Grazeland, Melbourne • Nov 12 & 13, 2025

Business, but not as usual.

Live music, comedy, art, and small business conversations to fuel your next wave of growth.

For small business owners who care about doing good work, in good company.

Whether you're laying bricks, writing code, designing brands or building communities, Ripple Festival is for those who give a damn.

We’re not just running businesses; we’re shaping culture, driving change, and proving that success can be profitable and purposeful. We welcome founders and leaders of all genders, faiths, beliefs, and abilities who are ready to do business differently.

Why you should come to Ripple Festival

We’re crystal clear: Ripple Festival exists to help you build a more profitable business with greater impact and have a damn good time doing it.

You’ll walk away with:

Fresh strategies for growth, marketing, and innovation

Tools and insights you can apply immediately
Genuine connections with a community that shares your values
All while being entertained by the people who make life worth living; artists.

Nothing like your typical business conference.

Ripple Festival isn’t about corporate hype or untouchable celebrity speakers.

It’s about real conversations, practical learning, and creative energy that moves your business forward.

If you’re a small business owner who wants to earn well, do good, and make waves, this is where you belong.

WED 10-6PM

12/11

Day 1: Building Strong Businesses

Overcoming Adversity, AI & Automation, Marketing, Content Creation, LinkedIn, Monetising an Online Community

THU 10-6PM

13/11

Day 2: Brands that create ripples

Starting a Social Movement, Creativity, Profit, Radically Different Business

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A taste of Ripple Festival

INTERVIEWS & KEYNOTES

TOM BALLARD INTERVIEWS KON KARAPANAGIOTIDIS

Business as a force for good and social impact

LUCY & ROSIE THOMAS, PROJECT ROCKIT

Creating Australia’s youth-driven movement against bullying and hate

RHIANNON TRACEY

Creating the next step: turning pain into purpose

ODETTE BARRY

‘Want vs Need’: Radical change starts with what we buy and sell.

A FEW OF THE PANELS…

CONNECTION IS CURRENCY: HOW TO MONETISE AN ONLINE COMMUNITY

MARKETING THAT MOVES THE NEEDLE (AND THE MONEY)

THE FUTURE BELONGS TO CREATIVITY

YOU CAN’T SCALE CHAOS: WHAT GREAT LEADERS DO DIFFERENTLY

COMEDY, MUSIC, DANCE

Tom Ballard

Georgia Fields

DJ Dan Toop

Aarti Vincent

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Meet your magnetic MCs

Day 1

Zee Scott brings warmth, wit and years of mic experience to Ripple Festival.

Day 2

More than a triple threat, Shalom Kaa can sing, dance and make you laugh til your cheeks hurt.

Ripple is for small business owners who:

Run their own show
Care about profit and purpose
Are sick of the same speakers on every stage
Want depth, not hype
Value community over competition
Know there’s more than one way to succeed
Are ready to move past legacy thinking

From plumbers to photographers, therapists to tradies, Ripple is for those building something meaningful and profitable, without selling their soul.