Grace Brennan

Grace Brennan's Biography

Founder of Buy from the Bush - Regional advocate Grace Brennan has been instrumental in uniting Australia's communities in the city and country.

The founder of the Buy from the Bush campaign, she has started conversations, lifted spirits, created jobs and saved businesses that may otherwise have failed due to devastating drought and bushfires.

Grace Brennan's significant contribution to Australian communities was recognised when she was asked to deliver the 2020 Australia Day speech. An inspiring and passionate speaker, she talks about the power of community-driven change and how to start up a business and drive its sustainable success.

Entrepreneur Grace Brennan lives on a sheep and cropping farm in Warren, NSW with her husband Jack and their four children. In 2019 Grace founded #buyfromthebush, a ground-breaking social media campaign in support of rural communities facing drought.

The campaign celebrates the creativity, innovation and ingenuity of people in rural communities and calls on people in the city to invest in bush business as a means of crisis-proofing rural Australia.

In 2020, Grace launched an online marketplace for Buy From The Bush as well as a rural accommodation directory, Stay In The Bush. Both are online platforms connecting rural makers, creators, artists and retailers with global customers.

Her Buy From The Bush campaign has generated over $14M for small and micro businesses based in rural Australia, changed perceptions, and united city and country. Grace has successfully partnered with multinationals like PayPal, Visa and Meta to deliver capacity building opportunities and, in an unprecedent way, connect Australian bush business with global customers.

Grace was named by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of the nine most influential women entrepreneurs of 2020 and was invited by the Premier of NSW to give the Australia Day Address to the nation. In 2021 she was named NSW Regional Woman of the Year and was a NSW finalist for Australian of The Year.

Passionate about storytelling and community-driven change, Grace is a proud advocate for regional Australia, and women in business.

To enquire about Grace contact Helene Greenham directly – helene@platinumspeakers.com.au

Speaking Topics Include

Buy from the Bush – The journey and success

The power of community-driven change

How to start up a business and drive its sustainable success