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Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Welcome to Episode 85 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.
In this episode, our guest is Lorena Gaxiola, an internationally acclaimed interior architect and designer with more than two decades of experience creating functional bespoke spaces for property developers and individuals.
Lorena Gaxiola is a firm believer in one simple truth: without friction there cannot be change. And she’s endured more than her fair share of friction over what has become a highly successful career.
Originally from Mexico, Lorena dreamed of following in her father’s footsteps and becoming an architect.
When he advised it was no career for a woman, she chose another path, moving to the US to pursue an alternate ambition to become an interior designer.
Aged 24, she built her own business, working with Fortune 500 companies and building an international brand.
She’s been through recessions, launched products in China and made a name for herself for her customer focused design.
Still, all this wasn’t enough to ensure cracking the Australian market would be easy.
When Lorena brought her business to Australia in 2016, she found a very different landscape to the one she was used to, where it proved hard to get a look-in as a boutique brand up against the big names.
In this Courageous Conversation, Lorena shares her story, including how she overcame the major setback of breast cancer shortly after arriving in Australia, and why it wasn’t going to deter her from serving her clients in both Australia and the US.
She also discusses why she’s committed to empowering women in a male dominated industry, and how she is working to shape a new generation of business leaders.
“This is it. I’m going to just completely devote the next 10 years in mentoring and building the next generation of female creatives and giving them a place in a position where they can gain recognition early in their careers.” Lorena Gaxiola.
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