30 Under 30 – The Shortlist Revealed!
While voting for the People’s Choice award for B&T’s 30 Under 30, presented by The Newspaper Works, has almost literally exploded with people exhausting their fingers with mouse clicking, our judges have been working tirelessly over the past few weeks to narrow down the 192 entries into a very attractive looking shortlist.
The 30 Under 30 Awards are on May 28, so make sure you grab your tickets here, right now. Early bird prices are available until May 15.
Check out the shortlist below for the six different categories. You can still vote for the People’s Choice award here.
Advertising and Design
Emily Field | BMF |
Helen Simenic | Zoo Advertising |
Giverny Reid | Crown Group |
Simon Fowler and Nicole Hetherington | BMF |
Julia Sheehan | DDB |
Adit Wardhana | Cornwell |
Dave Biddle | 303Lowe |
Ed Howley | By All Means |
Big Coin Project | Paper Moose |
Iain Nealie | |
Sarah Cunningham | M&C Saatchi |
Jessica Matthews | Jessica Matthews Design |
Aisling Salmaggi | BMF |
Guy Marshall | Bashful |
Hannah McElhinney | Cyclone |
Sam Tatam | Ogilvy |
Neil Duncan | Leo Burnett |
Christian Tough | DDB |
Digital
Lauren Moloney | News Corp |
Hayley Rose | Isobar |
Nicole Hedemann | Razorfish |
Tora Brophy | Billabong |
Sam Power | BMF |
Ryan Beck | UM Direct |
Cyrus Rafizadeh | Elite Marketing |
Kate Gamble | Resolution Media |
Dwayne Birtles | News Corp |
Tim Shelley | Leo Burnett |
Megan Aney | Nova Entertainment |
Jack McLaren | OMD |
Scott Nolan | Drifter |
Mark Tovbis | VML |
Steven Christison | Reprise Media |
Kelly Paulisick | SapientNitro |
Marketing and PR
Bronte Tarn-Weir | Ogilvy |
Jessica Minear | Ogilvy |
Taryn Williams | WINK Models |
Rosheeni Dobbie | OPI |
Lewis Shields | n2n and Fuel Communications |
Laura Douglas | Launch Group |
Sarah Shields | Access PR |
Amy Malpass Hahn | The Communication Studio |
Tanya Paolucci | 12WBT |
Megan Winter | Lume Marketing |
Heather Marano | Heather Marano Freelance Consulting |
Rebecca Gibbs | Merivale |
Michael Korjen | Bombora Technologies |
Vuki Vujasinovic | Sling & Stone |
Evelyn Bishop | |
Melody Hyndman | Movember Foundation |
Media
Liz Anderson | |
Kim Kerton | Nova Entertainment |
Heather Young | Vice |
Michelle Rowling | News Corp |
Zoe Lassig | News Corp |
Ben Allman | MCN |
Tim Love | MCN |
Winston Stening | MCN |
Jonathon Bernard | Collingwood Football Club |
Lauren Butler | Fairfax |
Kate McMahon | Nine |
Michael Levine | |
Melanie Mahony | The Sound Alliance |
Jessica Hunter | Daily Mail Australia |
Marta Bonzanini | |
Mark Ferguson |
Media Agency
Benjamin McInerney | MediaCom |
Jeremy Clark | OMD |
Sophie Paulin | Media Circus |
James Wainwright | MediaCom |
Alexander Concannon | Starcom MediaVest Group |
Jeremy McNamara | MediaCom |
Arrian Savvas | Carat |
Sarah Jenkins | Carat |
Claire Fenner | Atomic212 |
Lachlan Sweet | Maxus |
Sam Russell | MediaCom |
Andrew Burger | Switched On Media |
Allister Hercus | MEC |
Nick Thomas | MediaCom |
Elyse Foley | Ikon |
Nick Bauer | Maxus |
Specialist
Grace Turtle | Mash Up |
George Photios & George Pappas | G Squared Digital Marketing |
Daniel Rowlands | SpotXchange |
Phillip Ohren | Mindshare |
Jacob Burke | Best Group |
Gina Lednyak | L&A Social Media |
Simon Williams | Dentsu Aegis |
Caleb Bush | George P Johnson Experience Marketing |
Rochelle Cooper | ApolloNation |
Melissa Blair | The Reputation Group |
Tom Robinson | MediaCom |
Venessa Hunt | Yahoo7 |
David Hickey | Meltwater |
Tim Castle | Astus |
Matt Gillings | PLAY Communications |
Kylie Boyd | City of Sydney |
Massive thank you to all our judges who have had their heads to the grindstone, scrutinising the entrants.
Denis Mamo – Ursa Clememger
Matt Robinson – AnalogFolk
Kate Chaffer – CultureZone
Cassie Sacks – We-People
David Hovenden – B&T
Cyril Louis – Holler
Elissa Good-Omozusi – GroupM
Gaye Steel – Macleay College
Tim Addington – Tag PR
Lorraine Murphy – The Remarkables
Martin Cowie – OMD
Graham Christie – Big Mobile
Jeremy Knibbs – Wronghat Media
Chris Freel – Fairfax Media
Louise Higgins – Nova Entertainment
Carolyn Maloney – MAD People
Stewart Gurney – PHD
Ian Czencz – Match Media
Mark Frain – MCN
Heath Campanaro – Imagination
Julie Dormand – Mercerbell
Linda Wong – Media Federation
Norelle Goldring – GfK
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