Empowering Australian organisations to create lasting impact for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Who we are

Our Founder, Topaz McAuliffe, is one of Australia’s most successful First Nations engagement specialists. She was the driving force behind Coles Group’s award-winning Indigenous participation program, assisting Coles to become the largest corporate sector employer of Indigenous Australians and one of Australia’s largest supporters of Indigenous businesses.

Topaz, together with the rest of the 15 Times Better team, have over 50 years collective experience delivering some of Australia’s most successful First Nations engagement and social inclusion programs.

What we do

First Nations strategy assessment, development and implementation

Struggling to deliver meaningful impact with your current First Nations strategy or don’t know where to start?

Whether your organisation is only beginning its journey or looking to innovate for increased impact, we can help evaluate, design and implement your First Nations strategy programs and initiatives.

 Offered for overall First Nations strategies / RAPs, employment, supplier diversity and community engagement.

 

First Nations Education and Training

Education and training provides stakeholders with the understanding and tools required to support the delivery of First Nations strategies and programs.

We help organisations identify their First Nations education and training needs and implement tailored delivery solutions tapping into our network of First Nations training partners.

 

Activation of First Nations employment, supplier diversity and community engagement programs

The successful delivery of First Nations strategies, programs and initiatives requires the ability to establish mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships with First Nations providers, suppliers and community organisations.

Our team of experienced First Nations practitioners specialise in building relationships and partnerships, First Nations employment providers, suppliers and community organisations with our clients to deliver improved outcomes and impact.

 

15 Times Better is a First Nations owned and managed business

Our name

The book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras), outlines the results of a six-year research project exploring what leads to enduringly great companies. The findings outlined that over a period of six decades, visionary companies – guided by core values and a sense of purpose beyond just making money – outperformed the market by 15 times.

At the core of 15 Times Better is the knowledge that adopting a shared-value approach to social inclusion not only leads to improved outcomes for Australian communities, but also delivers significant business benefits.