SAM MOSTYN

Kylie Kwong celebrates the individuals helping to grow a stronger community. This month, we speak to trailblazing business leader Sam Mostyn AO.

- Kylie Kwong

One of my colleagues often says, “there are enhancers and then there are detractors” in life. And I completely agree. My dear friend and mentor of more than 10 years, Sam Mostyn, is definitely an enhancer! During these past few months I was able to connect with Sam regularly during our volunteer shifts at the Addi Road Community Organisation and just being around her amazing energy and wisdom lifted spirits immensely.

Kylie Kwong

Trying to cram Sam Mostyn’s extensive CV onto a single page is impossible; there are simply too many important roles and achievements to list. Earlier this year, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for her services to business and sustainability, to the community and to women.

All you really need to know is that Mostyn is a highly successful businesswoman – and champion for change. She is someone who believes in kindness and putting community at the centre of corporate and economic policy.

So just how did an “army brat,” who bounced between America, Canada, Adelaide and Melbourne as a child, before moving to Canberra, come to be one of the brightest brains in corporate Australia?

Growing up in an army family, she says, meant growing up with the idea of service. “As kids, we were always that family that volunteered and had a very strong sense of service,” she recalls.