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I've spent over two decades building, scaling and selling companies, and I've done it on my own terms the whole way: raising a family, travelling the world, and proving you don't need a big team or a small life to build something serious.
I started my first business at 20 and I've been chasing the same question ever since: how do you build real wealth without handing over your whole life to do it?
The answer I've found, and now teach, isn't more hours or more staff. It's clarity about what you sell, structure that holds its value, and technology that does the heavy lifting so the business doesn't depend on you being in every seat.
I've founded, scaled and sold companies while raising two boys and living life the way I wanted to live it.
I grew my first company, Begin Bright, from a single tutoring room into a national franchise of 35 locations and 120 staff, then sold it to a publicly listed company in 2016. Since then I've built a global online education business helping thousands of experts turn what they know into commercial, revenue-generating assets.
What started as strategy for private clients became a proven framework, the one I use today to help people package their expertise into businesses that scale.
For my whole working life I've helped people build businesses that fund the life they actually want, not ones that swallow it. Experts, specialists and small business owners, the people who are brilliant at what they do but were never shown how to turn it into something commercial and scalable.
I believe wealth built well gets shared. It grows communities and strengthens families, and through the Kukua Foundation, the businesses I help build also help send girls in Kenya to school.
Building life and business in the same breath, one deliberate chapter at a time.
At 20, Tina launched her first business, running tutoring sessions from a single room with a plan to make education more engaging for kids.
Completed her Bachelor of Education at the University of Sydney, sharpening her thinking on learning and leadership.
Founded Begin Bright and became a mum for the first time with the birth of her eldest son, Kai. Bold beginnings in business and motherhood.
Begin Bright began expanding through licensing. Her second son, Cohen, was born, growing both the business and the family.
Begin Bright became a national franchise of more than 30 locations across Australia, helping thousands of children thrive.
Tina and her family left the city for a farm by the coast, building a slower-paced life around freedom and connection.
Tina won the national Telstra Business Women's Awards in 2014, the most prestigious award for women running businesses in Australia. After that point, everything changed very dramatically.
Begin Bright was acquired by a publicly listed company, and Tina stepped into a new chapter with time, space and a blank page.
Tina, Mat and their two boys travelled to 28 countries over a year. Along the way she funded her first scholarship in Kenya, planting the seed for the Kukua Foundation.
Published her first bestselling book, One Life. Became a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course (GAICD) and earned a United Nations diploma in global affairs, deepening her work in governance and impact.
Launched Her Empire Builder, now a global ecosystem helping experts turn their knowledge into structured, scalable businesses.
Her second book, Million Dollar Micro Business, hit number one on Amazon, showing thousands of people how to package their expertise into lean, profitable businesses.
After years of grassroots work, Tina officially launched the Kukua Foundation, providing life-changing education scholarships for girls in Kenya.
Launched Welcome to Adulting, online education teaching teenagers the real world life skills school never covered, from money to moving out.
Tina speaks on global stages, appears regularly on business podcasts, and advises a select number of businesses and boards. Her work sits at the intersection of business strategy, personal brand, and the commercialisation of intellectual property.
As a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course (GAICD) who has built, governed and exited companies, I take on a select number of board and advisory roles. I'm most useful where an organisation is scaling, commercialising its expertise, or navigating what AI means for the way it operates.
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When I'm not strategising or on a stage, you'll find me on the east coast of Australia with my husband Mat, our two boys and our dogs, or galloping through the Australian bush on horseback. I've built my businesses while travelling to over 40 countries, and I'm living proof that ambition and a full, joyful life belong in the same sentence.
