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Joel Connolly

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Creative Director & Head of Blackbird Foundation at Blackbird Ventures

Australia

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About

Joel Connolly leads Blackbird's Brand and Comms team as Creative Director and heads the Blackbird Foundation, which aims to foster creativity in young people. He previously served as Head of Community and, before joining Blackbird, founded a talent management business and Sydney Craft Beer Week. The page notes he has since left the firm.

Experience

  1. Blackbird FoundationHead of Blackbird Foundationcurrent2022 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Blackbird VenturesCreative Directorcurrent2020 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Blackbird VenturesHead of Community2016 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
  4. Chuffed.orgBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. StartmateMentor2016 — 2023Greater Sydney Area
  6. Sydney Craft Beer WeekFounder, Festival Director2012 — 2016Sydney, NSW
  7. Umbrella MusicFounder, Artist Manager - The Rubens, Cloud Control, Fishing2007 — 2016Greater Sydney Area
  8. AppleGenius Bar2008 — 2010Greater Sydney Area
  9. University of SydneyLecturer Media Relations2009
  10. Marrickville CouncilEvents Assistant2007 — 2009
  11. Warringah CouncilEvents and Cultural Projects Officer2006 — 2007
  12. KFCCustomer Service Specialist1997 — 1999Kincumber

Skills & more

Community5Start-ups4

Languages English

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Colleagues at Blackbird Ventures

Alex Apoifis
Operations Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Blackbird Foundry
Alex Gifford
Head of Investment Programs at Blackbird Foundry
Alissa Lucas
Impact Associate at Blackbird Foundry
Annie Liao
Founder, Build Club at Blackbird Foundry
Anthoney Duong
Head of Investment Legal at Blackbird Foundry
Baoying Tong
Investment Associate at Blackbird Foundry
Becca Kennedy
People & Culture Partner at Blackbird Foundry
Carlene Kemp
Chief People Officer at Blackbird Foundry

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Who is Joel Connolly?
Joel Connolly leads Blackbird's Brand and Comms team as Creative Director and heads the Blackbird Foundation, which aims to foster creativity in young people. He previously served as Head of Community and, before joining Blackbird, founded a talent management business and Sydney Craft Beer Week. The page notes he has since left the firm.
Where does Joel Connolly work?
Joel Connolly is Creative Director & Head of Blackbird Foundation at Blackbird Ventures.
Where did Joel Connolly go to school?
Joel Connolly studied at Charles Sturt University (Master’s Degree, Organisational Communications); Charles Sturt University (Post Graduate Diploma, Cultural and Community development, events management, communication theory, marketing, pr); Charles Sturt University (Bachelor’s Degree, Communications - Theatre/Media).

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