30under30 2012
Philip Sondhu, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Philip Sondhu spent his childhood on a farm, and as his career reveals, it's hard to take the country out of the country boy. FarmBuy.com, which he established in 2009, opens up the online market to agricultural real estate.
David Dixon, 2012 Social Entrepreneur (Anthill 30under30)
David Dixon's journey started with one girl, an orphan in Uganda who was unable to pay her school fees. As Dixon helped her pursue her education, he learned just how much odds are stacked against young women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. It's common for girls to miss school during their periods, and facing sexual assault is more common than graduating. Many don't attend school at all. Dixon is fighting the odds and making education achievable...One Girl at a time.
Michael York, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
If Michael York had only Flex Removals to his credit thus far, most entrepreneurs would be impressed enough. The removalist and trucking supply business originated when York was a 19-year-old QUT student. He has since systematised operations, partnered it with -- and later sold -- a sister business, and rescaled it to home in on the mini-moving industry.
Patrick Hamilton, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
The removalist industry runs in his family, yet Patrick Hamilton is his own man. Urban Moves came into being to offer more efficient moving and better prices to those with a ton of furniture and just more than an inkling of despair.
Brandon Cowan, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Winner
Brandon Cowan is aware that he has two things going very much in his favour: the media love apps, and they love apps designed by young folk. As he wraps up high school, Cowan has cranked up the volume, working with developers and on his own to turn dozens of ideas into apps, three of which have made it into the coveted Top 100 on iTunes. "My apps change lives for the better," he proudly declares.
Rowan Kunz, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Rowan Kunz's tutoring enterprise began with a self-published book targeting HSC students. Today, Art of Smart Education employs over 100 exam preparation coaches in NSW, Victoria and the ACT. And Kunz continues to broaden his wingspan.
Flic Manning, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Evixa began as a dance workshop, and now Melbourne choreographer Flic Manning wants to bring her unique dance upon the world stage. Retooled as a full production company, Evixa is the birthplace of the style Manning calls Fusion Contemporary.
Chanel Costabir, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Winner
Lingerie queen and repeat 30under30 winner Chanel Costabir is branching out with a new service called Sheer Novice, expanding on her conviction that sexy undergarments need not be the exclusive domain of women. Her new service, that is, is tailored specifically for the men who love them.
Monica Kade, 2012 Social Entrepreneur (Anthill 30under30)
Monica Kade is a journeyer. After her career took her to New York and back, she chose to dedicate herself to the physical, mental and spiritual health of young women. Through her online journeys and speaking tours, she helps girls to cast off the false and damaging attitudes about body image and self-worth that can lead to depression, suicidal thoughts and eating disorders (which she herself overcame).
Jeffrey Cooper, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
To those considering Step Change Marketing for growing their businesses, Jeffrey Cooper has this reassurance: wankers don't work here. Cooper and team put together a hilarious short video on this point to take a hammer to the cliches they saw plaguing the industry, and the resulting buzz was phenomenal.
Editors’ Choice: Adam Long, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Adam Long's newest venture, Beehive Digital Manufacturing, is devoted to customisable products made with sustainability in mind. Long found his breakthrough in the Panda Pad, a bamboo-cover notebook that pre-sold well over a thousand copies through a crafty Kickstarter campaign.
Andrew Frahm, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
What's more auspicious, and fitting, for a budgeting specialist site than being named Shoe String Startup of the Month? Kixup, says Andrew Frahm, comes with tools for beating debt and building savings. "Kixup is all about where your money is going and what the months ahead have in store for you financially," he explains.
Darcy Naunton, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
One of Melbourne's oldest industrial landmarks, the York Butter Factory once again hums with activity, as a co-working space for entrepreneurs, thanks to Darcy Naunton. It's part of a larger effort by Naunton's firm, Adventure Capital, to transform the city into a miniature Silicon Valley.
Daniel Calleja, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Daniel Calleja has been working the camera since he was a teenager. At 23, he turned his passion for multimedia into a business: Innovating Visuals. Calleja and company specialise in promotional videos, events filming, photography and even e-learning technology.
Joel Deakin, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Joel Deakin, the director of the online customised menswear business George & King, is issuing a challenge to bricks and mortar shops. "Our suits and shirts combine luxurious fabrics with personalised details to capture your individual character," says Deakin.
Editors’ Choice: Jessie Larcombe, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Jessie Larcombe says her brand's appeal relies on the five senses. Certainly, hearing is paramount, because Jesselle PR keeps the Brisbane fashion community in the hum of media buzz.
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Scott Middleton, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
When asked how Terem Technologies was funded, Scott Middleton replies, "by customers." Without capital or credit, he generated his cash flow by pre-selling services to customers and using the sales to build the full business. And it helps that Middleton is a grand master of software development.
Calvin Ng, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
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Editors’ Choice: Asaf Brukarz, 2012 Anthill 30under30 Honourable Mention
Asaf Brukarz decided to take on the real estate industry in a big way, and the industry is begrudgingly coming around. The result, PropConnect, is an online system for handling and tracking property sales in high-density developments.
