Victoria Maxwell-Davis - Barefoot Marketing & Business Development

10/07/2026

Eek!!

: We are saddened to share the latest update on H5 bird flu. A Greater Crested Tern in South Australia has tested positive for the virus. This is a significant development as it’s the first evidence of the virus spreading to a local bird within Australia.

Greater Crested Terns nest in colonies and roost in large flocks, making them particularly vulnerable to H5 bird flu. They also interact with other coastal and wetland species, so we should not expect this to be an isolated case.

BirdLife Australia is continuing our work to protect Australia's birds. We are currently meeting with the SA Government to provide data and expertise. Our scientists continue to monitor the spread of the virus, support surveillance efforts, and advocate for the actions that must be taken. And we’re continuing to call on the Government to invest $200M in an urgent nature resilience package.

We need your help to give Australia's birds the best chance of facing this unfolding threat. Healthy bird populations are more resilient and better able to withstand the virus. Please donate today: https://brnw.ch/21x41jT to support our work like on-ground response, advocacy and surveillance efforts.

Now, more than ever, our birds need their bird-loving community.

Stay tuned, we will continue to update as we have more information.

22/06/2026

The best events are the ones where you are so in the moment that you don’t take any photos - not consciously, but because you don’t even think to have your phone or camera with you.

Yesterday’s solstice party at Beenak House was one such event. Friends around the fires - inside with music, mulled wine, hot spiced apple juice, soups, fresh homebaked sourdough, baked potatoes, and cake, and outside under the stars to the sound of frogs, possums, and yellow bellied gliders. It was bliss.

No photos but a full heart.

May there be many more special moments like this!

Can wait to host events here for creative and personal and business development. The journey through the forest to get here, and the vibes once you are is half the “job” done.

26/05/2026

Saw this clip of Paul McCartney today mentioning that the actor Peter Ustinov used to like being interviewed because it helped him figure out what he was thinking.

This is one of the somehow unexpected but also essentially purposeful benefts of coaching conversations - to be asked to look beneath the surface and see what the light lands on and make sense of it and convert that to words and then hear yourself say things you didn’t realise were true but were hiding in plain site just waiting for the right questions from someone who you enjoy the process with.

I love exploring ideas that help people say deeply true things and that matter … and discover them like a long lost friend.

It can open up so much and help you and your audience access what you are here to share.

Imagine capturing that raw essence!

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17/05/2026

17/04/2026

How romantic - a thunderstorm!! Except also … keeping dry fail. 💦

11/02/2026

If you’re doing your own social media it can feel like you deserve a huge pat on the back for effort right? I mean it takes time and energy to come up with what to share and to put it out there. And if it isn’t working to get clients that’s ok - it’s not commonly effective on its own as a conversion strategy (unless youre advertising). Posts are for building connection and trust.

Sales come from additional aligned systems. It’s all part of a marketing ecosystem that you can build more easily once you have your foundations in place. A way to grow an email list of people genuinely wanting to learn more about your perspective and offers, a way to introduce them more intimately to your work, and a way to make it easy and compelling for them to sign up to projects with you … this is what will help you be free to do more of what you love - not more work but better projects and more income.

I’m available for a no pressure conversation to see how I can help and if we’re a good fit to take next steps for your business.

10/02/2026

Word of mouth can become a comfortable prison. Keeps you busy, but not necessarily with the work that lights you up.

The people who’d really get what you’re about? They’re out there looking, but they’re finding whoever shows up first, not necessarily who’s best.

Sometimes I wonder if the most thoughtful practitioners are the hardest to find, right when people need them most.

Visibility can be fun done in a way that suits you. Let’s get visible!

09/02/2026

Spent last night at sunset explaining to Mahathir the chicken why she can't just make her own rules about bedtime. She carried on doing her own thing like she would go when she was ready - a chook who knows her own mind. Feels familiar. I guess we quiet rebels prefer to do what feels right for us than follow arbitrary rules.