Member Stories

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

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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 corporate world, starting with Ansell. He then moved to Asia for seven years including two years in...

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A True Family Business

Tom Atherton started his career as an apprentice Plumber in 1989. Upon completion of his apprenticeship, he was given the opportunity as Site Manager...

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A Lead In The Market

Market Ease Digital was founded by CEO, Mr Binh An Nguyen, in 2006. In the last decade, Binh and his team have helped several medium and large...

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Springing Away from the Crowd

When Bob Sharpless (Syndicate 34) met Maha Sinnathamby in Perth in 1984, he had no idea of the extraordinary community that they would one day build...

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Running a Tight Ship

Brendan Cooley (Syndicate 82) grew up in a professional fishing family in Augusta, a small fishing town with a population of approximately 1,000, in...

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Learning For Life

This article was originally featured in The CEO Magazine Australia & New Zealand’s April 2018 issue. For the published version, go to...

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Living a Life of Adventure

With a career spanning 25 years, Michelle Ashcroft is a veteran in the travel industry. Starting as an exchange student at 15 years of age in...

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Sometimes You Need Some Help Getting Inspired

Sophia Bristow, the CEO of Eurotech Design, was born in China and emigrated to NZ with her parents when she was 15 “because her parents wanted the...

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Investing In An International Approach

Vincent O'Neill, CEO of Stanford Brown, a Financial Advice business in North Sydney, grew up in Northern Ireland and completed his undergraduate...

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Home-grown Concept to Global Consep

2020 marks the 30th anniversary for Consep - an Australian-owned company providing innovative engineering solutions to the mining, construction,...

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