Lunch and Learn with Mike O'Hagan
Serial Entrepreneur, Mike O’Hagan will be sharing his experiences helping 100’s of businesses, develop their business SUPPORT TEAM.
About this event
Join fellow members and like-minded Business owners, start-up entrepreneurs, and visionaries for lunch on a mission.
No matter whether you are a seasoned business owner start-up or entrepreneur, you will take away a wealth of learning from this event.
GUEST SPEAKER: Mike O'Hagan's
Mike's business career started over 40 years ago when he launched an innovative short distance furniture removal business. He bootstrapped MiniMovers from an initial investment of $200 and a Ute, to an annual turnover of $30 million with over 450 employees servicing all the major cities in Australia.
Mike flipped MiniMovers 2 years ago. Today he’s an investor with interests in 6 other businesses in 3 Countries.
Mike is a Life Member of the Australian Institute of Management (AIM). He has been on various Government committees including a Small Business Advisory Panel to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia and a term as a Commissioner on the Australian FairPay Commission, charged with the responsibility of setting the minimum pay for all employees in Australia.
His business MiniMovers was the recipient of many Employer of the Year awards as well as 2003 Telstra Small Business of the year.
His education has been the School of hard knocks and a 3 year Entrepreneurs Masters Program at MIT in Boston USA.
Mike walks the talk - he's practical and outside the box. No apologies are made for challenging the way business is done.
PRESENTATION TOPIC: POWER PEOPLE
We all try and automate a much as possible, however a bigger factor in the success of any start-up is selecting and developing the right people and support services.
Serial Entrepreneur, Mike O’Hagan will be sharing his experiences helping 100’s of businesses, develop their business SUPPORT TEAM.
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Exponential Networking Event
This is Freedom Potential last Exponential Networking Event until we come back with a brand new concept! Tonight local entrepreneurs, startups and innovators will each pitch their business for 3min LIVE at our studio in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Australia. Shares and comments welcome!
Exponential Networking Event - 27 May 2021
Watch local businesses from the Gold Coast, Australia 3min pitches in an hybrid event networking setting. Support small and medium businesses by sharing, commenting and liking. Presented by Freedom Potential, Co-Founders Anastasha and Martin Renaud.
Steve Baxter Fireside Q&A
LIVE at the Hotel CBD in Varsity Lakes as Gold Coast Innovation Hub CEO, Sharon Hunneybell sits down with Australian Shark Tank star and serial investor, Steve Baxter for a candid chat about what it really means to be a business founder and to be investment ready.
Then, it's your turn!
We will open up the floor for an interactive Q&A session where each of you will have an opportunity to have your most burning startup, growth, technology and investment questions answered by Steve.
About Steve Baxter:
We all know Steve from Shark Tank and his role as Queensland's Chief Entrepreneur. Steve is a Partner at TEN13 - Australia’s leading Venture Syndicate with 200+ investors. He has a proven track record as a founder, entrepreneur and early stage investor. He’s built and scaled successful businesses and has invested in over 50 companies through his family office & TEN13 since 2011.
In this dynamic session sponsored by RSM Australia and delivered by the Gold Coast Innovation Hub, supported by the City of Gold Coast, Steve will share his learnings from scaling and investing in businesses.
Are you interested in commercialising new ideas?
Innovate Queensland Commercialisation & Growth Workshop — Gold Coast
Creating innovative new products or services can be challenging. Without a method of evaluating new ideas and a structured process for bringing them to market, it can be difficult to know where to start.
This Commercialisation & Growth workshop explores the process of taking new ideas to market, from idea through to execution. Incorporating real-world case studies and advice from local business owners, this workshop will provide you with the practical tools and techniques required to successfully commercialise your ideas.
The workshop will cover:
Commercialisation: designing products & pathways that suit your business
Intellectual Property: creating and protecting your ideas
Prototyping: Market validation and testing techniques
Business Models: Increasing the value of your business through business model innovation
Value Proposition: How to make your business attractive to customers
Join us for this free, half-day workshop where we will provide you with practical tools and proven techniques required to successfully commercialise your ideas.
A successful Queensland business owner will also join us to share their real-world experience securing funding to grow their business.
Exponential Networking Event
What’s an Exponential Networking event?
Exponential networking is a brand new idea created by Freedom Potential founders Anastasha and Martin Renaud.
At Freedom Potential, we support small businesses and to lead a global business community.
Each participant gets to pitch their business, product or services in front of a live audience in our broadcast quality multi camera studio.
We harness the power of every participant’s social media network, so hundreds and hundreds of people online will get to watch as well.
Our dream is to make this event international. Join us in person or online!
www.freedompotential.com.au/networking
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