Digital Marketers Australia

Stephen Esketzis is the founder of Australia’s leading digital marketing conference, Digital Marketers Australia and is also the founder of the Media Property Collective, a digital media & publishing company. Stephen’s a serial entrepreneur who has grown multiple online businesses and is a leader in customer acquisition and brand building. He’s led the content marketing team at ClickFunnels and also has an expertise in building sales funnels, paid media and organic traffic across multiple niches.

Chloe Tai is an Advertising Sales Manager for Australia & New Zealand at Taboola, a global leader in performance-driven advertising technology. Chloe partners with brands and agencies to develop strategic digital media solutions that drive measurable growth across the open web. With a foundation in consultative sales and client management, she helps advertisers unlock new audience opportunities and leverage Taboola’s innovative products to exceed their performance marketing goals.

Joel Kleber is the Chief Marketing Officer of Jim’s Group, Australia’s largest franchise organisation with more than 5,750 franchisees across multiple service divisions. In 2024, he was ranked the number one franchise executive in Australia after helping drive one of the fastest growth periods in the company’s history. Over the past six years, Joel has been a key force behind a net increase of more than 2,100 franchisees through data-driven digital marketing, content systems, and scalable lead generation strategies. Jim Penman has publicly credited much of the group’s recent growth to Joel’s work, which focuses on turning AI, social media, podcasts, and video into measurable customer and franchise acquisition channels.

Steven Guo is a founder with 12+ years in e-commerce, digital marketing, and brand incubation. Founder of Manifest Five, a venture studio built on an 8-figure DTC portfolio spanning consumables, automotive, and fashion. Proven track record in launching and scaling internet businesses across multiple verticals, with deep expertise in paid media, conversion systems, and creative strategy. Served as content growth partner to top DTC brands like Hiya Health, Solawave, Hatch, Tao Clean, and MVMI.

Expert in scaling through authentic marketing, high-impact media buying, and strategic operational support. Partner with early-stage founders to break through 6-figure plateaus by investing up to $100k and providing full-stack operator support—growth marketers, sourcing experts, legal, finance, and more.

Roimata Wilkey is the founder of Burst Digital. With 12+ years in digital marketing, Roimata has helped scale 7–8 figure businesses by combining short-form content, paid advertising, and high-converting funnels into repeatable growth systems. She has managed millions in ad spend and worked closely with business owners to turn attention into leads, sales, and predictable revenue.

Starting from the ground up, Roimata built her career inside digital marketing before going on to help 300+ businesses across New Zealand, Australia, and international markets grow through integrated content, paid distribution, and conversion strategy.

Josh has extensive experience scaling companies in ecommerce, software, franchising, B2B, hospitality, health, and entertainment. With a degree in Information Technology from
UTS, he has worked at major firms like Wisetech Global, IBM, and Westpac, as well as startups including Drink West and Pinot & Picasso. His expertise lies in developing
marketing strategies that drive sales and efficiency, focusing on SEO, web development, and automation. Notable achievements include expanding franchises from 1 to 80+ locations,
scaling a Shopify store from $20k to $500k monthly, and securing multiple R&D and EMDG grants.

Michael has a proven track record of transforming brands and delivering amazing creative for our clients. With over 16 years experience in design, Michael brings a wealth of
knowledge from a broad background of roles, and is driven by the constant pursuit of excellence in design and communication. He has a passion for design and strategy, and
loves to bring together the insights that can be drawn from data to better inform the creative and media buying strategies. In Michael’s downtime, he enjoys spending time with his family
and will try almost any social sport, but especially loves to be in the water or with a camera in hand.

Cassandra Diamantis is the Founder of Dream Big Marketing. She has worked with over 70 founders and brings 10+ years of marketing experience across the startup ecosystem, which she leveraged to build her own social media agency. She’s managed dozens of profiles, generated millions of views and turned social media into a genuine revenue channel for business owners across Australia. Cassandra is known for her no-BS approach, delivering real results while bringing the fun back to social media.

Tyler runs a results focused, performance driven marketing agency specialising in profitable Direct Response across Facebook + Instagram. We help DTC e-Commerce brands rapidly scale their revenue.

Brie Moreau is the founder of White Light Digital Marketing (WLDM) and is a seasoned digital marketer with almost 20 years of experience. He specialises in SEO, CRO, Web Analytics and now Data Science. He has trained Global Marketing Directors of companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, BMW, Audi and other fortune 500 companies. WLDM, is a US-based multinational agency with a world-class team of 70+ professionals focused on SEO, CRO, PPC, Web Analytics and Data Science. WLDM specialises in portfolio management for top-tier US private equity firms and e-commerce elites. Focusing on driving traffic, then revenue then exiting the company. WLDM is consistently achieving 7 figure exits and 8 figure exits in the pipeline.

Philippe is a Sydney-based entrepreneur and founder of RAW Studio, a UX and conversion-focused design agency helping growth-stage companies turn visitors into customers. He also built Cromojo, a SaaS platform that connects Stripe revenue data with Google Search Console to give businesses true keyword-level attribution—something traditional analytics cant offer. With a background spanning web design, branding, and conversion rate optimization, Philippe brings a hands-on, results-driven approach to everything he builds.

Dejan has a passion for programmatic SEO and brings 16+ years of experience to reveal exactly how you can get the hockey stick growth you truly want from an SEO Campaign. He is the Founder & SEO Director of Shuffle Digital, a specialist SEO advisory based out of Sydney, Australia.

I am the Co-Founder of MUNICA, a leading organic social media marketing agency in Australia specialising in building personal brands for business owners through short-form content. With a proven track record of driving over 1 billion organic views across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts, I have helped businesses scale their brand visibility and revenue without relying on paid ads. One of my most notable achievements includes doubling a business’s revenue from $50,000 to over $100,000 in just six months using a fully organic short-form content strategy. This business now generates 95% of its sales through Instagram, whereas previously it relied on Facebook Marketplace and word-of-mouth. Through MUNICA’s content-first approach, we have consistently helped businesses break through crowded markets, gain mass attention, and leverage social media as a primary revenue driver.

Luke, founder of GrowMyAds.com, is a seasoned expert in data-driven Google Ads and paid traffic strategies. With a background in paid ads, copywriting, and conversion rate optimization, he has helped hundreds of businesses launch and scale their advertising efforts. Since its inception in 2019, GrowMyAds has grown to a team of 15 specialists, serving over 100 clients and advising thousands of businesses both directly and through their growing YouTube channel. Luke now also applies his proven methods to help B2B businesses develop effective lead generation strategies. A passionate entrepreneur, Luke enjoys traveling and connecting with like-minded individuals.

Will is a growth marketer, copywriter, and entrepreneur who built and sold a 7-figure marketing agency. During that time, he helped his clients generate over $38 million in sales through world-class, direct response copywriting and marketing. His emails often achieved 82%+ open rates and 24%+ reply rates, leading to 6- and 7-figure deals. Now, Will helps other companies grow by optimising their sales and marketing strategies.
His practical, “real world” approach helps businesses attract dream clients and boost profits. When he’s not obsessing over the “perfect email”, you can find him hanging out with his family, teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or in the surf.

Andrea Abbondanza is a digital strategist and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience building and scaling businesses across Italy and Australia. He is best known as the Founder of SEO for Restaurants (seoforestaurants.com/au/), where he helps hospitality brands increase bookings, strengthen online visibility, and drive sustainable revenue growth through advanced SEO and performance-driven digital marketing strategies. His work focuses on turning complex technology into real competitive advantage, designing systems that make businesses faster, smarter, and more scalable.

Andrea is also the co-founder and Director of AItempo (aitempo.it/en), an AI and automation company that develops custom CRMs, intelligent workflows, and operational infrastructure aligned with how businesses actually operate. By reducing friction and improving efficiency, AItempo enables medium-sized organisations to scale with confidence in the new AI-driven digital era.

Lately he founded Bella (bellaciao.ai), an advanced AI agents created specifically for the restaurant industry. The platform combines Bella, an AI agent that manages calls, enquiries, messages, and bookings with speed and consistency, and Ciao, an integrated reservation system that oversees the entire booking journey from first contact to confirmed table. Together, these solutions address communication gaps that often lead to lost revenue, helping restaurants operate more efficiently and deliver a stronger guest experience.