Mumbition with Carrie Kwan & Lucy Kippist Episode 124: No More Boring Conferences: The Ripple Festival Revolution
With Mia Fileman
About Fiona Johnston
Fiona Johnston is co-founder, with Campaign Del Mar founder Mia Fileman, of Ripple Festival, a Melbourne business event that mixes entrepreneurship with art, music and comedy as an alternative to traditional conferences. She is also founder of Peach Business, which advises small brands on money and business strategy.
A chartered accountant, she has spent more than two decades advising, coaching and consulting small-business owners on financial strategy and growth. Ripple Festival has announced a 2026 edition.
On Mumbition, she and Mia Fileman spoke with Lucy Kippist about why they created Ripple Festival.
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Sources: ripplefestival.au
Ripple Festival on Day One
Ripple Festival is an Australian business event blending entrepreneurship with art, music and comedy, created to celebrate small-business owners, especially women.
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