Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 St.George Banking Group AusMumpreneur Awards!
Congratulations to all of the winners and placegetters and to those of you who didn’t take home a trophy this time keep going, keep believing in yourself and keep following your dreams!
A special thank you to our Major partners – St.George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA
Our gold partner Expressions Australia
Our event partners Event Negotiators, Candice Meisels PR, Quest Maribyrnong, Canva, Equitise
Our goodie bag partners and prize sponsors who gave over $70,000 in products, services and cash prizes: https://ausmumpreneur.com/thank-you-to-our-ausmum19-partners/
And our judges from around Australia who generously give their time each year!
Photography by Alexandra Anderson of Jam on your collar
AUSMUMPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
In 1st Place – Pinky McKay, Kim Vespa, Sarah McKay of Boobie Brands!
In 2nd Place – Nicole Doherty of Wyngate Care
In 3rd Place – Amanda Barr of Dance Sensations
B2B SERVICE BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Jessica Ndenda of Olive Louise Social
In 2nd Place – Sonali Ghosh of Sugar at Al
In 3rd Place – Emma Hannigan of Curly Top Media
BIG IDEA (CHANGING THE WORLD)
In 1st Place – Kelly Van Nelson – Author
In 2nd Place – Brylee Langley of Leveler
In 3rd Place – Andrea Madden & Steph Piper of Elkei Education
BIG IDEA (NEW BUSINESS)
In 1st Place – Renee Garcia of CRG Creative Networking
In 2nd Place – Kathryn De Luca of That Mat is Mine
In 3rd Place – Imogene Whittle of Spree with Me
DIGITAL INNOVATION
In 1st Place – Erika Cramer of The Queen of Confidence
In 2nd Place – Sharon Zacharia of DanceAus Connect
In 3rd Place – Irene Becker of 99aupairs
EXPRESSIONS AUSTRALIA BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In 1st Place – Elouise Connor of Oakville Preschool Learning Centre
In 2nd Place – Victoria Coster of Credit Fix Solutions
In 3rd Place – Maryanne Hossack of Montessori Educational Child Care
EMERGING
In 1st Place – Amy Stanton of ARCH bags
In 2nd Place – Louise Sparkes of Pineapple Marketing
In 3rd Place – Julia Ryan of William Ready
FASHION BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Angela Skrinos of Candy Stripes
In 2nd Place – Joanne Shepherd of MUMACTIV
In 3rd Place – Kristina Wilson-McGregor of By Willa
FOOD & BEVERAGE
In 1st Place – Kylie Martin of GF Oats Australia
In 2nd Place – Julia Foyster of Tweed Real Food
In 3rd Place – Monique Treder of Happetite Food
HAIR & BEAUTY
In 1st Place – Samantha Oraya of The Day Spa
In 2nd Place – Leesa Bar of Leesa Barr Makeup
In 3rd Place – Donna Sillett of Macarthur Makeovers
HANDMADE BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Mel Haque of Wild Dough Co
In 2nd Place – Olga Imbriano of Bellelis
In 3rd Place – Taleah De Fontenelle – of Tea Leaf Collections
HEALTH & FITNESS
In 1st Place – Nicole Mullholland of CORE Kids Health
In 2nd Place – Alisha Hill of Tactical Fitness
In 3rd Place – Leah Chandler of Kids Fit Aus
INDIGENOUS BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In 1st Place – Kylie-Lee Bradford of Kakadu Tiny Tots
In 2nd Place – Jarin Baigent of Jarin Street
In 3rd Place – Raquel Manning of Blue Diamond Property Group
MULTICULTURAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In 1st Place – Marwa Rida of End2End Events
In 2nd Place – Alice Orozco of DrapeCo
In 3rd Place – Abinaya Navaneeth of The Dance Touch
NSW BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In 1st Place – Louise Lugg of Goddess Isis Health & Wellness Dayspa
In 2nd Place – Bernadette O’Connor of Emotional Energy Exchange
In 3rd Place – Nikki McLennan of Lion Cub Photography
PRODUCT DESIGN
In 1st Place – Sharon Hunter of Emondo Kids
In 2nd Place – Eleanor Cullen of We Might be Tiny
In 3rd Place – Sara Capacci & Natasha Wagner of Alkimista
PRODUCT INNOVATION
In 1st Place – Kelly Lavery of Strucket
In 2nd Place – Sandra Ebbott of Mizzie The Kangaroo
In 3rd Place – Nicole Gibson of SOKA
QUEENSLAND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In 1st Place – Sam Cardone of Plane Pal
In 2nd Place – Kendall Morton of Home Care Assistance
In 3rd Place – Sarah Yip of Kease International
REGIONAL BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Sally Andrew of Radiance Academy Toowoomba
In 2nd Place – Johana Constable of Happy Jo Designs
In 3rd Place – Cara Clews of Country Chiropractic
RETAIL BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Marianna Boulos of The Well Store
In 2nd Place – Kathy Myers of Wishing you well
In 3rd Place – SooJin Nam of Eyecare Kids
RISING STAR
In 1st Place – Jordan McGregor of Bare and Boho
In 2nd Place – Abbie Harper of Outside the Box Education
In 3rd Place – Lisa Burling of LBPR
SERVICE BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Emma Harrison of Millthorpe Little Learning Centre
In 2nd Place – Kerry Spina of Kids In Harmony
In 3rd Place – Nicol Heard of Corageous You
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Joslyn Hutchinson the Engaged Space
In 2nd Place – Sharny Marie Barney of Forj Marketing
In 3rd Place – Katherine Crane of Crane Creative
SUSTAINABILITY
In 1st Place – Sandy Abram of Wholesum Tub
In 2nd Place – Leanne Tubby of Baby Beehinds
In 3rd Place – Kayla Mossuto of Crema Joe
VICTORIAN BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In 1st Place – Stacey Jane Barrass – Goddess Cleaning Group
In 2nd Place – Samantha Morgan – Encore Equestrian
In 3rd Place – Kelly Dennis – The Fit Station
WELLNESS AND WELLBEING
In 1st Place – Jessica Arroya – Weigh Less with Jess
In 2nd Place – Rachel Neate – Preston Physiotherapy
In 3rd Place – Dr Aimee Brown
WESTERN AUSTRALIA BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In 1st Place – Nicole Cunnold – Radar Accounting
In 2nd Place – Allison Bannister – Career Coaching
In 3rd Place – Karen Dennett – Engaging Education
WOMEN WILL CHANGE THE WORLD
In 1st Place – Melanie Tate – Puddle Jumpers
In 2nd Place – Selina Tomasich – Hair Aid
In 3rd Place – Assunta Meleca – Racing for MNDi Foundation
WOMENS BUSINESS SCHOOL ACCELERATE
In 1st Place – Shae Wissell – Dear Dyslexic Foundation
In 2nd Place – Jo Kuljaca – Specialist Hub
In 3rd Place – Ally Kelly – Mind Blank
WOMENS BUSINESS SCHOOL IGNITE
In 1st Place – Emma Heuston – The Remote Expert
In 2nd Place – Mel Wojtas – Hive Village
In 3rd Place – Corinne Wilson – Empowered Team Training
PEOPLES CHOICE – MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARD – BUSINESS
In 1st Place – Joanne Ling & Tracey Fry – Additive Free
In 2nd Place – Nicole Urbanski – Urban Upcycle
In 3rd Place – Rebecca Lovett – Love it Styling
PEOPLES CHOICE – MAKING A DIFFERENCE – NON FOR PROFIT
In 1st Place – Jessica Taylor – Endometriosis Association
In 2nd Place – Shae Wissell – Dear Dyslexic Foundation
In 3rd Place – Assunta Meleca – Racing for MNDI Foundation
PEOPLES CHOICE – CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
In 1st Place – Mariana Boulos – The Well Store
In 2nd Place – Liliana Frey – Lillipop Beads
In 3rd Place – Tina McDonough – Three Little Boys
PEOPLES CHOICE – INFLUENCER AWARD
In 1st Place – Pinky McKay – Pinky McKay
In 2nd Place – Joanne Ling & Tracey Fry – Additive Free Lifestyle
In 3rd Place – Naomi Amat – Living Life on the Spectrum
PEOPLES CHOICE – LEADERSHIP AWARD
In 1st Place – Shae Wissell – Dear Dyslexic Foundation
In 2nd Place – Leah Chandler – Kids Fit Australia
In 3rd Place – Sally Johnson – We Rock The Spectrum Kids Gym
PEOPLES CHOICE BUSINESS COACH AWARD
In 1st Place – Nicol Heard – Courageous You
In 2nd Place – Nicole Hurkens – All style Business Solutions
In 3rd Place – Jessica Ritchie – Brand Connection Expert
PEOPLES CHOICE ECOMMERCE STORE AWARD
In 1st Place Mariana Boulos – The Well Store
In 2nd Place – Laura Klein – Snotty Noses Australia
In 3rd Place – Georgia Lawson – The Clean Collective
PEOPLES CHOICE PRODUCT AWARD
In 1st Place Lilyana Frey – Lillipop Beads
In 2nd Place – Sherrie Adams – Honeybee Wrap
In 3rd Place – Louisa Williams – Kooshy Kids
Thank you to our prize sponsors: