Heidi Armstrong - State Custodians Mortgage Company

Heidi Armstrong is the CEO for State Custodians Mortgage Company. Since founding the Company in 2006, State Custodians has grown to become one of Australia’s most respected non-bank lenders. Heidi holds a Law Degree, a Bachelor of Science and a Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management. An expert in in personal finance, securitised lending and the mortgage industry, Heidi is passionate about sharing her invaluable knowledge to educate borrowers.

Widely recognised and respected by industry peers, Heidi was a finalist in the 2012 Australian Lending Awards for the Best Thought Leader. Moreover her Company, State Custodians, has received numerous awards, including Money Magazine’s 2013 Non-Bank Lender of the Year, a ‘5 Star’ CANSTAR rating on four of its main loans for six years running and the prestigious award for Best Overall Customer Service at the 2013 Australian Home Loan Awards (beating all of the major banks, credit unions and other lenders and mortgage providers for superior customer service).

Heidi’s knowledge of credit policy and the mortgage industry, combined with her legal skills, has not only enabled her to build a successful mortgage company, but has also given her the credibility to educate others.

Heidi balances her world of work and family and also puts her financial management skills to good use as volunteer treasurer for the charity CLAN (Caring & Living As Neighbours).

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Veronica & Patricia - The Latin Store

Founders of The Latin Store, sisters Verónica and Patricia Avila, are not only business driven but also extremely passionate about their entrepreneurship. What they do comes from their heart – it’s a taste of authentic Latin America and a slice of their heritage and past.

The story begins in 1986, when the sisters moved to Australia from Chile with their parents. Almost twenty years later, they decided to start a small business venture, and in 2005 they began to import products from around the world, unbeknown to them that this was the start of something much bigger. They soon decided to not only invest their business acumen and money in the stock choice but started to pour their heart and soul into it too. Building on their individual talents, The Latin Store was born.

They have been involved in the “import and export†industry during the last years and learnt a lot about their experience.

In 2007, they opened their first store in Ashfield and then in 2010 they opened their Newtown store, which soon became one of the most talked about retailers in the area. In November 2012, their business had grown to become a huge success and so they decided to bring their Latin American arts and crafts to the centre of the CBD; in the grand Queen Victoria Building in Sydney.

Not only will customers take away beautiful products from the store but they will also come away having heard the most wonderful stories full of happiness and passion. Their shop at the QVB is the result of a passionate Latin American heritage and they love to tell to their customers this. “Every single product has a lovely story behind it that makes our customers fall in love with our culture and we find this fascinating†adds Verónica.

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Connie Dietzschold – Conny Dietzschold Gallery | Sydney | Cologne | Hong Kong

Established in 1989 in Cologne, Conny Dietzschold Gallery represents emerging, mid-career and established artists. The program of the gallery over the past twenty-four years has been international contemporary art, with a focus on new tendencies in conceptual, concrete and constructive art. The range of work exhibited includes painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video and new media.

From 1997 Conny Dietzschold started to organize an increasing number of Australian exhibitions and by 1999 Dietzschold’s activities in Cologne were specialised in contemporary art from Australia and New Zealand only.
The Sydney gallery was established in October 2001 alongside nine other Australian and International Galleries at Danks Street Gallery Complex in Waterloo.

The international scope of both galleries creates a dynamic cultural exchange, encouraging dialogue between Europe and Australia and providing a platform for art from across the world to interrelate.

In June 2011 the gallery relocated into a warehouse on 99 Crown St in East Sydney, were it is marking its 10 year anniversary in Sydney. The new gallery houses an impressive exhibition space and an open stock room on the ground floor. On the first floor there is a100 seat versatile hall that is used for larger video installations as well as dialogues, artist talks, conversations, workshops and seminars.

Conny Dietzschold has been a guest lecturer at the ACMI Australian Center for the moving Image, Melbourne; the ACP Australian Center for Photography, Sydney; Tin Sheds Gallery Architectural Faculty of the University of Sydney; beta-space Powerhouse Museum – University of Technology Sydney and COFA College of Fine Arts, University of NSW.
The gallery participates in numerous international art fairs and collaborates since 2012 with a gallery in Hong Kong as well.

In 2014 Conny Dietzschold Gallery will celebrate its 25th anniversary.

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