2021 CofE Festival Guide

Nikki Mann Everi’s Founder Nikki Mann has worked in Los Angeles, California with some of the top models and clients in the industry since 2017. When she returned to Australia, she saw a lack of diversity in the market and that’s when Everi was born. Everi is all about diversity and inclusivity. Beauty is confidence no matter your size, shape, height or ethnicity! Our mission is to diversify the industry so that every single person can see themselves represented. We all deserve to have relatable people visible to us. We value individuality. We are FUN, FIERCE and BRAVE. We want to help make a change in the fashion industry for it to be a healthy environment for everyone, mentally and physically. No one should be told to lose weight or gain weight to fit a certain look. As long as you are happy and healthy that is all that matters. We love you, just the way you are.

Michael Metcalfe Michael is the Founder of Kynd, a Gold Coast startup that is reimagining the ‘care’ industry. Kynd empowers people of all-ages and all- abilities to choose and use the right carer, based on unique needs. It introduces a high-value, low cost model with locals caring for locals, using mobile apps. A serial entrepreneur, Michael founded Snotels in 2010 and launched the world’s first ‘alpine only’ hotel brand with 30 sites across Europe. He has advised investors and family offices across the Middle East, Europe and Asia and mentored startups with the Branson Entrepreneurship Centre.

Scott Millar The tech-head prodigy behind BOP Industries, Scott Millar is a young entrepreneur taking the world by storm. Compared to a young Steve Jobs after turning a year nine business project into a thriving business, Scott is a 20-year-old CEO that has taken an alternative career pathway, turning down scholarship offers to run his company full time, now with a growing presence around the world. BOP Industries is a Brisbane based education company on the mission to inspire the next generation of digital creators, showing students around the world how they can do amazing things at any age from anywhere. With a focus on entrepreneurship, technology and the future of work, Scott and his team are working to build a generation of change makers.

Bill Ovenden Bill Ovenden is co-founder of Brisbane-based startup The Lad Collective. As head of product and logistics, Bill is responsible for ensuring timely and efficient production and delivery of quality bedding products to the doorstep of all Australians. He is a strong advocate for starting the day by tackling the very first obstacle thrown your way - making your bed because it’s the small wins that amount to something far greater!

Donna Naylor Donna has 20 year’s combined experience as a Career & Employment Educator and brings an engaging and empathic approach to career development which carries through to how she interacts with the student’s she supports in her role as Careers Outreach Manager with Study Gold Coast. In 2019, Donna piloted the Careers Outreach program for Study Gold Coast. Since this time, it has grown to be a high demand service for local education organisations and students. Careers Outreach supports Gold Coast students to better understand their career pathways, providing them with the knowledge and tools to plan for their future.

Ed Ovenden Ed Ovenden is co-founder of The Lad Collective. As head of marketing and customer service, Ed is responsible for communicating The Lad Collective’s core message and brand personality in a way that speaks to our target audience. Ed manages The Lad Collective’s various social media accounts while facilitating photography/ videography shoots to capture engaging content for each social platform. Ed prides himself on The Lad Collective’s high standard of customer service and lives by the notion that TLC is a customer service company that sells essential life products.