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Gerringong resident Matthew Panopoulos, 27, left a career in teaching to start his own jingle-writing business, and seven weeks later won an Australia-wide competition.
The "Share Good Tunes" Pizza Hut jingle-writing competition asked contestants to make a new jingle that was creative and interesting, but also referenced the 1992 Pizza Hut '481 11 11' ad.
With his win, Mr Panopoulos scored a cool $10,000 to help finance his fledgling business, Pantonal Productions Pty Ltd.
Mr Panopoulos said his love of music inspired him to make the leap of faith into a new career.
"As a high school music teacher [at Nowra Anglican College], I used to write music arrangements for ensembles," he said.
"I wanted to do more, so I did a 12-month audio production course on Saturdays. I've played guitar since I was nine years old, and I've always been in bands - it's a compulsion, I feel weird if I'm not doing it."
He said the hardest part of writing was making time when inspiration struck.
"Normally, I'll get a hit of inspiration, and I have to sit down and use it before it slips away," he said.
Mr Panopoulos says he hopes to make a livelihood from his new business venture, and promote other Kiama businesses.
He seems to have started on firm footing.