Our founders

Amanda Watts

Co-founder & chief hipster

The artist behind Girl Geek Academy’s brand, from pixels to paint, and owner of branding agency Design Junkies.

Amanda’s story

Using the keyboard as her paintbrush, Amanda is the artist behind Girl Geek Academy’s vibrant branding — from pixels to paint.

She owns marketing and branding agency Design Junkies (10+ years) and co-founded a startup with a fellow founder she met at the first #SheHacks in 2014.

What Amanda has built at Girl Geek Academy

  • Created Girl Geek Academy’s brand and pixel-art world.
  • With the Design Junkies team, designed the MissMakesCode brand.
  • Kicked off #SheHacksVIC in Warragul with Sarah.

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