Yahoo7 has curated a line-up of social heavyweights including fitness guru and ex-Roosters player, Dan Conn; Alyce Tran, co-founder of luxury fashion brand...

Selfie to Superstar

Location:

1 Art Gallery Rd
2000 NSW
Australia

Venue:
The Pavilion

Featuring

Alyce Tran

Alyce Tran

Co-Founder of The Daily Edited

Alyce is Co-Founder and creative director of The Daily Edited, an online store stocking a collection of monogrammable accessories and fine stationery. Less than five years old, The Daily Edited has soared to success through its use of social media and influencers. The Daily Edited is not Alyce's first venture — her clothing line 'totally tanked' launched in 2011. As a business owner, Alyce can share insights on the value of celebrity endorsement and social media in growing a brand. Alyce will be lending her expertise to the curated panel at Yahoo7's 'Selfie to Superstar' event. 

Dan Conn

Dan Conn

Training Director at F45

Dan is a health and fitness influencer and training director of F45 gyms. At age 17 he began playing NRL at an elite level with the Sydney City Roosters and enjoyed a ten-year career with the Roosters, Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury Bulldogs. In 2012, a neck injury forced Dan into early retirement, but his spirit and ambition could not be defeated as he refocused his energy towards helping people reach their full potential through training and nutrition. Dan brings expertise in using social media to build one's personal brand and career. 

Dan will be lending his expertise to the curated panel at Yahoo7's 'Selfie to Superstar' event.

Taryn Williams

Taryn Williams

Founder of TheRight.Fit

Taryn Williams is one of Australia’s top young female entrepreneurs, named as a finalist in the 2015 Female Entrepreneur Awards, 2015 B&T Hot 30 under 30 and SmartCompany 30 under 30. 
A former model, she founded WINK Models in 2007, which has since become a leading commercial modelling agency with over 650 talent. In 2016, she launched theright.fit, which connects brands, advertising agencies and content creators with premium models, influencers, photographers, stylists, hair stylists and makeup artists, providing a simple way for brands to find the right talent for their next project.

Taryn will be lending her expertise to the curated panel at Yahoo7 'Selfie to Superstar' event.

Tanya Hennessy

Tanya Hennessy

Comedian, Radio Announcer, Writer

Tanya is a radio announcer, comedian, and writer who quickly became known as a funny 'it' girl, and can currently be heard as the breakfast announcer on HIT104.7 Canberra, the number one FM breakfast show in the nation’s capital. She authors a monthly column for news.com.au where she candidly shares her experiences and opinions on life matters.

One particular column on the ‘difficulty of moving cities and having no friends’ (of which she has much experience!) is one of the most viewed articles on news.com.au (250,000 clicks in twelve hours) and featured on several national breakfast and news television shows including National 9 News, Studio 10, Weekend TODAY and The Project.

Her columns are regularly syndicated across News Corp publications including Daily Telegraph, The Courier Mail, Perth and Adelaide Now and The Daily Mail. She is also a contributor to Yahoo7's Be. Tanya will be lending her expertise to the curated panel at Yahoo7's 'Selfie to Superstar' event.

Lucy Chesterton

Lucy Chesterton

Head of Be (Yahoo7)

Lucy Chesterton is head of Yahoo7's Be, one of Australia’s largest lifestyle and entertainment news platforms. Lucy is a household name and takes readers to the forefront of breaking entertainment news and must-read lifestyle stories. She brings a wealth of experience from the entertainment and media industries. Lucy has held previous roles at The Daily Mail Australia, where she was assistant editor (showbiz) and appears on The Morning Show as a social commentator. Chesterton previously worked as the executive editor of Famous magazine, and was an entertainment reporter for Woman’s Day and Mornings on Channel 9.

Lucy will be lending her expertise to the curated panel at Yahoo7 'Selfie to Superstar' event. 

Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.

Event Details

Yahoo7 has curated a line-up of social heavyweights including fitness guru and ex-Roosters player, Dan Conn; Alyce Tran, co-founder of luxury fashion brand success story, The Daily Edited; as well as YouTube star and radio host, Tanya Hennessy, to lead their 2017 Vivid Ideas event — ‘Selfie to Superstar’.

The panel discussion will explore the new breed of ‘influencers’ disrupting the role of traditional celebrities on social media and finding social and commercial success through strategic, authentic and high-quality content. As social platforms take over our daily habits and mobile technology becomes more advanced, content creators have the opportunity to take their social presence from mere ‘selfie’ to established commercial property, like never before.

The event’s stellar line-up of industry experts also represents consumer and business brands including F45 Training, the right.fit, Wink Models and Yahoo7’s lifestyle platform, Be. Social media favourite and radio personality Tanya Hennessy will be on board to share her success story, including how she generated more than 65 million views of her ‘Everyday make-up tutorial’ on YouTube and Facebook.

The panel will provide invaluable insights for social media influencers and celebrities, content producers, digital marketers, community managers, startup founders, media agency professionals and brand managers alike.

Lucy Chesterton, Head of Be, will moderate the panel and share insights on content creation, influencer marketing and media partnerships from one of Australia’s largest publishers. 

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Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.