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‘Breadwinner’ now also an E-Book

tom - 18th May 2012

Very exciting news: my very popular business autobiography ‘Breadwinner’ has just been fully revised and updated, and is now available on Amazon as an e-book. I’ve been told it’s a rollicking good read, and many people find my story quite inspirational. I guess, if someone like me, with a background like mine, can make it to the top, anyone can. Well, that’s got to be an inspiration, right? (more…)

Uganda Wrap

tom - 3rd May 2012

If you think times are tough, visit Uganda. You will instantly become grateful that you live in Australia. I’ve just spent two weeks there with my two good baker mates, Ralph Plarre and Graham Heaven. We set up a bakery and trained four local women to bake bread. It was a big ask, but we achieved it. (more…)

Uganda Visit

tom - 16th April 2012

I’m in Uganda at the moment, helping set up a bakery at Kumi with my two good baker mates Ralph Plarre and Graham Heaven. We’ve been busy getting the ingredients and getting the building sorted out. (more…)

How A Little Interest Can Turn Into Big Involvement… Very Quickly

tom - 26th March 2012

Last year I was doing a talk in Ingham, in far north Queensland. In the audience there was a retired church minister called Nino Marolla. Nino asked me if I could help set up a bakery at an orphanage in Uganda. They had a building with a wood-fired oven which he believed would make a good bakery. (more…)

By Popular Demand…

tom - 19th March 2012

I was recently asked to be a guest on one of the afternoon shows on ABC Radio, Wedding Songs, which airs every Friday on Statewide Drive with Kathy Bedford from 3pm. (more…)

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