A special edition of Supply Circles to recognise and celebrate National Reconciliation Week 2024. Our guest is Daniel Joinbee and this is a ‘do-not-miss’ episode.

In this fascinating café-style chat, James and Daniel talk about professional procurement, the role of indigenous businesses in supply chain, the tips for being a preferred supplier, the joy of being a proud Australian working overseas and in Military, as well as a proud Gunggangji man, and his plans to launch a satellite into space from Australia.

Daniel shares a wide range of his experiences, and thoughts and insights including:

- His views on how to be a good supplier.

- An explanation of IPP and the possible confusion of two similar acronyms in Indigenous Procurement Policy.

- What it means to be a product Gunggangji man and a proud Australian.

- The lessons he learned from his many varied role during a fascinating career, including Air Traffic Control, international contract procurement, strategic vs transactional, supply and much more.

- The lessons learned by completing an Executive MBA.

- His plans to put a satellite into space from Australia.

Daniel also shares some personal insights into the right- and the wrong way to engage with good quality indigenous businesses, and the keys to promoting your business to buyers, indigenous or not.

This is a wonderful episode; every business person in Australia should have a listen. Strongly recommended.