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THE NATURAL HEALTH INDUSTRY

At Endeavour we have a single reason for being – to educate first rate professionals who are perfectly positioned to service the thriving health and wellness sector, both in Australia and globally.

From a careers perspective we believe more than half of the job types available to health and wellness professionals of the future are yet to be invented. They will evolve as the industry continues to grow, and be forged by market demands in the coming years. This means your wellness career could take exciting turns you could never have predicted.

Our graduates, and even some of our entrepreneurially minded students, are dedicating their careers to preventing illness and increasing the quality of life of others, or applying their knowledge to a completely different field through business collaborations and creative ventures.

In these pages you’ll read a mix of short career stories from graduates and students who are doing what they love. We hope this Careers Viewbook provides you with the inspiration to pursue a career in health and wellness, and that you consider Endeavour as your study destination.

Yours in health,

David Hoey Director of Admissions Endeavour

The facts you need to know

Four years ago Endeavour College graduate Kate Reardon was fielding job offers from Dubai, London and Thailand. But her natural instincts led her to the tropical heart of Bali to open her own health retreat.

Kate’s business welcomes clients from all walks of life – from CEOs to celebrities and mums. Her healing programs are booked out months in advance and she runs retreats outside of Byron Bay twice a year.

“Natural Instinct Healing is all about building a huge community of love and support for people who want to make a change in their own lives. So many people want to be looked after and to have the space to unwind, rejuvenate and allow the body to do what it is designed to do – heal itself and reconnect to the spirit,” she says.

Kate’s nutritional medicine and naturopathy skills and the knowledge that she was good at her job led her to create her dream business. Now Kate educates and inspires as many people as possible to heal their own body, mind and spirit.

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TO BE LOOKED

AFTER AND TO

HAVE THE SPACE

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K At e r e A r d o n

BAcHELoR of HEALTH ScIENcE (NATURoPATHY / NUTRITIoNAL MEDIcINE)

NATURoPATHNATURAL INSTINcT HEALING oWNERBALI, INDoNESIA

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Tanka is an organic drinks range that helps Australians work nutrition easily into their daily routine. Their challenge was how to pack the drinks with ingredients that have a medicinal benefit but that also taste great. The recipe for success came from naturopathy graduate and self-professed herb-nerd, Reece Carter.

“My focus was to make the drinks nutritionally sound. With total licence to go crazy with my herb ingredients I incorporated elements of herbal medicine into the Tanka drinks wherever I could – such as dandelion greens for liver health and turmeric for its anti-inflammatory benefits,” he says.

“It was great to reach the point that the range was one I could confidently recommend to my clients.”

The connections Reece made at Endeavour College led him to Tanka and this collaboration is only one part of his fulfilling life.

“One of the best things about the natural medicine industry is that the opportunities are so varied and limitless,” he says.

Since graduating Reece has released a herbal tea range called Sum T. He practises naturopathy in Melbourne, is a regular blog contributor, corporate health consultant, workshop and TV presenter.

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BAcHELoR of HEALTH ScIENcE (NATURoPATHY)

NATURoPATH, cLINIc oWNER, coRPoRATE HEALTH coNSULTANT, SUM T foUNDERMELBoURNE, AUSTRALIA

“ONE OF THE BEST

THINgS ABOUT THE

NATURAL MEDICINE

INDUSTRY IS THAT

THE OPPORTUNITIES

ARE SO VARIED

AND LIMITLESS.”

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Eating dessert on a regular basis may no longer be incompatible with a healthy body, thanks to nutritional medicine student Hayley Richards.

Hayley could not wait to finish her degree to launch her business Raw Karma. Tapping into the growing appetite amongst Australians for healthier sweets and her own fascination for raw cakes, Hayley is putting raw desserts on the map in Adelaide.

“I love being able to change the stigma surrounding plant-based options and altering the views of even the most carnivorous consumers,” Hayley says.

Whilst studying part time, Hayley fostered the foundation of her business by supplying a wide variety of burgeoning cafes and small businesses. Paramount to her current success is a fortnightly stall at Holland Street’s, ‘The Market Shed’, a home for biodynamic, sustainable and organic food and produce. Through building the core of her business on ethical sensibilities, conscious eating and a savvy approach to social media, Hayley and Raw Karma have made big moves in the past couple of years. Upon completing her studies in Nutritional Medicine at Endeavour College, Hayley has bigger plans in the works for Raw Karma in 2015.

“At the end of the day I want to increase awareness towards plant-based nutrition as a source to meet all of our dietary needs,” she says.

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BAcHELoR of HEALTH ScIENcE (NUTRITIoNAL MEDIcINE)

RAW KARMA foUNDER ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA

“AT THE END OF THE

DAY I WANT

TO INCREASE

AWARENESS

TOWARDS PLANT-

BASED NUTRITION AS

A SOURCE TO MEET

ALL OF OUR DIETARY

NEEDS.”

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Around a third of Australians report having trouble getting to sleep, going back to sleep or waking too early, and we all know we don’t do well if we don’t get enough sleep. In fact, insomnia costs the Australian economy an estimated $220 billion annually in medical costs and lost productivity.

To help a friend with depression sleep better, naturopathy student Julia Green created a completely new pillow range – the Dream Easy range. “Conventional medicine treatments were not helping my friend. So I started researching herbs with sedative powers,”she says.

Using her previous qualification and current studies Julia created a pillow containing lavender and hops. Within two weeks her friend was getting a full night’s sleep.

“After the success of this prototype I made two 100% organic pillow products which meet Australia’s strict regulations around herbal medicine. My order book is overflowing and my doctor is recommending the product to his patients.”

Julia’s next step is to make a range of pillows to help people with a variety of different conditions.

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STUDENT AND cREAToR of THE DREAM EASY RANGESYDNEY, AUSTRALIAi

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“MY ORDER BOOK

IS OVERFLOWINg

AND MY DOCTOR IS

RECOMMENDINg THE

PRODUCT TO

HIS PATIENTS.”

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DIPLoMA of NUTRITIoN (AcNM)

cHEf, MENToR, AUTHoR BYRoN BAY, AUSTRALIA

“I STARTED WITH ONE SUBjECT,

AND I ENDED UP BEINg SO

IMPRESSED WITH THE qUALITY

AND DEPTH OF TEACHINg THAT

I ENROLLED IN THE DIPLOMA

OF NUTRITION.”

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When Samantha Gowing left her career as a hat-winning restaurateur to immerse herself in the world of nutrition, it took Australia a little while to catch on. It proved to be a risk that paid off, with Samantha using her unique blend of nutrition, fine dining and business expertise to help put ‘food as medicine’ on the map.

It began when her father was diagnosed with cancer. “I was devastated to realise that although I knew how to cook beautiful food, I knew nothing about nutrition and health.”

This revelation led to Samantha retraining and enrolling in nutrition with Endeavour College of Natural Health (then the Australian College of Natural Medicine).

“I wanted to retrain as I could sense the wellness sector would become a trillion dollar industry. Eventually I was able to prove healing food could be prepared at a really high culinary standard.”

Samantha’s culinary style has been embraced across the globe through the programs she has designed for luxury hotels and health retreats. She has also spearheaded a series of mentoring programs to support natural health professionals, worked with major food brands to develop products, established a globally renowned cooking school, become an acclaimed author and worked as a therapeutic chef and clinical nutritionist.

“Every last morsel you put in your mouth should be doing something good for you, and should taste unbelievable as well. Eating well doesn’t have to be about denying yourself the good things in life,” said Samantha.

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“THE BLOg ATTRACTS

HUNDREDS OF

THOUSANDS OF VISITS

EACH WEEK.”

To successfully write a blog about health and nutrition you have to stay on top of the latest research and new food trends. This responsibility is even greater if you write for a major brand like Lorna Jane.

Fiona Harrington was studying nutritional medicine and working in her local Lorna Jane store when she started contributing insights on nutrition for the company’s Move Nourish Believe blog. She was quickly immersed in the world of marketing and social media. She now writes full time, sharing her nourishing ideas, and manages a team of like-minded contributors.

“More people than ever are committing to turn their health around and are coming to big brands like Lorna Jane for inspiration. The blog attracts hundreds of thousands of visits each week,” she says.

She admits at the start it was hard juggling study with work commitments but says Endeavour College’s supportive community helped her through.

“I was lucky to have understanding lecturers and peers who encouraged me to keep going. I learnt to be very efficient with my time, which is a skill I continue to leverage today,” Fiona says. “If you told me I’d be here now there’s no way I’d have believed you. I was just a mere baby trying to get my head around organic chemistry.”

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NUTRITIoNIST / BLoGGER EXTRAoRDINAIRE BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

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The road to a stellar media career isn’t an easy one, as Lola Berry knows. She worked three jobs to buy a video camera to get her dream off the ground. Armed with new equipment she made the daily trek to local banana and macadamia plantations and filmed herself taking about good food. Lola quickly built a YouTube following based on her unique message and quirky style, and the rest is history.

She now shares her good food message across the globe. Her third successful book The 20/20 Diet Cookbook includes 100 of her paleo-inspired recipes, which helped her lose 20 kilograms in 20 weeks.

“In an earlier life I worked as a fashion stylist, makeup artist and DJ and fell into an unhealthy lifestyle. I tried a detox which left me healthy with glowing skin. It left me hungry to learn everything I could about nutrition and to share that knowledge,” she says.

Her degree in nutritional medicine and her ability to connect with people has Lola striving forward. Her media star continues to rise and she is now an ambassador for the not for profit ‘modern meditation’ program, The Smiling Mind.

“I want to remind people that it is so important to choose to put your health first. When this happens, watch how your world shines.”

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AUTHoR, NUTRITIoNIST, MEDIA PERSoNALITY AND LEADING HEALTH AND WELLNESS fIGURE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

“IT LEFT ME

HUNgRY TO LEARN

EVERYTHINg I COULD

ABOUT NUTRITION

AND TO SHARE THAT

KNOWLEDgE.”

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The best medical insurance you can buy may well be the investment you make in good food and exercise – it could save your life and a lot of money in medical bills. This simple message is one that Ronaldo Fulieri aims to share with every client – whilst having the most fun possible.

Born and raised in Sao Paulo, it was in Australia that Ronaldo used his infectious passion for healthy living to carve out his natural health career.

“I find great joy in teaching others about the healing values of food and how it can improve their health,” he says.

Armed with a solid knowledge about nutrition and fitness, Ronaldo has even written a book about it, Ronaldo’s Kitchen: The Superpower of Nutrition.

“My aim is to teach the process of nutrition science and how my simple and delicious recipes can transform your health, shape and fitness.”

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NATURoPATHY STUDENT

NUTRITIoNIST, PERSoNAL TRAINER AND cHEf GoLD coAST, AUSTRALIA

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jOY IN TEACHINg

OTHERS ABOUT

THE HEALINg

VALUES OF FOOD

AND HOW IT CAN

IMPROVE THEIR

HEALTH.”

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The marriage of complementary and conventional medicine may perplex some people but one karate champion is fighting for its union. Acupuncturist Rod Martin has an unwavering commitment to karate and its life principles, but an equally strong drive to being an integral part of the broader medical community.

Rod’s practice, Go2 Human Performance, offers acupuncture, physiotherapy, naturopathy, psychology, psychiatry, exercise physiology, GPs, beauty therapy and remedial massage within the same practice. He has earned the loyalty of some of Brisbane’s top CEOs and elite athletes, including key members of the Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Reds, together with a growing network of doctors and fitness professionals who refer their clients to his clinics.

“I have always believed the conventional and complementary medicine industries need each other to fill in any blanks. When the two disciplines work effectively together, it is our patients who benefit,” he says.

“My next move is to replicate the internship process popular in the medical profession. By opening up my clinics to train complementary health graduates in client management and business skills I can help them hit the ground running.”

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BAcHELoR of HEALTH ScIENcE (AcUPUNcTURE)

AcUPUNcTURIST, KARATE cHAMPIoN AND Go2 HUMAN PERfoRMANcE oWNER BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

“I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THE

CONVENTIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY

MEDICINE INDUSTRIES NEED EACH

OTHER TO FILL IN ANY BLANKS.”

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To create certified ‘organic’ tea the ingredients are grown naturally – at every stage of the production and all the way from plantation to your cup. It is a mission to achieve this and a fair trade standard but Emma Watson can testify it is worth the work.

Emma was in her second year of naturopathy studies when she became consumed by the idea of making her own herbal teas. When Emma crossed paths with her future business partner and now husband Damien Amos, all she could talk about (over a cup of tea of course) was her hope of creating a tea line based on the health principles she was learning at college. Damien enrolled in the course and joined in on the adventure.

“Our vision is to give tea drinkers the opportunity to improve their health and take care of any areas of weakness, focusing more on prevention rather than cure,” she says.

Since graduating from Endeavour College they have built a range of 50 organic, fair trade tea blends, secured more than 250 stockists around the country and created a thriving online business for their naturopathic range.

“In the past year we have launched a new range of teas and a range of pyramid tea bags, employed more staff, moved warehouse, and the number of stores we supply has almost doubled...and baby number two is on the way! I’m currently full time in Love Tea but looking forward to having the time to practise again soon.”

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NATURoPATH AND cREAToR of LovE TEA MELBoURNE, AUSTRALIA

“OUR VISION IS TO gIVE TEA

DRINKERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO

IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH.”

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It takes a lot of guts to put yourself out there in the blogosphere, especially when some of the topics you address may not be the most appealing. Meg Thompson would never have guessed that sharing how good fermented drinks are for your gut could land her a book deal.

Meg had launched her blog, My Wholefood Romance, to inspire others to step into the world of wholefoods when a US publisher contacted her to collaborate on a book.

“I share thoughtful, nutritious recipes that are bursting with goodness and blended with tasty morsels of information to inspire my readers to try new things – like fermented drinks!” she says.

“So many people have connected with me via the website, blog or Instagram. It has allowed me to branch out into other areas and pick up opportunities I may never have come across, which also gives me great variety in my working week.”

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NATURoPATH, NUTRITIoNIST, ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHoR MELBoURNE, vIcToRIA

“I SHARE THOUgHTFUL,

NUTRITIOUS RECIPES

THAT ARE BURSTINg

WITH gOODNESS

AND BLENDED WITH

TASTY MORSELS OF

INFORMATION.”

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Natural Fertility Prescription is one of only a few natural health fertility approaches to be endorsed by the conventional medicine industry. The program boasts a high success rate, reversing infertility in more than 80% of infertile couples and nearly doubling the IVF success rate of patients from 25 to 47%. It is the brainchild of Endeavour College graduate Iva Keene.

Iva believes the key to her success lies in translating her education and extensive research into an online training package which leverages the most current fertility findings and is holistic, affordable and patient-friendly.

“I have spent years developing an evidence-based program which infuses the most advanced naturopathic fertility science from around the world with little known ways to use sleep to boost fertility and new Ayurvedic and Chinese fertility insights. It is all about providing your body with the best conditions to do its work naturally,” she says.

Iva made a conscious effort to keep the costs of her program down and took a bold step when she decided to make a large amount of her information and expertise freely available via articles and e-newsletters.

“I have never guarded my expertise and have invested in sharing a great deal of my knowledge. This has generated much goodwill and raised my profile globally.”

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fERTILITY EXPERT / foUNDER of NATURAL fERTILITY PREScRIPTIoN MELBoURNE, AUSTRALIA

“IT IS ALL ABOUT PROVIDINg

YOUR BODY WITH THE BEST

CONDITIONS TO DO ITS

WORK NATURALLY.”

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The same year that taekwondo made its debut at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000; Lauren Burns made sporting history by winning a gold medal in the sport. Nowadays Lauren is a sought after speaker and conducts workshops, presentations and corporate health programs, into which she integrates her naturopathic studies where possible.

“When I first started studying at Endeavour College I was in the depths of training as an athlete and I purposely chose subjects I could relate to my own life in elite sport,” she says.

“One of the things I love about the naturopathy course is that right from the beginning, the information you are learning can be applied to everyday life.”

Lauren’s life is full and varied. She is a mum. She is involved in the Organic Schools Garden Program. She regularly conducts motivational speaking keynotes and workshops all around the country. She has a food blog, From a Loving Home, and has also managed to write two successful books – Food From a Loving Home and Fighting Spirit.

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BAcHELoR of HEALTH ScIENcE (NATURoPATHY) oAM.

NATURoPATH, NUTRITIoNIST, HERBALIST, oLYMPIc GoLD MEDALIST, AUTHoR MELBoURNE, AUSTRALIA

“ONE OF THE

THINgS I LOVE

ABOUT THE

NATUROPATHY

COURSE IS THAT

RIgHT FROM THE

BEgINNINg, THE

INFORMATION

YOU ARE

LEARNINg CAN

BE APPLIED TO

EVERYDAY LIFE.”

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Studying the phenomenon that is the human body and how to use the rich resources that nature provides to nourish, heal and sustain propelled Carolyn Stubbin to create her own holistic skin care company, Perfect Potion, with partner Salvatore Battaglia.

“The knowledge I gained through study served as the basis for understanding what natural skin care products should be, what they should do for the skin and how they are an important part of caring for our wellbeing,” Carolyn says.

By stepping out in the world, taking risks and being curious, Carolyn has discovered many things. In Palestine she found out what life is like living under military occupation; at the Festival of Tibet and the Iraqi Festival she supports the connection between these cultures and the local community; in Japan she opened Perfect Potion’s first international stores.

Carolyn loves to share the information and experiences she has gained. She wrote a book on how to make your own natural skin care preparations, Do It Yourself Pure Plant Skin Care and runs workshops on this topic.

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NATURAL THERAPY / DIPLoMA of BEAUTY THERAPY

HERBALIST, ARoMATHERAPIST, BEAUTY THERAPIST, co-oWNER AND cREATIvE DIREcToR of PERfEcT PoTIoN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

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KNOWLEDgE I

gAINED THROUgH

STUDY SERVED AS

THE BASIS FOR

UNDERSTANDINg

WHAT NATURAL

SKIN CARE

PRODUCTS

SHOULD BE.”

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Tea is delicious way to nourish your body and introduce beneficial constituents, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. These health benefits are making tea increasingly popular around the world. Kate Dalton was in her third year of study at Endeavour College when she found this out for herself.

Kate started applying what she was learning at college to nourish and heal her own body using herbal tea. She had outstanding results.

“Studying alternative medicine opened my eyes to how beneficial herbal medicine is and has been for thousands of years. My friends and family had such a positive response to the herbal teas I had created. It gave me the confidence to create a new range of teas which heal,” she says.

Before she knew it Kate was wholesaling Mayde Tea products to cafes and selling direct to consumers online. “I didn’t know much about business previously so it was an extremely steep learning curve, but I actually enjoyed the intense learning process.”

Kate offers over 12 blends carefully designed to nourish the digestive and nervous systems, reduce inflammation and improve overall health and vitality. Once she graduates she aims to prescribe Mayde Tea blends to her own clients.

K At e dA lto n

NATURoPATHY STUDENT

cREAToR of MAYDE TEA, SooN To BE NATURoPATH, HERBALIST AND NUTRITIoNIST SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

“STUDYINg ALTERNATIVE

MEDICINE OPENED MY EYES

TO HOW BENEFICIAL HERBAL

MEDICINE IS AND HAS BEEN

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.”

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“IF YOU TOLD ME I’D BE HERE NOW, THERE’S

NO WAY I’D HAVE BELIEVED YOU”.

Fiona Harrington, Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine), Nutritionist, Blogger extraordinaire

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