True Business Stories

Nadja has a great story starting with growing up in East Germany and taking a Gap Year to see Australia and stayed.  A career through news paper media has led her across the country to Geelong and she is now the Editor of Geelong Advertiser. A really interesting story. 
https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/ 

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Michael wanted to be an architect but ended up starting a computer science degree and ended up joining Gartland as a commercial property trainee agent. The rest is history. Michael has taken Gartland https://www.gartland.com.au/  forward including launching a digital marketing agency   https://www.affiliatestudios.com.au/

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Lisa Sweeney as the CEO of Business in Heels is all about championing women in business and life. Lisa started her career with a degree in agriculture but then moved into retail in store operations and then buying women's fashion. 
Lisa has taken https://businessinheels.com/ to new heights with a passion that is evident in this pod cast.

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Fi started her career as a nurse, this plus being involved in health boards, led to her quest to better understand governance and to the founding of Govern With  https://governwith.com/ 
Fi is not only an incredibly smart and articulate person but her passion for good governance and her governance tools are a must for any board.

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True Business Stories has chatted with over 70 business owners and leaders over the last year or so. We have loved learning about so many businesses. In this the wrap for the year we highlight the key learnings that we have gained and are relevant to businesses.

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Bill Winter is the founder and other half of True Business Stories. He has a wealth of experience in running his own businesses and being a non - executive director.  Bill is on a path of continual learning and loves working with family businesses to help them meet their goals.

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Aaron Finch runs DirectBor, that was started by his Grand father with a small boring machine. He now deals with major drilling contracts as the leader in boring.  DirectBor was the winner of the Business of the Year for the Geelong Business Excellence Awards in 2023. 
A great story, sitting under our noses, here in Geelong.

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Jarod has always had a passion about design and building and this path has now taken him to being the Director for the Plan Group delivering on exciting projects across Geelong and Ballarat.

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Mathew has gone from playing brass instruments with the Salvation Army to being an Associate Director for KPMG in their new office in Geelong. Matthew has a passion for Geelong and is the driver behind the Economic Blueprint for Geelong.

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Rachel Patterson was appointed General Manager of Geelong Broadcasters in January 2023, after a long career in radio. Geelong Broadcaster keep us informed and entertained via Bay 93.9FM and K Rock.  Rachel would be one of the nicest people you could ever meet. Enjoy listening.

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