mermaid in it and I really liked it and I thought – how did that get in there? I think it’s a living thing paint, because how does it get that shape, in whatever shape it would form. How the paint forms in the air. So say there was a blob on the brush and then it like formed a head, arms, tail…. Paint is a wonder to me, I can’t quite understand it but I really love it.” ( Isabella Taylor, 2018)

Isabella relishes her time in the studio where she feels free to express her uninhibited creativity in all the colours of the rainbow.

Isabella’s parents realised her passion for painting early and a dear friend of the family, who is a renowned Australian artist, advised to make sure she has lots of paints, advice from whom her parents greatly respected and instantly embraced. Isabella’s great Maternal Grandmother had a love of painting which was discovered in her beautiful expressions right near the end of her long life.

Isabella Taylor is an Australian born artist with a level of emotional intelligence well beyond her years. She has a passion for the world she lives in and her vocation is to help encourage people to follow their dreams, regardless of their circumstance. Her first experience with painting was when she was just one year old and she has loved it ever since.
At 6 years old, Isabella decided that she wanted to interview inspirational people, to share their stories to help encourage other children to follow their dreams.
More recently Isabella set up a purpose studio, where she now has the space to spread her imagination onto larger canvases creating abstract pieces. Inspired from her interviews with inspirational people from around Australia, Isabella has created abstract launch paintings –
“I like that it can turn out with stuff in it, like once I did a painting and it had a mermaid in it and I really liked it and I thought – how did that get in there? I think it’s a living thing paint, because how does it get that shape, in whatever shape it would form. How the paint forms in the air. So say there was a blob on the brush and then it like formed a head, arms, tail…. Paint is a wonder to me, I can’t quite understand it but I really love it.” ( Isabella Taylor, 2018)
Isabella relishes her time in the studio where she feels free to express her uninhibited creativity in all the colours of the rainbow.
Isabella’s parents realised her passion for painting early and a dear friend of the family, who is a renowned Australian artist, advised to make sure she has lots of paints, advice from whom her parents greatly respected and instantly embraced. Isabella’s great Maternal Grandmother had a love of painting which was discovered in her beautiful expressions right near the end of her long life.

Inspired By with Isabella Taylor

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