Sometimes a business seems to grow organically, just ask Tani Klein. She started out doodling designs to amuse her newborns. From those humble beginnings sprung Doodlebug, Tani’s eco-conscious kids’ clothing line.

The love affair between Gerry and Donna Morris reads like a screenplay. A Belfast boy falls in love with an Aussie girl. They marry, start a business and have two kids. Then our leading man has a near-fatal cycling accident but miraculously survives.

Chris Turner is a man on a mission to change the future for our children. And it can be bright for all, as Jessica Jane Sammut discovers.

Sonya Keenan hangs out with celebrity Deborah Hutton, works 24/7 and runs several successful businesses. So it might surprise you to know she also is dyslexic, as Profile’s Jessica Jane Sammut discovers.

The cooking career of chef Darcy Higgins has taken him along Australia’s East Coast and over to America. Last year, just as he was preparing for a European holiday, he was in an horrific accident. His injuries left him unable to walk and talk. Twelve months on, he’s returned to the kitchen thanks to a miraculous recovery. Tonia Zemek asked Darcy to share his recipe for success.

Ever had a “what the heck do I wear today” day? Haven’t we all? Thanks to fifth generation local Leah Osborne-Hassard, budding fashionistas (and even ordinary folk) can now turn to an iPhone app for inspiration and honest feedback.

If you’re ever looking for an example of a successful savvy business woman who walks her talk, look no further than Michalle Faulkner. The local HR guru, turned author, turned president of the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network has had quite the year.

As a medical receptionist, Sandra Reardon dreamt of creating a unique facility for the treatment of cancer patients, and together with her oncologist husband, she made that dream a reality.

Sue Frost is living her life’s purpose – to support and mentor women the Coast over. Alli Grant caught up with the head of the Sunshine Coast Women’s Lifestyle Expo to learn more about her journey.

Vicki Brown has quite the resume. This local marketing guru has done it all, from writing a cookbook to creating the iconic Mooloolaba Prawn, and she has been a vet nurse and a zookeeper along the way. But recently vicki achieved her ultimate dream, as Alli Grant uncovered.

When you’ve fought and won a David and Goliath battle against the modern day equivalent of the Great Depression, it’s a sign you’re doing something right. Corey Passey tells Nikkii Joyce how he and his team opened what would become Australia’s fastest growing franchise in the same year as a little thing called the GFC struck.

What makes someone dig in and work tirelessly against the odds to make their goals a reality while others seem to flounder in the fray? Brendon Levenson, founder and director of Jetts Fitness, tells Angela Bueti how he is making it happen.

From teenage mum to qualified accountant, Tasha Hungerford hasn’t taken what many would consider a traditional path to success. Nor has it been a particularly easy path, but as Nikkii Joyce discovered, she remains positive to the core.

Business owner, networker, philanthropist and mum Debbie Battaglini-Clarke is driven by her insatiable need to give back to the community. Angela Bueti discovers that this smiling saint is not afraid to go hard for what she believes in.

Many little girls dream of a career in the fashion industry – rubbing shoulders with the greatest designers and photographers, not to mention the couture clothing. So when Mandy Shadforth of the Oracle Fox blog confesses it all happened to her ‘by accident’, one can only gasp in amazement.

Barbara and Allan Pease are the global king and queen of relationships, ready with a bit of science and a lot of laughs to help even the most challenged relationship through the tough times. Alli Grant caught up with Barb and Allan to chat about their latest offering, The Body Language of Love.

Elaine Foster is a woman passionate about progress. A glass half full person, Elaine has spent her life seeing the positives and using every situation she has found herself in to better herself.

Tristan Kurz is an expectant father, a grateful grandson and a committed carrier of his family’s legacy in the car sales industry. He talks about the pride, the pressure and the prestige involved in running Coastline BMW.

Some women are movers. They are driven by the constant need to be better, to get further, to exceed their own expectations and to make something of what little life gives them. Tania Turner, owner of the Shine Beauty empire, is one of those women. Candice Jayde Olive chats to Tania about building her dreams from the ground up.