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Wholeness
Exploring separation, non-dual thinking and a more integrated approach to leadership, relationships and decision-making.
TiE Melbourne | Conscious Entrepreneurship Masterclass Series
Annual program | September to October
Entrepreneurship with greater awareness.
An annual six-part journey for entrepreneurs to explore timeless principles that can reshape how we lead, decide, relate and build.
Running each year from September to October, Conscious Entrepreneurship brings together experienced entrepreneurs, subject matter experts and contemplative perspectives to explore what happens when inner development becomes part of the entrepreneurial journey.
About the program
Entrepreneurship is not only about what we build. It is also about who we become while building it.
The Conscious Entrepreneurship Masterclass Series is an annual TiE Melbourne program for entrepreneurs and leaders who want to explore the relationship between inner awareness and outward action.
Each edition runs from September to October across six live masterclasses. Participants are invited to pause, reflect and examine familiar entrepreneurial questions through a broader lens, drawing from contemplative traditions, leadership, lived entrepreneurial experience and practical reflection.
Each session offers ideas to explore, stories to learn from and opportunities to engage with others on the same journey. The intention is not simply to consume information, but to create space for reflection, conversation and practice.
The program was founded by TiE Melbourne Charter Members Saurabh Mishra OAM and Sheela Edwards, who envisioned a space where entrepreneurship could be explored alongside awareness, purpose, inner development and wellbeing.
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Impermanence
Meeting change, uncertainty and transition with greater presence, acceptance and equanimity.
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Non Attachment
Acting with purpose and clarity without becoming overly dependent on recognition, validation or immediate outcomes.
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Interdependence
Recognising the relationships, systems and communities that make entrepreneurship possible and sustainable.
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Synthesis
Bringing the ideas together and considering how conscious entrepreneurship can become part of everyday leadership and action.
Why Conscious Entrepreneurship
Build with purpose. Lead with awareness.
Entrepreneurship often asks us to move quickly, make difficult decisions and navigate uncertainty. Yet the quality of those decisions is influenced not only by strategy, but by the way we relate to pressure, ambition, relationships, change and ourselves.
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Clarity
Develop greater awareness of the assumptions, attachments and patterns that shape decisions.
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Presence
Create more space to respond thoughtfully rather than simply reacting to pressure and uncertainty.
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Connection
Explore how relationships, trust and interdependence influence the resilience of organisations and communities.
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Purpose
Reflect on success, ambition and action in ways that consider both performance and wider wellbeing.
The program creates space to ask not only “What should I do?” but also “How am I showing up as I do it?”
The annual journeySix masterclasses.
Six masterclasses.
One connected exploration.
Each annual edition moves from introduction and inquiry through to integration, with the six-part structure creating a connected exploration of conscious entrepreneurship. Session dates and contributors are announced by TiE Melbourne each year.
Masterclass 01
Introduction
An introduction to Conscious Entrepreneurship, the principles explored across the program and practical ways to get the most from the journey.
Foundation, orientation and reflection
Masterclass 02
Wholeness
Exploring non-dual thinking, the illusion of separation and how greater wholeness can influence leadership, relationships and business decisions.
Presence, connection and integrated leadership
Masterclass 03
Impermanence
A reflection on change, uncertainty, letting go and the role of stillness and presence in navigating the realities of entrepreneurship.
Change, uncertainty and equanimity
Masterclass 04
Non Attachment
Exploring how to pursue meaningful action without becoming overly attached to praise, blame, validation or immediate results.
Purpose, process and clarity
Masterclass 05
Interdependence
Considering the systems, relationships and communities around us, and what interdependence means for trust, decision-making and resilience.
Systems, relationships and shared wellbeing
Masterclass 06
Synthesis
Bringing the journey together through awakened leadership, systemic wellbeing and practical ways to integrate conscious entrepreneurship into everyday action.
Integration, leadership and practice
The experience
More than a series of presentations.
The value of the program lies not only in what is taught, but in the opportunity to pause, engage with the ideas and explore them alongside others.
Learn
Hear from experienced entrepreneurs, contemplative teachers and leadership experts who bring different perspectives to the entrepreneurial journey.
Reflect
Take time to examine your own assumptions, responses and habits, and consider what each principle looks like in your own life and work.
Connect
Share experiences, perspectives and questions with fellow entrepreneurs who are exploring similar challenges and possibilities.
The founders
Built from a belief that how we lead matters.
The Conscious Entrepreneurship Masterclass Series was started at TiE Melbourne by Saurabh Mishra OAM and Sheela Edwards, bringing together entrepreneurial experience, contemplative inquiry and a commitment to more conscious ways of leading and building.
Saurabh Mishra OAMSaurabh Mishra OAM
Technology entrepreneur and TiE Melbourne Charter Member
Saurabh Mishra OAM is an experienced technology entrepreneur who has co-founded six ventures since 2000, with four acquired by major Australian healthcare businesses. His work has increasingly brought together entrepreneurship, consciousness and wellbeing, including through ventures focused on mind-body practices in healthcare.
He is also the author of My Wednesdays: From Death to Life, which draws on his years of volunteering in community palliative care and reflections on how we live, lead and find meaning.
Sheela EdwardsSheela Edwards
Founder and CEO, Aurora Early Education
Sheela Edwards is the Founder and CEO of Aurora Early Education and a TiE Melbourne Charter Member. She brings more than 25 years of experience across corporate, financial and business advisory leadership, including senior roles with Time Warner, IBM and HCL Technology.
Her transition from senior corporate finance roles into entrepreneurship, together with her mindful approach to leadership and early childhood development, brings a practical perspective to the program's exploration of purpose, awareness and conscious action.
Megumi Miki | Facilitator Facilitator
Megumi Miki
Author, facilitator and leadership practitioner
Megumi Miki guides the Conscious Entrepreneurship journey, creating the space for participants, speakers and ideas to connect across the six sessions.
Her work explores quiet leadership, inner development and the often overlooked strengths that emerge when we create more space for reflection, awareness and authentic connection.
Author of Quietly Powerful: How Your Quiet Nature is Your Hidden Leadership Strength
Who is it for?
For people building businesses and themselves.
Conscious Entrepreneurship is designed for entrepreneurs, founders, business leaders and emerging leaders who want to explore a broader dimension of how they work and lead.
You do not need to come from a particular industry, background or tradition. The program is designed to meet participants wherever they are in their entrepreneurial journey.
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Founders seeking greater clarity in complex decisions.
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Leaders navigating growth, uncertainty and organisational change.
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Entrepreneurs interested in the relationship between purpose, performance and wellbeing.
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People curious about bringing contemplative principles into practical leadership.
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Members of the entrepreneurial community who value reflection, dialogue and shared learning.
Program at a glance
An annual program
Format
Six live virtual masterclasses
Runs
Annually from September to October
Facilitator
Megumi Miki
Hosted by
TiE Melbourne
Annual program
Join a future edition.
The Conscious Entrepreneurship Masterclass Series runs annually from September to October. TiE Melbourne shares each year's dates, speakers and registration details ahead of the next edition.
Frequently asked questions
About Conscious Entrepreneurship
Is Conscious Entrepreneurship only about spirituality?
No. The program brings contemplative ideas into conversation with entrepreneurship, leadership and practical business experience. Participants are invited to explore how these principles might influence everyday decisions, relationships and actions.
Is the program practical for entrepreneurs?
Yes. Alongside conceptual and contemplative perspectives, the masterclasses draw on lived entrepreneurial experience, business decisions, leadership challenges and practical reflection.
Do participants need a contemplative practice?
No prior experience is required. The program introduces concepts and practices in accessible ways and invites participants to experiment with what is relevant to them.
Why is participation and conversation important?
Conscious Entrepreneurship is not designed simply as a content series. Listening to others, sharing perspectives and reflecting together are part of the learning experience.
Who delivers the masterclasses?
Each annual edition brings together a diverse group of subject matter experts and experienced entrepreneurs, with Megumi Miki facilitating the journey. Saurabh Mishra OAM and Sheela Edwards founded the program at TiE Melbourne.
When does the program run?
The Conscious Entrepreneurship Masterclass Series runs annually from September to October. TiE Melbourne publishes the dates, speakers and registration information for each edition ahead of the program.