Cheryl Mack

Cheryl is the National Head of Community & Comms at Stone & Chalk, an Impact Network catalysing commercial success for Founders in emerging tech sectors. Prior to this, she was the GM for NSW at the Australian Computer Society. Before that, she was the CEO of StartCon for 4 years, which she built from the ground up into an internationally recognised brand in the tech industry. She hosted the largest startup event in Australia, with 4000+ attendees, featuring speakers from the world’s biggest technology companies. She also hosted the largest startup pitch competition in Asia Pacific with 600 startups and a $1M prize. Through this, she has helped over 1000 startups secure funding, customers, or key partners.

Cheryl is passionate about supporting the startup ecosystem. She has partnered with the City of Sydney and Jobs for NSW on industry programs and spoken at countless events on topics like pitching, fund raising and marketing. She is an active angel investor, a mentor for young entrep