Projects

Work that moves people forward.

From the main stage to the screen, Thao builds projects across speaking, digital health & safety advocacy, and acting — sparking braver conversations and lasting impact.

Now

Current projects

Founder, Ditox
2018 — current
Advisor, DADvocacy Consulting Group
2025 — current

Experience

Past projects & appearances

A selection of speaking engagements, acting and screen work, digital health programs, and collaborations across media, community and social impact.

2026

Relationships and Partnerships Manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia, 2026
Lived Experience Keynote Speaker (International Women's Day), Google DevFest 2026
Keynote Speaker, Asian Heritage Week, Asian Hustle Network (AHN), June 2026 (upcoming)
Content Creator supporting Humans of Australia for Innovation Bay's full day event with VCs, March 2026
Guest Speaker, Mind Body Spirit Festival Australia, June 2026
Panel Moderator, Female Founder Frontiers, La Trobe University & The Startup Network, May 2026
Speaker (Digital Violence Prevention), Sound For Change by EEMA, May 2026
Speaker & Performer, International Women's Day, Kaleidoscope Concert by Czarina, March 2026
Guest Speaker, International Women's Day, Women Techmakers and Google Developers Group (GDG Melbourne), March 2026
Speaker, The Web Meetup & Forward Talent Tech Debate, 2026
Speaker, The Zeus Podcast, 2026

2025

Content Marketing Manager, Tahaluf (an Informa company), 2025
Advisor, DADvocacy Consulting Group, Washington D.C. 2025
Executive Fellow, Keynote Speaker and Workshop Facilitator, International Fathers and Families Coalition of America, 2024 - 2025
Digital Wellbeing Presenter, WorkSafe Victoria, 2025
Speaker (Radio Guest), 3CR Community Radio, Australian Community Foundation, 2025
Speaker, Subscribed FYI Podcast, 2025
Guest Judge, Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F), 2025
Content Marketing Manager, Global Health Exhibition & Cityscape Global, Tahaluf (An Informa company), 2025
Marketing Consultant, Rubiix Business Accountants, Melbourne, 2024 - 2025
Industry Coach, La Trobe University Market Validation Program, La Trobe Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2025
Mental Health Speaker & Workshop Facilitator, Disability Awareness Training, National Disability Services (NDS), 2024 - 2025
Workshop Facilitator, Let's Talk Disability, National Disability Services (NDS), 2024 - 2025
Speaker, Miracle of Mind Sadghuru, 2025
Emcee, Executive Fellow & Workshop Facilitator, Fathers & Families Coalition of America, 2024 & 2025
Speaker, Level Up Podcast, 2025
Emcee, Disability At Work Conference, National Disability Services, 2025
Member, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), 2024 - 2025
Contributing Writer, Digital Entrepreneur Magazine, 2025
Partner, Raising Digital Citizens, 2025
Extra, 'Gnomes' TV series, Melbourne, 2025
Extra, 'Empire City' film Melbourne, 2025
Extra, Sportsbet 'Wedding', Melbourne, 2025
Member, Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2024 - 2025
Guest Speaker, CAFBA & MFAA Event, Melbourne, 2025
Member, MATCH Alliance, 2024 - 2025
Tha0ie World Premiere ('Respect', 'Mr. Right' & 'Eye Am More') on The Despacito Show (with Paris Escovedo), The Real Urban Radio Network, Los Angeles, 2025
Live Open Mic Performance ('Respect' & 'Mr. Right'), Rapp Saloon HI Los Angeles Santa Monica, Los Angeles, 2025
Not Only For Kids: Social Media Branding & Self-Expression, 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025
Digital Footprints & Kids' Careers (Session 2), 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025
Digital Wellbeing Family Planning (Session 1), 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025
Opening Session Speaker, MC Workshop Facilitator, 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025
Model, Secrets Active, 2024 & 2025
Guest Speaker, Digital Overwhelm, CAFBA & MFAA Coffee Networking, Melbourne, 2025
Finalist, New Service Business, Australian Small Business Champion Awards, 2025
Guest Speaker, Empowering excellence: Stepping beyond your comfort zone with confidence, Intrepid Minds' 5th Annual Executive Assistant Melbourne Congress, 2025
Featured in Digital Entrepreneur, Meaningful Marketing: A mindful guide for digital entrepreneurs, 2025
MC, 'Why Does Diversity In Casting Matter? The Future of Asian-Australian Casting', Screen Presence (held at The Chinese Museum), 2025
Marketing Consultant, Rubiix Business Accountants, 2024 - 2025
Content Creator, Screen Presence, 2024 - 2025

2024

Digital Wellbeing Certificate, Google, 2024
Public Speaking Courses (Kaley Chu, Ethan Donati & Sarah Bauling), 2022 - 2024
Emcee/MC for Mental Health Conference, Vietnamese Australian Professional Network (VAPN), 2024
Marketing Lead, The Community Collective, 2023 - 2024
Designer, Business Credit Solutions and Repaid! Collections, 2024
Speaker, United States Tennis Association (USTA), 2024
Speaker, Mental Health Startup Event, Stone & Chalk X Ditox, 2024
Contributing Author, Escape From Your Misery (Get Ahead Of 90% Of The Population) by Lloyd Acumen, 2024
Featured in Shoutout HTX, Meet Thao Vanessa Tran | Founder of Ditox, Songwriter & Rapper 'tha0ie', Speaker & MC, 2024
Workshop Facilitator, How To Use Your Phone As a Tool, Not A Trap, 25th International Families & Fathers Conference, 2024
Actress, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia with Court Dog Poppy, House Of Wellness TV Show, 2024
Workshop Facilitator, Put Yourself Out There - A Personal Branding And Confidence Workshop, Ditox X LikedMinded, 2024
Extra, SportsBet 'Cage' TVC, 2024
Featured Actress, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2024
Workshop Facilitator, Building Positive Social Media - Using The Phone As A Tool, Not A Distraction, Ditox X Insight Academy, 2024
Featured in CanvasRebel, 2024
Featured on Four N Twenty X Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) with Australian Football League (AFL) commercial, 2024
Production Assistant and featured on Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) & On The Menu, 2024
Featured in VoyageHouston magazine, 2024
Featured in Humans of Australia, 2024
Featured in VoyageHouston Magazine, Meet Thao Tran of Ditox, 2024
Featured model in Visit Victoria 'Every Bit Different' Campaign (The Skull @ Wilson's Prom), Victoria, 2024
Featured actress on Chemist Warehouse ad for Nature's Own, 2024
Featured extra in White Fever, ABCView, 2024

2023

Content Marketing Manager, SMSGlobal, 2022 - 2023
Keynote/Locknote Speaker, Ditox Talk, Google DevFest, 2023
Music artist performance at RIPE Hip-Hop Showcase, Melbourne 2023
Music artist performance at Ethan Donati Iconic Speaker, Melbourne 2023
Music artist performance at Aaron Sansoni Empire Mastery, Melbourne, 2023
Music artist performance at South Asian Festival Melbourne, Melbourne, 2023
Cohort Scholarship Recipient & Marketing Lead @ The Community Collective, 2023
Cohort Member, Ditox X Monash Generator 'The Validator' Startup Sprint, 2023

2022

Senior Content Producer (and Acting Public Relations Lead) and internal Kurious Kurator magazine editor, Keypath Education (APAC), 2021 - 2022
Content Marketing course, HubSpot Academy, 2022
Career Conversations, Uniqueka Walcott CPSM X Thao Vanessa Tran, 2022
IMDbPro Contributor, Thao Tran IMDb, 2022 - current

2021

Senior Content Producer, Keypath Education (APAC), 2021
Content Marketing & Social Media Manager, WISMOLabs, San Francisco, California, Feb 2021
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design course, Google, 2021
Personal Branding course, University of Virginia, 2021
E-Commerce Strategy & Experience short course, RMIT, 2021
Mental Health (Anti-Depression) Campaign Supporter, Liptember Foundation, 2021
'Change' Blog Series, The Worth Ethic Blog by Thao Vanessa Tran, 2021

2016

The Actors Growth Lab masterclass with Kurt Yue & Kellen Boyle, 2016
The HubStudio masterclass, 2016

Earlier

Featured in Qatar Fact Magazine, Qatar, 2020
Digital Marketing Specialist, Verve Portraits, Melbourne, 2018 - 2019
Social Media Specialist, Pearson, Australia and New Zealand, 2017 - 2018
Speaker, Marketing Entrepreneurship at VCE Careers Expo, Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), 2017
LinkedIn Learning courses (Unconscious Bias, Being An Effective Team Member, Content Marketing), 2017
Copywriting In Action course, RMIT, 2017
Guest Speaker, B2B Marketing (alongside LinkedIn, Gartner & OMD), Sorbent, Tork & TENA, 2015
Digital Marketing Specialist (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands), Dräger/Draeger, 2015
Digital Marketing Specialist, LawAdvisor, 2015
Graduation, Bachelor of Business & Commerce, Monash University, 2015
Acting Techniques, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), 2015
TV Presenting Essentials, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), 2015
Actor, Melbourne Playback Theatre, 2015
Film & TV Masterclass, The Actor's Station (Les Chantery), 2015
Online Marketing Assistant, Wesley College, 2013 - 2015
Account Manager, Eletta & Digital Marketing Coordinator, Mouths of Mums, Sydney, 2011 - 2012
Campaign Manager for Woolworths, Toyota, Carman's Kitchen and more, Sydney, 2011
Marketing Coordinator, Nice Pak Products, Melbourne, 2010
Digital Marketing Intern/Coordinator (Maybelline New York, L'Oréal Paris, Garnier), L'Oréal Australia, 2009 - 2010
Featured Model, Maybelline New York campaign for WHO Magazine, Australia, 2010
Graduated from Methodist Ladies' College, 2003 (including Dux of Multimedia)
Graduated with Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), 2003
Victorian Certificate of Education, Methodist Ladies' College, 2002 & 2003
Certificate II of Multimedia, Australian Qualifications Framework, 2002 & 2003
Bachelor of Podiatry & Arts, La Trobe University, 2004 - 2007
Featured in The Herald Sun for The Australian Centenary Of Federation Parade, 2001

Digital Health & Safety

Ditox

A pioneering digital wellness company helping businesses, families and individuals reclaim control over their digital lives through education, consulting and community programs.

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Stage & Story

Keynote Speaking

International keynotes and emcee appearances on digital health & safety, lived experience storytelling, mental health, disability and building braver communities.

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Performance

Acting & Screen

Screen and stage work grounded in training, presence and lived experience — from commercials and productions to live performances and events.

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Consulting

Strategic Partnerships

Strategic support for speakers, digital health initiatives and creative projects that turn ideas into meaningful movements and memorable market presence.

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Want to collaborate?

Whether you're planning an event, designing a digital health program, casting a production or exploring a partnership, Thao would love to hear from you.

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