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  • TVM Startup Stall :: Tall Poppy Surf

    TVM Startup Stall :: Tall Poppy Surf

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    Introducing Poppy Kaalund, surfer, designer and founder of Tall Poppy Surf and the latest recipient of our TVM Startup Stall initiative. TVM: Tell us about how and when your label was created? TALL POPPY SURF was created out of the desire for stylish looking and better fitting swimwear that’s practical for surfing. In 2014 I…

  • TVM Through The Lens

    TVM Through The Lens

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    What’s a typical Sunday morning at TVM like? It’s all sunshine, creative folk and good vibes! Throw in epic live tunes and delicious street eats and you’ve got a pretty sweet morning indeed. Thanks to the talented Alice Wint of She Cried Wolf for taking these snaps as she wandered TVM.

  • TVM Talks is next week – have you got your tickets?

    TVM Talks is next week – have you got your tickets?

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    INSPIRING CONVERSATION, CREATIVE FOLK + GOOD VIBES We are super excited to be bringing you our very first TVM Talks event next week! Tickets are still available but selling fast, grab yours now – here. It’s bound to be an awesome night, and everyone is welcome to join us. Hear from three successful business women…

  • Designer Profile :: Indigo Monkey

    Designer Profile :: Indigo Monkey

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    New to TVM this Sunday and the winner of TVM’s Startup Stall initiative is Rodrigo Almeida with his ethical, eco friendly, sustainable menswear label – Indigo Monkey. Rodrigo will be cruising up the highway all the way from Bondi Beach to join us this Sunday. “Indigo Monkey was created in 2015 after a trip to…

  • Stall Profile | Night Tiger

    Stall Profile | Night Tiger

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    This week we’ve chatted to Kari Lee, creator of fashion label Night Tiger. Residing in South Golden Beach Northern NSW, Lee draws inspiration from a passion for dance and the love of music, colour, textiles and all things creatively beautiful to create her comfortable and unique pieces. Tell us about how and when your label…

  • Humble Beginnings | Grace Bijoux on TVM

    Humble Beginnings | Grace Bijoux on TVM

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    We love nothing more than to see our beautiful community of creative entrepreneurs flourish. Here we share a testimonial from one of our biggest success stories to date, Lisa McDonald of Grace Bijoux. Lisa founded her business here on the Gold Coast in 2012, launching with a stall at TVM and since gone on to…

  • Designer Profile | 21 Degrees North Jewellery

    Designer Profile | 21 Degrees North Jewellery

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    New to TVM this Sunday is 21 Degrees North Jewellery, a boutique jewellery label designed by Brooke Holt Pennell inspired by her native home of Hawaii. “I was born and raised in Makaha, Hawaii and am part native Hawaiian. I have 2 sons, Kainalu and Kamakani who are both avid waterman and still live in…

  • Stall Profile | Sandinyapantz

    Stall Profile | Sandinyapantz

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    Thank goodness for creative folk like Katie Hawkins who has made searching for fun swimwear for the kiddo’s easy, courtesy of her children’s designer swimwear label Sandinyapantz. We chatted to Katie about her creative background, what inspired her to start her own business and her biggest challenges. “I was born and bred on the Gold…

  • TVM Startup Stall | SUNNY CORDS

    TVM Startup Stall | SUNNY CORDS

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    This budding entrepreneur has turned her creative idea into a business and has set herself the challenge of 90 days to make it work before returning to her corporate job. We love it! Meet Flo Kemp, founder of SUNNY CORDS. She’ll be traveling up from Bondi Beach to the Gold Coast just to share her…

  • STALL PROFILE: PANAMUNA

    STALL PROFILE: PANAMUNA

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    New to TVM this Sunday is Panamuna, the brainchild of husband and wife team Rod Ximenes and Alana Carlson. We are always inspired by brands that are making a difference and thought Panamuna was a deserving recipient of the TVM Startup Stall.  Read on to find out why! TVM: Tell us about your background? P:…

  • Stall Profile: NIKKE HORRIGAN

    Stall Profile: NIKKE HORRIGAN

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    We’ve personally been there before…..When life throws a curveball at you and your nine to five falls comes to an unexpected end, you turn the negative into a positive and create your own path. It’s the push you need to follow your passion and create a job you love. That was the case for boilermaker turned…

  • SPRING FLING – WIN Tickets for You and Three Friends!

    SPRING FLING – WIN Tickets for You and Three Friends!

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    Just over one week until our entrepreneurs networking evening, Spring Fling! Want to join us and StartUp Creative for our fun entrepreneurs networking evening and get some open and honest insider tips from three of our biggest success stories who launched their business at TVM including Peony Swimwear, Children Of The Tribe and Violet Gray? Plus…