Kym Illman – The Message Group
I nominate Kym Illman for SmartCompany’s 2007 Entrepreneur Idol. In the last 12 months Kym has consolidated his four businesses under the one umbrella brand – The Message Group (see www.themessagegroup.com). Messages On Hold was a finalist at the 2007 Telstra Business Awards. His latest enterprise Messagevision celebrated its one-year anniversary in November, and he was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year (Western Region) for 2007 at a lavish gala ceremony attended by Australia’s most influential entrepreneurs. Truth be told however, it’s Kym’s personal attributes that single him out as the most deserving recipient of Entrepreneur Idol. As Australia’s leading exponent of ambush marketing Kym’s a fervent self-promoter who can spot an opportunity to score some free publicity in the dark with a blindfold on. The #1 reason why Kym deserves to be named SmartCompany’s Entrepreneur Idol would have to be the fact that he’s “idolised” by everyone. Ask anyone in the business community who Kym Illman is, and they’ll tell you.
Nominated by: David Billington
More SmartCompany Idols:
Alexandra Smart – Ginger & Smart , Alison Dean – The Peppermint Group , Angela Sands – Vive 8 , Ben Keighran – Bluepulse , Chris Kettle – My247 , Craig Reardon – The E Team , David Graham – Farmer Dave Lamb , Dean Coates – Fleetmark , Donald John Trump – Trump Organisation , Emma Brown – Business Chicks , Eric Beecher & Di Gribble – Private Media Partners , Ewan Parsons – Open energy , Father Michael Kelly – Church Resources , Frank Colli – Leading Solutions , Greg Muller – iFocus , Jaimie Fuller – Skins Bio Acceleration garments , Jeff Bonnes – Find A Babysitter.com.au , Jeremy Levitt – Podproperty , Jim Penman – Jim's Group , Jo Wallace – Rubystar PR , Katherine Sampson – Healthy Habits , Kirsty Dunphey – www.reallysold.com , Kym Illman – The Message Group , Louise Broekman – HR Coach , Marc Carr – Mobile Data Group , Mark Alexander-Erber – Pubboy , Matt Bullock – eWAY , Michael Malone – iiNet , Mihiri Udabage – Generation Wonder , Michael Browne – Datacom Australia , Naomi Simson – Red Balloon Days , Neil Bolton – Recruitment Systems , Nick Verykios – Distribution Central , Pauline Michael – Skin Day Spa , Pierce Cody – Macro Wholefoods Ralph Edwards – Bright Eyes Sunglasses , Rob Levison – Industrea , Rowan Isaacs – Creative Promotions , Seth Watts – New Litho , Sharon O'Malley – O'Malley & Co , Shelley Barrett – ModelCo , Stan Perron – Stan Perron , Steve Loe – Precedent Productions , Tina Tower – Reach Education , Todd Wright – TRW Projects , Val Whitton – Fleetwash Industrial Systems , Vickie Burkinshaw – changemaker , Warwick Williams – Warwick Williams Real Estate , Wayne Kayler- Thomson – VECCI , Wendy Moore – Affluencia .