Aaron Smith

Local (Melbourne) leadership quotes for your entrepreneurial journey

Food for thoughts. They are often needed to keep us going, especially in the entrepreneurial journey. And so, we gathered some leadership quotes – either new nuggets of wisdom or familiar motivational pieces you have encountered before – which will help you move forward when things become rough.

Dealing with unsavoury reviews of your products or services

Feedback is necessary for improvement, especially in one’s business. While positive reviews are always welcome, one cannot avoid getting unsavoury comments as it is not all the time that customers and clients have happy experiences with a service or product. When this happens, how do you deal with them?

How do you retain good employees?

This is a question that many business owners and managers often ask as having good employees and retaining them are important to running a successful business. There are no easy ways to do it, so we sought the help of some members of EO Melbourne on their experiences and best practices that may also be helpful to other entrepreneurs.

Meirav Ambar, Partner at Trendtrade International, Malcolm Bean, Director at Beanmkrgy Pty Ltd., Rahul Kale, Director at Sunpower Renewables, Aaron Smith, Founder of KX Pilates, and Lauren Staley, Managing Director of Infolio Property Advisors shared some of the things they do on how to keep good employees within their team.

Getting fit with Aaron Smith

All these years, Founder and CEO of KX Pilates, Aaron Smith, has been advocating for physical fitness. As he went about his entrepreneurial journey, he found that he can also help people become financially fit through his business. “Empowering people to make positive changes in their lives is fantastic. That's why I got into franchising as well. I always have a general nature of helping people. Whether it be in fitness or business, it's satisfying to me, that's for sure,” he stated.