The fastest growing start-up in Australia took some advice from Mum
by Primrose Riordan · Australian Financial ReviewPrimrose RiordanSenior Reporter
Not all entrepreneurs are born with in-house mentors. But Blake Thompson, whose start-up XRecruiter topped this year’s The Australian Financial Review Fast Starters List, was immersed in business from childhood.
Thompson’s mother Amanda Thompson, and his father Simon, run Sophic, a premium haircare range, and previously started a business distributing natural non-toxic hair products.
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Primrose RiordanSenior ReporterPrimrose Riordan covers private companies and family offices from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. Primrose was previously a correspondent for the Financial Times and covered foreign affairs and politics in Canberra. Primrose has won multiple awards for her journalism including from The National Press Club, SABEW in the US and Press Gazette in the UK. Message Primrose on Signal: https://tinyurl.com/PrimroseSignal Connect with Primrose on Facebook and Twitter. Email Primrose at primrose.riordan@afr.com
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