{"id":39503,"date":"2023-10-20T15:02:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/what-australian-startups-are-doing-these-holidays-how-will-you-recharge-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:02:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:02:54","slug":"what-australian-startups-are-doing-these-holidays-how-will-you-recharge-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/what-australian-startups-are-doing-these-holidays-how-will-you-recharge-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"What Australian startups are doing these holidays: How will you recharge? – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ntegrity founder Richenda Vermeulen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

From Arianna Huffington to Jeff Bezos and Naomi Simson, the world\u2019s most successful entrepreneurs have all said no business\u2014even Amazon\u2014is more important than loved ones and personal wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Recently, the founder of $1 million digital agency ntegrity, Richenda Vermeulen, said she made a vow before embarking on her business to not work weekends or late nights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the holiday period at our toes, StartupSmart<\/em> asked some members of Australia’s startup community\u00a0how they’ll spend the break.<\/p>\n

InDigital founder Mikaela Jade has a relaxing beach\u00a0awaiting<\/h3>\n

\"InDigital<\/p>\n

After 14 years as a park ranger<\/a> and time spent as a public servant, Jade decided to build a startup that uses augmented reality to preserve the rich heritage of Indigenous peoples around the world.<\/p>\n

InDigital prompted Jade to move from Canberra to the Northern Territory and her venture now has had her rubbing shoulders with some of the country\u2019s most powerful leaders, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Will Jade get a moment to pause these holidays?<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely!\u201d she\u00a0tells\u00a0StartupSmart.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter travelling to two [United Nations] meetings, four countries and almost every state in Australia to promote Indigenous peoples’ working with cutting-edge technologies, I’m very much looking forward to a break.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will find me relaxing on a south coast beach with my kids and partner. We are looking forward to some quality time together – and planning out what 2017 will bring.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister and I will also be going to sit quietly on our own Country\u2014Cabrogal Country\u2014with our shoes off to reconnect with our ancestors and strength of place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local Agent Finder chief executive Matt McCann will hit the surf<\/h3>\n

\"Matt<\/p>\n

Matt McCann has been working in startups and tech companies for well over a decade.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s one of the founding directors of music app Shazam<\/a>, and now heads Local Agent Finder as chief executive.<\/p>\n

In the thick of growing a major Australian tech company, which is turning over more than $7 million with talks of an ASX listing well underway<\/a>, McCann says he will\u00a0explore other talents\u00a0during the break.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to go surfing in Port Ferry,\u201d\u00a0McCann tells\u00a0StartupSmart.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a long way from here [and] I\u2019m the world\u2019s worst surfer but I love being in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gruntify chief executive Jamie Leach will pause one beat<\/h3>\n

\"gruntify-ceo-jamie-leach\"<\/p>\n

After taking the reins from founder Igor Stjepanovic, Jamie Leach has leaned in with the team to make Gruntify a successful global startup.<\/p>\n

Her work led to a major deal in Dubai<\/a>, the startup is in talks with US interests, and the Gruntify team is receiving calls for more business opportunities from all around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just taking the mandatory public holidays off because there\u2019s so much going on at the moment\u2014the thought of stepping away from the office for a couple of weeks would have me sleepless,\u201d Leach tells StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n

Angel Cube co-founder Adrian Stone will write a book
\"Angel<\/h3>\n

A prominent player and investor in Australia\u2019s startup community with impressive global connections, Adrian Stone (pictured left) spends most of the year helping to grow the local sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ll be taking my yearly December to mid-February break and intend to use a good chunk of it to write my personal finance book\u2014a project I’ve been putting off for five years to play with startups,\u201d he tells StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThat, and a week in the Blue Mountains, plus a little poker\u2014[I’m] playing the Aussie Millions tournament series at Crown.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seed Digital founder Mike Ebinum will reflect, learn and emotionally recharge<\/h3>\n

\"Tech<\/p>\n

We first met Mike Ebinum on the Starting Change podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Knowledge Technologies lecturer and entrepreneur is an active member of Melbourne\u2019s startup community, constantly working on new ideas and testing how far technology can go.<\/p>\n

“I will be working but not in the traditional sense\u2014I find the holiday period is a good time to pause, reflect and plan for the next year,\u201d Ebinum tells\u00a0StartupSmart.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing with family and loved ones means I can emotionally recharge, review the year that has been, look for ways of improving and plan out high-level personal and professional goals for the new year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it will mean a lot of journaling, reading books, finishing a course on machine learning, listening to podcasts and writing. Should be a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those Girls founders Lauren Davie and Elena Andoniou will work through<\/h3>\n

\"Those<\/p>\n

Davie and Andoniou caught the nation\u2019s imagination when they appeared on national TV in season one of Shark Tank<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With more than $70,000 from major investor Steve Baxter<\/a>, Davie and Andoniou have not stopped a beat working hard to grow their beverage company across the Australasia region.<\/p>\n

How will they spend the holidays?<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking!\u201d they say.<\/p>\n

While Davie and Andoniou will take a few days off to spend some quality time with family, the duo won\u2019t be getting more than a few hours on the beach this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be serving iced teas at festivals so every one else can enjoy their holidays,” they say.<\/p>\n

Follow StartupSmart on<\/em>\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and iTunes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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