About Click Start Digital

We got started back in 2012 to help people create a profitable home-based business that can be run from anywhere!

Our passion is helping anyone, with any level of experience create an income stream for themselves and their family, regardless of what their background is, and we believe this can be achieved within the eCommerce industry.

Click Start Digital have offices & staff located World-wide, and we are the number 1 provider of eCommerce turn-key business solutions. Our business was born a decade ago, and to date, we have helped over 850 people create a home-based business within the online retail industry, all with little to no experience, and we want to help you too!

We are one of the only companies around that offer a complete eCommerce solution packaged with face-to-face tailored coaching for each and every client. Every successful person has a coach or mentor, and this is one of our unique differences to what else is out there.

We offer complete transparency on who we are (be wary if a business doesn’t), so you can read more about our team below.

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Meet
The Team.

SAMANTHA HURST
Founder

Sam is an Author (The Speedy Start Up) and the Founder of Click Start Digital. Sam has decades of experience in setting up, running, building & selling profitable online & e-commerce businesses.

 

She is passionate about helping anyone with any level of experience launch & run a new business, so they too can have the freedom and flexibility that she has created from being a successful business owner over the last 20+ years.

 

Sam is an active member & board member of the Entrepreneur Organisation, a global organisation where members are running businesses with revenue in excess of $1mil USD.

bec lau marsh
general manager

Having created two disruptive businesses in the e-commerce and fashion industries, Rebecca is one of a few to have lived through the entrepreneur business cycle from startup to exit. 

 

In 2007 she started one of Australia’s first women’s e-commerce sites and was featured in various TV, magazine, newspaper and online interviews applauding her entrepreneurial success. In late 2011, Rebecca started her second e-commerce business after seeing an opportunity to disrupt the bridal and occasion-wear market. The business grew rapidly and in mid-2015 after the business reported a 100% revenue increase, Rebecca successfully sold her business to publicly listed retail company The PAS Group.

JESSICA MILLER
Account Manager

Jessica brings over 20 years experience in marketing, advertising, and customer experience having held senior roles within Telstra, ANZ, IBM, AGL, and Leo Burnett.

 

The ‘customer’ is central to Jessica’s DNA and she finds immense satisfaction empowering clients in understanding who their customer is, where they are coming from and what their customer is buying to ensure their online business is optimised and making sales.

 

Launching her own successful start-up in 2017, Jessica is incredibly motivated and passionate about sharing her knowledge and key learnings to help others realise their financial dreams and freedom.

melanie mangos
account manager

 

Melanie brings over 20 years of business development, marketing and sales experience to Click Start Digital. 

 

Passionate about developing business strategies through a thorough knowledge of business and how to generate revenue whilst protecting margin, Melanie is a natural at understanding & motivating people to align their expectations to outcomes.  Over the last 20 years she has been involved in developing a start up within the telecommunications and retail space and has a strong background in business and marketing.

 

Melanie brings high energy, commercial acumen and an unwavering customer focus to exceed customer expectations.

Warren sager
business mentor

Warren has successfully started, scaled, and sold over 15 different e-commerce businesses over the last 30 years. Warren is currently semi-retired and enjoys coaching e-commerce newbies.

 

He started his career learning from the top leaders at Walmart & he then branched out to start his own successful eCommerce businesses including e-retailer leader Knife-Depot.com amongst many others. 

 

Warren also runs an association of e-commerce professionals that meet to share ideas and help each other overcome challenges in the e-commerce industry. This group is comprised of about 25 leading e-commerce companies with member annual sales of over $800M.

kaitlyn cook
head coach

 
Kaitlyn is passionate & enthusiastic about helping people start & scale businesses.
 
She brings with her over 20 years of experience helping people achieve their financial goals & 10 years helping entrepreneurs start & scale their business for longevity & profit via the ANZ Bank program.  

 
She’s helped thousands of clients globally achieve their goals & combines her knowledge with the mindset shifts needed to reach your goals.

REBECCA THREDGOLD
Business Coach

 

Rebecca is an ex-client of Click Start Digital and brings to the team over 15 years’ experience in Business and Marketing. Rebecca enjoys helping other people achieve their dreams and goals through building their own successful business within the digital landscape.

 

She has extensive experience in website platforms and social media marketing gained through developing her own online home wares business over 7 years ago and can assist you to get your business heading in the right direction.

 

Rebecca has an empathetic and encouraging way of coaching and she can relate to all of the business ups and downs having gone through the Click Start system herself many years ago.

justine barsley
Business Coach

 

Justine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs create their own successful thriving business. With over 15 years of hands on business and digital marketing experience, plus a background in learning and development, Justine loves to mentor businesses towards building a flourishing business.

 

Justine built a highly successful events business from the ground up attracting tens of thousands of shoppers each year and over 1000 creative small businesses on her books. Through running her own business, she refined her digital marketing skills building a loyal following of over 70K social media fans and a highly engaged email database of over 12K subscribers. She systemised her business so that it could run without her, giving back her time to do the things she loves.

 

 

tessa mager
Business Coach

 

Tessa is a passionate, straightforward, experienced Business and Rapid Results Coach and author of the bestselling book Abundance Awaits. She specializes in Abundance Mindset and helps her clients to reach their goals with proven coaching techniques, empathy, humour, and relentless encouragement. Tessa uses her extensive knowledge of neuroscience & cognitive behaviour to help her clients reach heights they never thought possible.

 

As an entrepreneur herself, Tessa is intimately familiar with having to overcome fear, (self) doubt, and unbelief in order to be successful. During her years as an online business owner, she has learned the ins and outs of all relevant business software and platforms including WordPress and Shopify.

 

eliza prideaux
business coach

 

Eliza’s enthusiasm and love of digital marketing will ensure your business has the best possible start for success.

With having built her own successful eCommerce business ($300,000 p/a turnover) and social media following of over 35,000, she brings decades of marketing and eCommerce knowledge to the Click Start Digital team.

MOIRA scheyen
client service manager

 

Moira works closely with our Founder assisting with on boarding new clients, client queries, ad set up and social media.

 

Moira has several years of experience within social media management, digital marketing and administration.  She loves helping clients with anything within the marketing, creative and social media space. She is also responsible for helping the team create new business names and ideas.  

naz diocampo
google ads manager

 

Naz is a certified Google Ad Expert & Google Adwords Specialist & has over 10 years experience running ads for clients WorldWide. 

 

Naz is responsible for setting up Google ads and merchant accounts for our clients to ensure they run smoothly and maximize the return on investment.

 

AMANDA FIELDING
client support manager

 

Amanda has been assisting Click Start Digital clients since 2014.  Amanda has expertise in every aspect of launching an eCommerce business having worked closely with the Founder over the last 8 years.

 

She has over 25 years in support, customer service and business related roles.  Amanda is highly skilled in all aspects of Word Press, Shopify, Product Uploads, Google Ads and preparing sites from their infancy stages through to launching.

maica azeulo
admin assistant

 

Maica has years of experience in offering general administration support and customer service within global organisations. 

 

She has several years experience working with many eCommerce platforms including WordPress & Shopify and she is responsible for our product uploads for our clients.

 

DZMITRY AFANASENKA
Website Developer

 

Dzmitry has decades of experience in developing websites and creating website themes.

 

He has built over 1000 WordPress & Shopify websites to date and has loads of experience using PHP, jQuery, CSS & and other technologies to ensure your website runs at maximum efficiency.