News Articles for Leanne Preston

Leanne Preston built a global consumer product business out of Margaret River; now she wants to revive specialist manufacturing in WA.

The state government has awarded Malaga company Wild Child Laboratories a $1.7 million contract to produce hand sanitiser for the state's hospitals.

From a simple idea to a global business, Leanne Preston has made some good decisions during the past 12 years.

There's progress and there's progress. The opportunities for women in business have grown significantly during the past 30 years, aided by laws, societal changes and individuals who broke through barriers.

Female business executives came to the fore in 2007, winning recognition in some of Australia's most prominent business awards.

Leanne Preston is fast becoming Australia's version of UK businesswoman and The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, a comparison she is only too happy about.

PERTH-BASED natural health care products manufacturer Wild Child is set to expand into global markets with a new international contracts and an expanded product line.

A COMBINATION of head lice, Shane Gould and a carefully deployed marketing plan has enabled a Margaret River business to develop a range of natural health products for Australia and the world.

A MARGARET River company's environmentally-friendly head lice treatment is set to gain 18 per cent of the $5.3 million Australian treatment market by December.