The Bloom Blog

Humans of Bloom with Kenny Chen

In this edition of Humans of Bloom, we'll be interviewing Kenny Chen! Our beloved Vice President of Bloom UWA and the mastermind behind some of our best events this year!

What It Means To Be A Part Of Bloom

In this blog post, Caitlyn shares her meaningful experiences and interaction she's had at Bloom and provides a deeper insight into her own personal story.

Bloom Curtin Ideation Workshop with the Founder of Petz Allowed!

In this blog post, we’ll be reviewing the lessons we learnt at the Bloom Ideation workshop last Wednesday afternoon (22nd August) at the Makerspace in Curtin University. The Ideation Workshop was the first of its kind to take place in Curtin University and overall, it was a well-received event with over 20 attendees!

Teach for Australia Panel Discussion: Future of Work

The key messages presented by the panel members included the importance of being aware and ready for the changing workforce. All panel members agreed that people should focus on jobs that require the most empathy. This is because jobs that require empathy and helping others in an emotional way will be the last to be automated. ‍

How to Win Twice at Pitch Night with Gareth Shanthikumar from the Om Shanti Foundation

After winning two times at Pitch Night, Gareth shares some wisdom that he's learnt throughout the experience.

Andrew Forrest says "There is no problem we can't solve"

“If you have a vision or a team, you are already halfway there. The rest is simply determination.” Mr Andrew Forrest AO, Chairman and Founder, Fortescue Metals Group and Chairman, Minderoo Foundation gave an inspiring and masterful keynote address to WA Business Leaders and the Bloom Leadership Team.

Pitch Night March: What Went Down 👇

A little summary of the exciting things that went down during March's pitch night!

Rumblum conquers Bloom’s March Pitch Night 2018

Congratulations to Jack Scott for winning the Pitch Night in March! A new Bloom tradition has been brought in for the Pitch Nights. Each month the winner will get to sign the Unicorn trophy 🦄 The next Pitch Night event is up on our Facebook page so get in before the tickets are sold out 🚀

How to Start a Startup: Startup 101 at Curtin

As an entrepreneur, you probably have a lot of ideas you want to explore. But if you want to explore one of these further, where do you start?

A Spotlight on Entrepreneurship & Disability

Did you know that 14% of people living with a disability own their own business compared to 10% of the general population?

"Life is like a box of chocolates" Design Thinking with CBA and Rocky Bay

Three Bloom volunteers joined the Design Thinking Commonwealth Bank team for the day. Our task was to facilitate a workshop with disability service provider Rocky Bay who have had substantial growth in recent years and are now one of the largest in here in Perth. Here's what we did.

Bloom Does UWA Open Day 2017

On Sunday 13th August, Bloom was excited to open its doors to our entrepreneurs of the future at Open Day.