Recognised by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence Sharon Hunneybell has a passion for technology, innovation, collaboration and is a champion for youth participation in startups and technology.

Sharon has held senior roles in a number of fast growing Australian firms including multi award winning software company, Opmantek. She has been an active startup community builder, co-creating and facilitating dozens of programs and initiatives to support digital business creation and growth.

Steve is an Electronic and Software Engineer, Entrepreneur and Gold Coast Community connector.

He is founder of Gold Coast Techspace, the Gold Coast’s very own makerspace and geek hub and Refactor, an Agile Hardware and Software consultancy. His own startup secluded.io specialises in low-power, cloud connected sensors designed for low cost and secluded environments.

He regularly takes part in startup education activities such as Startup OnRamp and sits on many advisor boards as technical expert.

Debby has a Bachelor of Business degree, a Diploma in life and business coaching, attended Executive Program at Singularity University in NASA Ames research park in 2016, and recently completed a certificate in, ‘Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies,’ at Harvard University. Her passion is innovation and building our economy through collaboration and connection globally. Debby regularly speaks for industry organisations and mentors school groups that are building startups. Debby sits on the Police Multicultural Community Safety Advisory Committee.

Phoebe Dray is a qualified and accomplished speaker, and business owner of namesake consultancy that provides innovative business programs, online courses, education and bookkeeping services. Her coaching programs & online courses help female entrepreneurs and business owners launch Profit into Cash with her Profit 2 Cash Launchpad program. Phoebe is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs gain confidence in their own business acumen with her programs & support. Enabling them to have a voice, trust in their own abilities and live the life of their dreams.

Arnold Siu is a highly skilled commercial lawyer with a focus on providing affordable support for early stage startups and small business owners.

Marlie Jolanda is a Meaningful Marketing & Business Coach with high-energy. She is passionate about helping Entrepreneurs-on-a-Mission to stop being the ‘best kept secret’ and turn more potential customers into paying clients with Meaningful Marketing. She helps her clients save time/money and make more money by working SMARTER, not harder.

She started her career in corporate at BMW Group Netherlands in 2007. With over a decade of experience in the Marketing/ Sales/ Networking Industry, Marlie has helped thousands of entrepreneurs world-wide stop wasting time and money on marketing that doesn’t work, and to excel beyond expectations.

Dani is a digital artist and graphic designer.  She is also the community manager at the Gold Coast Innovation Hub workspace in Varsity Lakes.  Dani works with both the workspace and virtual members to ensure a sense of belonging and community is experienced by all.  She works to create rapport with each of the individual members, supporting them wherever possible through accountability sessions, connecting them with programs and mentors that can help them on their business journey and providing a sympathetic ear when times get tough.

If you are one of the 10,000 people that have attended a Gold Coast Innovation Hub event, or one of the hundreds of guest speakers at our Lunch and Learn, Brunch like a Boss or Masterclasses you will know what an amazing event manager Summer Brown is.  She is also a champion for change, an award winning film producer and the co-founder of the Impact Film Challenge for high school students.