Availability: I am available for media comments on alternative markets (e.g., sharing/gig economy), luxury brands, retail and consumer cultures around key events (e.g., Valentine’s Day, Christmas, etc).
TV AND RADIO
891 ABC Adelaide (radio interview), July 19, 2020. Luxury consumption in times of crisis and the Lipstick Effect
10 News First Melbourne (TV interview), January 20, 2020 Popular booking website, Trivago could be fined after misleading customers
PRINT AND ONLINE
The Conversation, May 16 2023, Is Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra cultural appreciation or cultural appropriation?
Channel 7 News, April 11 2023, Iconic food storage brand Tupperware on brink of collapse
The Age, February 15, 2023, When the economy slows, there’s always lipstick and mascara
Sunday Morning Herald, February 15, 2023, When the economy slows, there’s always lipstick and mascara
Stuff NZ, January 2, 2023, The weird and wonderful world of ASMR
Australian Financial Review, July 8, 2022, How sponsors walk a fine line with tennis bad boy Nick Kygrios
AD News, December 20, 2021, Lessons learned from Airbnb about tourism recovery post-pandemic
Australia’s new vaccination campaign is another wasted opportunity:-
The Conversation, July 13, 2021
The Latch, July 13, 2021
The Canberra News, July 14, 2021
Smart Company, July 14, 2021
Illinois News, July 14, 2021
Book(ish) Podcast, May 18, 2021, Desert Royal: subtly showing your wealth, women in the Middle East, and when sharing isn't sharing with Dr Marian Makkar
ABC News, October 20, 2020, Twiggy Forrest’s purchase of RM Williams shows Australian consumers want to buy local, experts say
ABC News Rural, July 21, 2020, How cosmetics and the coronavirus are influencing wool grease prices
Crikey, October 16, 2019 Uber, Airbnb, and the glaring flaws of gig economy ratings
10 Day News, August 31, 2019 Retail Industry Needs To 'Shake Up', Or Die A Slow Death: Experts
JUNO Investing - Property Issue, Spring 2019 Is Airbnb really worth it?
MarketWatch, May 30, 2019 How rating everything from your Uber driver to your Airbnb host has become a nightmare
Stuff NZ, March 30, 2019 Young Maōri farmer competition labelled ‘racist’ by members of Facebook farming community
Stuff NZ, March 3, 2019 Police's Instagram popularity could be problematic, experts warn
NZ Herald, March 1, 2019 Uber's new tipping option runs against Kiwi culture - but will also change it: Expert
NZ Herald, Feb 13, 2019 Council creating 'resistance culture' among Airbnb hosts: AUT academic
Wallethub Feb 5, 2019 2019 Valentine’s Day facts - gifts, money and more
Stuff NZ, Feb 2, 2019 The rise, fall and rebirth of Valentines buffet restaurants
Stuff NZ, May 24, 2016 NZ a land of opportunity for entrepreneur Marian Makkar
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2018
Judge, 2018 Future Leader Award for an Emerging Researching, 180 Seconds of Discovery, RSNZ
Judge, 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Finals at AUT 2018 Postgraduate Research Symposium
Presentation on “Navigating Your Future Business Career” at AUT Business School Top Scholar Awards
Presentation on “Doctoral Experiences” at AUT Doctoral Scholarship Awards Ceremony
2017
Presentation on “Airbnb Consumer Culture” at AUT Industry Mentors’ Evening
Presentation on “Personal Branding” at Master of Marketing Programme Orientation
Presentation on “How to Present Yourself as an Academic” at AUT Doctoral Researcher Networking Club
Presentation on “Working with your Supervisors” at AUT Postgraduate Workshop
Presentation on “3MT Experiences” at AUT Postgraduate Mix and Mingle
2016
Speaker at the Third Wave Conference, Girl Boss New Zealand. Topic on “Female Entrepreneur’s Imposter Syndrome”
2015
Presentation on “Getting to the End of Your Research & into a PhD” at AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
