Success Stories – Beth Dunne from Urban Tree Growers
Beth and husband, Christopher, own and operate Urban Tree Growers, in Ripplebrook.
Beth sought the help of the Work My Own Way team for guidance and support in building her business.
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Inspirational People – Jack Wu from Tiny Tutors
Jack Wu runs Tiny Tutors, a social enterprise with a mission to help students access specialist tutors and mentors, particularly in rural and remote locations. We sat down with Jack to hear his entrepreneurship story.
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Success Stories – Steven Thompson from Tru-Blu Scissors
Name: Steven Thompson Business: Tru-Blu Scissors About Steven: Steven lives in Morwell, Latrobe City Council. He has been in business for 5 years, making high quality, handmade hairdressing scissors. Steve came to Work My Own Way looking for some additional support and coaching to ensure he was on the “right track”. He had plenty of…
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Inspirational People – Deborah Milligan
Deborah runs Test and Tag It Service and Support. She provides testing and tagging of appliances and electrical equipment to help businesses stay WorkSafe compliant. As an older person, Deborah found there weren’t many job prospects available to her. She wanted a challenge, and decided to find a business which would be low risk, while…
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Inspirational People – Melissa Gijsbers
Melissa is a published author and mentor to young writers. She runs the Junior Writers Club, where she supports Australian writers aged 8-18. Since COVID-19, Melissa has pivoted her weekly writing groups from face to face, to online. As a result, she has been able to support and encourage even more eager young writers! Her…
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Inspiring People: Christine Boucher
Christine is the managing director of Natural Health Balance, which transforms the health and wellbeing of organisations and their staff. With a Bachelor of Nursing, specialising in Intensive Care Nursing, a Masters in Business, and over 20 years’ experience in healthcare, her passion for her industry is evident. We sat down with Christine to find…
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Inspiring People: Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie is a Principal Consultant at Aerium, a Gippsland-based business consultancy that assists entrepreneurs and business managers to commercialise their ideas, build scalable brands, and increase their profitability. With over 20 years’ experience in business development and transformation, Ryan is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and business managers succeed. With a background in LEANSTACK continuous…
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Inspiring People: Hannah Green
After a diverse and broad career in The South Australian Housing Trust, IT, computer systems analysis & programming, and public advocacy in the mental health sector, Hannah decided to create a business of her own. With a passion for helping others, Hannah has created a business, ABC Pet Services, which cares for both the elderly…
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Inspirational People: Jodie Willmer and Robert Nagy
Jodie and Robert run Happy Changemakers, a coaching practice formed to help business owners reduce overwhelm and burnout while building their dreams and doing good for the world. Having been in operation for over 7 years, and both coming from diverse and highly-skilled backgrounds, Jodie and Robert know a thing or two about navigating life…
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Inspiring people: Xavier Manson
Xavier Manson is part of the Frankie’s owner group. He is an equity partner alongside Anthony McBride and Geoff Manson, his father. The business was established over 5 years ago when the trio were inspired by the growth of the Melbourne breakfast and brunch scene, and wanted to make their mark in Gippsland.
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