Thao V. Tran
Social Artist & Founder @ Ditox
Melbourne, Australia
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Thao Vanessa Tran is a social artist - someone who uses creativity to change lives and society.
As the Founder of Ditox, she promotes digital wellbeing to help reduce mental health worldwide. She has presented at Google DevFest, Women Who Code, and at The International Families & Fathers Conference in Los Angeles, California.
She earned her Bachelor of Business & Commerce degree from Monash University in 2015. While studying, she worked in digital content marketing and strategy for over 15 years in global organizations including Pearson, Qatar Airways and Maybelline New York.
She has lived and worked in Melbourne, Sydney and Qatar, and has seen and experienced first-hand how mental strength leads to not only confidence and resilience, but also greater happiness and life fulfilment.
As an artist, Thao has been featured in Australia’s Victorian tourism campaign ‘Every Bit Different’. As ‘tha0ie’, she is an enthusiastic pop rap music artist and songwriter, who has performed at various venues including RIPE Hip Hop in St Kilda and at the South Asian Festival in Melbourne, Australia. Thao trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Acting Techniques and TV Presenting, Script Analysis at The Acting Career Center with Kurt Yue (Cobra Kai), and the Melbourne Playback Theatre.
Thao seeks to connect with and interview people with an interest in digital wellbeing and who have used social media to change their lives.
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How To Use Your Phone As A Tool, Not A Trap
Experience-based talk on social media and mental health. This talk has been accepted by Google DevFest Melbourne 2023, but but will be customised for your event. With my lived experiences, this talk will discuss the importance of content development, social media, technology and mental health. It will reveal 5 main secret hacks to scroll better with technology. It will empower people including developers, designers and techies to create and consume technology from a 'beta' to a 'better' way that helps reduce worldwide social media and tech anxiety, depression and mental health issues. It will discuss my stories and struggles with social media/tech and mental health, and experiences with technology that made me create a future world-leading digital wellbeing community. It would be great to speak on this content at this conference but personalised to your event.
How To Use Your Phone As A Tool, Not A Trap
Experience-based talk on social media and mental health. This talk has been accepted by Google DevFest Melbourne 2023, but but will be customised for your event. With my lived experiences, this talk will discuss the importance of content development, social media, technology and mental health. It will reveal 5 main secret hacks to scroll better with technology. It will empower people including developers, designers and techies to create and consume technology from a 'beta' to a 'better' way that helps reduce worldwide social media and tech anxiety, depression and mental health issues. It will discuss my stories and struggles with social media/tech and mental health, and experiences with technology that made me create a future world-leading digital wellbeing community. It would be great to speak on this content at this conference but personalised to your event.
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South Florida Women in Tech User group Sessionize Event Upcoming
25th International Families and Fathers Conference Sessionize Event
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