# Alicia Navarro

> Alicia Navarro is an Australian technology entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Skimlinks, and founder and CEO of FLOWN. Her work spans product management, publisher monetisation, executive coaching and virtual coworking, with a continuing interest in product design and company culture.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at FLOWN
- **Organizations:** FLOWN, Skimlinks, Navarland, IBM, Vodafone, Fairfax Media, firstminute capital (former entrepreneur-in-residence), Breega (former entrepreneur-in-residence), Young Enterprise (former trustee)
- **From:** Sydney, Australia
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Information Technology; University Medal for Computing Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
- **Known for:** Built Skimlinks to $50 million in annual revenue during her tenure, according to her published biography., Skimlinks technology ran on 4.5 million websites by the end of her CEO tenure., University Medal for Computing Sciences, UTS, 1998.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Participated in Young Achievers; her lip-gloss venture won Enterprise of the Year.
- **1998** — Won the University Medal as top Computing Sciences graduate at UTS.
- **2000** — Tried Fun & Fearless Computing, an early venture serving older computer users.
- **2006–2007** — Developed Skimbit in Sydney and pursued a publisher-facing model in London.
- **2007** — Co-founded Skimlinks with Joe Stepniewski; its monetisation product launched in 2008.
- **2014** — Won Everywoman in Technology Entrepreneur of the Year.
- **2015** — Won WCIT Female Entrepreneur of the Year.
- **2018** — Handed the Skimlinks CEO role to Sebastien Blanc; became president and board member and established Navarland.
- **2019** — Described early FLOWN work retreats in Galicia.
- **2020** — Founded FLOWN; Skimlinks acquisition by Connexity was announced on May 28.
- **2026** — Continued leading FLOWN and discussing entrepreneurship in public interviews.

## Achievements

- Built Skimlinks to $50 million in annual revenue during her tenure, according to her published biography.
- Skimlinks technology ran on 4.5 million websites by the end of her CEO tenure.
- University Medal for Computing Sciences, UTS, 1998.
- Everywoman in Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, 2014.
- WCIT Female Entrepreneur of the Year, 2015.
- FERD’s List Young Enterprise Alumni Honouree, 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Discussed Skimlinks’ pivot, founder-versus-CEO responsibilities and FLOWN’s digital model in a Real Business interview.
- **2026-02** — Discussed FLOWN, customer storytelling, succession and technology-assisted entrepreneurship in a 9AM Business interview.

## Links

- Website: https://navarland.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicianavarro/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/alicianavarro
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alicianavarro

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Last updated: 2026-10-22