CEO and Founder / Investor / Mentor / Board Member

Nicola is an entrepreneur, investor, and board chair, with a proven track record of founding, co-founding, and investing in multiple companies. Her ongoing success has been built on managing risk and failure (where you truly grow) and hiring or investing in world class people and ideas. Nicola has achieved major success in founding and building multiple Australian businesses that have also successfully scaled into key international markets in the UK, USA and Middle East. The Sunny Balcony Group, founded by Nicola, currently consists of: • Impactiv (Angel Investment) • FundFindrs (Australia) • Tier One Recruitment (Australia, UK and Middle East) • Jacaranda Hub (Australia, UK and Middle East) • Go Brands Group Australia and New Zealand) • Ready Energy (Australia and New Zealand) ________________________________________ The CABER Group, co-founded with Colin Calder, consists of: • CJC Management (Aus, NZ, UK, USA, Brazil, Middle East) • CJC Air & Ports (Aus and Middle East) • CJC Commercial (Aus, NZ, UK, Middle East) • CaSE Contractors (Aus, NZ, UK, USA, Brazil, Middle East) • CaSE & Pike Design (Aus, NZ, UK, USA, Brazil, Middle East) • CaSE Traffic and Transport Solutions (Aus and Middle East) ________________________________________ Passionate about mentoring, Nicola is dedicated to supporting female-led businesses and entrepreneurs, helping them to grow, think bigger, and embrace failure as a learning opportunity and stepping stone to greater success. "I’ve built my own international companies by surrounding myself with passionate people and developing the Supported Start-Up model. Now, I’m deeply committed to offering Supported Start-Up Investing to founders—not just providing financial backing, but also the guidance, resources, and encouragement they need to truly succeed. Because success is all about having the right support and know-how to turn dreams into reality." Nicola Mills Nicola has been recognized as one of Smart Company's Eight Entrepreneurs to Watch, a Top 100 Franchisor, a Franchise Women of the Year finalist, and a founding member of the Asia Pacific EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program, where she remains an active participant.