GAINING entrepreneurial skills running music events in the south-west as a teen, Leigh Storr has gone on to become one of Australia’s best young business leaders.
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Mr Storr has been awarded the 2014 Ernst and Young emerging entrepreneur of the year for the northern region in Queensland.
He is the founder and managing director of BioSolar Australia, a Queensland-based company that provides solar panel systems to homeowners and businesses.
Mr Storr told The Standard he grew up in the south-west, attending Allansford Primary School and Brauer College.
He also started under-age music events, bringing bands including 28 Days, Shihad and Area 7 to Timboon, Terang and Warrnambool.
In 2010, Mr Storr established BioSolar with a team of three staff and today it has 200 employees.
The judges said Mr Storr was an exciting young Queensland leader who exudes a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
They noted through his determined execution of a great business model, Mr Storr had built his business into a sustainable energy company with impressive revenue growth.
Commonwealth Bank’s Mark Toon said the northern region award winners were an inspiration to other start-up businesses.
“Each of the winners has demonstrated the drive, positive attitude and vision the awards aim to celebrate,” he said.
“These leaders are a noteworthy example to others looking to build their business in Queensland.”
Mr Storr plans to continue expanding his business across the nation.