Prefab Studios Australia.

FOUNDER

John is originally from the United States and migrated over to Australia in 2014. Before moving to Australia, John spent seven years in the corporate world and an additional six years in the United States Navy as a Search and Rescue Swimmer exiting in 2014. Arriving in Australia, John had an immediate passion for affordable housing and launched ModnPods in 2016 while attending Bond University. He received his MBA and later went back to get a Masters in Finance. ModnPods has been a passion of Johns along with traveling, surfing and spending as much time with friends and family as he can. John has been mentored by Daniel Abrahams since 2017 and later on teamed up with Ben Sinclair in 2019 who is behind the product and design knowledge of each Pod.

Madeline has proven herself as a leader and visionary in businesses of all kinds – from start-ups through to the corporate sector – for over seven years. She has managed massively successful e-commerce and data enterprises, lead teams across a variety of industries, and developed products and strategies that connect with and build audiences globally. 

Known for her sales and marketing expertise, Madeline has created and executed several campaigns for multinationals including Scentre Group, AMP Capital, Frasers Property, Charter Hall and other household names. Her expertise extends from B2B to B2C, digital to eCommerce start-ups as well as enterprise level sales execution. I’m 2021 Madeline took a start up Aussie brand to international waters – scaled entirely through eCommerce and digital strategies, growing the companies revenue by 1043% in just seven months. 

Madeline has quite the experience with starting her marketing career at just 18! Co-owning a fitness app, to working as a BDM across global brands, to starting up and owning a digital marketing agency from 22 years of age, Madeline is no novice in making even the most unrealistic ideas come to life. Her words are, “the bigger the campaign, the better!” – it allows for fluidity, authenticity, and unearthed creativity. 

An Italian through through, in her down time you’ll find her enjoying a bottle of Pinot Noir, beachside, cooking up an Italian storm with her gorgeous Retriever puppy Winston. 

With a passion for all things innovation, property, and sustainability, Madeline is committed to living a meaningful life via purpose, connection, and a positive impact.

Michael grew up in Gibraltar and in 2003 moved to the UK to pursue a degree in Architecture. Michael took a year out to travel and in 2006 ended up in Australia, working for a renowned Brisbane-based architectural practice. 
In 2007 Michael travelled back to the UK to finish off his studies and become a registered Architect. 

He worked in several practices in the UK, including a London-based office that specialises in high-end residential design.
In 2015 he returned to the country he returned to Australia and continued to practice and develop as an Architect.

Outside of work, Michael has developed a keen interest in endurance sports and in 2021 competed in his first Ironman Triathlon and is currently training for a 50k Ultramarathon.

Michael’s passion for sustainable Architecture and product design, and his strong understanding of design principles and processes make him a perfect fit at ModnPods.

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

Having lived and worked in three countries, Lauren truly values the Australian landscape and way of life it has to offer. For this reason, she is extremely passionate about the ModnPods mission to transform the way we live, work and play, and has found herself right at home here with the team.

After 10 years in the marketing space, following a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Communications, Lauren has a broad scope of experience in a diverse range of industries including health, wellness, food and sustainability. She has worked with both small and large scale enterprises, and has found a strong alignment with ethics-based local businesses.

She is an innovative thinker and believes in fostering all aspects of human connection because at the end of the day business is people dealing with people. Lauren is a big fan of story telling to create connection, and have some fun along the way. 

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

Kim is passionate about “all things family” and is our financial controller.  She is a graduate of Central Qld University and understands the opportunities and challenges facing regional Australia.  Kim has worked for the Australian National Audit Office and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

Kim is responsible for the financial governance of our business. Kim is CPA qualified.

PRODUCT SPECIALIST

Ben is a design enthusiast. He is a graduate of Bond University with a Finance major. Ben has spent most of his working life managing a family business. In 2015 an opportunity arose for him to lead the design of Australia’s first Passive House commercial project. 

This product and design knowledge, in collaboration with John’s vision is the foundation of ModnPods. Ben ensures a quality imprint on each ModnPod and delights customers with his craftsmanship. 

CHAIRMAN/ADVISOR

Daniel is ModnPods Chairman. He also holds the role of Director of Bond University’s Entrepreneurship Program – showcasing practical approaches on entrepreneurship and leadership, helping students and alumni take ideas to commercialisation, and acting as an independent adviser to companies on scaling up. Prior to this, Daniel was an Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Superloop Limited (ASX: SLC), taking the company to IPO and overseeing its infrastructure rollout in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Daniel has also held senior executive positions at Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX: AZJ), Suncorp Group Limited (ASX: SUN), Energex and Toyota Tsusho South Pacific.

Daniel continues his involvement in the family business – Pronto Sheet Metal, and operates a private-equity fund. Daniel is passionate about ModnPods and offering customers a better quality of life.

COPYWRITER

Kate is a lover of all the earthy and salty goodness of the natural world.

With the belief we should fiercely protect the very thing that gives us life, Kate has for the past five years been on an adventure to living more connected to the earth through low-waste living.

Marrying her passion for sustainability with ours, Kate joined the team as our copywriter to help bring the ModnPods story to life.