BILLY

Founder

In the last few years, Billy’s life has gone through some dramatic changes. He grew up and lived in Gerringong, on the NSW South Coast, and spent 10 years working as a carpenter, in between travelling and surfing trips around the world. After meeting his partner Sacha while on a year-length trip to Europe, Billy decided to make the move permanent. In order to maintain his lifestyle of travelling and working remotely, Billy began working for his mother’s business, Starfish Store, running the back end of things and working on the website. This meant Billy and Sacha could potentially live anywhere in the world, and with his love for surfing, Bali felt like an obvious choice. Billy is the business and coordination brain behind Star & Co. With his expanding knowledge in the sensory education industry and skills from working with Starfish, Billy glues our whole operation together. Splitting his life between Europe, Bali and Australia, you will rarely find Billy in the same place for long, though you can always be sure he is living life to the fullest and making the best of every day.

What triggers your anxiety?

While I’m not a highly anxious person, I fiddle a lot (some would say chronic) and have a very bad habit of biting nails - especially when I have the laptop out doing work. This then becomes a very bad look as I often work from a crowded cafe in Bali.

What is your go-to Star & Co piece?

Hands down, the Jake ring. The smooth and endless spinning movement is so addictive and consistently occupies my hands. It’s become a staple piece and has helped me break the habit of biting my nails!