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Thursday March 26th 2026.

WHAT IS IT?

The Savvy Creative Academy is a one day event in Sydney with content from leaders and structured networking.

WHO IS IT FOR?

The audience is freelancers working within the creative industries and students looking to enter the creative industries.

WHAT IS IT?

The Savvy Creative Academy is a one day event in Sydney with content from leaders and structured networking.

WHO IS IT FOR?

The audience is freelancers working within the creative industries and students looking to enter the creative industries.

WHY

To inform, educate and inspire

As a professionally trained performer I had to learn all about marketing myself and running a business through trial and error – this wasn’t covered in any of my extensive training. I also had terrible financial literacy.

I want to empower creatives at the beginning of their career to build strong foundations on which to sustain decades in the industry.
No one can create art if they are worried about how to pay their bills.

OUTCOMES

This event is designed to build a creative community.
This workshop will have experts present on their topic, offer ways to connect within the creative community and foster a path to building sustainable business opportunities.

The topics include:

Personal Finance 101
Marketing 101
Maximising Tax
Strategy and Content
Effective Networking skills
Personal Finance 101
Marketing 101
Maximising Tax
Strategy and Content
Effective Networking skills
The Speakers

Power panel (what success looks like)

Bianca Zouppas
Founder

Jagger Rocky Studios
What does success look like Panel

Bianca Zouppas is the founder and Creative Director of Jagger Rocky Studios, a Brisbane-based creative space dedicated to supporting artists to make bold, self-generated work. She is an actor and theatre-maker who tours her own original shows and develops independent screen and stage projects.

Bianca has spent over a decade coaching and mentoring performers and is the founder of CALI (Creative Artistic Ladies Inc.) and the creator of Maiden to Mother, a multidisciplinary project exploring identity, womanhood, and the transition into motherhood.

After a 3.5-year IVF journey and becoming a mother to her son Jagger, Bianca’s work now sits at the intersection of creativity, truth-telling, and lived experience — empowering artists to create work on their own terms.

Ethan Reginato
Music Producer

Universal Music
What does success
look like Panel.

Over the last 6 years, Ethan dove head first into working with some of Sydney’s top musicians – producing, engineering and collaborating. Currently working out of Forbes Street Studios (Universal Music) he has produced and engineered for; Gang of Youths, The Avalanches, Meg Mac, Sleepmakeswaves and more. He has also assisted on many other projects including The Weeknd, Mike Dean and Boy and Bear.

Ethan has also been apart of vairous writing collaborations including recently writing alongside Noah Kahan. Additionally, he successfully completed a music degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Ethan has worked tirelessly at creating an organic indie rock sound, focusing on punchy drums and captivating melodies. He stays close to the live music scene, joining bands onstage at various instrumental and vocal positions, for groups like Charli Lucas, MYMA and Will Baker.

Tahyna Tozzi
Australian director

Director, writer and producer
What does success
look like Panel.

Tahyna Tozzi MacManus is an Australian director, writer, and producer who began her career as an actress, appearing in popular television series including Blue Water High, CSI, and Charlie’s Angels, as well as feature films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Ever After.

Moving behind the camera, she has since focused on socially driven storytelling with an emphasis on gender parity.

Her narrative directorial debut, OREN, toured the international festival circuit and won Best International Film at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.

Since then, she has worked extensively across film, television, and advertising. In 2020, she released her debut documentary feature, MuM: Misunderstandings of Miscarriage, which garnered critical and audience acclaim. The film premiered on STAN Australia, followed by a release on Netflix, and continues to screen worldwide, helping to dismantle the shame and stigma surrounding pregnancy loss.

In addition, she is the co-founder of the all-female-led production company Neon Jane, alongside producer Kelly Tomasich, and co-director of the Australian Women’s Film Festival. A festival dedicated to celebrating Australian women in film and honouring those who have made significant contributions to the industry.

Most recently, she served as Head of Content and Community for 36 Months, a movement founded by radio personality Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli and FINCH CEO Rob Galluzzo, which successfully campaigned for legislative change to raise the minimum age of social media citizenship from 13 to 16.

Tahyna’s second documentary feature, ABBA & ELVIS in the Outback, released in 2025 on SBS Australia and debuted as the number one documentary program on the scheduled broadcast date. It has since been acquired by ABC International for distribution worldwide.

Alison Dean
Marketing Director

The Peppermint Group

Harnessing Marketing fundamentals to get clear on your brand.

Alison Dean is a Fractional CMO, Marketing Director, and Founder of The Peppermint Group, bringing close to 20 years of hands‑on marketing, brand and communications experience to SMEs, not‑for‑profits and experience‑driven brands.
In 2006, she launched The High Tea Party—a national, five‑star consumer event platform designed as “a day out with the girls,” not just another expo.

Over more than a decade she scaled it across six Australian capital cities, selling thousands of tickets each weekend and partnering with brands like BMW, Revlon, KitchenAid, Royal Albert and more. The business was later acquired by Bauer Media (now Are Media).

Since then, Alison has shifted her focus to strategy‑first advisory as a Fractional CMO. She works with founder‑led and creative businesses that are overwhelmed by marketing “shoulds,” helping them:

  • Get clear on who they are and who they’re really for
  • Build simple, powerful brand and messaging foundations
  • Turn that strategy into practical content, campaigns, and customer journeys their teams can actually run

Known for her warm, no‑jargon style, Alison blends creative thinking with commercial reality. Her goal is to make marketing feel human, sustainable, and effective—so business owners can do more of the work they love, supported by a brand and strategy that finally fit.

Nat Lynch
Founder

Cinch Media

The power of strategy and
content for a freelancer.

Natalie Lynch is a leading digital media and audience strategist redefining how Australian screen stories find and grow their audiences.

With over 15 years across production, broadcast, and digital innovation, Natalie has built a reputation for bridging the gap between creative vision and audience engagement. After five years working on Australia’s high rating drama for the Seven Network, Winners & Losers, Natalie stepped into a leadership position as Producer on the historical soap, Neighbours, and drove transformation change across production resulting in an unprecedent six Logie award nominations.

Seeing an opportunity in the digital media landscape, Natalie moved into the position of Digital and Strategy Producer at Fremantle, leveraging digital platforms to drive audience growth.

Her mission is clear, to empower producers and storytellers to amplify their reach and future-proof their projects in an ever-evolving media landscape.

Pascale Helyar-Moray OAM
Founder

Grow My Money

Setting yourself up for financial
success.

Pascale Helyar OAM is a changemaker, futurist and multi‑award‑winning entrepreneur who uses innovation to solve big‑picture problems. A twice‑exited founder, Pascale’s odds‑defying leadership and talent for simplifying complex financial topics into actionable tips make her a sought‑after keynote speaker. She has held senior roles at JPMorgan Asset Management, BT Financial Group and the Australian Gender Equality Council. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to business and women’s affairs, she is also the author of Rich Woman, Poor Woman.

NELL NAKKAN
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

Nell is the founder of The Savvy Creative and Maiden Media.

Having started out her professional career as an actor, appearing in two seasons of A Place to Call Home, several award winning films, commercials and stage shows across Australia and the US, Nell pivoted her focus in 2021 and attained her Masters of Screen Arts at AFTRS to focus on Screen Business and Leadership.

Since then Nell has been producing and working in partnerships in the brand space. Nell launched Maiden Media in late 2025 and is keen to break the mould when it comes to producing content in Australia.

Agenda

The event will take place in the new Kirrawee Library – set up for 150p with a bar and separate area for food.

This space is close to a train station and is approx 30 mins drive from Sydney CBD.

All attendees will receive a goody bag, lunch and access to the community.

  • 9am Registration
  • 9:30am Welcome and Mission for The Savvy Creative Academy with Nell Nakkan
  • 10am Tax basics for freelancers
  • 11am Setting myself up for financial success with Pascale

  • 11:45am Morning tea (Provided)
  • 12:15pm Harnessing Marketing fundamentals to get clear on your brand with Alison Dean
  • 1pm Lunch (Provided)

  • 2:15pm The power of strategy & content for a freelancer with Nat Lynch

  • 3pm Panel
  • 4pm Structured Networking
  • 4:50pm Finish

REGISTER NOW
8 Week Program

Join The Savvy Creative Academy

Join The Savvy Creative Academy

Your creativity deserves stability.

If you’re a freelancer or emerging creative who wants to build something sustainable – this is for you.

One day.
 Expert-led sessions.
 Structured networking.
 Real tools you can use immediately.
Sydney – March 26, 2026
 Limited capacity venue.