Heidi Dugan

Founder & Director of Arete Group
Advisor for China business strategy | Governance
Media Personality | TV Host | Best Selling Author
Award Winning Entrepreneur

Heidi Dugan is a living, breathing and inspiring story of success. An entrepreneur, celebrity TV host, wellness advocate and media darling, are just some of the terms used to describe her. Having lived in China for almost 30 years, she became the first foreign TV host to have her own TV show in China, which reaches over 6 million viewers daily, is a live host on Oriental Shopping channel, completing up to $2 million in sales in one and a half hours.

Heidi is a highly sought after ambassador and adviser to foreign brands, focusing on health, wellness, beauty, and food and beverage categories, and leverages her experience and influence across a wide range of online and offline platforms.

Heidi has received awards such as Best Foreign TV Host and Most Popular Foreign TV Host, International Leading Woman in Business of the Year, International Alumnus of the Year, and Australia China Alumni Award for the Arts and Creative Industries.

As Director of Arete Group, Heidi offers companies and brands strategic advantage to successfully integrate into the community, connect with the consumer, and ultimately build their business faster in China, one of the largest economic markets in the world.

Her influence across Australia and China has been recognized through her media coverage on Channel 9 news, Australian Financial Review, Harper’s Bazaar, China Daily to name a few. Through her brand RIZE This is Living, she partners with brands, the Chinese Government and Shanghai Women’s Association to better educate and train woman in health, wellness and career development.