Case Studies

Youfoodz: Lance Giles

Since Lance Giles founded Youfoodz in 2012 the Brisbane based company has delivered more than 60 million ready-made meals to its home delivery, retail and corporate customers. Lance began the company looking to make it easy for busy people to access fresh and healthy meals, snacks and drinks. Throughout his career in the ready-made meals …

Barbeques Galore: Angus McDonald

Having been in the market for more than four decades, Barbeques Galore needed to transform to remain relevant and continue to be at the forefront of its sector when retail executive Angus McDonald was appointed the CEO in 2019. McDonald’s appointment followed a successful career in retail with several executive positions within Super Retail Group …

Robyn Petrou

While she can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, as a leader in financial services for a quarter of a century, Robyn Petrou is most definitely a “super” woman. During her extensive and successful career, Robyn has seen the financial industry grow and prosper, providing her with opportunities to move from her start in …

G8 Education: Tabitha Pearson

Tabitha Pearson joined G8 Education during the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020 as the Chief People and Transformation Officer. G8 is one of Australia’s largest providers of quality early childhood education and care and has more than 470 early learning centres across 21 brands. The company has experienced incredible growth from 10 childcare …

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment: Samantha Miklos

In 2012, Samantha and Norbert Miklos launched Cornerstone Medical Recruitment to provide personalised recruitment services to health professionals across Australia, specifically nurses, doctors, allied health professionals and medical admin staff. Their vision was to help candidates and clients achieve their career goals, live happier lives, and deliver the highest quality health care services to their …

Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company (ARCC): Peter Murley

After more than 20 years in the bus industry, Peter Murley started Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company (ARCC) in 2015 to challenge the traditional dependence on using diesel, gas and other fossil fuels for public transportation. Throughout his career, Peter has established a number of successful companies, built Australia’s first electric-powered buses, and last year sold …

Easternwell: Kyle Koziol

In 2007, Kyle Koziol joined Easternwell, a leading provider of innovative solutions that increase safety, efficiency and environmental sustainability for some of Australia’s largest resource companies. Over his career, Kyle worked in strategy, business development, human resources and health and safety in government, oil and gas, mining and telecommunications industries. Kyle has led significant …

Youfoodz: Christina King

Drawing on her diverse and successful background in manufacturing, insurance, retail, health and education over the past 21 years, Christina King joined YouFoodz in November 2018 and holds the role of Chief People Officer. Established in 2012, YouFoodz is a leading Australian company which provides fresh ready-made meals, protein-packed snacks and cold-pressed juices via more …

G8 Education: Jessica Battersby

Jessica Battersby first started with G8 Education 14 years ago when it was a family-run business with 10 childcare centres scattered around South-East Queensland. Today the impressive company has around 470 centres across Australia and a team of 10,000 employees and a reputation as one of Australia’s largest providers of quality early childhood education and …