Megan Luttrell - Founder of Kairos Recruitment
Founder of Kairos Recruitment, a startup hiring partner in Melbourne, and of the Aussie Founders Club.
Bio
Megan Luttrell is the founder and director of Kairos Recruitment, a hiring partner for Australian startups and scaleups based in Melbourne. She started Kairos in 2023, after working inside two startups in New Zealand gave her a taste for how early-stage companies get built and where hiring makes or breaks them. She works directly with founders on the roles that shape a young company - early commercial and engineering hires, and the operator layer that holds a growing team together.
In 2024 she founded Aussie Founders Club, a community for Australian startup founders built around events and peer connection. She also co-hosts Life After Launch with Geo George, a podcast about what founders actually face after the launch announcement.
In 2025 she was named Ecosystem Hero of the Year at the Governor of Victoria Startup Awards, recognised for grassroots work building community among early-stage founders. She lives and works in Melbourne.
What she does
Founder, Kairos Recruitment
Megan founded Kairos Recruitment to help early-stage startups hire mission-critical talent in Australia. The firm works closely with founders to build high-performing teams from seed to scale. Kairos Recruitment
Founder, Aussie Founders Club
Aussie Founders Club is a community built to connect and support Australian founders through events, resources and peer networks. Megan launched it to bring operators together and amplify the local startup ecosystem. Aussie Founders Club
Co-host, Life After Launch
Life After Launch is a podcast exploring the realities of building and scaling a startup, hosted by Megan Luttrell and Geo George. Each episode unpacks the lessons, pressures and wins that come after the launch phase. Life After Launch
Recognition
Ecosystem Hero of the Year, 2025 Governor of Victoria Startup Awards. The awards are coordinated by LaunchVic and presented at Government House in Melbourne. Megan was recognised for grassroots work building community among early-stage founders.