Kate Dezarnaulds, founder of WorkLife coworking spaces, won the Outstanding Business Leader award at the inaugural Kiama Business Awards in Australia, describing the recognition as "absolutely delightful" and unexpected. Dezarnaulds founded WorkLife in 2017 in Berry after growing tired of her daily commute to Sydney (at least 882 times), initially trying remote work from home and cafes before opening her first coworking space.

The company expanded to Kiama and Coledale, lost their Kiama location during COVID, and bounced back by opening a Picton location in 2023, with WorkLife also nominated in the Excellence in Small Business category.