Influencers & Profiles

“A piece of nostalgia”: How a passionate family kept this timeless Melbourne business alive

Dominic Powell Tuesday, July 16, 2019

For Damon Velakoulis, leather has long been in his blood.

“I’ve been coming into the business since I was quite young, and since then…

Dominic Powell Tuesday, July 2, 2019

A few months after a chance meeting at Google’s Creative Labs in 2016, animator Deborah Ho received a call from neuroscientist Annabel Bla…

Dominic Powell Tuesday, June 25, 2019

A pair of Melbourne founders have raised $1 million and launched in over 1,000 stores after just eight months, all thanks to some hard work,…

Dominic Powell Monday, June 24, 2019

Fancy a G&T without the G? How about a Moscow Mule without any kick? Well, thanks to a freshly launched Aussie company, you might be in …

Up until three years ago, Devika founder Ken Kencevski was rising in the ranks of his family automotive business. Now, he’s struck out on …

Dominic Powell Thursday, May 30, 2019

After moving to Singapore with her dog in 2014, Australian startup founder Jenny Pan came to a sudden realisation: what airlines use to tran…

For Pupsy founders Tommi Nordstrom and Rafaela Salzer, becoming pet parents to their groodle Lumi didn’t just lead them to a life of long …

Dominic Powell Thursday, May 2, 2019

After more than 15 years in the waste industry, Linda Eddy figured it was time for things to get a bit easier.

Having bought her waste-ma…

Dan Hatch Tuesday, April 30, 2019

When Chris Messina took his idea for something called a ‘hashtag’ to Twitter, they rejected it out of hand.

“They thought it was too co…

Dominic Powell Tuesday, April 23, 2019

A 25-year-old entrepreneur from Newcastle has found herself in one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent accelerator programs after wowing in…