About

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Athenium was born out of the desire for co-founders (and sisters) Emma and Sam to provide meaningful advice and assistance to overworked professionals and growing organisations. Finding efficiencies, promoting best business practices and taking away the stress of the constant workload is what we’re passionate about.

As new mothers, we are on a mission to promote and prioritise flexible working through virtual assistance all across Australia, however are also based in Nipaluna/Hobart and Boorloo/Perth for in-person consults.

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Meet the co-founders

Sam

Sam has a Bachelor of Arts (Product Design) and a Masters of Teaching. She specialises in personal assistance, training, design and administration. Sam has also worked in a variety of different industries such as construction, waste management, education and recreation.

Sam is often running around after her 1yo Archie, working out or headed to the beach!

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Emma

Emma has a Bachelor of Commerce (Management) and Post Graduate Certificate of Business Psychology. She has experience in industries such as sports, construction, tourism, government and IT, specialising in operations and human resources.

Emma had her first son, Eddie, this year so spends lots of time cuddling, playing music or outside with her two border collies!

Our values

Transparency

Transparency is at the heart of everything we do. From clear communication to upfront pricing and full visibility into tasks, we make sure you always know what’s happening and why.

Innovation

We don’t just follow best practices, we improve them. With a mindset of continuous improvement we deliver creative, efficient solutions that help you work smarter, not harder.

Flexibility

We take a flexible approach to how we work valuing autonomy, adaptability, and balance. This empowers our team to deliver their best while staying aligned with what matters most to them.

Empathy

We take a people-centred approach to our work, prioritising real relationships and experiences whilst encouraging businesses to do the same. At the end of the day connection, wellbeing and being authentic humans is what’s most important to us.

The name Athenium is derived from the Greek word ‘Athenaeum’ meaning place of learning, and honours Athena the goddess of wisdom, knowledge and strategy.

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Our vision

Our vision is to change the ways of traditional work, through promoting people centric organisations and implementing innovation workflows.

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