Cassie Arangio

Community Growth Associate

previously Community Growth Associate

What is your role at Startmate?

My focus is on building our community up full of cool, innovative, diverse, curious, adventurous, creative people to continue cultivating the Aus/NZ startup ecosystem. I'm also Startmates' in house Murder Mystery coordinator (though that's not officially on my role description. Yet.)

Favourite Quote?

"Awareness is the greatest agent for change" -Eckhart Tolle

Favourite Book?

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

What’s the first job you’ve ever had, and what did you learn from it?

My first job was in a small privately owned Jewellery store- I learned that being on time = being late and being 5 minutes early = being on time (yes, the hard way). I also learned how to gift wrap in a VERY fancy way which lives on in my gift wrapping to date.

What would be your alternative career?

A Costume Designer for major productions. Or a Criminal Psych. I genuinely considered both of these options at different times in my life.

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