Commerce Caboolture

Hello everyone and welcome to Question Time.

Question Time is a new segment aimed at bringing you leaders from other businesses and asking them questions about their working lives.

I have come to learn that while businesses can be very different, the challenges we face can be very similar, Question Time is about learning how one person responds and deals with those challenges.

Adam Leishman.

TBA

Jeff Smith
Northeast Business Park

Joanne Mangion
Harvion Martgage & Financial Services
BPW President

Luca Casali
QUT

Richard Cessford
Fitness n Motion

Geoff Cake
Print Approach

Stefan Boni
Elite Pest Management

Kelvin Patch
Caboolture Sports Club

Chris Woodman
Worldwide Online Printing

John Kriedemann
Business Mentor and Commttee Member

Mark O'Conner
nab

Rita-Marie Lenton
Metropolitan Funerals

Shane Moon
CBEC / Webster and Wood

Geoff McKenzie
Nova Ford

Rob Noble
CEO - CSC

Chris Hahne
Aspen Medical

Anne-Louise Knight
In Focus

David Brandon
Local Lenders

Gavin Douglas
Fitness'n'Motion

Karen Ahl
No Gravity

Tim Rychvalsky
Isis Financial Planners

Debbie Biancucci
Commonwealth Bank Mortgage Innovations

Kurt Fowler
Watling Fowler Solicitors

Question Time

1. Let’s start off with you telling us about your business and your role within it?

2. What do you enjoy most about your position and the business?

3. What aspects, if any, do you not enjoy about your position or business?

4. What are the greatest challenges you face at present?

5. Do you have any relevant qualifications or skills, if so what are they?

6. Tell us what achievements have you gained professionally?

7. How long have you lived and worked in Caboolture and what brought you here originally?

8. How do you best balance your work life and personal life and what do you do to relax?

9. Have there been any external influences that have affected the way you operate the business?

10. Do you use networking as a marketing tool for your business, if so how has this worked for you?

11. What other marketing strategies have worked best for you?

12. Can you tell us how many staff are employed by your business?

12. Is employing new staff an easy process and what are the contributing factors?

14. Is there industry support available for your business, if so how does this work and do you utilise this?

15. In relation to the local community, what impact does the Caboolture community have on your business?

16. Do you have a business plan? Do you follow and update it?

17. If you could change anything about your business what would it be?
18. Who or what is your inspiration or motivation?

19. What has been the most memorable moment for you in your business?

20. And finally, what do you think is the secret to success in business?