Named one of AFR’s 100 Women of Influence in 2019 and Australian Telstra Business Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, Jenny Paradiso is co-founder and Managing Director of the national solar and battery storage company, Suntrix.
Having started her career as a librarian, Jenny established the business in 2009 and has grown Suntrix from the kitchen table to a multi-million dollar company. Over the last 13+ years, the company has evolved from a residential solar company to also include commercial solar, battery storage, EV charging and energy consulting. Suntrix now services homes, businesses and all levels of Government in South Australia, Victoria and NSW.
Jenny has been listed amongst Smart Company’s top 30 female entrepreneurs in 2014, 2015 and 2016. She is a founding board member of the South Australian Entrepreneurship Advisory Board and has sat on the Clean Energy Council board since 2016. Jenny is also on the Women in Water Leadership Committee for the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and is a past member of the Premier’s Climate Change Council in South Australia.
Jenny is passionate about supporting and helping businesswomen achieve their personal and professional goals and regularly speaks at events about her own business journey and learnings.