Danielle is a Founder, CEO, and academic. She currently owns and operates KOCO Knitting, a knitwear company specialising in commercial hand knitting. KOCO (Knit One, Change One) engages women in rural villages in Southern India to produce artisan knitwear for global fashion brands.

Combined, her lifelong passions for innovation, education, and giving women a voice have enabled her to make significant social contributions in both Australia and India.

As a published author, her book KOCO – How Handknitting is Changing Lives and the Fashion Industry describes the story of KOCO’s sisterhood, which has touched the hearts of brands and consumers around the world.

Her professional background as a business owner and manager, which spans three decades and as many continents, was kickstarted by her academic work, teaching, and a fundamental drive to ‘lead by example’.

People and business management are her forte, including staff, students, suppliers, business associates, and business and local communities in Australia and overseas. A born communicator, her passion for knitwear became a springboard for life as an entrepreneur and an accidental advocate for the advancement of women’s voices in rural India.