Hakon Dyrting
He/Him | Garrawa and Djugun/ Yawuru
Hakon a proud Aboriginal Garrawa, Djugun & Yawuru man who was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory where he still resides today.
He is currently employed as an Indigenous Enterprise Consultant for the Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network. This involves facilitation of start-up or acceleration support for mob currently in or wanting to start a business, advocating for Aboriginal procurement and corporate stakeholder engagement. Hakon firmly believes that the private sector is the key to unlocking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander potential and provides education and pathways for our emerging leaders to become self-determined and assert themselves in their respective industries. He also currently serves as a board member for Danila Dilba Health Service, contributing to community well-being in the Darwin region
Having navigated diverse public and private sectors, Hakon intimately understands the challenge of what it’s like to be viewed as an Aboriginal internally and externally and the roles and responsibilities that carries with that identity. Through an upbringing with a heavy influence of strong Aboriginal women around him, Hakon values inclusivity and has become someone with a who thrives off critical and dynamic thinking and embraces looking at challenges from multiple perspectives. He is driven to shape his own path and is passionate about empowering our future community leaders and to discover their own ability to inspire and lead with hopes that this will create a lasting ripple effect model.
One of Hakon’s key objectives is to roll out a culturally safe and nurturing program for mob, revolving around personal and professional development. A program, by mob, for mob, to promote confidence, self-belief, unlock independent and critical thinking and addressing the concept of shame job. This model seeks to cultivate transferrable skills and encourages personal and professional growth across industries to showcase the strong capability and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
