Bree Kirkham

Trailblazer
DISC Type : ID

Co-Founder & Director at PALMA Eyewear

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Bree Kirkham is the Partner & COO at F5 Collective and the Co-Founder of PALMA Eyewear. A corporate lawyer by training, she has extensive experience scaling global tech companies like Uber, Airbnb, and ClassPass. People who have worked with her describe her as razor-sharp with great commercial instincts.

Outside of work, Bree is a passionate advocate for female founders and young innovators, driven to create systemic change and break down funding barriers for women. She is a proud mother of two, a qualified yoga teacher, and enjoys spending time at the beach and reading.

Unique fact: Bree leverages her dual expertise as both a venture capitalist and a direct-to-consumer brand founder to support other entrepreneurs.

Personality Overview

Informal

Charismatic

Achievement-Oriented

They like to keep things under control.  They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Topics They Care About

Supporting Female Founders
A core focus of her work at F5 Collective is creating funding solutions and an ecosystem to help women-led businesses thrive and achieve generational change.
Venture Capital
She has deep experience in the VC space, focusing on early-stage startups and is now reshaping funding models to better serve underrepresented founders.
Direct-to-Consumer Brands
As the co-founder of PALMA Eyewear and a supporter of women-owned brands, she has firsthand experience in building consumer businesses from the ground up.

Media Appearances

Bree has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Co-Founder & Director at PALMA Eyewear
1-2024 - 1-2026
Partner & Chief Operating Officer at F5 Collective
8-2022 - 1-2026
Coach at LaunchVic
3-2023 - 1-2024
General Partner at Flying Fox Ventures
1-2023 - 3-2023
Venture Partner at Flying Fox Ventures

Education

2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of Sydney
2014 - 2014
Admitted as a Lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW from The College of Law Australia

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 4 Location : Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder & Director at PALMA Eyewear
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Bree

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them control of the sales process
  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established

DONT's

  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bree is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bree

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bree move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Bree take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Bree

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.