Miranda Bond, CEO

I am a dynamic, commercially minded leader possessing strong business acumen, with a proven track record of strategy, digital, business development and brand building.

As a successful CEO, I founded and sold three companies in the digital, multimedia and natural cosmetics markets.

I am the Entrepreneur in Residence at iAccelerate, the most innovative start up incubator and accelerator in Australia with 50% female founders or co-founders.

I am an ardent supporter of entrepreneurs, particularly female founders with scalable start-ups. I coach numerous start-up companies and founded the Illawarra Women in Business Entrepreneurs Network.

I am passionate about educating and inspiring women towards optimum health and wellbeing. Launching Inika (www.inikacosmetics.com) in 2006, I filled a void in the market to supply safe and stylish, high quality makeup that was certified organic, vegan, cruelty free and halal – no other make up company globally can boast such credentials.

This resulted in Inika winning over 35 awards for product excellence and innovation and me winning 5 award for business excellence and entrepreneurship. I sold Inika in 2013 to Total Beauty Network (tbn.com.au), freeing my time to consult and embark on other projects.

I have extensive public speaking experience on diverse topics from health to business to digital strategy and interactive television. I gave a TED talk in 2011 sharing my journey and the background behind me creating the world's first certified organic make up brand.

I possess over 20 years’ experience in digital strategy, working with blue chip clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Commonwealth Bank, Saatchi & Saatchi, AC Nielsen and Kmart, in addition to numerous broadcasting agencies.

Excelling in the areas of digital, business strategy and cosmetics, I love to conceptualise and create revenue opportunities.

Business recognition 

Winner Woman of Style Award 2011, In Style Magazine, for contribution to the Cosmetics Industry

Winner Innovation Award 2009 Illawarra Business Awards

Illawarra Business Woman of the Year Finalist 2009

Illawarra Business Awards 2008 Finalist in Export and Sustainability

NSW Business Chamber 2008 Annual Awards Finalist in the category of Export

Who's Who of Australian Women

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Start Ups    

• Visionary Leadership

• Capital Raising

• P&L/Budgeting/Sales Forecasting

• Negotiations

• Public and Media Relations

• Digital Strategy and Social Media

 

• Product Development

• Brand Management

• Distributor engagement

• Marketing Campaigns

• Tactical Market Planning

• Public Speaking

• International Business

Matt Geary, Content Creator

Matt helps us with our writing, sourcing and content creation across social media channels, websites, brochures - anything that needs words. He's finishing off a course in computer coding and freelances as a writer. Matt is an obsessive fact checker, garden grower and loves mechanical keyboards ("they last forever!").

Kate Sergent, Marketing Producer

Kate is our marketing manager, working across all our clients ensuring projects are delivered on time and in budget. She brings over 10 years experience having worked as Marketing Manager for Mr Jamie Oliver in London for several years. Kate moonlights as a yoga teacher and is also finishing off a law degree.