Matt Demicoli characterizes himself as an outcome-oriented, entrepreneurial, and commercially-driven managing director. He possesses the knowledge and vision required to broaden revenue streams and brand prospects in both national and international markets.
Member Focus Series: Alicia Cook
A health informatician, management consultant, past public servant, and now at Emerson Health, Alicia Cook’s focus is on making the health system better one bit at a time.
Member Focus Series: Marcus Willis
In this blog post, we put the spotlight on EO Melbourne Member Marcus Willis. Marcus established the social media agency Eight Clients where he and his team manage the social media strategies and executions for brands around the world. Marcus specialises in Facebook and Instagram paid promotions for businesses in Australia.
Member Focus Series: David McMillan
In this Member Focus, we are putting the spotlight on our EO Melbourne Member, David McMillan. David has worked as a property investment adviser, property consultant, buyer agent & valuer to private clients, financial planners, accountants, finance brokers and various government entities since 1999. He is currently the director of Performance Property Advisory.
Member Focus Series: Goro Gupta
Goro Gupta, an entrepreneur passionate about helping the everyday person, has recently joined EO Melbourne. Being a business leader, his goal is to be the catalyst for change for freedom in thousands of lives.
As the head mentor of 10 Properties in 10 Years, he has achieved the results that most of their clients sought through his knowledge of strategising with them in the current market situation.
Member Focus Series: Dannielle Walz
A Rail & Construction Compliance Professional, Dannielle Walz is one of the new entrepreneurs that recently joined our EO Melbourne chapter. She is the Founder and Director at Training Ahead Australia, the training company leading the change in the way training is delivered in the rail and construction industries.
What made Dannielle take the entrepreneurial path? Let’s find out more as we put the spotlight on her in this Member Focus Series.
Steve McGown talks on “Freedom is an Attitude” at the EO Melbourne learning event
"5 years & 8 months is a long time. I believe that I'm like any other person. I’m no different. We all have problems, and we shouldn’t judge one another, as we have different coping mechanisms and breaking points. I do, however, believe that our attitude separates us and determines how we cope. Some people give up too easily."
"If they are not going to kill me then I might as well use this time to go home a better person."
- Stephen "Steve" McGown
Member Focus Series: Guy Holder
Guy Holder is a hospitality management and business professional with twenty-five years of experience in the industry, who was originally trained in the hotel and events sector in London before relocating to Australia. “Here I discovered a passion for commercial restaurants, which has culminated in owning and operating Epocha,” he said.
Member Focus Series: Sacha Caller
Financier Sacha Caller has always been involved with a number of property projects over the last 15 years at the helm of mezzanine finance specialist Directline as its Founder and Director. He also has several businesses under his name, being the Director of Flipro, SENA Property Group, and Local Appliance Rentals.
Member Focus Series: Colin Kleine
One of the EO Melbourne members that joined us this year is Colin Kleine, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Scalerr and Director at the Zack Group. Colin has quite the rep in the industry as one of the hardest-working recruitment agents running around! He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and has an industry-leading placement ratio.
Colin aims to go above and beyond the call of duty and constantly goes out of his way to deliver additional services to clients. He’s also a bit of a sports fanatic – and is a huge Melbourne Victory, Tottenham Hotspur, Socceroos, and Carlton Blues supporter.
The Power of Gratitude in Business
“Thank you” are two powerful words that can uplift someone, build bridges and strengthen relationships. It is a significant aspect of life, even in business and in the workplace.
Gratitude and appreciation are types of affirmation that something is good, magnifying positivity and encouraging people to perform better. With this, entrepreneurs and business owners see the value of thanking their staff members, partners, and clients and putting effort into expressing it in various ways.
Mentorship is having someone walk with you on your entrepreneurial journey
Much has been said about the entrepreneurial journey being a lonesome path, but not when you’re surrounded by like-minded individuals, such as being part of a group like EO and having someone to walk with you, such as a mentor, for instance.
This is how EO Melbourne Member and mentee Nyree Hibberd, CEO at Koh Living, and mentor Conor O’Malley, a known Executive Coach who calls himself “The CEO’s caddy”, described their mentorship experience.
Member Focus Series: Michael MacRae
“I build and grow ideas. With a heavy focus on business strategy and automation, I am focusing on the interception of technology, marketing and design.” This is how Michael Macrae, Director and Founder of Appetiser Apps, describes himself. Michael, who is also a Director at WebHype, joined EO Melbourne this year.
Michael shares with us a bit about himself as well as his experiences and insights as an entrepreneur.
Member Focus Series: Mark Vanzo
It’s already a year since Mark Vanzo, Founder and Managing Director at SMART Business Insurance, joined EO Melbourne, and since then, he found the experience helpful to his entrepreneurial journey. “I help business owners cover their business risks and assets so they can sleep at night while working their businesses and enjoying life,” Mark describes his role.
The beauty in diversity: a mentorship experience
Learning comes from various things and in many ways, and oftentimes, how we differ from each other helps us widen our knowledge and understanding of the space we live in and move around. Such can be said for mentor Emma Duffy, Learning Director at ProActive Training, and mentee Hayden Brass, Founder and Managing Director of Zea.
Dealing with rejection in business
Member Focus Series: Kusal Goonewardena
Rejoining EO is Kusal Goonewardena, Founder and Director of Elite Akademy Sports Medicine, Since 1999, Kusal has worked with athletes and teams, travelling around the world, providing his athletes with the utmost care. He provides the most up-to-date techniques to prevent injury, provide rapid recovery if injured, and enhance performance and win.
Member Focus Series: Graham McNicol
EO Melbourne welcomes one of the latest additions to its chapter — Graham McNicol. He is the CEO of MSP Photography and an experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry. Graham is a strong sales professional with a Bachelor of Business focused in Human Resource Management from the Swinburne University of Technology.
How Melbourne Business Owners find opportunities in difficult situations
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” — Maya Angelou
Successful entrepreneurs get to where they are now because of their determination to reach their goals, which includes braving the odds and overcoming hurdles. The recent global scenarios in the past two to three years have been very challenging. Many business leaders have looked into finding opportunities under tough situations. But how do you do it?