Kaylene Langford, founder of Startup Creative — entrepreneur, passionate coach, sunshine-seeker and all-round go-getter. Kaylene is committed to drawing together young, motivated individuals and throwing them in the mix with industry experts, funding opportunities, development programs, mentors, inspiring events and keynote presentations. Filling in the space between opportunities and out-of-this-world outcomes, Kaylene supports and champions a new generation of Australian entrepreneurs and business owners who are ready to grab their dreams by the horns and ride them off into the sunset.

Working with people to help them realise their potential and exceed their own expectations is what drives Kaylene to get up every damn morning. With over eight years’ experience developing and delivering youth programs, driving initiatives to support youth development, mentoring, and building a thriving community for entrepreneurs to find their groove, Kaylene offers empowerment, encouragement and support to those with the same hunger to do something new, different, and significant.With an impressively top-notch professional network, and industry knowledge born of late nights, early mornings, steep learning curves and truckloads of caffeinated liquid magic, Kaylene continues to expand and evolve StartUp Creative into the leading source of inspiration and information, found at the place where courage and creativity collide.

Lucy Pearson started her blog eight years ago while she was reading her way through the Top 100 BBC Reads and shortly after winning the inaugural Book Blogger of the Year Award at the London Book Fair in 2018 she joined forces with the team at Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore to launch the Bondi Literary Salon. Her favourite book is A Little Life and her favourite bookshop is (understandably) Gertrude & Alice.