After successful stints studying and working in tailors in London and Italy, Patrick Johnson moved back to Sydney and started a travelling tailor business, which proved successful with Australian men.
The business evolved into P Johnson, which now builds beautiful top-to-bottom men’s and women’s wardrobes. Patrick’s establishment is now influencing wardrobes and perspectives on dressing globally, with stores in New York and London and a tailoring workshop in Tuscany.
Caroline Bowler is CEO of BTC Markets, one of the largest Australian digital asset exchanges. BTC Markets has over 325,000 Australian clients, who have traded more than $21bn since 2013.
Caroline is a board member of the industry group Blockchain Australia and is the 2022 recipient of the Female Fintech Leader of the Year award from Fintech Australia.
Hayden Cox is a renowned surfboard designer from Sydney who revolutionised the world of surfing with his surfboard brand Haydenshapes.
Through Haydenshapes, Hayden Cox developed the Hypto Krypto surfboard, which has become one of the best-selling in the world, thanks in no small part to his patented FutureFlex technology. Hayden has recently moved into menswear which we’ll hear all about on the day.
Immanuel Debeer is the chief points nerd and brains behind Flight Hacks, an Australian website dedicated to finding the very best deals on flights, credit cards and points, so that you can travel the world in serious style.
With hundreds of thousands of air miles to his name, accrued from all the major airlines, there are few people more knowledgeable when it comes to air travel.
Sam Wood is an Australian health and fitness expert who founded the 28 by Sam Wood in 2016. A global home fitness and nutrition program, 28 has helped over 500,000 people around the world to become fitter, healthier versions of themselves.
With a huge library of meal plans, a range of workout styles and an engaged online community, 28 by Sam Wood proves how easy it can be to get fit in the comfort of your own home.
PATRICKS is the luxury Men’s grooming brand founded by the eponymous Bondi-based entrepreneur, Patrick Kidd. An under-achieving South Coast school student turned capital raising, industry-disrupting hellion; Patrick took 280k and turned it into a pioneering hair-tech company set to turnover a cool 25 mill by this time next year.
With the company motto, ‘we can do better’ at the forefront of everything he does, Patrick has pushed the very limits of innovation, pissing off chemists in his pursuit of perfection. With 16 industry accolades to his name and Hearst Institute Accreditation for outstanding product performance, this Kidd’s one to watch.
Mike Campbell is a men’s performance coach and author who, by drawing on his own experiences, helps men to live more fruitful and purposeful lives. Whether you’re stuck in a dead-end job, are having relationship struggles or just need some guidance with being happier in life, Mike is the man to talk to.
Viola Raikhel-Bolot founded 1858 Ltd Art Advisory in 2004 as a means to help high and ultra-high net worth clients build enviable art portfolios. Viola and her team provide their clients with specialist, impartial advice in all areas relating to art acquisition or sales, including authentication, auction representation and collection management.
1858 Ltd Art Advisory has now been responsible for buying and/or selling artwork from some of the most well-known artists for its clients, including pieces by Banksy, Andy Warhol and Fabergé.
Twin brothers Cameron and Chris Grant founded Unyoked in 2017 as a means to help Australians digitally detox by offering a network of cabins placed in rural parts of Australia. After experiencing incredible success, the brothers have since stationed their sustainable, off-the-grid cabins in rural outposts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, such is the demand for not just a change of scenery, but a change of pace.
Anthony Puharich has established a reputation as one of Australia’s leading butchers and entrepreneurs. With an unmatched understanding of the people and produce that are the backbone of Australia’s meat industry, few people share his depth of knowledge and passion for all things meat.
Victor Churchill, which Anthony founded alongside his father, Victor, holds a unique position in the Australian food chain connecting the best meat producers in the country with the best chefs.
Luke is the co-founder of financial advisory firm Seneca Financial Solutions, where he manages over $300m in assets on behalf of industry-leading professionals, high-net-worth families, entrepreneurs, and not-for-profits.
Matthew Pearson is an Australian entrepreneur and founder of Fleet Space Technologies – a space company that develops nanosatellites to improve connectivity in Australia and further advance the Internet of Things – and Airspeeder – the world’s first racing event for flying electric cars.
