Meet The Team

Editor

Preneur Magazine is a digital publication covering insight, inspiration and innovation and an online community for entrepreneurs, business owners, start-ups and anyone interested in business, entrepreneurship and enterprise.

Erik Bigalk

Erik Bigalk is a business solutionist, internationally published writer/speaker, bestselling author, and award-winning entrepreneur. His three decades of business background and his interviews with many leading business minds place him as a versatile voice on all things business, entrepreneurship, marketing and mindset making him a sought-after commentator and contributor. www.erikbigalk.com

Annestacia Onwamaka

Annestacia is a digital marketing enthusiast and has over the years helped small business owners increase their client base via the digital marketing space. She is an excellent business coach and also holds a Bachelors's degree in Computer Science.

Murray Smith

Murray Smith is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a centre of excellence for innovation and entrepreneurship. Murray also holds other postgraduate and undergraduate qualifications from RMIT University in Melbourne. He has attended an executive program for senior executives at Harvard University and is a Professional EOS Implementer™. Murray works with businesses across Australia to improve their performance.

Lauren Hamilton

Karen Tisdell

An early-adopter of LinkedIn, Karen Tisdell recognised the platform’s potential when working as a recruiter. Foreseeing the importance of how business leaders are perceived online, Karen began her LinkedIn profile writing business. A decade on, she has written thousands of profiles for business leaders and is ranked by SMMI as one of the top 10 independent LinkedIn trainers across the Asia Pacific

Web-Editor

Brian Ruddle

Brian Ruddle is the Managing Director, Impact Innovation Group. Brian has been involved in the innovation sector for over 25 years across Australia, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. He founded Impact Innovation Group in 2006 which has grown to a 25 person team providing innovation, commercialisation and collaboration services for large multinationals, SME’s, startups, Not For Profit’s, universities, incubators and accelerators, and government agencies. The company helps clients across all sectors navigate the complexity of turning ideas into profitable products and services. He heads up a range of initiatives including collaborations with TAFE Qld, CSIRO, Life Sciences Queensland, and the ARC Hardware incubator. Brian also sits on several boards, advisory boards and committees. This includes positions as Chair of the AgriFutures Australia Emerging Industries Panel which supports the establishment of next generation ag and food industries and Chair of the Innovation Management Standards committee (MB-279) for Standards Australia where he is working with innovation specialists from 43 other countries to develop international innovation management standards.

Sabrina Palmer

Sabrina Palmer is an accomplished business transformation consultant and advisor with over two decades in business process improvement and change management in the manufacturing process and supply chain domain. She has played a pivotal role in driving transformation initiatives that are innovative, and achieve organizational goals and objectives. Sabrina has earned an MS in Information Systems, Business Process Management, and Service Innovation from Stevens Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science, in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Columbia University. www.peakpointadvisors.com

Jason Cherubini

Jason Cherubini, CPA/MBA/CMA/CGMA, is a business professor, entrepreneur, and founder of Seraphim Associates International, a management consulting firm specialising in assisting startup ventures. He can be found across social media: @jasoncherubini

Carley Johnson

Unzipped was established in 2019 by Managing Director Carley Johnson after a successful career in fashion eCommerce working for well-known fashion brands across the UK, US and Australia. Career highlights include setting up the wholesale division for Forever New and launching 30+ wholesale accounts whilst at New Look, growing this side of the business to be 1 of the 3 key pillars of growth. Her focus now lies with helping SMB to launch and grow to a global audience. No matter what stage brands are at on their fashion journey Unzipped will be able to help; either through our consulting business or through our online fashion course.