Emyjor Providers managing director Greg Bowden was revealed as First Amongst Equals on the 40under40 Awards for 2024, profitable first place forward of a various cohort of Western Australia’s younger enterprise and group leaders.
This 12 months marked Enterprise Information’ twenty third annual 40under40 Awards, with the winners being introduced at a gala dinner at Crown Perth on Friday evening.
Talking on the occasion, Enterprise Information senior journalist and chief choose Mark Pownall mentioned the 2024 nominees revealed the variety of enterprise excellence in WA.
“There may be a variety of various enterprise sorts, from careerists to startup entrepreneurs,” Mr Pownall mentioned.
“The judges had been searching for the entrepreneurs – individuals who had been prepared to take a danger reasonably than observe the secure path, those that have stepped outdoors their consolation zone.”
Mr Pownall mentioned the judging panel was confronted with a troublesome problem of choosing the profitable 40 candidates amongst an enormous group of high quality entries.
“The judges are all the time impressed by individuals who discover time, of their busy lives, to contribute to their group,” Mr Pownall mentioned.
“We had been additionally searching for individuals with a observe file of success, over a number of years.”
Mr Bowden was introduced as Enterprise Information’ 40under40 First Amongst Equals and in addition received the Medium Enterprise class for his plumbing enterprise Emyjor Providers.
Within the first a part of his profession, Mr Bowden labored with a relative in Kalgoorlie doing his apprenticeship and creating his plumbing abilities within the outback metropolis’s residential sector.
By the age of 24, he had gone out on his personal, selecting to give attention to industrial and industrial plumbing, which didn’t compete along with his former employer of their shared hometown.
Over 15 years on the helm of a enterprise Mr Bowden ultimately registered beneath the banner of Emyjor, after his two oldest kids, Emily and Jordy, the plumber and Kalgoorlie enterprise chief has put what he has realized to work establishing a serious enterprise.
Emyjor, which affords complementary companies in excavation, managed waste and carpentry, now employs greater than 65 individuals and operates properly past its Goldfields base, together with branches in Albany and Perth.
“I used to be lucky sufficient to be born in a city stuffed with alternatives,” Mr Bowden mentioned.
“With no assist community, to achieve success I needed to grasp on each phrase a possible mentor provided me. I wanted to utilise info to attain optimistic outcomes.
“I knew I wanted to encompass myself with good individuals, and I did.”
The three different finalists for the First Amongst Equals award had been Tracey Batt of Journey Snacks, Brad Younger of The Grout Man and Angela Tran of BOBABOBA FRANCHISING.
Ms Batt additionally received APIL Individuals’s Selection Award and took first place for the Small or Begin-up class, whereas Mr Younger received for the Massive Enterprise class.
Healthengine co-founder and chief product officer Darius Wey was awarded The Metropolis of Perth Strategic Alliance Award.
Different class winners had been: Stirlings Efficiency Steels govt supervisor Michael Stirling (Household Enterprise); Benang managing director Jasmine Kadic (Indigenous); VenuesLive – Optus Stadium head of conferences and particular occasions Nadia Owen (Intrapreneur); Carbon Group accomplice Michelle Maynard (Skilled Providers); and Fiercely Infertile proprietor Cassie Silver (Group, Social Enterprise or Not for Revenue).
You possibly can learn extra about Mr Bowden’s story and all of the 40under40 winners in our subsequent print version on Could 13 and on-line subsequent week.
Congratulations to the 40under40 winners of 2024
Angela Tran: BOBABOBA FRANCHISING
Anita Barnes: Blaze HFS
Brad Younger: The Grout Man
Brendan White: Equinox Ventures
Brendon Habak: Inhabit Property
Cassie Silver: Fiercely Infertile
Cecily Rawlinson: CyberWest Hub
Darius Wey: Healthengine
David Toby: Pathfinder Advertising
Elsie Blay: Ruah Group Providers
Emilie Otto: Home of Interest
Fabian Bucher: Varsity Group
Greg Bowden: Emyjor Providers
Jasmine Kadic: Benang
Josip Peran: PCH Civil
Kalvin Chow: Cizzy Bridal Australia
Katie Mant: BON CHARGE
Kent Tan: My Implant Dentist
Leanne Kite: Reliis Restricted
Lewis Harriman: Kleen Slate Providers
Mason Bagios: Kommunity Brewing Co
Mia Tarpey: Remedy For Youngsters Perth
Michael Stirling: Stirlings Efficiency Steels
Michelle Maynard: Carbon Group
Melissa Sgro: DANCE FUSION
Melvyn Gilbert: Fortuna Advisory Group
Nadia Owen: VenuesLive – Optus Stadium
Natalie Bussau: Yiri
Nel Minchin: Wheels Rolling
Nikhil Jayaraj: Regen Energy
Parys McClean: Diamond Collective
Peter Breen: Halo Civil Engineering
Philippa Lonie: Inexperienced Shoots
Ryan Schlam: Schlam Group
Siobhan O’Meara: Frankies on Rottnest
Stephanie MacKinnon: Skye Medical Armadale
Stephanie Mulcahy: DNTL Code
Steven Kunz: JPS Administration and Execution
Tracey Batt: Journey Snacks
Tracy Lindsey: Off The Overwhelmed Monitor WA
