Skillion Spaces

11/08/2025

For the last month, Skillion Spaces welcomed the community of builders - a group of 25 dynamic founders, writers, creators and builders from around Australia and the globe - who immersed themselves in the Terrigal community for one month to produce great work.

What a brilliant experience - we can’t wait to welcome the next batch of Arrayans!

06/08/2025

The Skillion Space Cadets showed no mercy when annihilating the opposition at Wednesday night trivia.
A devastating performance that left no question about our dominance! 🏆

06/08/2025

The *Skillion Space Cadets* waving away all-comers to secure victory at Terrigal Hotel trivia night.

22/06/2025

First home buyer? 🏠

🤔 Ever wished you could get some real, unbiased expert advice so you could confidently buy right?

You need to come along to our First Home Buyers’ event on July 17, 7pm.

Our members Matt Sharp and Raj Ladher bring their industry contacts James Keenan and Brad Davey to bring real inside expert tips:

🎯how an expert buyer finds the right property for wealth creation and lifestyle
🎯how an expert seller picks a home that will sell well
🎯how a legal expert spots issues early to avoid costly mistakes and leave clients secure
🎯how a finance expert selects the best mortgage for value, flexibility and unique needs

There’s no sales pitch, just real advice from experts who know their stuff.

Come prepared to ask questions, and leave feeling confident and informed to find your first step in the market.

Info + tickets in bio!

Limited seating / online.
Skillion Spaces members - complimentary tickets.

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01/01/2025

The Skillion Spaces 2024 Christmas Party was a brilliant close to our first year together, and after some sunny days to relax and recharge, I can’t wait to sink my teeth into 2025.

These great people make our little community a pleasure to work alongside, and I can’t wait to see what this year brings for all of us.

Thanks to all of our regular crew and friends and visitors - here’s to a coming year full of goals achieved, meaningful growth in work and life, and unexpected good things.

- Rollsy

01/08/2024

Here’s our next networking event - Thursday Aug 8th - at Skillion Spaces.

We have some amazing guest experts coming to share ways in which rethinking your product or service can unlock new connections with customers and drive business growth.

Our expert panel will be joining us in Terrigal to present + Q&A:

- Adrian Wauchope, Warner Music, Head of Commercial Asia Pacific. How has the music industry learned to connect with customers via product evolution in an era of constant change?
- Jem Gleeson. Speaker, Consultant to Enterprise and Government. How could a service that literally offers "life and death" services bravely learn how to fix problems to save more lives?
- Adam Barlow. Consultant, Founder and Industrial Designer. What are the steps any business owner can consider when improving a product or service with the help of design thinking?

This is a ticketed event (DM us for comp tickets).

Learn how to transform your product or service to better meet the needs of the market, and win new clientele.

20/07/2024

It’s not often that a CEO of an Australian biotech presents to a local audience … what about three CEOs of three publicly listed biotechs!?

Join this networking event, hosted by Skillion Spaces member Shane White of Equity Story, where you’ll learn about the exciting world of biotech investment.

Check the link in bio for event details and tickets.

15/06/2024

Some amazing experts lined up for our panel - discover how emotions work to drive business.

Join the SkSp community on June 25 (6-8pm) and learn what behavioral science can tell you about activating your next customer. Link in comments (DM for a coupon code).

Panel:
🔥 Roos van Duijinhoven - behavioural scientist with expertise in UX, social enterprise and emotional marketing. Joining from Amsterdam.

🔥 Prof Joe Devlin - Oxford and Cambridge trained neuroscientist, now Vice Dean at University College London. 18,000 citations in applied psychology and neuroscience in marketing, and consultant to brands such Audible and Shiseido. Joining from London.

🔥 Ben Gleeson - founder of Glee Coffee Roasters, local founder and entrepreneur, who now consults with brands like Sunbeam and Mr Coffee. Joining in person from Skillion Spaces.
Hope you will join us! Meet some great local businesspeople, learn some fascinating consumer psychology, and be inspired to grow your business.

11/06/2024

Anyone who’s seen “Mad Men” knows that the Golden Age of Advertising produced marketing that’s interesting, but probably wouldn’t fly today 😜

But here’s one thing the old advertising creatives and business leaders understood: emotions are powerful when growing brands and businesses.

This old 1930s ad is for - get ready for it - dietary yeast 😑 💤

It was a bad-tasting “nutritional” product that some believed could help with digestion. A boring product, in terms of features.

And so, 90 years ago, this business found a link between aspects of nutrition, energy levels, and mood. So, the message evolved from “yeast is good for you”, to a big question “why do you feel sad?”

We aren’t so cavalier with mental health issues these days, fortunately.

But, there’s no denying that the pain-point of sadness, and the aspiration of feeling happier, possessed a lot more power to activate than “yeast is good for you”.

We aren’t in the 1930s now, and you aren’t in the yeast business.

But, you *are* in the business of identifying the critical emotions of your customers, and finding the optimal (ethical) ways to activate them toward an aspirational emotion. 😃 🎯 🔥

Join us for a fascinating panel seminar with international experts on emotions and the psychology of marketing - 6pm, June 25. 🗓️

Link in comments for tickets and info!

05/06/2024

Connecting with customers is both art and science 🧑‍🔬 👩‍🎨

Our next event looks at fascinating evidence around emotion and consumer motivation 🖤 🎭 … and how best to respond.

🗓️ 6pm - June 25

Our expert panel will present case studies from famous brands, and highlight practical tips for how you can connect emotionally to drive more business (and leave customers happier than ever) 🎯

Networking before and after the event!

🎫 $25 - link in bio / DM for tix

(free for Skillion Spaces members)

04/06/2024

Who’s coming to our next event?

Grab your ticket at the link in comments (pro tip: bring a client as your guest and see what it does to your relationship).

6pm - June 25.

18/05/2024