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The delivery of the Program is done primarily by outside experts. Our external presenters are accountants, lawyers, management consultants and professional facilitators who all run their own businesses. The following is a short synopsis of some of our presenters.

Glenn Taylor

Glenn Taylor  is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, Current Past President of the WA Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants and a Certified Management Consultant, the Institute of Management Consultants. Strategic Planning has been an integral part of career, and has included planning for business maintenance and growth. In addition to having the extensive experience of leading and managing large workforces, Glenn has also developed HR procedures for several companies, and also represent Deakin University in WA for the HR Management module for the Diploma in Management course. He has developed many performance management systems for various clients as well as own company. Glenn is currently Managing Partner of Genesis Business Advisers (GBA).

Matthew Winter

Matthew is currently completing his PhD at Curtin University, and lectures in Strategic Marketing and Advertising locally and internationally.  He also runs two businesses - one in SCUBA diving and whaleshark charters out of Exmouth and an organic mango orchard in Gidgegannup.  Previously Matthew was partner and Director of Consulting at a national market research and strategic planning consultancy, with consulting experience in most industries, and with both very large corporations and very small businesses.

Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson established Jarot Business Assessments in 1989. Since then he has valued around 3,000 businesses for purchasers, owners, banks, legal matters, business brokers etc. Jim values businesses, acts as a consultant and is an expert witness in Court cases involving valuation practice and theory. He publishes Business Values Newsletter which updates business prices and what is happening in the market for small businesses. Jim also conducts regular workshops for accountants and business brokers throughout Australia.

Jon Doust

Jon Doust has had diverse careers. He was born in Bridgetown into a farming/retailling family and worked in both until he was old enough to know better. Since then he has been asked to leave jobs in banking, the media, retailing (again), farming (again) and comedy. These days he is best known as a writer, professional speaker, big ideas inspirer and community projects facilitator. Some years ago he asked himself the question: Why are people the way they are? That led him to study Jungian psychology and to becoming an accredited Myers Briggs Practitioner. None of this has dampened his sense of humour.

Jim Winter

Jim has an exceptionally broad and diverse background in government and civilian industry. He was an officer in the United States Navy. He taught at several graduate schools in the US and Australia. He has worked in project management in technology, weapons systems, construction, and oil & gas. Jim employs this knowledge and experience in several different ways. He is the owner and Managing Director of The Consulting Firm Pty Ltd, which specializes in organisational development and leadership consulting to government and commercial firms in the Perth area.  He is a senior consultant with DTI Consulting where he has focused on safety leadership for heavy industry – especially mining and oil & gas. He has been a Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Professor with Curtin's Graduate School of Business for the past nine years, working in leadership, organisational behaviour, strategic procurement, transportation logistics, quality management, and project management. He has attained the internationally recognized qualification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), and has extensive experience with project management in the U.S. Department of Defense, where he served on the project teams for the Tomahawk and Harpoon missile systems. He is a sought after public speaker with several conference keynote addresses to his credit.

Steve Wells

Steve Wells is a psychologist, professional speaker and peak performance consultant based in Perth, Western Australia. He regularly teaches and consults worldwide with elite athletes and corporate personnel to improve their performance and enhance the performance of their teams. Steve holds a Masters Degree in Psychology from Curtin University and post-graduate qualifications in Education. He has experience in management and team leadership at a range of levels, his training and development business Steve Wells and Associates Pty Ltd has been in operation since 1996, and he is also a founding partner of ExecEdge, an organisation providing corporate development programs for business leaders. Steve is an accomplished professional speaker, having attained the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) award, the highest international accreditation available to speakers, and is a member of the International Federation of Professional Speakers. He received the 2004 Professional Speaker of the Year Award from the WA Branch of the National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA). Steve is the co-author of 3 books, and focuses on teaching practical strategies you can use immediately to get better results.

Susan Leeming

Susan Leeming is a business consultant who specialises in facilitating decision making and management of conflict or sensitive people issues. She lectures in Organisational Behaviour (post grad) at Curtin University and provides customised training courses in areas such as leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. Susan has significant experience in mediation of workplace disputes, coaching business managers, facilitation of strategic plans and researching important business issues for clients.

David Reid

With extensive commercial experience, a keen insight into human behaviour, and a determination to drill to the core of issues that prevent people from achieving more, David Reid works with his clients to grow their business.

Commercially, David has runs on the board. He spent ten years over-achieving in business-to-business solution selling including a six year stint with Australian payroll giant MicrOpay, operating on a commission only basis. He was their leading sales performer during this time. He understands balance sheets, having managed a high profile commercial lending portfolio with BankWest (now HBOS); and he’s worked extensively in recruitment placing over 450 people in customer service, sales and business development positions.

David formed his own consultancy in 2001 and quickly established himself as a highly successful individual practitioner winning clients both large and small. These included, ANZ Wealth Management, B Digital, MinterEllison, Home Building Society, SGIO, HBOS – Bankwest and Curtin University. His consultancy has expanded and now includes a team of people around Australia with high level expertise in the key areas for business growth - strategy, marketing, sales, people and technology. He has developed strong partnerships in the UK and China where he is aided by his background in Chinese politics, economics and society and his ability to converse in Mandarin.