A conversation with Dixie Marshall

Our EWLF is a community of senior and executive level women in the Committee's membership who meet throughout the year to hear from inspiring leaders about their career and life journeys.

We invite you to our first Executive Women’s Leadership Forum for 2021.

At this event, we offer you a complimentary invitation to hear from Dixie Marshall, Managing Director of Marketforce. Dixie will discuss her career and life journey and reflect on the relevant recommendations of the Committee's Filling the Pool gender equality report.

Meet our speakers and panellists

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Dixie Marshall

Managing Director, Marketforce

Dixie has more than 35 years’ experience in media, advertising, politics and communications across a range of platforms, including television, radio, newspapers, and digital. She has won awards for journalism, and more recently advertising. Storytelling remains her passion and key expertise.

She is a former journalist and newsreader. Dixie was the first woman AFL boundary rider on Australian TV. She has covered international bombings, Olympic and Commonwealth Games and sat on various boards. Dixie worked from the Premier’s Office for 7 years as the Director of Strategic Communications for the WA Government.

Now Managing Director of WA’s oldest advertising agency, Marketforce, Dixie is the first woman MD of a major advertising agency in WA’s history.

Dixie is also a Commissioner of the WA Football Commission.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Committee For Perth acknowledges the traditional custodians throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders both past and present.