The Work / Projects

Here are some projects Thao has been working on and has been featured in. Check back for regular updates.

  1. Marketing Consultant, Vanessa Thao Tran Consulting, 2016 - current

  2. Contributing Writer, Digital Entrepreneur Magazine, 2025 - current

  3. Industry Coach, La Trobe University Market Validation Program, La Trobe Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2025 - current

  4. Executive Fellow, Fathers & Families Coalition of America, 2025 - current

  5. Mental Health Speaker & Workshop Facilitator, Disability Awareness Training, National Disability Services (NDS), 2024 - current

  6. Member, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), 2024 - current

  7. IMDbPro Contributor, Thao Vanessa Tran IMDb, 2022 - current

  8. ‘tha0ie’ (Music Artist), tha0ie.com, 2022 - current

Current Projects

  1. Partner, Raising Digital Citizens, 2025

  2. Extra, ‘Gnomes’ TV series, Melbourne, 2025

  3. Extra, Sportsbet ‘Wedding’, Melbourne, 2025

  4. Member, Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2024 - 2025

  5. Guest Speaker, CAFBA & MFAA Event, Melbourne, 2025

  6. Member, MATCH Alliance, 2024 - 2025

  7. Tha0ie World Premiere (‘Respect’, ‘Mr. Right’ & ‘Eye Am More’) on The Despacito Show (with Paris Escovedo), The Real Urban Radio Network, Los Angeles, 2025

  8. Live Open Mic Performance (‘Respect’ & ‘Mr. Right’), Rapp Saloon HI Los Angeles Santa Monica, Los Angeles, 2025

  9. Not Only For Kids: Social Media Branding & Self-Expression, 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025

  10. Digital Footprints & Kids’ Careers (Session 2), 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025

  11. Digital Wellbeing Family Planning (Session 1), 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025

  12. Opening Session Speaker, MC Workshop Facilitator, 26th International Families & Fathers Conference, Los Angeles, 2025

  13. Model, Secrets Active, 2024 & 2025

  14. Guest Speaker, Digital Overwhelm, CAFBA & MFAA Coffee Networking, Melbourne, 2025

  15. Finalist, New Service Business, Australian Small Business Champion Awards, 2025

  16. Guest Speaker, Empowering excellence: Stepping beyond your comfort zone with confidence, Intrepid Minds’ 5th Annual Executive Assistant Melbourne Congress, 2025

  17. Featured in Digital Entrepreneur, Meaningful Marketing: A mindful guide for digital entrepreneurs, 2025

  18. MC, ‘Why Does Diversity In Casting Matter? The Future of Asian-Australian Casting’, Screen Presence (held at The Chinese Museum), 2025

  19. Content Creator, Screen Presence, 2024 - 2025

  20. Speaker, Mental Health Startup Event, Stone & Chalk X Ditox, 2024

  21. Contributing Author, Escape From Your Misery (Get Ahead Of 90% Of The Population) by Lloyd Acumen, 2024

  22. Featured in Shoutout HTX, Meet Thao Vanessa Tran | Founder of Ditox, Songwriter & Rapper ‘tha0ie’, Speaker & MC, 2024

  23. Workshop Facilitator, How To Use Your Phone As a Tool, Not A Trap, 25th International Families & Fathers Conference, 2024

  24. Actress, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia with Court Dog Poppy, House Of Wellness TV Show, 2024

  25. Workshop Facilitator, Put Yourself Out There - A Personal Branding And Confidence Workshop, Ditox X LikedMinded, 2024

  26. Extra, SportsBet ‘Cage’ TVC, 2024

  27. Featured Actress, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2024

  28. Workshop Facilitator, Building Positive Social Media - Using The Phone As A Tool, Not A Distraction, Ditox X Insight Academy, 2024

  29. Featured in CanvasRebel, 2024

  30. Featured on Four N Twenty X Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) with Australian Football League (AFL) commercial, 2024

  31. Production Assistant and featured on Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) & On The Menu, 2024

  32. Featured in VoyageHouston magazine, 2024

  33. Featured in Humans of Australia, 2024

  34. Featured in VoyageHouston Magazine, Meet Thao Tran of Ditox, 2024

  35. Featured model in Visit Victoria ‘Every Bit Different’ Campaign (The Skull @ Wilson’s Prom), Victoria, 2024

  36. Music artist performance at RIPE Hip-Hop Showcase, Melbourne 2023

  37. Featured actress on Chemist Warehouse ad for Nature’s Own, 2024

  38. Featured extra in White Fever, ABCView, 2024

  39. Cohort Scholarship Recipient & Marketing Lead @ The Community Collective, 2023

  40. Cohort Member, Ditox X Monash Generator ‘The Validator’ Startup Sprint, 2023

  41. Music artist performances at RIPE Hip-Hop Showcase, Melbourne 2023

  42. Music artist performance at Ethan Donati Iconic Speaker, Melbourne 2023

  43. Music artist performance at Aaron Sansoni Empire Mastery, Melbourne, 2023

  44. Music artist performance at South Asian Festival Melbourne, Melbourne, 2023

  45. Career Conversations, Uniqueka Walcott CPSM X Thao Vanessa Tran, 2022

  46. Trained at Melbourne Playback Theatre, 2018

  47. Trained at National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Acting Techniques & TV Presenting Short Courses), 2015

  48. Mental Health (Anti-Depression) Campaign Supporter, Liptember Foundation, 2021

  49. ‘Change’ Blog Series, The Worth Ethic Blog by Thao Vanessa Tran, 2021

  50. Featured in Qatar Fact Magazine, Qatar, 2020

  51. Speaker, Marketing Entrepreneurship at VCE Careers Expo, Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC), 2017

  52. Guest Speaker, B2B Marketing (alongside LinkedIn, Gartner & OMD), Sorbent, Tork & TENA, 2015

  53. Graduation, Bachelor of Business & Commerce, Monash University, 2015

  54. Featured in Maybelline New York campaign for WHO Magazine, Australia, 2010

  55. Featured in The Herald Sun for The Australian Centenary Of Federation Parade, 2001

Past Projects

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