Dec 6, 2021
Growing up in Brisbane, Australia, Mike started his
entrepreneurial career at age 11 selling lost golf balls and didn’t
look back, going on to (co)found no less than 7 businesses before
the age of 25.
Mike started advising VroomVroomVroom back in
2011 before quickly spotting untapped potential to scale the
business. In mid-2012, he became a shareholder and ascended to the
CEO role.
In 2014 Mike and his wife Claire co-founded Hiccup Insurance (now
Prosura) to fill a void in the
car rental excess insurance market. The business has grown to #1 in
Australia and now underwrites product through many B2C & B2B
distributions channels.
In 2015 they completed a management buyout of the remaining Vroom
business and today own the collective "Vroom Group" with one
partner.
Mike is a relentless innovator and is always trying to find new
ways to innovate and solve problems using technology.
He studied Bachelor degrees in Business and Applied Science at the
University of Queensland (UQ) and was awarded the 2015
Distinguished Young Alumni Award for his early accomplishments and
achievements.
A passionate learner, Mike has completed executive education
programs at Harvard Business School, London Business School and
MIT, and holds a Practitioner certification in Neuro-Linguistic
Programming.
Mike has been an active and engaged member of Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) in
Australia and Singapore since 2016.
Mike, Claire and their two children spent 7 years living in Asia
from Hong Kong to Manila and then Singapore before returning home
to Brisbane midway through 2021. They plan to base themselves in
Australia for the foreseeable future whilst overseeing their
interests globally.
Mike now dedicates a portion of his time to managing investments in
alternative assets via the family's investment vehicle, Mudbrick Capital and running
The Business of Family
Podcast.
To get in contact with Mike, you may reach him on Linkedin here, Twitter on @MikeBoyd or on his website here