Australia's Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs 71-80

Maple Community Services

Sydney

In 2018, this brother-and-sister duo established a disability and housing service that is available to anyone in Australia registered with the NDIS.

Maple Community Services offers disability support, independent living arrangements, plan management and support coordination for hundreds of its clients.

72. Costa Vasili (33)

Ethnolink

Melbourne

Founded in 2011 by Costa Vasili, Ethnolink has grown into Australia's largest professional multicultural communications agency specialising in translation services for the public sector with expertise in more than 150 languages combined with an ethos of great care in tailoring its messaging to the nuances of different cultures.

In FY23 the group also launched a new division dedicated to communications and engagement with First Nations people.

73. Nicholas Mitrossilis (34)

The Yiros Shop

Brisbane

Created in 2015 to bring fast, fresh and authentic Greek eats to Queensland, The Yiros Shop now has 16 outlets supported by a head office that seeks to emulate the world’s leading systems for quality and training.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think that this particular gap in the market in Brisbane was going to be a fan favourite for so many people and soon became a cult following,” says Mitrossilis, who also expanded the model to include franchising and acquired the company’s own production and supply factory Midas Mediterranean.

74. James Carney (31), Alec Carney (31) and Paul Carney (35)

Gemelli Group

Gold Coast

Led by their passion for Italian cooking, these brothers run five flourishing venues across the Glitter Strip and Brisbane: Gemelli James Street, Gemelli Broadbeach, Gemellini, Roys, and Bar Tano.

Dishing up authentic mouth-watering woodfired pizzas, homemade pastas, and decadent gelato, these spots are guaranteed to satisfy those itching for an authentic and hearty meal.

75. Taylor McPhail (33)

McPhail’s Furniture

Wangaratta

After half a century as a regional family business, McPhail’s Furniture in Wangaratta nearly folded in 2020 but brothers Taylor and Casey McPhail secured capital and revamped the business model to help sales rise more than 40-fold in just two years.

From what was previously a second-hand furniture auctioning company, McPhail’s now designs and curates items, does its own deliveries and also services remote farming stations where many couriers won’t go.

76. Matt Noble (30), Cam Noble (29), and Keenan Te (23) 

ACTS Agency

Melbourne

ACTS Music Group is a full-service music and talent company, with 150-plus influencers on its roster including Surthany Hejeij, Lanazi and Conor Maynard, who has 13.6 million followers on YouTube.

The company also helps more than 500 artists manage their label, distribution, publishing, management and studio needs.

77. Mike Kellett (33)

Macro Mike, Macro Gym

Gold Coast

Having begun as a fledgling startup selling brownies at Circle on Cavill in Surfers Paradise, Mike Kellett’s Macro Mike has grown to become an exciting health food company with a wide range of products underpinned by a unique blend of peanut and almond protein.

Sold at numerous retail and gym outlets Australia-wide, including Coles, the company’s scalability has been bolstered by a 2,000sqm manufacturing facility completed in early 2023 at Burleigh Heads.

78. Kent Tan (34)

My Implant Dentist

Perth

Kent Tan started My Implant Dentist in 2019 with a vision for “affordable excellence” in the future of dental implants, delivering “natural-looking smiles that everyone will notice but won't know why” at five clinics in Perth and two in Brisbane.

79. Jared Ooi (38)

Maco Electrics

Gold Coast

While the past few years have been a tumultuous period for the construction industry, Maco Electrics has been dedicated to forging strong relationships with secure builders such as Mosaic Constructions and Hutchinson Builders to ensure its team of electrical experts is not only well supported, but continues to grow.

80. Josh Fegan (38)

Althea (ASX: AGH)

Melbourne

As a former franchisee for Strathfield Car Radio, in 2017 Josh Fegan became a trailblazer in an entirely different market of medicinal cannabis, founding Althea which would list on the ASX the following year.

In a competitive market defined by consolidation and large corporate collapses, Althea has managed to grow quickly, experiencing a “remarkable surge” in Australian revenue in the December half.

“The primary driver behind this impressive growth was the overwhelming demand for cannabis extracts, where Althea firmly holds the dominant market share in Australia,” said Fegan, who is CEO and remains the company’s largest shareholder.

Growth also continues in the UK and Ireland, where sales of its cannabis oil are supported by the group’s brand MyAccessClinics where healthcare professionals can consult with patients and prescriptions can be fulfilled electronically.

In late 2023 the group also completed a sale and leaseback of its facility in Canada, where it services the federally legal recreational cannabis market through its brand Peak Processing Solutions.

“Peak is emerging as one of the industry’s leading recreational cannabis contract development and manufacturing organisations and is well positioned to benefit from future market growth,” Fegan said.

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