Smarter Impact with Philip Bateman

Get the inside word from the Annual General Meeting of the Australia China Business Council Victoria branch, featuring the CEO Virginia Birrell, with anecdotal reference to insights from the National President the Hon. John Brumby, and president of the ACBC Vic, the Hon. Ken Smith.

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

Does this sound like every business you've ever met? Maybe you're also in a group of ordinary people doing extraordinary things? Are you waiting to be an expert before you dive-in?

I had a chat with with Ursula Alquier from The Willowend Round House, during the 2018 Sustainable House Day.

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

Meet Kajal Pala, CEO of https://www.dreamcity.com.au, Australia's first Edutainment theme park for children, being built at the Southbank DFO in Melbourne.

Comprising a Science Lab, Tech Park, a Maths Arcade, Engineering and Entertainment Zones, each area has activity pods designed to challenge and inspire kids to develop skills and abilities, through career role play.

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

The concerns and insights from Australian's SME's on Free Trade, legislating and soft skills, the place of Australians in world markets, the latent potential of our country, the progress and challenge to all of us to rebuild Civil Society and a closing message to business owners everywhere!  

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

The difficulty in conceiving of how Australians do things in Agriculture, documenting quality and scale, trust, China and the results you might get with a flyer.  Join me for a chat with Andrew Bomm about the Moulamein Grain Co-Operative and their Chinese focused oats product at the #AgriAustralia investor forum.

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

Global investment macro trends including millennial wealth transfer, the changing of leadership, management and investment values from these family offices, as well as aligning technology and systems innovation to drive the productivity increases required by a growing population, plus our national and collective responsibility to differentiate ourselves in a commodity market.

A discussion with Andrew Cosh, CEO of http://www.kilaracapital.com

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

David Sackett, Managing Director of Growth Farms Australia  (http://growthfarms.com.au), takes you through the simple things you can do to lower investment risk related to climate change, your potential to increase risk through diversification, the range of Australian crops and livestock, mixed farming opportunities, how you can access Australian agricultural investments plus an innovative leasing model for lowering risk and expanding the opportunity for family farm businesses.

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

Discussing Agriculture, Education, Employment and Infrastructure Investment with David Goodfellow, CEO of AustOn Corporation on behalf of Virginia Birrell, the Australia China Business Council and https://www.agriinvestor.com/

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

The coming water crisis, the water wars, the destruction of Western borders, the complexity of response required to meet the challenge, the contrast of Australia to Senegal, Jordan, Iran and Mexico, the work we have already done to be the envy of the world in setting up a cap and trade system from the 2004 National Water Initiative and the stress testing our system has already undergone - a discussion with Chris Olszak, Director of Aither (https://www.aither.com.au/)

How will you get water for your business and for your investments in the context of extreme Australian climactic variability? Find out here.

Plus, a takeaway message for all Australians regarding the reality of our water challenges.

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com

A detailed insight into the experience of and keynote presentation at the Australia China Business Council's Future Leader Forum by Mr Ben Dingle, Original founder of https://www.synlait.com and now http://nuchev.com.au and their premium https://www.oli6.com.au product. 

With a focus on the infant formula market, though I suggest the learnings being applicable to any company with a focus on scaling in China, Ben discusses with us tangible and credible value in the consumers mind, the steps for engaging consumers in a global market, value chain alignment, channel partner relationships, market research methodologies and key take aways, the reality of being a brand without a credible home market and what it takes for you to have your finger on the pulse.

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Strategy. Advice. Action. Outcomes.  That's my promise.

I help successful and ambitious people make big things happen.

They typically have a very real, significant and potentially life-changing opportunity.  But lack the bandwidth, connections, experience or capital to realise it on their own.

And I know, there are lots of advisers, specialists and consultants out there.

Some will hand you a list of problems to fix, others a plan or strategy.

But very few will stand beside you, hold the vision, do the work and make it happen. I do.

Find out more at PhilipBateman.com