It’s often said that there has never been a better time to be a young entrepreneur in Australia. Apparently, it’s a super-awesome time if you are aged 29, 26 or 27.
This year’s 30under30 was one of our largest. And these three were the hottest ages for getting entrepreneurial.
The percentage of female entrepreneurs dipped from last year’s record breaking 30% to 28%. Despite attracting a readership composed of 48% women, we’ve never been able to break the 30% mark for female entrants in the 30under30. (What’s the deal with that!?)
And where do our entrepreneurs live? Victoria slightly out-performed New South Wales. And Western Australia is clearly punching beyond it’s weight. Out of the hundreds of entries, we received zero from the ACT. (Canberra… helloooo…. anyone there!?)
And without further ado…
THE TOP 30, 2014
The Top 30 are listed by age.
| FIRST | LAST | AGE | GENDER | STATE |
| Jeremy | Hansen | 18 | M | QLD |
| Brandon | Cowan | 20 | M | NSW |
| Joshua | Winterton | 22 | M | WA |
| Karim | El Barche | 22 | M | VIC |
| Genevieve | George | 23 | F | NSW |
| Anthony | Lam | 24 | M | VIC |
| Calvin | Coyles | 24 | M | WA |
| Jordan | Grives | 25 | M | QLD |
| Ben | Walker | 25 | M | QLD |
| Phillip | Hoare | 25 | M | NT |
| Shanti | Korproaal | 25 | F | NSW |
| Jake | Williams | 26 | M | NSW |
| David | Mah | 26 | M | VIC |
| Chanel | Costabir | 26 | F | VIC |
| Jasmin | Parasiers | 26 | F | SA |
| Emily | Gowor | 26 | F | QLD |
| Brad | Smith | 27 | M | TAS |
| Jane | Lu | 28 | F | NSW |
| Nic | Blair | 28 | M | QLD |
| Arna | Jade | 29 | F | WA |
| Marcus | Lim | 29 | M | NSW |
| Jock | Gordon | 29 | M | SA |
| Paula | Grant | 29 | F | QLD |
| Janine | Zappina-Rosa | 29 | F | VIC |
| Guy | Pearson | 29 | M | NSW |
| Stephane | Ibos | 29 | M | NSW |
| Chantelle | Baxter | 29 | F | VIC |
| Michael | Edelstein | 29 | M | NSW |
DUAL DRIVERS
Launching a business by yourself whilst being under 30 is tough!
These guys and gals decided to band up and be awesome together…
| FIRST | LAST | FIRST | LAST | ||||||
| Phuong | Nguyen | 26 | Female | with | Matthew | Alberto | 28 | Male | NSW |
| Bridie | Ritchie | 27 | Female | with | Lachlan | Ritchie | 28 | Male | WA |
INTRAPRENEURS
They may not have their own business but wowzer!
These amazing young leaders are innovating within the organisations of others.
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | AGE | STATE | GENDER |
| Nik | Lytas | 27 | NSW | Male |
| Nick | Rose | 27 | VIC | Male |
| Eddy | Piddington | 28 | NSW | Male |
HON MENTIONS
They may not have made it into the top 30 but hot digity dog!
These up and comers and worth keeping an eye on.
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | AGE | STATE | GENDER |
| Sam | Klingner | 20 | QLD | Male |
| Alex | Jeffery | 20 | VIC | Male |
| Elliot | Smith | 22 | QLD | Male |
| Nathan | Kinch | 22 | VIC | Male |
| Daniel | Dizon | 22 | NSW | Male |
| James | Taylor | 23 | NSW | Male |
| Cameron | Bryant | 23 | NSW | Male |
| Cassandra | Shelley | 24 | NSW | Female |
| Vincent | Cheng | 24 | NSW | Male |
| Sasha | Gilber | 24 | VIC | Male |
| Belle | Cooper | 25 | VIC | Female |
| Gil | Snir | 25 | NSW | Male |
| Nikias | Leigh | 25 | QLD | Male |
| Angelica | Nohra | 26 | NSW | Female |
| Engelo | Rumora | 26 | NSW | Male |
| Karl | Wyzenbeek | 26 | NSW | Male |
| Jimmy | Du | 26 | VIC | Male |
| Christopher | Drake | 26 | QLD | Male |
| Andrew | Frahm | 26 | QLD | Male |
| Eric | Agyeman | 26 | VIC | Male |
| Charlie | Caruso | 27 | WA | Female |
| Renee | Carr | 27 | VIC | Female |
| Elana | Harari | 27 | VIC | Female |
| Daniel | Jovevski | 27 | WA | Male |
| George | Samuels | 27 | VIC | Male |
| David | Hyman | 27 | NSW | Male |
| Michael | Morgano | 28 | VIC | Male |
| Terence | Borgioli | 28 | WA | Male |
| Ed | Andrew | 28 | VIC | Male |
| Verity | Byrne | 29 | VIC | Female |
| Tara-Jay | Rimmer | 29 | QLD | Female |
| Lee | Cockford | 29 | QLD | Male |
| Bill | Huynh | 29 | VIC | Male |
| Edward | Hooper | 29 | VIC | Male |
| Finn | Kelly | 29 | VIC | Male |
| Asher | Esakoff | 29 | VIC | Male |
| Terry | Katz | 29 | WA | Male |
How were these young guns picked?
The 30under30 awards begins with nominations, followed by a process of self-application. Why? Because we believe that one of the most important traits any entrepreneur should have is the ability to win friends and influence people. The self-application process gave our judges a direct line to the personality of each applicant entrepreneur.
Commercial success is not everything…
The 30under30 program rewards traits beyond pure successful venture creation. While some applicants wowed us with their, sometimes instant, commercial successes, others demonstrated their ability to learn from the school of ‘hard-knocks’, embrace unexpected opportunities, harness the skills of others and build buzz beyond their sometimes meager budgets. All these factors, were considered ‘in the mix’.
Benchmarking success by age…
We’re often asked, ‘How do you measure the achievements and entrepreneurial traits of a 19 year-old against those of a 29 year-old?’ The simple answer? We don’t. Rather, during the judging process, the successes, the skills, the attributes of each applicant are measured against other entrepreneurs their age. So, if you’re a 28 year-old entrepreneur wondering why someone else made the cut while you didn’t, perhaps stop comparing yourself to the 18 year-old and look to your age bracket. As the older you get, the higher the bar.
