Kate is the founder of Stay Tooned, a company that sits well outside the traditional business square. More than 1000 people attended the gala awards night which was held at The Star Sydney.
The inaugural national awards program recognises Australian small business women
achieving excellence.
The awards received more than 2500 entries in total, with 30 finalists in the Champion Influential Woman category.
Kate, from Umina Beach, operates a number of digital businesses including The Clever Copywriting School, Digital Masterchefs and Recipe for SEO Success, which offer courses, memberships, resources, training and mentoring to thousands of small businesses in Australia and internationally.
No stranger to awards success, Kate was also named the Businesswoman of the Year at the national My Business Awards and was included in the Top 50 Small Business Leaders of 2022 by Inside Small Business magazine, along with achieving many other regional, national and international accolades.
Operating a seven-figure business from her ‘Toon Cave’ backyard shed, Kate employs a fully remote team of staff and contractors and aims to provide her community of business owners and entrepreneurs with the skills, wisdom and connections they need to thrive in a digital business world.
Kate was also a finalist in the Education Services category at the Australian Women’s Small Business Champions Awards 2022, in recognition of her courses and education offerings, includingher Recipe for SEO Success courses which have helped more than 12,000 other businessesgrapple the Google beast.
Of her win, Kate said: “This is a win for all of the misfit entrepreneurs working smart, day after day, to achieve their small business dreams. My business is not an overnight success, it’s the result of 14 years of persistence, innovation and determination.
“But I’m still here, turning up and supporting my community every day. While I don’t see myself as an influencer I think my honest sharing about the highs and woes of my business does have a positive impact. ”
Steve Loe, Managing Director of Precedent Productions and founder of the awards, said: “Excitedly, we’re seeing more and more women create and take up leadership positions throughout the small business community. The time has come to accelerate visibility of the incredible entrepreneurial spirit that so many women in small business display.
“Kate heads a group of digital educational businesses helping business owners, freelancers and entrepreneurs develop business success by improving their digital marketing and building their online visibility. It is important to her to build a positive legacy by fearlessly educating thousands of businesswomen and giving back to worthy causes, through educational courses, resources and training and mentoring.”
About Kate Toon
Kate Toon is an award-winning misfit entrepreneur, who works with small businesses and big brands to transform their online presence: through powerful SEO, captivating content and all the right digital marketing moves.
As a digital marketing and SEO educator, straight-talking copywriting coach, author, educator, speaker and podcaster, Kate has helped more than 12,000 other businesses demystify digital marketing, grapple the Google Beast, and grow their success.
Kate is the founder of Australia’s only dedicated copywriting conference, CopyCon, and The Misfit Entrepreneur Conference which will take place in 2023.
About Stay Tooned
Stay Tooned is a group of digital educational businesses helping business owners, freelancers and entrepreneurs to build success by improving their digital marketing and building their visibility.
● The Digital Masterchefs – helping businesses use digital marketing successfully through training, education, job board, directory, a podcast, events, with more than 275 members.
● The Recipe for SEO Success - an SEO education hub with courses, resources, podcast and store, which has helped more than 12,000 humans grapple the Google beast.
● The Clever Copywriting School - helping copywriters build their business through training, education, job board, directory, a podcast, events, with more than 350 members.
