Natalie Taormina on Clubhouse

Bio

Something I want you to know about me… I’m a classically trained opera singer. I love creativity and art, in all its forms. My incredibly supportive parents encouraged me to explore and take risks – like moving to New York in my early 20s to train as a classical opera singer! As a result, I’ve been lucky enough to gather a community of some of the most creative and talented people – including my husband and business partner Jeremy. I became very disciplined early in life, learned to put myself out there… to perform in different languages, to large audiences, with no microphone – over an orchestra. I quickly became comfortable with intense environments and calculating which risks to take. I realized that I didn’t want to do the same thing my whole life – so I embarked on a voyage of discovery. My entrepreneurial journey has seen the co-founding of international branding agency Passport Brand Design in 2004, specialty coffee roastery Common Room Roasters in 2015, premium-grade CBD product range Wild by Nature in 2019; and recently, wellness community site, Wild by Nature Wellness in 2020. All housed in our purpose-built warehouse at 882 Production Place, these businesses speak to different parts of me. Passport has loved working with global brands like Coca Cola, Kimberly Clark, Michelin, Nestle, Melbourne Football Club, and City of Hope, followed closely by defining and building our own culture and filling our tight-knit teams with like-minded creatives. The thing that has always grounded me regardless of where I am in the world is wellness. It’s in my core. Instinctively, I’ve always known what’s right for me, been able to visualize it and then make it happen. For me, wellness is about having your cake and eating it too… as long as you finish your veggies first! I’m a passionate believer that wellness and the workplace must co-exist for us to get the best from our team. Whether it’s setting up a Reiki Master in the conference room or blasting a team meditation over the agency speakers, I’m always looking for ways to extend wellness beyond myself. The more we understand where we came from and how we got there, the easier it will be to move towards a more cohesive, peaceful, and healthy future.