Stuart Horrex works to create enterprises that sustain; sustain socially, sustain environmentally, and sustain financially.

With Vinh Van Lam, Stuart is a founder of ArtSHINE industries; Australia’s independent Creative Industries Enterprise Acceleration Platform + Launch Pad identifying, advancing, and funding commercially minded and innovative Creative Industries Professionals who focus on art, craft, artisanal making, design, fashion, entertainment, photography, music, writing, film & television, digital technology, and games & interactive content.

ArtSHINE offers a flexible, practical, and real-world approach to entrepreneurial education programs tailored specifically to commercially minded and innovative Creative Industries Professionals. We have formalised training programs designed to take Creative Industry Professionals from concept to commercialisation. Our investment strategy is to mitigate risk through deep engagement in each creative enterprise through our Launch Pad + Accelerator programs, ongoing mentoring, and delivery of our Quantum Compass OPIC business and action planning system.

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & INNOVATION
Stuart earned his #socENT stripes working alongside pioneering Social Entrepreneur & WorkVentures CEO Steve Lawrence, where he provided advice, project management, & analysis on a range of social enterprise projects championed by WorkVentures.

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LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
As a qualified learning professional Stuart specialises in facilitated workshops and action learning, both face to face, and blended (via digital & online channels).

WESTPAC'S LEARNING BANK
Bringing learning into the digital era, Stuart is currently working with Westpac's LearningBank project team to pioneer collaborative, self directed, social learning in an Australian corporate environment and build an engaged community enabling all Westpac employees around the world to lead and direct their own professional and professional development by providing access to curated learning content anywhere, anytime, on any device.

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SMALL BUSINESS + MENTORING
Stuart is a small business owner and consultant who has provided advisory & mentoring to 100's of new start entrepreneurs and business owners via the Australian Federal Government’s New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS). Stuart has also been mentor groups including Young Achievers Australia, Australian Business Women’s Network, Australian School for Social Entrepreneurs.