It was a career change as dramatic as they come: Graeme Simsion was running an IT business when, at 50, he decided to become a writer. Now more than 1.5 million copies of his books The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect have sold globally and Hollywood is calling.

Losing her sight at 17 was a huge setback for Jessica Gallagher (Bachelor of Applied Science, Complementary Medicine, 2006, Master of Osteopathy, 2009) – until she discovered an unexpected path to Paralympic glory. Here she tells what she learned about leadership along the way.