Global Growth Program — Your Mentors
Meet the experts and advisors who can help you scale across borders and unlock international growth.
Meet the mentors behind the Global Growth Program
Our mentors are operators, investors, and market specialists who’ve scaled businesses across borders. They work directly with founders in the program on the things that move the needle — sales, market entry, and investment readiness.
Every founder in the program gets matched with one or two mentors for direct, practical guidance.
Ben WoodCorporate Partner, McCullough RobertsonUK · Australia
Georgie McNeeFractional CFO, EarthodicUK · Australia · USA · Asia
Jack ButlerInvestment AssociateUK · Australia
Leigh FordInvestment Manager, UniQuest Extension FundAustralia · USA
Maren BirkbyFractional Head of Sales, SmoothlyAustralia
Marita CorbettPartner, Risk Advisory, BDO AustraliaAustralia
Michael Metcalfe3x Founder (Exited), Advisor/DirectorAustralia · EU · UK
Paul WebsterDirector International Strategy, Oury Clark ConsultingUK · EU · USA · Australia
Viki ForrestVenture Partner, Tribe Global VenturesUSA · Australia
Wayne GerardExited founder / investorUSA
Partnership
In partnership with QIC
The program is brought to you in partnership with Queensland Investment Corporation through the Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund — a Queensland Government program to accelerate and develop the venture capital industry in the state by investing in innovative early-stage Queensland startups and attracting venture capital funds here.
QIC is the Queensland Government’s investment company. The QVCDF exists to attract venture capital funds to the state and to back innovative early-stage Queensland startups.