We’ve now had Beechworth Bakery for 27 years. In the early days the townspeople, the council, and the media all loved us. We could do no wrong. We were putting Beechworth on the map. It was an exciting time, building our brand and turning this rundown bakery into a success story. It was hard work, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Balance is Bullshit!
People often ask me about balance in life. Well, I can tell you there was never any balance in my life for many years. In the early days of being in business, it was all about choice and I chose to build a successful business, and to do that I needed to work 7 days […]
Help Yourself to Help Your Business
I have just been to Tasmania to do one of my Bread workshops and it went really well. I do these workshops with Roger Simpson, from the Productivity Increase Group, as the facilitator and we have done these workshops for many types of businesses. The Bread workshop is presented four segments in a half-day workshop, […]