Hestia
Entrepreneurs and start-ups are synonymous with many things. Innovation鈥檚 right up there, of course, along with energy, vision and self-belief.
But there鈥檚 another quality they frequently possess that, for whatever reason, hasn鈥檛 yet 鈥渟tuck鈥濃攖he desire to improve people鈥檚 lives. For ThincLab tenant and third-year University of 新浪彩票 Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship student Sean Grealy, however, that desire is unquestionably the driving force.
Sean is founder and director of Hestia, a company creating new technological platforms to improve care, communication and overall wellbeing in the aged care industry. The motivation, he says, comes from personal experience.
鈥淚 chose this specific venture after last year seeing members of my family struggling to communicate effectively with carers when a grandparent of mine required some specific attention.鈥
鈥淚 saw a real human need there鈥攕omething the market wasn鈥檛 yet addressing鈥攕o decided to create a solution.鈥
He鈥檚 not thinking small, either. 鈥淭he demand鈥檚 on a global scale. We plan to test and grow it in Australia, then take it to the international market to change lives worldwide.鈥
Sean, who somehow also finds time to manage someone else鈥檚 small business, provides yet more proof of the value for entrepreneurs of intensive learning within a community of similarly energised and positive people.
鈥淭he progress of my study, job and new venture is now virtually a single path, because they鈥檙e all so relatable to one another.
鈥淢y degree has laid the foundations for me to understand how to address and grow an opportunity, and how to make a new venture stable for the future; and since moving into ThincLab I鈥檝e really benefited from the networking and mentoring provided.
Getting a start-up off the ground can be exhausting, so it鈥檚 nice to be surrounded by a group of people who truly understand what each other are going through. Their passion and excitement makes you work harder, and can even expand your thinking.