mochamagic
mocha group is made up of a professional team, who have unparalleled combined experience in trade and consumer publishing, events, awards, marketing and PR for the hair, beauty, barber and fashion industry. Bringing the B2B magazine Hair Biz to you every second month, not to mention the Australian Hair Industry Awards (Business and Creative), the Hot Shots competition and the mocha angels charity division, we thought we would introduce you to the team behind these much-loved initiatives. Celebrating a whole new look, new website, more online and social presence and a total re-brand after being in business for 15 years, 2021 seemed the opportune time to share the love and introduce you to the people behind the name! So…Meet the mocha group Team!
LINDA WOODHEAD. OWNER & FOUNDER FAST FAV’s
Favourite Destination: Italy and Thailand Favourite Drink: Red Wine and Margarita Favourite Book: The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn and the Four Agreements Favourite Movie: Meet Joe Black and Love Actually Favourite Music: Everything. I live for music! Loving youtube lives at the moment, especially cool jazz and acoustic tunes. Favourite Animal: Lion and my crazy wolf dog Kai Favourite Saying You Live By: Choose Happiness and Kindness and surround yourself only with positive influences “I emigrated to Australia in 1986 and launched my own publishing company with the first publication being RAVE magazine – A free street press weekly music and entertainment newspaper. We were instrumental in sponsoring and assisting the launch of Big Day Out here in Australia!
I went on to own a number of consumer titles including Insight (Spiritual New Age), Work From Home, (Business) and Which Franchising and after selling the business, acted as an independent full time consultant to AHJ Publications in the role of General Manager overseeing the bimonthly journal for the hair industry - the AHJ - for 5 years. I also event managed the Australian Hair Fashion Awards and set up the FAME TEAM here In Australia in association with the British Fellowship. I am a proud single mother to 31-Year-old daughter Kellie (partner in crime at mocha group), and 28-year-old twin boys Jake and Sam, and Nanny Loulou to my 1-year old grandson Sage. I launched mocha group in 2006 – A hair and beauty company offering print and online magazines, events and awards to the hair, beauty and barber industries and am very proud of bringing the hair, beauty and barber industries together collectively for an annual fund-raising campaign in alliance with Samuel Johnson supporting Love Your Sister raising over $150,000 so far. I’ve been known as a business and motivational speaker, am a Reiki Master, Qualified Masseuse and Fire Walker! I live on a beautiful acreage property in the Gold Coast Hinterland with my crazy large dog Kai and the adopted cat Mittens!”
KELLIE WOODHEAD. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
FAST FAV’s
Favourite Destination: Rapallo, Italy. It is a spot on the Italian coast with crystal clear oceans on beautiful cliffs, a place I will never forget! Favourite Drink: Sloegroni… or a Tommy’s Margarita… or Wine… Depends on the mood! Favourite Book: I love a good fantasy novel! Favourite Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody. Such a heart-warming movie. Favourite Music: FKJ. Multi-Instrumentalist/ Singer. Loops like a God. LOVE! Favourite Animal: Dolphin. Favourite Saying You Live By: Always find the positive. “My name is Kellie (miss mocha), and I have been working with the boss lady since 2008 (wow…!) Starting off as the girl that got all the 42
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tasks that nobody wanted, to self-teaching my way into the world of design and events! I now design the magazines and help run all events alongside my biggest supporter, Linda (Mum!), as well as the rest of the mocha team, my family. On the side, with my partner, Cuba, I also help with the running of our gin bar and restaurant (Covent Garden, Brisbane), as well as an online Gin gift shop! To say I am busy, is an understatement (but I never run out of Gin!) Keeping me grounded, is my very crazy, energetic 1-year old son, Sage. He is my biggest achievement to date, and the reason I keep striving to be the best I can be in business, and in life. My happy place is by the ocean, with the people I love, forever reminding ourselves to stay grounded and positive in this crazy world we live in.”
