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Honourable Mentions from 5over50 2010
They narrowly missed out on a place in the Top 5 but are still hot in our books. Introducing Anthill’s 2010 5over50 Honourable Mentions.
Nick Byrne, 30under30, Intrapreneur of the Year
They don’t often feature in the 30under30 awards, but this young gun was impossible to ignore. Working within an existing organisation, he has exhibited the drive and vision required to expand the organisation’s reach and put his personal stamp on the world. Meet Nick Byrne, Anthill’s 30under30 Intrapreneur of the Year.
Siimon Reynolds on marketing, money and why people fail [Interview]
Siimon Reynolds grew The Photon Group from a two-person shop to an ASX-listed enterprise, employing over 6,000 staff, with a value of $500m at its peak, making it the 15th largest marketing group in the world. He speaks with Jack Delosa about how to achieve marketing success, the subject of his recent book, Why People Fail.
10 Honourable Mentions from the 30under30 Awards 2010
They narrowly missed out on a place in the Top 30 but are still hot in our books. Introducing Anthill’s 2010 30under30 Honourable Mentions.
Top 3 Real-Estate Renegades from 30under30 2010
Real-estate entrepreneurs have never featured strongly in the 30under30. In our opinions, entrepreneurship is not about personal wealth creation. It’s about the process of creation itself! This year, three real-estate entrepreneurs grabbed our attention, not because of the number of Torrens Titles stashed under their beds, but because each has built a business around the real-estate industry at a tender age.
Top 3 Artistic Innovators from 30under30 2010
Entrepreneurship and artistic endeavours have much in common. They involve imagination, following your dreams and creating something from scratch designed to make the world a richer place. These three “artistic” entrepreneurs may not have made it into the 30under30 Top 30, but we decided they deserve a place in this year’s broader gallery for their commercial creativity.
Gary Berman, 2010 Anthill 5over50 Winner
Gary Berman’s ubid4rooms.com allows people to bid for deeply discounted rooms at hotels across Australia and in New Zealand. More than 1,000 properties are listed on the site — from B&Bs to resorts and everything in between. Who says that dotcoms are a Gen Y game?
Breed Lewis, 2010 Anthill 5over50 Winner
Breed Lewis’ entrepreneurial rebirth happened after she was retrenched in 2009. She took advantage of her over-55 status and started drawing her superannuation while firing up her new business. “Others may have felt like a victim being retrenched at that age, but I felt it was my lucky break,” she says.
John Maher, 2010 Anthill 5over50 Winner
Rebound Discs, launched in 2009, is far from a side job for 60-year-old John Maher. It was borne of necessity. Unable to work regularly since 1993, when he was severely injured in a fatal vehicle accident, Maher says, “Entrepreneurship was my only option.” His business is now endorsed by Kelvin Kerkow, Australian lawn bowl gold medalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and recently secured a deal to manage the worldwide distribution of his product.
Sally Arnold, 2010 Anthill 5over50 Winner
Sally Arnold feels the music. It flows around her and through her, syncopating the tempo of her life. So, as she entered the homestretch of her fifth decade on this planet, Arnold decided to form a company that would combine her business and arts backgrounds in a unique way.
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