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Welcome back to the second instalment featuring George Millington.

In the last episode you heard about George’s rise in the business world – from his early stock broking days, to transforming a humble coffee business into a successful sought after coffee brand Monjava, which was swiftly bought by San Remo.

To then moving into logistics, APD Parcel Delivery.

In this episode, you’re going to hear all about the rise and rise of his rural livestock empire. Since he was a young boy, George's dream was always to run a farm. He loved the land since he was a boy.
He is now the bloke behind Collinsville Stud Merinos, one of the country's most well respected and prominent sheep studs in Australia. To find out how all that came to be, enjoy the rest of George's story.

https://collinsville.com.au/

Today you will hear the absolute success story of George Millington.

He is the man behind Collinsville Stud Merinos – one of the most prominent and well respected sheep-studs in Australia located in the mid north of South Australia.

George's success story begins with his venture into the coffee industry where he established Monjava. His his excellent business sense and a stroke of luck made him a millionaire by his early 30s. He then ventured into logistics which then led him to buy Collinsville Stud Merinos. This is a 2 part series on George and this episode is just the beginning of his rollercoaster career ride.

Enjoy!

https://collinsville.com.au/

https://monjava.com.au/

https://apdparcel.com.au/

Meet the super vivacious Ali Cooper, the owner of the 'The Park' in Jamestown.

In this case Ali hasn’t started from scratch, but probably feels like she has. She's transformed the local caravan park in Jamestown into a boutique accomodation space for travellers.

Ali is also involved in the family farming business with husband, Seth Cooper, has 3 children and is an extremely active community volunteer.

https://www.theparkjamestown.com/

Meet Kelly Morgan, the woman behind Kelly Kelly Legal, a successful law firm in Jamestown.

Kelly grew up on a farm near Yongala, the coldest place in South Australia. She describes herself as an ‘accidental lawyer’, she initially wanted to be school teacher or an architect, but it was her father that ignited the idea of law.

When Kelly graduated she had this big idea to head to Sydney and work for the big law firms but her life took an unexpected turn when her father passed away suddenly, which led her to come home and help her mum.
It was then she started working in a local law firm for 10 years and then starting her own practice. She talks about what's involved in running a law firm in the country, the rapid growth it underwent as soon as she opened the doors, her frustrations when people perceive country law firms as inferior to city ones and her passion to train and nurture law graduates to encourage them to undertake a country posting. But her life has also been quite a roller coaster ride.
We delve into how she navigated life after her father's suicide, becoming pregnant with twins four months after starting her own practice and then losing one. And then getting pregnant with twins five years later, with Max being diagnosed at birth with cystic fibrosis.

I love Kelly's motto, which comes from her father; "Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but gets you nowhere. "

I guess this has got her through the tough times, but also has helped her build such a successful business.

This is Kelly's story.

https://kellykellylegal.com.au/

This is a delightful story about Sophie Whitehead which I played on the Clare Valley Podcast a few months ago and I loved it so much I wanted to share it with my Voice it listeners.

Sophie Whitehead's first job job out of college was cooking for royalty.

In this episode, you'll hear how she came to be cooking for the Queen Mother, and the experiences she had with not just her, but many members of the Royal family.

She ended up in Australia, cooking for the rich and famous on super yachts and in Sydney North Shore mansions. She's now left the the glitz and glamour behind and moved to the Clare Valley with her husband, David. It was a spontaneous move while caravanning around Australia where they came across the Curly Goose by chance, bought it and transformed it into a gin space. This is a delightful story.

https://www.thecurlygoose.com.au/

https://www.sawmillgin.com/

In this episode, you'll meet Brian McInerney, one of the founding fathers of one of the top insurance brokerages in Australia. He’s the 'M' in MGA insurance.

We will, of course , talk about MGA’s astronomical growth from humble beginnings back in 1975 to now over 65 thousand clients and a branch network across Australia and one in Cambodia. But we’ll also find out more about the Brian’s background, his humble beginnings growing up in Melrose with his family, his love for footy and tennis, a high school stint at Sacred Heart College at Glenelg, and then doing an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner working for BHP at Iron Knob and Iron Baron near Whyalla.

So, how does a fitter and turner end up in insurance, to then running one of the biggest insurance brokerages in Australia?
Well, you'll have to listen. It's an inspirational tale, a rags to riches story. He's now 80 years old and retired from MGA, but he still sits on the board.
Enjoy the journey with Brian McInerney.

https://www.mga.com/

Today you’ll get to meet the youngest Chief Flying Instructor in Australia.

George Seppelt. Well one of the youngest, another bloke is about to cut his lunch apparently!

At the prime age of 15, before he could even drive independently, he had his restricted pilot’s licence. By the time he was 22, he was a fully-fledged flying instructor in the mid north of South Australia.George always had a goal of getting his commercial pilot’s licence and being a Flying Doctor, but he’s had few speed bumps and obstacles along the way.

You'll hear about the chance encounter with the current Australian aerobatic champion who ignited his flying passion, George's health scare that literally grounded him for eight months, and how his flying mentor became paralysed after crashing his plane but amazingly learnt to walk again. You'll hear about his mid-air challenging moments, but also the wins with teaching people how to fly.
His big love these days is electric aeroplanes, and being one of 12 people in Australia that knows how to fly one. This guy keeps on kicking goals, and I'm excited to see what he does next. Enjoy this inspirational journey with George.

Today, you'll hear about the life of an Outback Film Caterer.

Steve Marcus is the man behind Marcus Film Catering. He’s been preparing meals from outback locations for 32 years. He’s traveled in is catering blue bus to remote locations such as Broken Hill, Coober Pedy, Kalgoorlie, you name it, he’s been there. He also catered on the 4 outback cattle drives. He’s rubbed shoulders with big movies stars, Australian A listers and cooked private dinners for Hollywood directors.

The stories Steve shares of his outback adventures and the people he's met along the way are pretty amazing. Who gets to go on a morning stroll with Mick Jagger? Steve does.
He's from Adelaide, one of six kids who grew up in Unley Park. His outback adventures began after school when he tried his hand at jackarooing, from there he got into hospitality and he's never looked back.
Steve has now retired and has handed the business over to his daughter Rachael, but he still gets the odd catering gig on the blue bus. Enjoy this unique story with Steve Marcus.

In this episode I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing a former Olympian who calls the Clare Valley her home.

Anna McVann is the youngest of 6 kids who grew up in the Adelaide suburbs - but she wasn’t just any kid. At the age of 15 she represented Australia at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.There she made 4 finals, an amazing result which put this teenage girl in the spotlight as a up- and-coming Australian swimmer to watch.

In this episode, you’ll hear about the gruelling training regimes, the diet, the international swimming comps, the Olympic experience, the comeback, Crystal Palace, and 'physioing' for the Olympic diving team.
This woman has done so much. I just can't wait for you to hear it all. I've never met anyone with so much discipline and determination.
Who else would rock up to swimming training in a wheelchair with a leg in plaster and still want to train? This is just one of the many stories you'll hear.

After the dizzying heights of swimming stardom and international travel, Anna initially saw her life to be in Paris or London or even New York. But on a trip back to Australia, she was swept off her feet by a farmer from the Clare Valley, Tom Hawker. She settled down, had four children and set up her own successful physiotherapy business.

Strap in, this is Anna's story.

In this episode you will meet country copper and local Clare businessman, Mark Hill.

He has served as the local police officer in Clare for 25 years as well as running a driving school business for the past 17 years. In this episode, you’ll hear Mark’s journey from being a young copper chasing stolen cars in the northern suburbs, going undercover in Adelaide brothels to then leaving the excitement behind to become a country cop. Though he says, Clare is a region where there’s little crime, he still faced many challenges being a cop in a close-knit community. After 25 years and at the age of 52, Mark's ready for a change and about to embark on being a police prosecutor.
Enjoy the journey with senior constable, first class, Mark Hill.