Building, Scaling, and Starting Again — My Journey So Far
I've always built things from the ground up.
I’m a multi-exit founder and operator, best known as the sole founder of Little Learning School and BondiBoost, two high-growth ventures that led to nine-figure exits. Over the years, I’ve built businesses across education, beauty, fintech, and media, including serving as executive producer and co-creator of the SBS series Memory Bites.
I was born to a mother who became pregnant at sixteen and raised without a father. My childhood was unpredictable - shelters, soup kitchens, hostels, and sometimes the street. That instability forged my independence, resilience, and the relentless drive to create a better life, especially for my own children.
In 2007, I started with a single childcare centre that would eventually become Little Learning School, one of Australia's largest privately owned childcare groups. I shaped its direction, culture, and expansion and overseeing growth to 54 centres and more than 2,500 educators and built a company recognised for its quality, care, and strong values. The business was sold in two stages, first to Bain Capital (2018), then Busy Bees (2020).
In 2018, I founded BondiBoost, independently conceiving the brand, strategy, and product roadmap. I led every decision - from pricing and product development to marketing and international expansion.
BondiBoost went on to become one of Australia’s fastest-growing DTC brands, expanding into ULTA, Sephora, and Boots UK, and building a global community of loyal customers and advocates.
Today, I lead Globe Wealth, a private investment firm focused on direct investment, strategic growth, and legacy-building ventures. I’m also the executive producer and co-owner of the SBS series Memory Bites, with Season 2 filming later this year.
I’ve built everything I’ve ever created with obsession, purpose, and timing. I see whitespace before others do and I move fast when I believe in something.
More than anything, I’m passionate about backing female founders and proving that where you start never defines where you can go.
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Alexandra Jakob
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