True Business Stories

James has had a long career in agriculture running both chicken and duck processing businesses. He now runs his own consultancy and is working as an advisor to WrkPod - his sons business in the Philippines.

Nat has a great story on how he has become the driving force for development change in Geelong as the Director of Urbis Geelong. Nat is passionate about what he does and where he lives.

Jennifer is the CEO of the Geelong Manufacturing Council. Jennifer has had wide experience across Australia and Asia and is passionate about the potential for new and innovative manufacturing businesses.

Carmel is the founder and Director of the Proven Group, https://theprovengroup.com.au/ that like so many businesses started at the kitchen table. Carmen has grown from writing resumes to providing a full spread of HR services across Victoria and wider. A great story.

Nadja has a great story starting with growing up in East Germany and taking a Gap Year to see Australia and stayed. A career through news paper media has led her across the country to Geelong and she is now the Editor of Geelong Advertiser. A really interesting story. https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/

Michael wanted to be an architect but ended up starting a computer science degree and ended up joining Gartland as a commercial property trainee agent. The rest is history. Michael has taken Gartland https://www.gartland.com.au/ forward including launching a digital marketing agency https://www.affiliatestudios.com.au/

Lisa Sweeney as the CEO of Business in Heels is all about championing women in business and life. Lisa started her career with a degree in agriculture but then moved into retail in store operations and then buying women's fashion. Lisa has taken https://businessinheels.com/ to new heights with a passion that is evident in this pod cast.

Fi started her career as a nurse, this plus being involved in health boards, led to her quest to better understand governance and to the founding of Govern With https://governwith.com/ Fi is not only an incredibly smart and articulate person but her passion for good governance and her governance tools are a must for any board.

True Business Stories has chatted with over 70 business owners and leaders over the last year or so. We have loved learning about so many businesses. In this the wrap for the year we highlight the key learnings that we have gained and are relevant to businesses.

Bill Winter is the founder and other half of True Business Stories. He has a wealth of experience in running his own businesses and being a non - executive director. Bill is on a path of continual learning and loves working with family businesses to help them meet their goals.