About The van Diemen Project

2024 Australia’s Most Influential Educators | 2023 Australia’s Top 40 Entrepreneurs Under 40 | 2023 The Educator’s Hot List (Most Innovative Educators) in Australia | 2015 Finalist, Young Australian of the Year

Dynamically fueling innovation and transformation across communities, businesses, and education, Adam Mostogl is someone who loves to unlock momentum and is clearly never bored. One week he’s igniting the entrepreneurial spark in aspiring business owners, the next he is working with young people to meaningfully be included in creating the change they way to see, and then he’s challenging small businesses to break barriers and drive for impact.

Adam Mostogl thrives on fostering creative solutions that drive personal growth, business triumphs, and societal change. As the CEO & Chief Entrepreneur of The van Diemen Project, he relentlessly pursues innovation and practical support, infusing each day with a push for progress. Whether he’s strategising with individuals or collaborating with organisations, Adam’s expertise and passion converge to sculpt a brighter future. And having supported over 1200 people on their business and impact journey over the last three years, his influence and encouragement of others is felt all across Australia.

His dedication stems from his work with illuminate Education Australia, where he serves as the Founder and Inspirer, guiding programs that have empowered over 22,500 students from 280 schools nationwide. These initiatives tackle society’s greatest challenges by empowering students to be confident, creative, and capable in a way that young people can have their voices heard in their local community. As the facilitator and mentor behind The Shift Lab | Tasmania’s First Social Impact Incubator, Adam also channels his expertise to nurture the birth of impactful social enterprises in his home state of Tasmania.

Adam’s work has garnered international recognition, from being handpicked by the US State Department for a study tour on innovation ecosystems and social impact to his roles within the UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab, shaping solutions for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals across the globe in international labs hosted in SIngapore, Shezhen (China), Mysuru (India) and Kilgali (Rwanda). He’s a catalyst for change across the world, leaving his mark on prestigious platforms like the United Nations and the World Economic Forum.

Acknowledged in 2023 as both one of Australia’s Top 40 Under 40 Entrepreneurs and Executives as well as on The Educator’s Hot List (for Australia’s Most Innovative Educators) as well as past finalist for Young Australian of the Year, Adam’s impact reverberates far and wide. His journey is a testament to unwavering dedication and a boundless passion for progress. Amidst his global endeavours, Adam remains rooted in his Tasmanian home, alongside his wife Jessi and their three sons, Timothy, Zachariah, and Joel. Here, in the heart of his community, Adam continues to weave a legacy of positive change.

Highly curious and observant, Anna is the superglue to projects and initiatives of The van Diemen Project, bringing her energetic approach to every opportunity.

A life-long learner, Anna having recently attained her Cert IV in Project Management and now completing her diploma, she is currently studying her MBA too, creating another opportunity to apply her experience in hospitality, retail and academic research in topics such as leadership that sits naturally along what she does within our team.

Anna is regularly involved with networking and community building initiatives. Holding roles of Vice-Curator for the Global Shapers Hub Launceston in 2022; currently on the advisory board for The Y of Tasmania (a.k.a YMCA) and President of the Northern Young Professionals Network.

Through her background of project management, Anna transferred those skills into organising and hosting over 40 networking opportunities across the state.

Being known for the energy she brings into any room, it is no surprise that Anna becomes that approachable person in any situation. Championing projects of significance and complexity across everything we touch, Anna helps everything at The van Diemen Project happen, and does it all in her way that energises everyone around her.