The Results Are In! 30 Under 30 Shortlist Revealed

The day you’ve all been waiting is finally here. You entered. The judges judged. The results are in. B&T‘s 2019 30 Under 30 shortlist has been compiled. Are you excited? Because we sure are (Almost as excited as you’re going to be if you made the shortlist).
The 2019 B&T 30 Under 30 Awards drew in 337 entries from the industry’s best and brightest.
And now, we have the cream of the crop, the best of the best – the shortlisted candidates for 2019!
While we wish everyone could be shortlisted, alas, that’s not the way it works.
The judges have had their work cut out for them, culling down some pretty impressive entries to a few high-scoring individuals from each category.
But before we get to the shortlist (even though we know you’re just going to scroll down anyway to hopefully find your name), this an important note: make sure your name and company are spelled correctly.
Yes, we know you submitted it and you should theoretically know how to spell your own name and the name of your company. But people make mistakes. And if you win, a trophy really won’t look as good if your name is spelled wrong, will it?
So please advise of any name or company changes ASAP to riin@themisfits.media by Friday March 29th.
The 30 Under 30 Awards will be held in Sydney at the ivy in Sydney on Thursday 11th April. And a friendly reminder that if you’ve been shortlisted, you must buy a ticket to the event. Grab your tix here!
Are you ready to find out if you’ve been shortlisted?
Creative
- Angus Loxton, J. Walter Thompson Sydney
- Bianka Krook, Campaign Edge
- Edwin Hughan, VIRTUE The Agency By Vice
- Elaine Li, DDB Australia
- Fee Millist, DDB Australia
- Finn Astle, VERSA
- Grace O’Brien, CHE Proximity
- Hannah McElhinney, VICE
- Hayley Carra, Isobar
- Jake Bley, Pulse
- Jardin Anderson, Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
- Jared Wicker, DDB Australia
- Josie Fox, Special Group
- Lee Wallwork, oOh!media
- Rhiannon Jansma, BMF
Entrepreneur
- Alexander Solo, sprintlaw
- Andrew Raso, Online Marketing Gurus
- Brack Norris, Evari
- Brigitte Warne, Silverfox Management Group
- Georgia Branch, Hemple
- Georgina Debenham, PHD Media
- Gordon D’Mello, 5Why Media
- Henry Innis, Mutiny
- Jessica Ruhfus, Collabosaurus
- Lauren Kress, The Change Makers Collective
- Lauren Smith, Lauren Nicole PR and GrowGetter
- Ryan Channing, Blaq Ptd Ltd
- Sage Greenwood, WINK Models
- Troy Douglas, Nexba Pty Ltd
- William Strange, Sports Performance Tracking
Journalist/Producer
- Abi Moustafa, Pacific Magazine
- Amy Jarman, Heckler
- Anna Trichet, This Film Studios/M&C Saatchi Group
- Chantelle Schmidt, Pedestrian Group
- Courtney Thompson, whimn.com.au
- Gavin Butler, VICE
- Georgia Hammond, Enthral
- Jack Cannon, Fox Sports
- Jessica Rapana, mybody+soul
- Jules LeFevre, Junkee Media
- Mitch Finlayson, JAM TV Australia
- Natalie Babic, Australian Radio Network
Public Relations
- Alexandra Berriman, Porter Novelli
- Anastassia Keltchina, OPR
- Belinda Sieben, Tonic PR & Communications
- Bella Twomey, G Adventures
- Drew Collins, Edelman
- Emma Lowde, eBay
- Emma Wilson, Weber Shandwick
- Finbar Corrall, Neon Black
- Georgia Harman, Alt/Shift
- Hannah Jackson, Sling & Stone
- Harrison Polites, The Media Accelerator
- Mike Lane, OPR
- Rachel Barry, Red Agency
- Sophie Hanson, Launch Group
- Tahlia Davies, Sling & Stone
Project Manager
- Ashleigh Bruton, Social Soup
- Ayesha Kiely, MediaCom
- Bianca De Candia, Pacific Magazines
- Brittany Stella, VICE Media
- Cameron Maurice, Australian Radio Network
- Emily Waight, HYLAND
- Erin Butler, ARN
- Jesse Benson, Banter
- Mitchell Crebert, Zenith Payments
- Nic Kelly, Southern Cross Austereo
- Nick Baum, Leo Burnett Melbourne
- Polly Morcillo, Nova Entertainment
- Rachel Buttigieg, Woolworths Group
- Samantha Rivett, Louder
- Sarah Heslop, Nova Entertainment
Tech
- Andrew Cornale, Impulse Digital
- Charles Harwood, Guerrilla
- Eve Ransley, Havas Melbourne
- Georgina Fox, GroupM
- Holly Stephens, Savvy.io
- Irene Kurniawan, Rubicon Project
- James Betlehem, Xaxis
- James Hanley, Resolution
- Jason Lee, Commonwealth Bank
- Jeremy Bierma, Bohemia/M&C Saatchi Group
- Laura Kirkwood, Merivale
- Lauren Farquhar, Seven West Media
- Sarah Morgan, Big Mobile
- Stella Xu, The Trade Desk
- Tyler Hamilton, Versa
Marketing
- Anastasia Papayioryiou, Bauer Media
- Belle Tayler, Nine
- Cassandra Wilkins, National Rugby League
- Charlotte Martin, MediaCom
- Claudine Cruz, Unilever
- Freya Harvey, Google
- Ingrid Kesa, Broadsheet Media
- Jasmin Clements, Krispy Kreme Australia
- Jeroen Boersma, Google
- Lana Sciasci, Seven Network
- Maia Bryant, Coles Supermarkets
- Michelle Grigg, Powershop Australia
- Morgan Lee, Pacific
- Peter Andrew, UNIspotter
- Vanessa Murillo, Personalised Plates Queensland
Strategy
- Caitlin Lloyd, Mindshare
- Florencia Mostaccio, Cengage Australia
- Isaac Lai, VMLY&R
- Jacqueline Osborne, UM
- Jake Lyme, Lida, M&C Saatchi Group
- James Davis, DDB Australia
- James Reeves, Atomic 212 °
- Kellie Box, BMF
- Lauren Bray, UM
- Madison Wappett, Columbus
- Malcolm Miller, Pacific Magazines
- Remi Baker, PHD
- Suryabala Shenbagamurthy, Ikon Communications
- Tom Glover, VERSA
- Tom Uhlhorn, Tiny CX
Media Planner/Buyer
- Albert Han, Identity Communications
- Charlotte Berry, UM
- Danielle Galipienzo, Initiative
- Emily Cook, TeamRed
- Gemma Beeley, UM
- John Geraghty, MediaCom
- Leona Irvine, Initiative
- Lucy Diacaris, MediaCom
- Marco Del Castillo, Wavemaker
- Margot Kelly, MediaCom Brisbane
- Marie Fox, MediaCom
- Rachel Andrada, MediaCom Australia
- Sam Rowswell, MediaCom
- Samuel Down, Dentsu X
- Victoria Brennan, Wavemaker
Sales/Account Manager
- Arna Toffolo, Visual Domain
- Cassandra Woodward, Seven West Media
- Grace Vizor, Leo Burnett
- Hannah Cooper, Quantcast
- Harold McKeon, Rumble Creative & Media
- Hayley Treasure, Spotify
- Katya Vakulenko, Switched On
- Lewis Harvey, M&C Saatchi
- Naseem Alinejad, Australian Radio Network
- Patrick Falson, Snapchat
- Pete Richardson, Pedestrian.TV – Pedestrian Group
- Rebekah O’Grady, J. Walter Thompson Sydney
- Sarah Lattouf, MCN
- Sue Jun, Realestate.com.au
- Tara Phelps, Bastion Collective
- Travis Kirk, Network 10
A massive congrats to everyone on the shortlist, and thank you to everyone who submitted an entry into this year’s awards.
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