Wil Massara
Wil is a 20-year-old social entrepreneur dedicated to inspiring all those who cross his path to understand their true potential, regardless of their age. Wil is the CEO and founder of Youth Leadership Academy Australia. From a young age, Wil was embedded with a 'can do' attitude, knowing that any problem could be solved. Beginning his entrepreneurial journey at just 11 years old with his first business, he became frustrated with the education system.
Wil used his frustration as fuel, and founded Youth Leadership Academy Australia at 15, with the mission of building a positively sustainable future through youth empowerment and leadership. Today, Wil and his team are trusted by over 750 schools across Australia, and altogether have positively impacted over 20,000 young people.
Alexis McDonald
Alexis created a mobile application called HerHelp when she was 17. Having struggled with bullying throughout her schooling, she wanted to create a safe space online to encourage, guide and support women and girls through daily challenges. She had no prior coding or app experience, but wanted to make a difference - so she hopped on to YouTube and searched “how to make an app”, starting from there.
She launched the app in July 2019 and since its launch has had over 10,000 app downloads. Alexis has since used her platform to share this positive message about mental health to her community through high school presentations, keynote speeches and Women In Technology events.
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