The Suite Life - It’s Our 10th Birthday

We hope you’ll forgive me for dropping into your inbox again this month, but I have a good reason, I promise. TLS is celebrating our 10th birthday this week (yay us!) so before I crack out the party poppers and champagne glasses, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the highs of the past decade.

When I started TLS back in September 2013, I couldn’t have foreseen what it would become. Sure, I knew that I wanted to create a boutique talent agency shining the spotlight on key figures within health, sport and lifestyle, and I knew that I wanted to create something that was meaningful (for me and those I would work with), but what TLS has become is more than I could ever have dreamed. So to celebrate I’m reflecting on the 10 things I’ve learned over the past decade – I hope you will find them helpful too.

Thanks for being with me on this incredible journey. I can’t wait to see where we head next and hope you’ll stay with us for the next 10. 

Sim  

I’ve heard it said that the essentials of life are having something to do, something to love and something to look forward to. And with TLS I'm lucky enough to have all three.

While it’s wonderful to celebrate the past decade, we think it’s important to keep looking ahead to the future. We’re taking the solid foundation we’ve created and evolving it into something even more exciting. On that note…

After what we've seen with the recent FIFA Women's World Cup, we know that we are experiencing a watershed moment in women’s sport in this country. Over the years, we’ve been very fortunate to work with a number of incredible female athletes, Ellie Cole and Molly Taylor among them. Molly says she’s benefited enormously from our partnership. “I’m very grateful to not only benefit from the professionalism of TLS, but also the personal support and way in which we go about what we do; bringing positive change and kicking goals.” To enable even more women in sport to drive long-lasting and successful careers, we’ll soon be announcing a number of new female athletes who are joining our stable. Stay tuned!

I'm proud of the impact that we've had on our talent’s lives, and the opportunities we've created for them. Being part of helping dreams coming true for our talent – whether it be book deals, TV shows, bringing to life ideas that they never felt possible – has been an honour. Jaime Rose Chambers says our partnership has changed the course of her career. “Ten years ago I was working as a clinical dietitian, and since starting with TLS and working with Sim I'm now a proud author and have done work that I would have never dreamed about.”

Since the pandemic, Aussies are more focused on their own health than ever before, and through both our talent’s guidance and our specialist content, we’ve helped the public access reliable, evidence-based health information they can use to better their lives and those of their families.

At the heart of everything we have always done is our incredible talent – those who have trusted us to sit alongside them, to support them through the most challenging but also the best moments of their careers. I’d like to acknowledge the talent we’ve worked with over the years, as well as the incredible clients, suppliers, mentors and team members that have been a part of our story so far. I couldn't have done it without them, and all of them hold a very special place in my heart.

It was important to me to create a family environment for both the team and talent, and it’s something our talent often comment on. As Dr Joanna McMillan says: “TLS is my work family. I love being part of a team and under Sim’s expert leadership and guidance I feel supported and loved.”

I’m so thankful to the talent who’ve been with me from the start of this incredible journey. We’ve learned so much together, and I value their loyalty immensely. “We've been with TLS almost from the beginning so we've been through it all,” say Carlene and Michael Duffy. “Big highs and some lows too, and the TLS team have been our collective rock. What a ride!” 

Thank you to each and every one of you for your support over the past 10 years. Without you, we could not have achieved what we have, not only for the business, but for the brilliant talent that we represent. I can't wait to see what the future holds with your support and your love, because we’re only just getting started.

They are incredibly hard workers, true to themselves, brilliant at what they do, accomplished in their respective fields, and some of the kindest and most generous people I've been lucky enough to work with... And they nail the brief every time!

So, I’ll leave the last words to some of our awesome talent.

“I absolutely love being part of the Lifestyle Suite family. I honestly have made some of my best friends just with the other talent that you represent, SIM. Thank you for always believing in me, even when I don't. And here's to many more years to come.” – Shelly Horton

“It may be 10 years on paper, but what you’ve done in that time is give an INFINITE amount of love and support. Here’s to countless more adventures together.” – Dr Gina Cleo

“Joining the TLS family all those years ago was, without a doubt, one of the best professional decisions I’ve ever made. Happy 10th birthday TLS and here’s to another 10!” – Dr Tim Sharp

“Thank you for the support and making every moment one to remember. Here's to 10 years of creating a life worth celebrating, and to many more adventures with this incredible family.” – Ellie Cole