I’m an alumni (or “Edgie) or Edgeware‘s Youth Entrepreneurship Camp – Upload. The experience for me at the time was absolutely life-changing and I am so fortunate to have made and fostered the relationships that did. It is for this reason that I find it so special
Read more →Youth Arts Queensland (YAQ), as part of the Q150 celebrations are celebrating young people, their creativity and the contribution they make to the community. I was very honoured to be chosen as one of “150 Young People Creating Queensland”. Every day, 365 days a year, young people
Read more →I recently returned from a week away in Incheon, Korea where I attended the 2009 Asia Pacific Cities Summit as a member of the Lord Mayor’s Delegation. The Asia Pacific Cities Summit, founded in 1996, is Brisbane City Council’s signature international event. Recognised as the region’s leading
Read more →I Participated in the United Nations Environment Programme for Young Professionals building Eco-Cities in Incheon, Korea. It was a fantastic experience working alongside a diverse group of young people from around the Asia-Pacific region. We engaged in strong debate and produced a number of actionable deliverables post-programme.
Read more →I was fortunate enough to be awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Australia Anthill Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur Competition for 2009. This is a great honour and I will use this as further motivation to make the final 30 in years to come. Thank you all
Read more →I had the pleasure of guest presenting at InnoFuture Momentum on the topic of “The Art of Persuasion” – using new media channels (namely social media) to interact with and influence an audience. We were fortunate enough to enjoy fantastic audience participation on the day and the
Read more →The OpenCoffee Club was started to encourage entrepreneurs, developers and investors to organise real-world informal meetups to chat, network and grow. Read the blog post that started the ball rolling. This is the online complement to that offline network. Meet people, find out what’s going on nearby
Read more →I’m speaking at this month’s Interactive Minds Seminar about the use of Twitter in business. I will be discussing how businesses can appropriately and effectively engage their customers through social media by building real relationships and not spam. It should be a great morning with a raft
Read more →Back in March 2009, I presented at the Brisbane City Council’s Ideas Festival with Edgeware. We ran a panel discussion on the topic of Creative Entrepreneurship – The Artists of Commerce. “Edgeware founder Michael Doneman interviews freelance photographer Jane Ryder, Mike Boyd from Coolybar Keg Hire, freelance
Read more →It is with great pleasure (and a huge sigh of relief!) that I present the first ever Brisbane edition of The Hive. The Hive is networking for Entrepreneuers – monthly events that feature prominent entrepreneurs from the local community, who are kind enough to donate their time
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