Cormach Evans currently lives on Larrakia Country (Darwin) with his wife and business partner Coco Eke, and their two children, Waari and Winnie. Before that, he was based on Wadawurrung Country in Geelong, where he founded and operates two community-led organisations supporting First Nations people. In this episode of TDF Talks, we go deeper into the story and work of this incredible community leader.

Cormach is pretty candid about the racism he personally faced as an adolescent, and the challenges his father faced as a member of the Stolen Generation. Determined to prevent young people from falling through the same cracks in the system he nearly did, he founded Strong Brother Strong Sister in 2016. This is a youth support organisation that holds mentoring programs, youth group meetings, round-the-clock access to mental health professionals for Aboriginal kids, helping them reach their full potential.

This naturally led to co-founding Ngarrimili with Coco a few years later. Ngarrimili is essentially a small-business incubator for First Nations entrepreneurs and businessowners, holding workshops, co-working spaces, networking events, business planning and financial support services, and even a youth talent pipeline.

Together, these organisations support the empowerment and self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at all stages of life.

As you’ll hear in his conversation, Cormach’s style of leadership is pretty unique – he is a strong and charismatic leader, but he’s also super chill, incredibly open – and most importantly, he’s full of optimism for the future.

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