Six of Queensland’s most successful entrepreneurs and business people will visit Mount Isa next week to encourage others to take the leap, change their lives and become entrepreneurs.
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They arrive in Mount Isa on Thursday March 9 as part of a four-day, ten-stop tour through regional Queensland.
Organised by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, the tour is designed to inspire current and future trailblazers and help cement Queensland’s reputation as the “start up state”.
Led by Mark Sowerby, Queensland’s first Chief Entrepreneur and founder of Blue Sky Alternative Investments, the group also includes:
Steve Baxter, entrepreneur, investor, 'shark' on Network Ten's Shark Tank, and founder of River City Labs, Startup Catalyst and RiverPitch;
Patrice Brown, 2016 Telstra Business Women's Queensland Entrepreneur and founder of CQG Consulting and two startups;
Lucas Patchett, co-founder of social enterprise Orange Sky Laundry and Young Australian of the Year in 2016;
Stephen Phillips, co-founder of We Are Hunted, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and CEO of Mawson Ventures, an Australian ventures firm investing in AI, robotics, materials and renewables;
Chris Titley, Morgans stockbroker and host of the Morgans Startup, Executive and 40 Under 40 podcast series.
They will share life-changing stories through a series of workshops, events and Q&A sessions that will involve the entire community, from schoolchildren and budding ‘kidpreneurs’ to local business, industry leaders and angel investors.
The tour will also be a chance for the Chief Entrepreneur to meet with communities throughout the state, to hear their stories and gain insight into the challenges and opportunities entrepreneurs face in Mount Isa.
A breakfast event on Thursday 9 March, 7:30am–9am, will be held at The Buffs Club. Tickets are $15 and include a light buffet breakfast.
Mark Sowerby said entrepreneurs living in regional Queensland had a distinctive edge.
“The drive and tenacity needed to succeed from rural and remote areas creates unparalleled resilience, problem solving skills and persistence – key ingredients for successful entrepreneurs,” he said.
Born in Cloncurry entrepreneur Steve Baxter said he was looking forward to coming.
“Having been born and raised in north west and central Queensland I know all too well the opportunity for entrepreneurship to thrive in these areas,” Mr Baxter said.
To book tickets go to Mount Isa Tickets online.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
