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Anonyome Labs is a tech company that specialises in data security by allowing people to take control of their private information. Their motto is ‘it’s not our work life, it’s our life’s work’.

The landlocked city of Chengdu is one of Western China’s most populous cities with over 14 million residents. For a child growing up there the Gold Coast must seem like heaven on earth.

Yucheng Su was born in China and grew up in New Zealand. In 2012 his family moved to Australia and after graduating from high school he studied Business Management and Japanese at Griffith University on the Gold Coast.

Last year Chris Boyd read an article about bullying in a local high school and he knew he needed to do something about it.

Every year for the past five years tech savvy high school students on the Gold Coast have helped solve real world problems through the Mayor’s Telstra Technology Awards.

Leverkusen is a small city of around 160 000 people just north of Cologne in Germany. It’s where Kezban, Mahir & Lara Bozkurt lived until just a few weeks ago - now they call the Gold Coast home.

Winter, it’s the traditional footy season, although here on the Gold Coast there’s something incongruous about the weather.

The Frizelle Group was first established in 1985 and is one of the largest motor dealers in Queensland with over 830 staff across eight locations. The group runs a substantial apprentice program with around 40 of those apprentices employed each year.

In 2017 during his final year of IT at Griffith University, former Mayor’s Student Ambassador Josh Murchie attended a startup weekend organised by Study Gold Coast. Within the space of 12 months the seed of his idea had evolved into a fully fledged venture with investors and partners.

We live and work in a global economy and while that can literally open up a world of opportunities the prospect does present its challenges.