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Google in online space
THE real estate industry was an early engager of the burgeoning online sector when readership figures for traditional print mediums began to decline.
Charlie Gunningham started his digital strategy advisory business Damburst in July 2017 and was the managing editor of StartUp News. In January 2022, Mr Gunningham became the director of innovation at the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. He stepped down from this role in August 2024.
Originally an Economics teacher from the UK, he taught in Singapore prior to landing in Perth in 1997 where he did an MBA at UWA Business School and graduated as top student in 1999.
Later that same year, Mr Gunningham set up aussiehome.com, an online real estate business, which was sold to REIWA in 2010. He ran reiwa.com for 3 years before joining Business News in May 2013 as general manager of digital, chief operating officer from July 2014 and as chief executive from January 2015 to June 2017. Mr Gunningham was also the managing editor of The Property Tribune from November 2020 to September 2021.
He was a co-founder of eGroup and a past 40under40 winner (2003).
At the 2021 annual WA Incite Awards, Mr Gunningham was named the Pearcey Entrepreneur Of The Year for his 20 years of involvement in the WA tech sector.
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THE real estate industry was an early engager of the burgeoning online sector when readership figures for traditional print mediums began to decline.
IT takes a group of internet entrepreneurs to come up with a new take on the traditional industry body.
Charlie Gunningham's still on the lookout for opportunities despite the local success of his web-based business
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia plans to merge its website with aussiehome.com, with the latter's founder, Charlie Gunningham, to manage the combined product.
IT’S been a busy few weeks for the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, which has announced two significant deals – the development of a new headquarters and the expansion of its website by acquisition.
AFTER years of dabbling with its own online real estate offers, The West Australian newspaper has reached an agreement with the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia to use its popular search engine.
Political debate over the NBN may be highly charged, but there’s no agreed position within industry as to the best plan for the nation’s future needs.
COULD the state government do more to encourage investment in IT?
Business News is breaking through the white noise of the daily news cycle to offer a new service providing people with the information they want, when and where they want it, and, most importantly, in the format that best suits them.
The digital revolution is well and truly under way, and media is at the pointy end of the changes.
Amcom Telecommunications has teamed up with e-business association eGroup WA and technology hub Spacecubed to launch a tech accelerator program in Perth to help startups turn their ideas into products.
Business News chief executive officer Charlie Gunningham has joined the board of Cancer Support WA, which provides support services such as a cancer wellness clinic, a wellness program and a cancer support phone line.
The Incite awards showcase that the state is putting its brainpower to work in the technology sphere with great success.
WA chief executives are hoping a federal election year and a new direction from Malcolm Turnbull will ignite reforms needed to get the state moving again, according to the latest CEO survey by Business News.
Participants in this year's Vinnies CEO Sleepout, including the top fundraiser, Crown Resorts chief executive Barry Felstead, will be hoping for a surge in support to boost their pledges.
More than 100 of the state’s business leaders will bed down at the WACA Ground tomorrow night for the 2016 Vinnies CEO Sleepout, raising awareness and funds for the homeless in Western Australia.
PHOTO ESSAY: Business News photographer Attila Csaszar captured images of some of WA's business and political leaders at their workstations.
Mark Pownall will become CEO at Business News from the start of the new financial year, replacing Charlie Gunningham, who has been at the helm for four years.
Kerry Stoke’s Australian Capital Equity has appointed James McMahon chief operating officer. Mr McMahon left his previous position as commissioner of the WA Department of Corrective Services in April this year, having served in the role since 2013. He has sat on the SAS Resources
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Our weekly appointments wrap includes Mark Glasson, Philippa Boldy, Chandra Sundareswaran, Rhys Turton, Tracy Taylor, Dean Humphrey, Phill Theunissen, Charlie Gunningham, Robyn Sutherland and Trent Cheetham.
Candidates are quietly organising ahead of the City of Perth’s upcoming election as they strive to distance themselves from the factionalism of the previous council.
Former Must Winebar partner Russell Blaikie has joined Prendiville Group, while Natalie Jenkins has been appointed Seesaw chair and Natasha Collier will lead West Australian Music.
Avicena Systems, Vix Technology and East Metropolitan Health Service were among the winners at the annual Incite Awards for WA tech.
From Pilbara driverless trains to rapid virus testing, WA minds have created innovative technology.
Startup founders seeking hockey stick growth are in for a surprise.
A new cohort of angel investors has shown support for the state's startup scene by presenting $100,000 to three emerging businesses at this year’s West Tech Fest.
It has been a positive year for 10 startups Business News has followed throughout 2021.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Charlie Gunningham and Dan Clarke.
New research covering more than 600 businesses paints the most detailed picture assembled of WA’s startup and tech sectors.
The state government has deepened its penetration of the startup and innovation sector by appointing an advisory board of industry leaders to provide strategic advice.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Carina Tan-Van Baren, Russell Gibbs, Yujing Lim, James Cox, Glenn Poole, Charlie Gunningham, Danelle Cross, Anna Shave, Oliver Bazzani, Eliza Carbines, Sandy Chong, Jemma Iles, Kent Matla, Clare Mould, Faz Pollard and Mette Wendler.
Former Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year Charlie Gunningham has been appointed to chair of the StartupWA board, bringing more than 25 years of experience to the think tank.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Mark Norwell, Bill O’Keeffe, Derek Hays, Brook McGowan, Michael Barnes, Tim Ungar, Charlie Gunningham, and Nathan Drudi.
Members of WA’s start up community are calling for a $100 million commitment to extend the New Industries Fund beyond 2025, warning a failure to do so risked WA falling behind other states.
The WA government has quietly updated its procurement policy to allow projects up to $5 million to be fulfilled by local manufacturers without a tender – up from $50,000.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Charlie Gunningham, Clare Pollock, Merinda March, Mark Hyde, Sharon Payn, Alex McGlue, Gina Williams, George Bauk and Julian Hanna.
StartupWA chair Charlie Gunningham has welcomed WA Labor’s promise to extend the New Industries Fund but said the $40 million injection was less than half the amount needed.
Perth will host the first-ever Australian chapter of the UN AI for Good Innovation contest; with five finalists selected to pitch for a trip to the peak AI conference in Geneva.
Technology sector leaders have lambasted the lack of investment in the federal budget, labelling it a missed opportunity to enhance competitiveness and productivity.
Western Australia is poised to reap the benefits of joining Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP) aimed at boosting development of the State's innovation ecosystem.
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