Founder Friday

From a brunch conversation to one of Australia’s fastest growing service businesses. Anna Grosman shares the lessons that got her there

SORTD co-founders Alexis Aaron and Jodine Wolman share what they learned raising $3.26 million as young female founders and scaling to 450,000 users.

Icana.AI founder Erik van Eekelen bootstrapped his way to his first 10 clients as a solo founder using the very AI tools he was building. Here is what he learned along the way.

This week’s Founder Friday, we sat down with Steven Cove and Mathew Walters of Pacific Wealth Partners, who walked away from scale to build something more personal, and more purposeful.

From workshops to frameworks, Vikki Maver’s Communication Skills Academy is redefining how organisations invest in their people. Find out what it took to get there, in this week’s Founder Friday.

This week’s Founder Friday features Pamela Jabbour, CEO and Founder of Total Image Group, who launched her business at 20 years old with a conviction that corporate uniforms could be fashion-forward and empowering.

This week’s Founder Friday features Maria Kathopoulis, who built UNTMD Media from frustration after watching founders pour money into marketing that looked impressive but failed to drive revenue.

This week’s Founder Friday, we meet Baci Hillyer, who lost her family at 15 and created an AI guiding thousands through end-of-life planning.

Claire Yellowlees bootstrapped her fragrance brand with her house deposit, then faced breast cancer just nine months later. Her story reveals hard-won lessons about resilience and purpose.

Adelaide founder Monica Jones explains why she built milestone systems instead of more parenting products, and how evidence shaped My Binkie Bear’s growth. 

Dynamic Business speaks with Scandi SLEEP’s founder for this week’s Founders Friday about building Australia’s only brand dedicated to couples who sleep with separate duvets.

SolarCloud founder John Kennedy explains how renters and apartment dwellers can finally tap into solar savings without panels on their roof in this founder feature.

From delivering products at school pick-up to launching in 13 countries, Tape Zoomie founder Inge Heath shares how she built a global business with no prior experience.

From the many incredible founders we’ve featured this year, here are eight stories that highlight resilience, innovation, and staying true to values.

Tracey Schulz made 20 scrapbooking kits in 2017 as a maternity leave side hustle. This Founder Friday, learn how her business scaled from $300,000 to $3 million in two years.

This week’s Founder Friday features Trav Heaven, who listened when harassed workers called. His wearables now protect frontline staff across three countries.

This week’s Founder Friday features Ebony Flett, who launched Victoria’s first bespoke perfume destination. She shares lessons on sustainable growth, delegation and knowing your numbers.

Discover how People Haircare’s Katherine Ruiz broke supermarket beauty stigmas to build a million-dollar brand that’s redefining accessible luxury.

Autohive founder JD Trask started programming at eight, selling software at fourteen, now democratising AI for mainstream businesses worldwide.

Founder Stella Beckett walked away from corporate life to solve every parent’s problem: helping kids build emotional resilience.