Indigenous activewear gears up for success

Like her eye-catching activewear, Alisha Geary likes to stand out from the crowd.

Producing running tights and fitness accessories decorated with Indigenous art, the 22-year-old has won the attention of some big names including Google.

The search engine juggernaut invited Geary to join their accelerator program after she took out the Bond Business Accelerator pitching competition last year.

Since then, the offers haven't stopped coming in. Geary's wearable art business Faebella has piqued the interest of runners and investors alike.

Finishing uni first

But Geary has put most of the propositions on ice as she completes the final year of her business law degree at the Gold Coast's Bond University.

"A lot of opportunities have popped up to escalate the business," she says.

"I've got a lot of people at the uni who have actually gone out and sought investment opportunities for me. I've just had a couple of offers from private investors as well, people who heard about the business.

"There was an accelerator program in France that offered me 12 months there and another one in Sydney and Google wants me to do one in Sydney and there's a bunch of other stuff. Read more

Kate Jones - Brisbane Times - 24 May 2017