Mundanara Bayles

BIO

Mundanara Bayles is an Indigenous Australian Keynote Speaker, NED, Cultural Capability Specialist, TedX Presenter, Visiting Fellow at QUT and Host of Black Magic Women Podcast. Mundanara is Wonnarua and Bunjalung (Northern NSW) on her maternal side and Birri-Gubba and Gungalu (Central QLD) on her paternal side. Mundanara is the Managing Director and co-founder of BlackCard, a 100% Aboriginal owned business certified with Supply Nation. She co-founded BlackCard with her great aunt, Dr Lilla Watson, a respected Aboriginal elder, artist, educator, and long-time course developer. Mundanara is also on several committees and boards, including The Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Queensland Tourism Industry Council Indigenous Employment Champions Network, Queensland Theatre Company, Land Back Foundation, and is on the RAP Advisory for Philanthropy Australia and AGL.

SKILLS

Cultural Capability | Event Management | Public Speaking | Strategic Planning | Indigenous Leadership Development | Policy | Workshop Facilitation | Government | Team Building | Community Development

ACHIEVEMENTS

+ Founder of BlackCard + Board Member - Deadly Futures Indigenous Corporation + Host of Award Winning Podcast - Black Magic Woman signed to Iheart (First Indigenous podcast on the Iheart Network) + MBA - Indigenous Business Leadership | Monash University + Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) + Committees - The Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School also known as The Murri School | Queensland Tourism Industry Council Indigenous Employment Champions Network | Queensland Theatre Company | Land Back Foundation | RAP Advisory for Philanthropy Australia and AGL + Indigenous Roles - Queensland University of Technology | The Salvation Army | Employment Plus | Busy at Work | Child Support Agency | Institute for Urban Indigenous Health IUIH | Brisbane Indigenous Media Association