Why we created even.
We created EVEN as the dedicated place for women to accelerate their economic potential.
We believe that women are an under-utilised source of economic growth, if only they could participate in work in ways that meet their needs. We have created EVEN to be a place where women and business thrive together.
We founded EVEN after more than a decade’s experience each in workforce development, business education and online learning, most recently as executives at Melbourne Business School.
We could see the positive impact of the flexible careers and education solutions we created for women but also saw that these highly educated women were juggling with uneven caring, financial and health decisions on top of their work.
At the same time, the employers we advised and worked with were struggling to fill skill gaps in areas of growth, strengthen their leadership pipelines and working hard to secure their future at the pace of change.
We can see a better way. Let’s balance things out and provide women with the best professional development, designed for their lives. We’re here to accelerate women and their organisations. It doesn’t have to be a trade-off.
We won’t settle for less, we’ll only settle for EVEN.
MEET THE FOUNDERS
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Ellen is a business education trailblazer with over 15,000+ learners upskilled to date through her online learning innovations. A master of first-of-their-kind initiatives, Ellen’s created award-winning global academies, innovation labs, platforms and leadership programs, advising clients such as Google, Department of Defence, ANZ Bank and CSIRO.
With a design background from London, Ellen’s a creative at heart and pushes beyond the conventional boundaries of the status quo. She is determined to make a life-changing impact for 100,000 learners within the shortest time frame possible. Through a combination of creativity, the latest research and deep expertise in people development, Ellen believes this goal is possible as she raises two beautiful kids.
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Nora is a globally recognized expert on innovation, education, and workforce development. With degrees in psychology and management, Nora has educated thousands of learners across Australia, the UK, Ireland, and Germany, in organisations including CBA, Samsung, Suncorp, and nbn.
Nora has lived and breathed the challenge of combining career and caring. A mother of two young girls, Nora became an academic head of department before she was 30, and has moved across 4 countries for ambitious roles, most recently as Melbourne Business School’s inaugural Chief Learning Innovation Officer. She knows that it takes community, support and the right education, at the right time, in order to succeed.
What we believe in
