Leadership MECCA Founder Jo Horgan Shares 6 Tips For Female Entrepreneurs The MECCA founder and managing director is the first woman to win the Australian Entrepreneur of the Year award. By jitendermittal Published 11 July, 2025 Leadership MECCA Founder Jo Horgan Shares 6 Tips For Female Entrepreneurs The MECCA founder and managing director is the first woman to win the Australian Entrepreneur of the Year award. By jitendermittal Published 11 July, 2025 Previous article Packing Light: How To Travel Sustainably Next article Decoding Julie Bishop Founder and Managing Director of Australian cosmetics chain MECCA, Jo Horgan, won the Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award on Wednesday night, the first woman to do so in the 17-year history of the program.The judges, made up of 11 Australian business leaders, cited Horgan’s business savvy and entrepreneurial spirit as key factors in their decision to give her the award. “Once you have formed your idea, go and ask anyone and everyone for information, so you can road-test it before you make the big step,” she said. “And it’s great practice – elbows out, cold-calling, meeting people, hustling.” beauty leadership Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox. Best Of Future Women Leaders This is an exciting article title By Ben Tweedie Leaders Testing the article duplicate function By rosa762070 Leaders How this CEO stamps out passive-aggressive behaviours By jitendermittal Leaders This is an exciting article title By Ben Tweedie Leadership New FW partnership to boost number of women in cybersecurity By jitendermittal Gender diversity Soft Power By jitendermittal Gender diversity Be honest. Did you think Bluey was a boy? By jitendermittal Gender diversity Cyber expert laments “lost generation” in online misogyny panel By jitendermittal
