Team

Troy Haines

As an entrepreneur and founder of theSPACE (a hub for commercialising ideas), Troy has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs across Australia to develop and commercialise ideas.  

Troy and the team at theSPACE have developed world class startup & innovation programs that help support people with ideas to make money from those ideas, quickly, efficiently and as risk adversely as possible.

We understand how tough it can be to back yourself and go after your idea, that’s why we’ve created a community of support specifically for the development of ideas, if you are someone with an idea, we invite you to reach out.

Shartara Hampton

A born and raised Cairns girl, Shartara spent the past few years travelling the world and living in New York. After returning home she volunteered in aged and disability care before joining us at theSPACE as our Community Leader. Shartara loves people and getting to know them and their stories. She is always up for a chat and to help wherever needed.  Look for her smiling face the next time you come into theSPACE.

David Burston

David is the volunteer Pitch Master at theSPACE, helping entrepreneurs refine their pitches on a one-on-one basis and also coordinating the weekly entrepreneur’s meetings on Tuesday’s 12:15 – 1:30pm. These meetings give the participants the vital stage time they need to refine their pitches and communication skills, publicise their businesses and network with the other entrepreneurs visiting theSPACE.

Symon Pritchett

With 20 years experience in website design and development, I have worked across a broad range of industries including:
Tourism; Retail; Real Estate; Mining; Government; Business, Charity, Sporting and E-Commerce. 

I am fluent in the following languages: HTML5, PHP, Javascript, AJAX, CMS, CSS, MySQL, Codeigniter. Technology is changing rapidly therefore I develop websites using best practice principles, with a focus on functionality and scalability.