A Celebration of Gold Coast Innovators and Startups
Robina Group, master developer of CBDRobina was once again proud to be a sponsor of this annual event to honour the City’s brightest and best in the startup / entrepreneurship space. Almost 350 guests joined the celebration of the top under 40 business owners who are kicking goals in a wide range of industries.
The winner of Young Entrepreneur of the Year for 2018 was Tomas Steenackers, who founded National Veterinary Care.
In case you missed it on our social media pages – here’s our video wrapup of the event. Congratulations to all nominees, winners and of course Business News Australia for putting on a cracker of an event again. View a full list of the winners below and see if you were captured in our photo booth photo gallery:
2018 Gold Coast Young Entrepreneur Awards Winners:
Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Tomas Steenackers (National Veterinary Care)
Trailblazer of the Year – James Gilmour (Gilmour Space Technologies)
Social Entrepreneur – Casey Lyons & Sam Webb (LIVIN)
Startup – Michael Kellett (Macro Mike)
Professional Services – Jürgen Himmelmann (The Global Work and Travel Co)
Marketing – Fady Hanna (Flagship)
Health & Fitness – Tomas Steenackers (National Veterinary Care)
Technology – Bernard Mangelsdorf & Kane Sajdak (BITS Technology Group & BITS Wireless)
Digital Disruptor – Brad Illich (Newbook & Xtreme)
Retail and Services – Lachlan Adams & Sean Connolly (My Generator)
Specialist Services – Jonathan Dwayre (Orbitz Elavators)
Fashion Design – Megan Ziems (Grace Loves Lace)
Legal – Shaun Rose (Rose Litigation Lawyers)
Hospitality and Tourism – Jon Tarrant & Rebecca Tarrant (Leisurecom Travel Group)
Arts & Culture – Michael Huxley (The Huxley School of Makeup)
Influencer – Tammy Hembrow (Saski Collection)
Manufacturing, Wholesale and Distribution – Michael McGovern, Dan Norris & Eddie Oldfield (Black Hops Brewing)
Property and Construction – Mark Deacon & Jake Robinson (Superdraft & VIZ360)
PR & Media – Naomi Spies (Ruby Communications)
Finance – James Marshall (MWM Advisory)
Congratulations all, and see you again next year!