Consulting big Ernst & Younger has named seven Australian finalists in its annual EY Entrepreneur Of The Yr awards.

The included Chris Eigeland and Andrew Barnes, cofounders of the Queensland edtech unicorn Go1.

Final yr Go1 doubled its valuation to $2.8 billion after elevating $140 million.

Now in its twenty second yr, the awards recognise individuals who have. constructed and maintain profitable, dynamic companies that go away a long-lasting optimistic influence of their communities.

Atlassian cofounders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are earlier winners.

The judging panel chaired by Shark Tank investor and Greencross founder Dr Glen Richards will selected the winner basked on their entrepreneurial spirit, worth creation, strategic route, innovation, private integrity, and nationwide and international influence.

“Turning an thought right into a working enterprise is an artwork. It’s about discovering the correct mix of expertise and other people to assist flip your ardour and function, and your massive imaginative and prescient, into actuality,” Dr Richards mentioned.

“People who do it very well can do it throughout any trade, any product, any service.

“There’s a Japanese proverb that sums it up properly: ’Imaginative and prescient with out motion is a daydream. Motion with out imaginative and prescient is a nightmare.’

“This yr’s finalists are distinctive examples of leaders who’re capable of do each, combining imaginative and prescient, ardour and motion to create their masterpieces.”

In addition to an total winner, this yr additionally options Impression and Folks’s Alternative awards – with a public vote – plus a Champion of Entrepreneurship award.

The winner swill be introduced on March 30, with the general recipient representing Australia at EY World Entrepreneur Of The Yr in Monaco in June.

EY Entrepreneur Of The Yr Australia chief Justin Howse mentioned it’s greater than an awards program.

“For individuals it’s an opportunity to embark on a lifelong journey with an alumni community of like-minded and gifted entrepreneurs,” he mentioned.

2023 Australian finalists are:

• Claire Wittwer Smith, My Plan Supervisor

• Marcella Romero, Arriba Group

• John Profitable, Profitable Group

• Chris Eigeland and Andrew Barnes, Go1

• Jack Gance, Chemist Warehouse

• Sean Senvirtne, MyDeal.com.au

• Doug Brooks, Brooks Rent