Current Committee
Rebecca Matthews
President || The Mind and Body Co
Rebecca Matthews is the Mindset coach and founder of The Mind and Body Co. Rebecca specialises in helping her clients to create lives, relationships and businesses they truly deeply love.
Rebecca works predominantly with small business owners and entrepreneurs to regain balance, joy and purpose in their lives while continuing to grow and thrive in business.
Rebecca joined the management committee to contribute to building a thriving business community where business owners feel connected and supported.
Jess Jennings
Vice President || In the Middle HR
Jess Jennings is a HR Consultant and Manager from ‘In The Middle HR’. Jess loves, reading, dancing and spending time with her friends and family.
Jess joined the SEBCC because I was excited by the changes and support they wanted to offer for our local business community.
Tania Venville
Treasurer and Secretary || Nexia Brisbane
Tania is a Senior Manager for Business Advisory at Nexia Brisbane South with over 10 years commercial accounting experience and 15 years public practice experience.
Her experience ranges from family operated business, building and construction, transport and delivery companies, as well as the hospitality sector.
Tania’s passion is growing small businesses and helping them achieve their individual and business goals.
Christina Hull
Event Coordinator || Outsource Boutique
Christina is owner operator of the Outsource Boutique where she has been providing administration and planning support to Real Estate, Construction and Development for over 30 years.
Her specialised one-to-one personal service solutions help owners to get ahead of their time consuming but important critical tasks. Christina is excellent at keeping your business moving and growing to achieve full potential.
Christina’s strengths are in Executive Assistant level support and delivering corporate functions such as luncheons, award ceremonies and conferences. Her motto is ‘You don’t have to do it by yourself!”.
Shane Cowan
Committee Member || Career Employment Australia
Shane is a proud born, raised and bred Brisbanite, raising his family in his own childhood home. In his early career days Shane enjoyed teaching swimming during the summer and during winter made his living as a welder. Later in his career Shane transitioned into the community sector working with a not for profit (NFP).
For over 40 years he has supported people re-entering the workforce to upskill and develop hands on experience. Shane has continued his career with the NFP where he has been Manager for the past 25 years. His greatest achievement has been growing the organisation from 8 staff to now employing over 250 people who manage 10 community organisations and 2 profitable enterprises.
Amber Simpson
Committee Member || Eureka Whittiker Macnaught
Amber Simpson is a Certified Financial Planner with Eureka Whittaker Macnaught. Sharing the fun with her husband Stephen, she manages to keep a blended family of four teenagers out of trouble and three cats, a dog, a snake and some fish alive.
Amber joined the management committee to support and promote business owners networking and engagement opportunities.