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Pictured: Leading Australian Nutritionist and Endeavour graduate, Lola Berry, Page 16

The future of the health
and wellness sector in
Australia is limitless…
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.
“SO MANY
PEOPLE WANT
TO BE LOOKED
AFTER AND TO
HAVE THE SPACE
TO UNWIND.”
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KATE
reardon
Bachelor of Health Science
(NATUROPATHY / NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE)
NATUROPATH
NATURAL INSTINCT HEALING OWNER
BALI, 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.
REECE
CARTER
(Naturopathy)
NATUROPATH, CLINIC OWNER, CORPORATE
HEALTH CONSULTANT, SUM T FOUNDER
MELBOURNE, 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.
HAYLEY
RICHARDS
(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.
JULIA
GREEN
BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE
(NATUROPATHY)
STUDENT AND CREATOR OF
THE DREAM EASY RANGE
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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“My order book
is overflowing
and my doctor is
recommending the
product to
his patients.”
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Samantha
Gowing
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.”
FIONA
HARRINGTON
(NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE)
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.”
LOLA
BERRY
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.”
RONALDO
FULIERI
Naturopathy Student
NUTRITIONIST, PERSONAL TRAINER
AND CHEF
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA
“I find great
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.”
ROD
MARTIN
(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.”
EMMA
WATSON
(NATUROPATHY)
NATUROPATH AND
CREATOR OF Love Tea
“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.”
MEG
THOMPSON
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.”
IVA
KEENE
(NATUROPATHY)
FERTILITY EXPERT / FOUNDER OF
NATURAL FERTILITY PRESCRIPTION
“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.
LAUREN
BURNS
(NATUROPATHY) OAM.
NATUROPATH, NUTRITIONIST,
HERBALIST, OLYMPIC GOLD
MEDALIST, AUTHOR
“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.
CAROLYN
STUBBIN
NATURAL THERAPY /
DIPLOMA OF BEAUTY THERAPY
HERBALIST, AROMATHERAPIST, BEAUTY
THERAPIST, CO-OWNER AND CREATIVE
DIRECTOR OF PERFECT POTION
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
“The
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.
KATE
DALTON
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,
(Nutritional Medicine),
Nutritionist, Blogger extraordinaire
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