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Sunshine Coast, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sprint is a fast-growing venture capital firm based in Brisbane. Our team is committed to supporting Australia's most exceptional founders in creating next-generation companies. We have a flourishing portfolio of early-stage investments, focusing on the wild ideas from truly great founders and their teams.Sprint’s investment mandate focuses on funding impactful startups across HealthTech and Aged Care, AI and Automation, and Infrastructure and ClimateTech. We invest from Pre-Seed to Series A, targeting startups that contribute to building a better future.

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Airguides collaborates with world-class storytellers to create extraordinary travel adventures focussed on sustainability. Think, swimming with humpback whales in Tonga alongside an environmental scientist, or observing the polar bears in the Canadian Arctic with a renowned photographer. In my role, I focus on strategic oversight, product innovation, and amplifying our impact on local communities, travellers, storytellers, and operators.Airguides' mission is to transform the travel industry into a force for good, positively impacting local communities, travellers, storytellers, and operators. We're committed to delivering the most adventurous, sustainable, and unique travel experiences in the world.Learn more about us at www.airguides.com.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

As Head of Production at Airguides Studio, I led the establishment of our B2B arm, securing partnerships with leading brands.Conceptualised, secured funding, and led production for storytelling campaigns with major Tourism Boards, brands and media outlets, including Tourism Tasmania, Sony, PADI and Broadsheet. Earned 35 national and international awards, including a gold Australian Cinematographers Society award for best Corporate Brand Content.

South Australia, Australia

Represented Airguides at Foment, contributing to the establishment of a global ecosystem for wine and tourism tech development, supported by the Government of South Australia, Wine Australia, and Barossa Australia. Won the Best Pitch award.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Participated in the SBE E3 program, designed to empower, evolve and escalate women-led technology and life science businesses. Gained insights from Australia’s top investors and industry leaders, applying learned strategies to scale Airguides and my personal development.

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Lightning Lab Tourism focuses on building a sustainable ecosystem for the future of New Zealand Tourism Tech, supported by Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand. As the only non New Zealand venture, Airguides was selected to address "achieving visitor dispersal". Leading the project team to develop partnerships with 50+ local tourism operators and design travel packages with high-profile photographers, we launched Airguides in New Zealand in 2019 and presented for 320+ stakeholders in Christchurch.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Houst makes home-sharing hassle-free. As Supplier Management Executive for the team in Melbourne I managed live operations, hired and trained contractors and managed supplier relationships:- Planning, resourcing and leading the contractor and supplier team to deliver on customer promise.- Cultivating relationships with key partners and suppliers to build defensible assets in the city.- Recruiting, hiring, supporting, and training new contractors to ensure optimal operation.- Improving processes to increase efficiency across the board, while continuously validating assumptions.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

As a Graduate of muru-D's Plus Eight accelerator, a partnership between WA’s leading startup hub, Spacecubed and Telstra, I secured Seed funding for our startup, Hopolla, and gained invaluable mentorship and tech immersion experience in San Francisco. I successfully established strategic partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region to drive our growth and led the launch of our platform connecting travellers with authentic local experiences.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for events and community management at the Inspire9 coworking group, the original community-led coworking space for Melbourne’s startups, freelancers and creatives: - On-boarding new members and improving member retention- End-to-end event planning and development to produce high value events.- Developing and executing marketing campaigns- Coordinating and securing corporate funding for the launch event of a new coworking space, the Dream Factory.

Melbourne En Omgeving, Australië

- Developed and implemented a new philanthropy program for Museums Victoria, Australia’s largest museum organisation. - Led fundraising appeals, managed donor relationships, and organised key events to support museum initiatives.

Kampot, Cambodia

The Buddhist Library is a not-for-profit educational organisation that is providing clean drinking water, dental care and education to rural communities in Cambodia. During my time as a volunteer for the Buddhist Library, I developed and implemented educational projects at schools in Kampot Province.

Amsterdam En Omgeving, Nederland

Responsible for the research of award-winning feature-length and short documentary film and (documentary) television series for IDTV, one of the largest independent production companies in The Netherlands.