Beechworth Bakery’s preferred charity is Lifeline. We have the Lifeline number on our bags and we promote their annual Stress Down Day fundraiser. I always give Lifeline a plug in my talks. We do support other charities, but Lifeline is our number one. Why did we choose Lifeline? Well, at age 32, my wife left […]
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Business Awards
I just spent a great night in Kyneton, doing a presentation for the Macedon Ranges Business Excellence Awards. These people prove you don’t have to live in a major city to be a success. I love these award nights: hearing all the success stories really inspires me. I got to talk to a lot of […]
Staff Training: Most of Us Don’t Do Enough of It
I’m always getting asked how we train our staff at Beechworth Bakery. About 10 years ago I met Roger Simpson from Productivity Increase Group. We were both presenting for a group in Malaysia. I was really impressed with Roger’s ability to connect with the audience. Roger specialises in sales and customer service. When I got […]
Upcoming Public Talks
Most talks I do are for corporate groups that are not open to the public. But there are a few coming up that are, so I thought I’d share those with you as I’m always asked where people can listen to one of my presentations. On Friday the 10th of June I will be speaking at a breakfast […]
Action
Last year I ran a workshop with our sales trainer, Roger Simpson, to a group of butchers from New Zealand. In the workshop we got them to think and talk about their goals. Well, after hearing my story about driving my 1930 A Model Ford all around Australia and up to Cape York to promote […]