Beetle in a Box

Patties Foods is a leading supplier of sweet and savoury products throughout Australia.
Brands include Four'n Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nannas and Chefs Pride.
Patties was a public company until September 2016 and is now owned by Pacific Equity Partners and the Rijs family.

Paul shares his life growing up as one of five brothers in NZ, his journey to CEO and his experience of the 2020 bushfires in Victoria and dealing with Convid-19.

Passion and grit from a man who loves pies.

Our next guest is Victoria Mills. For the past 20 years, Victoria has been advocating and championing people as leaders in business in the workplace and to create success in their personal lives.  Victoria talks of her early years and how this shaped her life and how she found great power and purpose after changing her personal story. She has a personal mission and life’s legacy to affect and influence positive change and has successfully supported global leaders, organisations and individuals to achieve this. 

Victoria shares many personal experiences on her journey to becoming a respected business coach.

Michael Byrne is an industry leader and has had a distinguished 30-year career in executive positions both in Australia and internationally in the logistics, supply chain, retail and property sectors. Previous roles include Chief Executive Officer of Toll Holdings, Coates Hire, Linfox and Westgate Holdings. Most recently he has been appointed by the Federal Government during this COVID crisis as International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) freight coordinator general. 

Michael takes us on his personal journey and some of the events that have influenced him along the way. We discuss the current COVID crisis and its human and economic effects on Australia. Michael has a very pragmatic view of leadership and we explore his deep connection to people. In particular, his stand and leadership for safety and well being of all people at work.

Please note;

Michael speaks of the total number of deaths recorded for Covid-19. The number mentioned was correct on the date of recording. Sadly, this number has since increased.

Due to current restrictions, we are not able to reach the sound and production quality we aim for on this recording. We hope this does not detract from your enjoyment of this episode.

Cass Spies, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Twisted Healthy Treats Is our next Beetle in a Box podcast guest.

Twisted Healthy Treats is a small Australian business, playing big. Cass speaks of her journey, what has inspired her and how she navigates the sometimes challenging times in business.

Following in the footsteps of her entrepreneurial father, Cass and her team have created a product that is both yummy and healthy for kids. Australian major grocery chains stock Twisted Healthy Treats, and they are now exporting to Costco in America. Twisted is growing all the time.

Cass speaks of her passion for healthy living and eating and how this is driving her to grow the business. She is challenging the many issues in the less healthy food industry.

Balancing business growth, her team, as well as her family during this journey, has not been easy. Cass is an inspiration and a leader changing an industry and helping society to be healthier. Please, enjoy listening to Cass in her own words...

This conversation features Greg Rust, one of global motorsports most respected broadcasters, journalists, and media personalities. Greg talks about his background and early forays into the world of media and commentary, his passion for people, motorsport, leadership and the teamwork required to be successful. We also delve into the current COVID crisis and how the sporting and business landscape have created the possibility of change. We gain a wonderful insight into Greg as an individual, his career, giving back to the community as well as the lighter side of the high octane world of motorsport as he shares a memory of the legendary Peter Brock. Helmet on, pull the belts tight and let’s take a ride with Rusty

Our first conversation is with the wonderful Alison Mirams, CEO of Roberts Pizzarotti. We explore her background, thoughts on leadership, rise to the CEO role, women in construction, and how she is living her vision to make the construction industry a safer and better workplace.

Please note, during COVID-19 we are recording over Internet Conferencing. We hope this does not take away your enjoyment of this brilliant conversation with Alison.