Testimonials

Selected Partner Testimonials

The collective influence of Queensland Leaders is broad and deep across the full spectrum of Queensland's Industries. The opportunity to meet and work with a broad range of industry professionals and business leaders is both inspiring and motivating. Being an apolitical organisation, the full spectrum of business influence is able to be brought to bear.

Queensland Leaders has achieved great outcomes and I look forward to being included in its ongoing growth and influence on behalf of the State of Queensland.

- John Vickers, General Manager, Technology One

Super Retail Group has been a Queensland Leaders Partner since day 1. Queensland Leaders provides a great opportunity for some of the State's leading companies to share their stories, their successes, their battle scars and their insight with a number of smaller Queensland companies that have the potential to become future leaders. For the smart companies, this sharing of insight and experience can be a catalyst for increased growth with less risk, and with consequential increases in revenue, employment and investment.

- Peter Birtles, Managing Director, Super Retail Group

Macarthur Coal is proud to Partner with Queensland Leaders in providing the State's emerging leaders with the practical personal and business development tools they need to grow their businesses to the next level. Queensland Leaders' innovative programs and workshops leverage the depth of talent we have available to us in Queensland to provide Members with local access to world-class expertise and mentoring. The organisation recognises the economic value of giving Queensland's emerging leaders the support they need at a local level to remain globally competitive in sectors as diverse as science, technology, resources, medical and arts.

- Nicole Hollows, Managing Director, Macarthur Coal

Queensland Leaders is a practical initiative for Queensland's leading private companies to access the expertise and insights to take their business to the next stage. Flight Centre acknowledges its responsibility to further developing the Queensland economy through such valuable initiatives.

- Shannon O'Brien, Global Executive General Manager, Flight Centre

Queensland Leaders has opened our minds to expending the business internationally. The network enabled us to access the skills to develop the business overseas while the contacts we met are assisting us to build our business.

- Jamie Pherous, Managing Director, Corporate Travel Management

Selected Industry Expert Testimonials

RBS Morgans is a foundation Industry Expert and we are very pleased with our association and the program Queensland Leaders offers leading private Queensland based companies. Our involvement with the Queensland Leaders network is in recognition of the support, mentoring and networking opportunities growing companies seek, particularly at the high-growth stage of their development. Our research indicates that a significant proportion of state and national employment growth is attributed to growing companies with less than 100 employees.

Queensland Leaders provides a broad platform of knowledge-based activities and provides participants in the program with direct access to mentors from successful companies (those that have done it) and through the alumni program, access to owners and managers of other high growth companies to share experiences and solutions. In our view, these programs are key to developing leading companies. If these services are available locally, these companies will stay Queensland-based and as they grow, they will contribute strongly to the State employment and economic growth.

- Philip Lee, Executive Director, RBS Morgans

Queensland Leaders has been instrumental in bringing together some of the State's leading growth companies with the industry experts who can assist them achieve their corporate and personal goals. Queensland Leaders has created a sustainable network of expertise and experience to enable the next generation of leading companies. We are proud to be associated with them and part of the network.

- Anthony Jones, Principal, Templetons

Queensland Leaders has been a unique and effective professional networking service that provides invaluable assistance to small, medium and large commercial enterprises within Queensland in providing for them a roadmap to develop into more sustailable businesses. The Members involved with Queensland Leaders, with whom we have provided mentoring and professional assistance, all comment on how professionally the program is delivered by Queensland Leaders. The program is unique, effective and will assis them in growing their businesses within Queensland and for those businesses involved in export, to develop the export market.

- David Williams, Partner, Mullins Lawyers

Selected Member and Alumni Member Testimonials

During one of the toughest economic times, the support offered and the networking opportunities provided through Queensland Leaders was invaluable.

- Matthew Lawson, Director, Cutting Edge

Queensland Leaders provided access to a smorgasbord of high quality presentations and insights that we all need to know about - and often don't realise it!

- Mario Pennisi, Chief Executive, Queensland Clinical Trials Network (QCTN)

Through Queensland Leaders, we gained access to networks and information that greatly exceeded our expectations.

- Daniel Tobin, Principal, Urban Art Projects (UAP)

Queensland Leaders has been beneficial on both a personal and professional level and has provided fantastic opportunities not ordinarily available to business owners.

- Karen Stanton, General Manager, Heat Treatment Australia

Queensland Leaders is an excellent continuing management program as well as a high-level and effective networking experience.

- Duncan Gilmore, Managing Director, Gilmore Engineers - e3k

Queensland Leaders provides a "treasure chest" of useful information, strategies and opportunities.

- Paul Riley, Director, Leslie Consulting (LC)

Excellent series, great investment of our organisations time to participate. Would strongly recommend to others.

- Maree Smith, Executive Director, TetraQ

A great way to network and share experiences with professionals from outside your industry.

- Vincent McFarlane, General Manager, Wesley Research Institute

It is a great environment for meeting people that give you perspective on how to help your business go forward.

- Tom Lusch, Managing Director, Platypus Graphics

Queensland Leaders has provided a broadening of awareness and application of good business management and leadership. We have developed several working relationships that would have never happened without Queensland Leaders.

- Terry Hurst, Chief Executive Officer, Q-Pharm

Queensland Leaders is an efficient and effective was to access the knowledge and people to grow the business.

- Garry Neale, Director, Redmap Technologies

The whole experience has been extremely valuable and we look forward to continuing our relationship.

- David Henderson, Managing Director, UniQuest

Queensland Leaders has opened my eyes to how we can further develop the business internationally. The whole Queensland Leaders experience has been a once in a lifetime opportunity.

- Darren Clark, Director, Creative Media Warehouse / Dmand

Queensland Leaders presents a quality network to access and utilise. Well done to them.

- Lenard Poulter, Founder and Executive Director, Lenard's

Queensland Leaders would have to be the business brains trust of Queensland. Very inspirational!

- Mike Sullivan, Managing Director and Editor, Business Acumen Magazine