Mia
Freedman
Speaker Profile
Popular columnist, author, blogger and media personality, Mia Freedman has been called the voice of her generation.
As a former magazine editor and chair of the National Body Image Advisory group, Mia continues to be a high profile advocate for a more realistic portrayal of women in the media.
Having begun her career as a magazine work experience girl aged 19, she now embraces old and new media with her acclaimed Sunday newspaper column, regular TV appearances, award-winning website mamamia.com.au and the highest number of Twitter followers of any journalist in Australia.
Mia's second book, Mama Mia A Memoir Of Mistakes, Motherhood & Magazines was released in 2009 and details her rise to the top of the media tree and the surprising things she learned personally and professionally when she decided to walk away from her high-flying corporate life to pursue a different kind of happiness.
KEYNOTES INCLUDE:
1. Harnessing the Power of Social Media
When Mia Freedman used her website and Twitter to break news about the slogan t-shirts being sold at Cotton On Kids, her post went viral immediately. Within six hours, the company backed down and issued a statement withdrawing them from sale. An intriguing case study into how social media can make or break a brand.
2. Using Social Media To Boost Your Business
If Mia Freedman had $1 for every time someone asked her “what’s the point of Twitter?” she’d be Bill Gates. As the journalist with the highest number of Twitter followers in Australia and a website with more readers than most magazines, find out how social media can be harnessed for fun and profit.
3. Motivation/Inspiration
Mia Freedman was always in a hurry to kick her big life goals. So when she became editor of Cosmopolitan at 24 and had a baby a few months later, she thought she was right on track.
But when things unexpectedly fell apart, she was forced to face a few uncomfortable truths about who she was and what she wanted to do with her life.
Over the next decade, she would experience some dazzling career highs and some devastating personal lows. She would lose all her confidence and then – eventually – find it again in an unexpected place. She would make mistakes at work and at home and she would learn some surprising lessons about what made her happy.
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Client Comments
Client Comments
- We just wanted to tell you how very happy we were to have Mia Freedman as MC for our Lindt Christmas media launch, which consisted of a Christmas lunch for approximately 70 lifestyle and food media.
Mia fitted in immediately as if she was part of the Lindt team. She made a great effort to understand exactly what we were expecting from her and ensured that she would convey the key marketing messages in a fun and entertaining way. Her media background meant she also had a good understanding of what the media would relate too. The Lindt management were also delighted with Mia and thought she was the perfect choice.
We wanted our Lindt Christmas Lunch to be relaxed and fun, as a Christmas lunch should be, and Mia certainly helped us to achieve this. We can thoroughly recommend Mia as a consummate professional who is also very entertaining and a joy to work with.
Entwistle Public Relations - Mia was very entertaining with a great message to all especially women
CIBA Vision Australia
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