Member Stories

Discover the transformative and inspiring journeys
of our members through our Member Stories.

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Chair Case Study

At The CEO Institute, our Chairs play a pivotal role in every Syndicate. They challenge perspectives, share hard-won wisdom, and facilitate the peer-to-peer support that helps CEOs gain clarity, confidence, and real-world solutions. Our Chair Case...

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A Fitting Way to Build a Business

In 1992, Michael Casablanca joined Woodland Shopfitting in Brisbane as a first year tradesman. He learned the business from bottom to top, working...

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Be Inspired

Roberta Muir’s passion for cooking started as far back as she can remember. By the time she was in her early teens, Roberta was teaching herself how...

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Meet Our Chair, Marcia Griffin

Marcia Griffin began her professional journey as a Secondary School teacher in Balmoral; armed with a BA Dip Ed, she found herself in one of the...

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Greening the Landscape

As Executive Chairman of Glascott Landscape & Civil and Marsupial Landscape Management, Matthew Glascott (Syndicate 44) started The Glascott Group...

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Tapping Into Sussex

Sussex Taps is a 2nd generation family run business, passionate about true Australian manufacturing, as the most vertically integrated tap...

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Fire and Passion

Luke Macdougall, CEO of Fire Safe Australia and New Zealand, started his career in the marine industry as a Shipwright by trade. After completing his...

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Destined to Lead

In the non-traditional sense, Craig Moulin (Syndicate 1) had a typical first decade in his career. Starting as a storeman and then forklift driver,...

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A Call to Action

Nathan has been living in the indigenous world for most of his life. His parents advised him early on that if he wanted to live in another’s world,...

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Father and Daughter Team for Success

Hillmartin Distillery CEO Gavin Shaw started his career in applied science specialising in applied chemistry. In the early years, he worked in the...

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