Peter and Andrew – Founders of Found
byAndrew grew up in Tasmania, before moving to Sydney to study engineering at UNSW. After discovering he really didn’t want to be an…
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Kassandra Hunt and Claire Bonnor – Founders of Austockphoto
byKassandra Hunt and Claire Bonnor met back in uni days and pretty soon after graduating started Sydney design and branding agency: Boheem. Over…
Julian O’Shea – Founder of Laika Academy
byThis is part of a series of interviews with members of the Foundation for Young Australians Young Social Pioneers program which supports Australia’s best and brightest…
6 Australian travel startups you should know about
byWhether it’s school holidays, Christmas or a summer vacation, there’s no doubt we love to travel. Organising trips around the world, or even some close…
Austin Wilshire – Co-founder of Make Census Great Again
byAustin is an aspiring Entrepreneur, currently working as a Web Developer with a Brisbane startup named iRecruit. Currently, Austin is a university student…
6 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STARTUPS
byAt Ideas Hoist, we’ve noticed that startups with an environmental purpose are on the rise. As the world grapples with the immensity of waste,…
John Waldron – founder of the Makeway Lab
byJohn Waldron is an artist, curator and co-director of Blue Sky View, a Sunshine Coast based company that develops valued, interesting and engaging…
Melanie Perkins – CEO and Co-founder of Canva
byMelanie Perkins is CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online platform which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Since launching 14 months ago, Canva…
Pip Russell – founder of Juiced TV
byFor the past 9 years, Pip has been a presenter for two of Network Ten’s national children’s shows, Toasted TV and Totally Wild. During this time,…
Cassie Dewar – founder of Inspirationery
byOriginally from Perth, Cassie moved to Melbourne to pursue a career in public relations. Although she then succeeded in landing what she thought was her…