After topping my year in maths, I still didn't quite get the marks I needed to get into Vet Science, so decided to do a general Science degree instead. There I developed an interest in Biochemistry and Biomedical science and started a job in the marketing department of a local diagnostics company. This was the start of my career in the medical science industry. I finished my degree and headed off overseas where I began a sales position in a medical science distribution company. There I grew the London and SE territories for an emerging research application (flow cytometry) until I came back to Australia. I joined the industry leader, BD, for three years before leaving to have my first child. A year later I was head hunted to join a distribution company with a rival product to BD. I grew the distribution business in Australia for the next 10 years whilst also having two other children, until it was one of the 3 market leaders in the industry. I then decided to do my MBA to learn more about business and after taking a break driving around the country in a caravan with my family, I became the direct National Sales Manager of an Immunological company, Biolegend. I recently changed industries to try something new, but lost my new job due to COVID19. This has given me the opportunity to start the social enterprise I have been wanting to begin for the past 2 years. Stem Equity Network aims to identify the issues leading to mid-career drop-outs of STEM professionals and to ensure greater equity in leadership positions.