Meet The Team

Best-selling author of Disrupters: Success Strategies From Women Who Break the Mold, international keynote speaker, and award-winning host, writer, and executive producer featured on CNN, Bloomberg, and NASDAQ, she creates purpose-driven content that advances women’s empowerment across business, technology, and culture. With a Doctorate in Business Administration and clients and partners including SAP, Salesforce, and AIG, she brings expertise in leadership, change management, and gender equity to challenge systemic bias, amplify diverse voices, and drive inclusive innovation.

A multi-award-winning writer, director, and producer with more than 40 credits across film, television, and branded content, she is CEO of Diversity Pictures and a member of the Television Academy, Alliance of Women Directors, and Women in Media. Her credits include serving as associate producer of the Netflix-distributed Unsound, reflecting her commitment to bold, inclusive storytelling that champions underrepresented voices. Working across the U.S. and Australia, she brings a global perspective to developing original content and mentoring emerging industry talent.

Madison is a producer, actor, and entrepreneur who trained at AAFTA in Los Angeles and launched her producing career alongside Virginia Cassavetes. Her credits include the Cassavetes-directed proof-of-concept short Residue and One and Done Tour, an official selection at Dances With Films in Los Angeles, while her debut short Menthol 25s enters the 2026 festival circuit. As founder of Heretica, a crewing and visibility platform for female and non-binary creatives, she champions greater representation on Australian sets and more inclusive stories on screen.

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Tahyna Tozzi is an Australian director, writer, and producer whose work spans film, television, and advertising, with a focus on socially driven storytelling and cultural impact. Her directing credits include award-winning OREN, MuM: Misunderstandings of Miscarriage, and ABBA & Elvis in the Outback, with work featured on STAN, Netflix, and SBS. As co-founder of Neon Jane, co-director of the Australian Women’s Film Festival, and a workshop leader with Bus Stop Films, she champions gender parity, disability inclusion, and greater representation across the screen industry.

Robbie Ryde is a Los Angeles-based Australian cinematographer, producer, and filmmaker whose work spans narrative, unscripted, branded, and digital content. His experience includes projects with Moonbug Entertainment and Jubilee Media, alongside his role as Production Coordinator on Bravo’s Below Deck Mediterranean. He also served as cinematographer, co-director, and executive producer on Operation: Cold Pizza and has contributed to the Focus on Ability Film Festival, supporting inclusive storytelling and opportunities for filmmakers with disability.

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Paula Duncan AM is a multi-Logie Award-winning Australian actress and humanitarian whose career spans more than five decades across television, film, and theatre. Best known for her roles in Cop Shop, The Young Doctors, and Prisoner, she has combined her screen career with a longstanding commitment to charitable work and community advocacy. As an ambassador for the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival, she champions disability inclusion and storytelling that challenges perceptions, celebrates diverse talent, and creates greater opportunities for people with disability.

Adelaide Miller is an award-winning Australian journalist, documentary producer, and national business reporter with the ABC, with a background across ABC Investigations, Four Corners, and Background Briefing. Her work includes False Witness, produced with Heidi Davoren, which won the Radio, Documentary and Podcast category at the 2023 Clarion Awards. She also co-produced and appears in the feature documentary Nansie, an intimate portrait of her grandmother’s experience of dementia that explores family, care, and the enduring power of connection.