The Wait Is Over: The 2022 B&T 30 Under 30 Awards Shortlist Is Here!
Spoilers! Check Out The 30 Under 30 Winners Announced on The 31st of March HERE.
Okay, you’re antsy. And who could blame you? You’ve worked your heart out to get where you are and you deserve to be recognised for it.
Well, be antsy no more, because the shortlist for the 2022 B&T 30 Under 30 Awards is finally here! No more incessant refreshing, no more tossing-and-turning in your sleep, no more double-checking your chakras are properly aligned for this moment.
Out of the 343 who applied, our team of all-elite, hot shot judges have whittled it down to a shortlist of the best and the brightest our industry has to offer (that are under the age of 30, obviously).
The 2022 B&T 30 Under 30 Awards will be held Thursday, 31 March at The Factory Theatre in Marrickville. To avoid contracting a nasty case of FOMOitis, be sure to snap up those tickets here.
And before we get into the juicy stuff, please take the time to make sure your name and company are spelled correctly. After all your hard work, the last thing you want is a typo on your precious trophy. If there are any spelling errors, please contact romy@themisfits.media by the March 15th.
And now, without further adieu, your shortlist for the 2022 B&T 30 Under 30 Awards!
Agency Sales/Account Manager
Conor Riordan, Kaimera
Courtney Devereux, Clear Hayes Consulting
Georgia Moulis, BMF
Henrietta Corley, TABOO
Jaime Mills-Blayney, Foundation
Kimberley Leopoldo, Hatched
Laura Brady, Wavemaker
Linh Diep, Special Group
Lisa Leicester, OMD
Rachel McEwen, Cummins&Partners
Rebecca Grant, Special Group
Sally Cartmell, Southern Cross Austereo
Sofie Spelta, Alpha Digital
Sophie Perry, Dig Agency
Tarlyn McStay, Playground XYZ
Creative
Charlie White, Squeak E. Clean Studios
Hannah Lawson, DDB Sydney
Jack Elliott, Wunderman Thompson
Jackson Holst, Jack Morton Australia
Jeffrey Seeff, Special Group
Joel Grunstein, Special Group
Katie Kidd, The Monkeys part of Accenture Interactive
Lizzie Wood, The Monkeys part of Accenture Interactive
Margot Alais, Paper + Spark
Meredith Besseling, TBWA Sydney
Nicholas Hall, Man of Many
Phillip Robbie, Abel
Sammy Hall, BMF
Shaun McFarlane, Special Group Australia
Entrepreneur
Alon Abraham, TAG Direct
Anthony Kwok, ZILIO
Carla Schesser, Five by Five
Cormac Gray, Top Tier Marketing
Ellen Weigall, BABY Pink Gin
Emily Bobis, Compass IoT
Franz Phillip Siasat, Zolo
Hayden Shiels, Events Engine Pty Ltd
Jack Toohey, Sure Studios
Matt Herbert, Tracksuit
Matt Travers, Sunny Digital
Taylor Fielding, TFM Digital
Teagan West, Free Folk Agency
Tiffany Ng, The Social Story
Veronica Cremen, Vonnimedia
Marketing
Alex McCann, Reload Media
Annie Lucchitti, Unilever
Bertie Ocampo, Shopify
Bronte Davy, The University of Queensland
Caroline Jessett, JSHealth Vitamins
Emily Fisher, Uber
Jason Khoury, McDonald’s Australia
Jessica Horgan, Sparro
Josh Gowing, Megaphone Marketing
Joshua Pickstone, Uber Eats
Krishma Sood, The Arnott’s Group
Mads Hallett, Mr Yum
Shiana Gunasekera, Blackdot
Siobhan McGeown, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Tessa Whittaker, Asahi Beverages Australia (Carlton & United Breweries)
Media Planner/Buyer
Amanda Thomsen, The University of Queensland
Danielle Galipienzo, Initiative
Elizabeth Murrel-Marsh, OMD
Emily Shanks, MediaCom
Jessica Lane, CHEP Network
Joanna Szkurat, Zenith Media
Joshua Harrison, Bohemia Group
Justin Arlt, Initiative
Kate O’Loughlin, Initiative
Katherine Pochroj, MediaCom
Sam Chadwick, Wavemaker
Simon Conyard, Wavemaker
Sophia Roche-West, Starcom
Summer Treseder, Initiative Australia
Veronica Cremen, Vonnimedia
Will Ridley, Atomic 212°
Media Sales/Account Manager
Annika Kemp, TikTok
Alex Tran, Twitch
Chloe Moo, Nine
Daniel Macinante, News Corp
Declan Peach, Universal McCann
Giorgia Tavalla, Yahoo
Jacqueline Ingram, oOh!media
Jaimee Wiggins, Pedestrian Group
Jamie Sayvong, Twitter
John McMahon, Luxity Media
Kim Dao, Yahoo
Maddie Basso, Captify
Mina Vanessa Kitsos, Pedestrian Group
Rosalinde Czysnok, News Corp Australia
Simone Tison, Cashrewards
PR
Anastasiia Nazarenko, Palin Communications
Annabelle Nielsen, Cartology – Part of the Woolworths Group
Brittney Rigby, DDB Group Australia
Caroline Roe, Bastion Amplify
Chloe Fitzgerald, Cox Inall Change
Danika Gregg, The Comms Crew
Dede Stewart, Clear Hayes Consulting
Ellie Thomas, Ogilvy PR
Emilie Paige Dye, GT Communications
Hamish Walsh, Palin Communications
Lana Pham, 10 ViacomCBS
Miles Alexander, Thrive PR + Communications
Nastasia Marjanovic, Straight Up PR
Sophie Willis, Bethesda Softworks
Tess Fisher, tide.pr
Project Manager
Aaron Gill, Pedestrian Group
Ben Fearnley, Captive Vision Outdoor
Cherie Kim, TikTok
Chloe McKenzie, OMD
Elyssia Antonatos, Cheil
Emily Barlow, Broadsheet Media
Gabrielle Mills, Playground XYZ
Georgia Turner, Pedestrian Group
Kirsty Judges, The Works
Millie-Mae Twort, The Works
Pru Morgan, Initiative
Sofia Fuller-Smith, Pedestrian Group
Soujanya Datta, Finder
Stefania Barba, The Company We Keep
Uvani Appanna, Banter
Strategy
Alexandra Wright, Foxtel Media
Anouk Kalaf, JCDecaux
Camille Gray, Initiative
Charlotte Goodsir, The Monkeys part of Accenture Interactive
David Szanto, Orchard Marketing
Eugenia Yeung, Reprise
Jessica Sutanto, BMF
Joseph Cilia, Seven West Media
Joshua Green, Spark Foundry
Joshua Hogg, Initiative
Jun Bin Liew (Ray), Brand Catalyser
Kate Napoli, Alt/Shift
Kimberly Dolengowski, Foundation
Lucy Batchelor, The Works
Natalie Sareff, Spark Foundry
Serena Lee, Merkle Australia
Tech
Adriaan Janse van Rensburg, Merkle Australia
Alexandra Maciver, The Trade Desk
Aurelia Harjono, Sparro
Daniel Lakajev, The Trade Desk
Emmalee Crellin, Yahoo
Georgina Evans, Reprise
Jazz Lawler, Resolution Digital
Katie Skelly, Eucalyptus
Maddi Skeggs, Inlight
Maxx Bethke, Essence
Sean Knight-Braniff, Annalect Australia
Taylor Seymour, Unruly
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