Michaella Richards

Strategy Leader and Futurist at Mighty Serious
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(386) 825-5501
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Greater Melbourne Area, AU

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Experience

    • Australia
    • Computer Games
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Strategy Leader and Futurist
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      Mighty Serious is serious about the importance of play to engage with people and create change. Our products inspire and motivate, raise awareness, and change behaviours through the power of play. We have products and services across a range of industries, with an increasing focus on health and aged care. Mighty Serious is serious about the importance of play to engage with people and create change. Our products inspire and motivate, raise awareness, and change behaviours through the power of play. We have products and services across a range of industries, with an increasing focus on health and aged care.

    • Founder and Principal Strategist
      • Nov 2015 - Present

      The Friday Collaborative works with forward thinking private, public and not for profit sector organisations to accelerate the positive impact of new systems and technologies, particularly in healthcare. TFC maintains active networks and contemporary understanding of best in class practices in systems and policy related to innovation, digital transformation and healthcare across diverse jurisdictions – including Denmark, Finland, UK, US, Canada, Israel, China, India, NZ and Australia. Clients include VicHealth, AusTrade, ACOLA, Global Kinetics Corporation and a number of startups and small digital health companies. Show less

    • Australia
    • Public Policy Offices
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Strategic Advisor | Project Lead
      • Apr 2019 - Present

      dandolopartners is Australia's leading public policy consulting firm, working across areas including healthcare, education, economic development and innovation. I lead consulting projects for dandolo - particularly in health, medical research, economic development and innovation. dandolopartners is Australia's leading public policy consulting firm, working across areas including healthcare, education, economic development and innovation. I lead consulting projects for dandolo - particularly in health, medical research, economic development and innovation.

    • Australia
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Strategic Advisor
      • May 2019 - Present
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • Strategic Advisor
      • Jan 2016 - Oct 2021

      Global Kinetics is a commercial-stage digital health company revolutionizing the management of Parkinson’s disease by providing the first continuous and objective measurement of patients’ symptoms in everyday environments. The company’s Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) is a patient-friendly, algorithm-based system that records body movements and other symptoms over the course of many days and creates data-driven reports that empower more personalized treatment and management decisions—with the goal of leading to a higher quality of life for patients. The PKG system is being used in more than 200 clinics across the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific, enabling better clinical outcomes and reducing health care costs across the Parkinson’s disease continuum. Global Kinetics has numerous partnerships with major pharmaceutical and medical technology companies to help measure the efficacy of new and advanced therapies for the world’s most widespread movement disorder. Show less

    • Colombia
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
      • Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

      Adyuvo (pronounced ad-yoo-vo) is a pre-seed company with an industry-changing app for patients and healthcare consumers, helping to connect patients with their team of health professionals and carers. Bringing together the many providers in a patient’s healthcare journey, and improving communication and collaboration, results in a better outcome for patients, prevents admission and readmission into hospital and reduces overall costs for the health sector. Adyuvo (pronounced ad-yoo-vo) is a pre-seed company with an industry-changing app for patients and healthcare consumers, helping to connect patients with their team of health professionals and carers. Bringing together the many providers in a patient’s healthcare journey, and improving communication and collaboration, results in a better outcome for patients, prevents admission and readmission into hospital and reduces overall costs for the health sector.

    • Australia
    • Internet Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Non Executive Director, auDA Board
      • Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

      .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space. .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space.

    • Director Innovation and Technology, Sector Lead Medical technologies and Health industries
      • Aug 2008 - Oct 2015

      The Department of Economic Development (and predecessor Departments) is the Victorian Government’s lead agency for economic development and is responsible for policy development, program and initiative delivery relating to industry development, general business support and innovation. The Department of Economic Development (and predecessor Departments) is the Victorian Government’s lead agency for economic development and is responsible for policy development, program and initiative delivery relating to industry development, general business support and innovation.

    • Australia
    • Research Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Research Scientist and PhD student
      • 2004 - 2008
    • Australia
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sleep Scientist
      • Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

      The Sleep Disorders Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital provides a private service to diagnose a range of sleep-related disorders such as apnoea. The Centre works closely with medical device providers in sleep apneoa. The Sleep Disorders Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital provides a private service to diagnose a range of sleep-related disorders such as apnoea. The Centre works closely with medical device providers in sleep apneoa.

    • Nigeria
    • Think Tanks
    • Research Scientist
      • 2000 - 2003
    • United Kingdom
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Forensic Scientist
      • 1999 - 2000

Education

  • University of Melbourne
    PhD, Neuroscience
    2004 - 2008
  • Flinders University
    Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours), Biotechnology
    1996 - 1999

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