Awards, Keynotes & Media

Wagga Wagga AI Masterclass – Small Business Month 2025

Delivered for Wagga Wagga City Council’s Small Business Month, this AI Masterclass brought together a dynamic mix of local business owners and innovators eager to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance creativity and productivity.

The two-hour session was hands-on and human, turning complex ideas into simple, practical exercises in Brand Voice, Multimodal prompting and Image Generation. Participants engaged deeply, asking sharp questions and sharing real-world challenges, proving that AI can empower rather than intimidate.

Many went on to complete their own AI Brand Codex, helping them teach AI to communicate in their brand’s unique tone. This full-circle experience — returning to Wagga, where my teaching journey first began — was a reminder that curiosity and courage still drive progress.

HCAA Presentation – Why AI, Why Now?

Presented to the Hunter Consulting and Advisory Association (HCAA), this keynote explored the question “Why AI, Why Now?” — unpacking how artificial intelligence is reshaping the professional landscape.

The session translated technical concepts into accessible insights for consultants, engineers and business leaders, highlighting AI’s power to enhance efficiency, clarity and communication. Through live demonstrations and relatable examples, attendees saw how tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can streamline documentation, proposals and client engagement while preserving each firm’s human expertise.

The message was clear: AI isn’t replacing professionals — it’s redefining what’s possible when humans harness it with intent. This presentation underscored psyborg®’s role in helping industries adopt AI intelligently, bridging design thinking with technological evolution.

psyborg® Wins Lake Macquarie Excellence in Micro Business – Third Time Champion

psyborg® has been awarded the Lake Macquarie Excellence in Micro Business title for the third time — 2021, 2023, and now 2025.

From our early days working from home to our Caves Beach studio, we’ve stayed lean and agile while expanding our services. In the past two years, we’ve launched AI-powered branding and business optimisation tools, introduced in-house DTF merchandise printing, and begun building towards a Dark Studio — an AI-driven content production line.

We continue to invest in our community through Caves Connect, the Work Experience Program with Swansea High School, and sponsorships including Swansea FC, the Lake Macquarie Running Festival, and the YSNB Youth Surfing National Battle.

This award recognises our commitment to innovation, purposeful design, and community impact — proving that size doesn’t limit influence when you design with intent.

Part mind. part machine.

NSW Government AI Workshop

Daniel Borg had the pleasure of delivering a dynamic and engaging workshop at the Regional Economic Development & Investment Workshop hosted in Sydney. With a room full of local government professionals from across regional NSW, we explored how Artificial Intelligence can empower councils to boost productivity, communicate smarter, and unlock new efficiencies — all without overwhelming their teams.

Business Hunter Keynote

Daniel Borg presented at Business Hunter’s largest-ever Business in Focus event at McDonald Jones Stadium, sharing insights on AI and branding integration.

Dantia AI Workshop

psyborg® collaborated with Dantia to host an immersive AI workshop at the 360-degree Multi-Arts Pavilion, Mima, engaging over 20 businesses in exploring AI’s transformative potential for business operations.

Lake Macquarie City Council Feature

Check out this article from Lake Macquarie City Council where I talk about the beginning stages of my graphic design career, and the opportunities and challenges psyborg® has in Lake Macquarie.

Dantia Feature

Check out this article from Dantia where I discuss the opportunities and challenges as a business in Lake Macquarie, and how psyborg® stays competitive.

Hunter Business Review 2023

Check out the 2023 August edition of the The Hunter Business Review Magazine where we were featured as winning the ‘Micro Business’ category of the Lake Macquarie City Council Business Excellence Awards on page 14.

Finalists for 2023 Business Hunter Awards

We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been named a finalist in The Business Hunter Awards for ‘Excellence in Micro Business’ of the back off the recent win at the Lake Macquarie Business Awards!

This recognition is a testament to our team’s dedication to driving growth and implementing effective strategies for business success and resilience. Over the past year, we’ve worked tirelessly to demonstrate excellence in every area of our business.

2023 Winners for Lake Mac City Council Business Excellence Awards

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that psyborg® has emerged victorious as the winner of the prestigious ‘Excellence in Micro Business’ category at the 2023 Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards!

Organised by the Lake Macquarie City Council, these awards celebrate and recognise outstanding achievements of businesses in Lake Macquarie City while encouraging a culture of excellence among all organisations.

Caves Connect Certificate of Appreciation

psyborg® are proud to announce that we are Gold Sponsors in supporting Caves Beach Connect Events.

Are you interested in supporting the next Caves Beach Connect Event? We have been working hard to lay the foundation for business networking in Caves Beach so locals and greater Lake Macquarie businesses can learn, network and grow.

Domain Magazine

February 17-18th 2023

psyborg® was fortune enough to be featured in the Domain mag lift-out inside the Sydney Morning Herald paper on Saturday February 17.

You can view the mag online here (see pg. 18): https://domain.smedia.com.au/smh-domain/

2021 Winners for Lake Macquarie City Council Business Excellence Awards

Huge thanks goes to Lake Macquarie City Council who have awarded us the winner of the Lake Macquarie City Council Business Excellence Awards 2021.

psyborg® took out the ‘Micro Business’ category which recongnises a business with less than 5 employees that have achieved significant growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies and processes implemented to achieve business success and/or resilience.

Finalists for 2021 Business Hunter Awards

Grateful to have been selected as a Finalist for the @ourlakemac – Lake Macquarie City Council Business Excellence Awards 2021.

The Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards recognise and highlight local business achievements and celebrate individual business accomplishments in our City.

Hunter Business Review 2021

Check out the 2021 August edition of the The Hunter Business Review Magazine where we were featured as winning the ‘Micro Business’ category of the Lake Macquarie City Council Business Excellence Awards on page 12 & 13.

The University of Newcastle Australia

I was recently invited to present my Five Brand Hacks to the Masters of Marketing and MBA Students at NewSpace at the University of Newcastle. It’s always a pleasure to give back to a place that gave me so much!

In this video I speak about these five brand hacks to ensure that you are making the most of your brand.

Lake Macquarie Business

I recently shared my top 5 tech hacks that have helped me run and grow my business now for over 13 years. This video is a summary of my 15 minute presentation to the Lake Macquarie Business Chamber but it should give you an insight into my business approach that has helped me maintain a lifestyle and remain lean and agile whilst still growing in a global and competitive market.

Newcastle Herald

Getting The Message: Clever posters that Daniel Borg created to urge people to wash their hands during the pandemic.

Featured in ‘Topics‘ on pg.13 in the Newcastle Herald, Thursday August 20, 2020.

Newcastle Herald

Caves Beach community connects through  new website.

Featured in ‘Topics‘ on pg.21 in the Newcastle Herald, Thursday January 7, 2021.

The Daily Telegraph

Stoked to get a story in the Daily Telegraph for the work we’ve been doing to help people and businesses fight & adapt to Coronavirus. April 6, 2020.

Hunter Business Review

Check out the 2018 May edition of the The Hunter Business Review Magazine where I discuss ‘How to ask for Testimonials’ on page 44.  As well as another of my articles published in the Hunter Business Review Magazine, 2020 May Edition on page 22.

Hunter Tafe

May 18, 2020

Daniel joined us for an online training session on design thinking with our Hunter Tafe Signwriting Stage 1 Class. It was a great informative and well presented discussion and we have requested he return for our Stage 2 Class.

Students were engaged the whole time and we even went well over time and we cannot wait to have him back. Daniel knows his stuff and is very passionate about it. Thanks again, until next time.

Chanelle Vincent, Signwriting Teacher
Hunter Tafe, Newcastle Campus

Finalists for 2018 Lake Mac City Business Excellence Awards

Super pumped to have been awarded a FINALIST in the Lake Macquarie City Business Excellence Awards for Excellence in Small Business (-20 FTEs). Lake Macquarie is such a great place to live and to do business so I’m honoured to be able to share the excitement with the other business finalists.