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	{
		"post_id": "1050", 
		"post_category_id": "26", 
		"post_title": "What if… you plan for the business exit you deserve?", 
		"post_content_short": "Expert Outlook: &nbsp;Mark Steinhardt - Executive Director, InterFinancial\n<br \/><br \/>\n\tMark holds the view that business owners who plan early will have greater control over both value and timing. That’s because ultimately,\n\t“there will always be a buyer for a good business.”\n\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1050\/IE-spotlight_InterFinancial.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/expert-outlook\/what-if-you-plan-for-the-business-exit-you-deserve\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-09-30 23:33:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1049", 
		"post_category_id": "26", 
		"post_title": "What if… your successful business model needs to evolve?", 
		"post_content_short": "Expert Outlook: &nbsp;Ben Lightfoot - Director, Growth Group\n<br \/><br \/>\n\t&quot;Ben believes leaders must be willing to rethink and redesign both themselves and their companies. That’s because “the future belongs\n\tto the most adaptable companies.”&quot;&nbsp;<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1049\/IE-spotlight_growthgroup.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/expert-outlook\/what-if-your-successful-business-model-needs-to-evolve\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-09-22 01:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1045", 
		"post_category_id": "25", 
		"post_title": "What if… we built a more sustainable future?", 
		"post_content_short": "Alumni Spotlight: &nbsp;Peter Harrison – Director, PTE Hydraulics<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFor PTE Hydraulics, that question surfaced at a critical time. Established in 1967 as Precision Tool Engineering, this specialist\nmanufacturer of hydraulic cylinders and rotary actuators services a diverse range of industries.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1045\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-PTE-Hydraulics.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/alumni-spotlight\/what-if-we-built-a-more-sustainable-future\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-09-03 06:15:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1040", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "ManUp! Australia – Changing the Statistics Through Education", 
		"post_content_short": "Jill Costello, Founder - ManUp!<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;At ManUp! Australia, we believe no man should lose his life to prostate cancer simply because he didn't know the facts. Our mission is\nto eradicate prostate cancer deaths in Australia through education, awareness and early detection.&quot;&nbsp;<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1040\/ManUp_Logo_Hi-res.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/manup-australia-changing-the-statistics-through-education\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-08-20 04:49:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1039", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Are you unknowingly capping your organisation’s peak performance?", 
		"post_content_short": "Donna Benjamin Founder and Managing Director&nbsp;-&nbsp;PeakConsulting<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;From a human greatness lens, peak performance isn’t about squeezing more effort, it’s about creating the conditions where people can\ngenuinely thrive.&quot;&nbsp;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1039\/Peak-Coaching.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/are-you-unknowingly-capping-your-organisations-peak-performance\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-08-20 04:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1037", 
		"post_category_id": "26", 
		"post_title": "What if… your functional structure was more agile?", 
		"post_content_short": "Expert Outlook: &nbsp;Ben Watts -&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer,&nbsp;wattsnext<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAs we celebrate 20 years of Queensland Leaders, Ben Watts from wattsnext&nbsp;shares his Expert view on how workforce structures are\nevolving in response to artificial intelligence, employee expectations and performance pressure.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1037\/IE-spotlight_wattsnext.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/expert-outlook\/what-if-your-functional-structure-was-more-agile\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-08-20 01:33:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1044", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Your exit plan depends on someone else's loan approval", 
		"post_content_short": "Dan Peters -&nbsp;Director, Edgeview Finance<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;One of the first questions a business broker puts to a buyer is whether their finance is approved or available. Your exit plan depends\non someone else&#x27;s loan approval&quot;.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1044\/Edgeview-Financial.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/your-exit-plan-depends-on-someone-elses-loan-approval\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-08-13 02:48:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1043", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Using AI in Business: Where to Start", 
		"post_content_short": "Daniel Bayfield - CEO, Veracity<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;AI is already helping people across sales, marketing, finance, HR, customer service and leadership&quot;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1043\/Veracity_Blue_rgb_with-tagline-small.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/using-ai-in-business-where-to-start\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-08-11 21:51:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1038", 
		"post_category_id": "25", 
		"post_title": "What if… we created a global technology business?", 
		"post_content_short": "Alumni Spotlight: &nbsp;Matt Forman – Founder and Non-Executive Director, XPON<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWith a name derived from the word exponential, the initial question asked by XPON Technologies Group was bold. As a founder-led company\nincorporated in 2019, XPON was built to challenge traditional models with mission-critical services.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1038\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-XPON.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/alumni-spotlight\/what-if-we-created-a-global-technology-business\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-08-03 23:12:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1028", 
		"post_category_id": "26", 
		"post_title": "What if… the risks you can’t see are the most dangerous?", 
		"post_content_short": "Expert Outlook: &nbsp;Lisa Carter - CEO and Managing Director, Clear Insurance<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLisa believes leaders will need to ask tough questions, as “the risks that determine whether companies survive and thrive in the next decade may be the hardest to identify and prepare for.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1028\/IE-spotlight_Clear-Insurance.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/what-if-the-risks-you-cant-see-are-the-most-dangerous\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-07-21 23:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1035", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "AI Workflow Design Before AI Implementation", 
		"post_content_short": "Anthony Buczynski, CEO - Greenhat Services<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;Many businesses now know they want to use AI. Fewer know exactly where it should be used, what workflow it should improve, which\nsystems it needs to access, which decisions it should make, and where human review is still required.&quot;&nbsp;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1035\/Green_Hat_Logo_Strapline_RGB-lg-removebg-preview.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/ai-workflow-design-before-ai-implementation\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-07-16 04:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1032", 
		"post_category_id": "25", 
		"post_title": "What if... if we turned surplus fruit into opportunity?", 
		"post_content_short": "Alumni Spotlight:&nbsp;&nbsp;Stuart McGruddy – Director, My Berries<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFounded in 2013 in the heart of Moreton Bay’s berry growing region, the company set out to create value from surplus fruit that would\notherwise go to waste.&nbsp;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1032\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-My-Berries.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/what-if-if-we-turned-surplus-fruit-into-opportunity\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-07-16 01:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1019", 
		"post_category_id": "26", 
		"post_title": "What if… sales growth no longer depended on personalities?", 
		"post_content_short": "Expert Outlook: &nbsp;Peter McKeon - Founder and Executive Director, Salesmasters\n<br \/><br \/>\n\tLooking ahead to the next 10 years, Peter believes that “sales performance will depend less on individual personalities and more on\n\tstructured, repeatable systems powered by capability and AI.”\n\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1019\/IE-spotlight_Salesmasters.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/what-if-sales-growth-no-longer-depended-on-personalities\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-07-01 04:35:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1030", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Cyber Risk: It's Not Just an IT Problem", 
		"post_content_short": "Lisa Carter - Managing Director, Clear Insurance<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;Today’s business environment demands that cyber resilience is woven into your overall business strategy, not treated as a technical\nafterthought or IT Problem&quot;.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1030\/Clear-Insurance-Logo_Tagline-Full-Colour.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/cyber-risk-its-not-just-an-it-problem\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-06-30 00:51:29"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1029", 
		"post_category_id": "25", 
		"post_title": "What if… we secured the future of the company?", 
		"post_content_short": "Alumni Spotlight: &nbsp;Bob Kent -&nbsp;Managing Director, Mont Marte<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFrom selling canvases in Australia, the Kent family progressively built a global leader in the art supplies sector. With this expansion, the\nfuture of the company was high on the agenda.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1029\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-Mont-Marte.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/what-if-we-secured-the-future-of-the-company\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-06-25 00:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1027", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Trends, Risks, Drivers… & Bingles", 
		"post_content_short": "Angela McDonald, Optimum Recoveries\n<br \/><br \/>\n\tThe businesses navigating today's economic conditions most successfully aren't necessarily the biggest. They're the ones paying attention.\n", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1027\/Optimum-Recoveries.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/trends-risks-drivers-and-bingles\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-06-17 23:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1025", 
		"post_category_id": "26", 
		"post_title": "What if… every company carried a real-time risk rating?", 
		"post_content_short": "Expert Outlook: Matthew Butcher -&nbsp;Director, My Broker Solutions<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMatthew points to a world where “debt finance becomes automated, risk-rated and real-time, with AI assessing businesses instantly as lenders\nplug into shared ecosystems.”<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1025\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-MyBroker.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/what-if-every-company-carried-a-real-time-risk-rating\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-06-17 22:52:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1026", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Gallery:  June Event and Graduation Ceremony - 2026", 
		"post_content_short": "Gallery: &nbsp;June Event and Graduation Ceremony - 2026<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCongratulations to Graduated Members and we look forward to seeing everyone in the QLD Leaders Community next year!&nbsp;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1026\/JandA_QldLeaders_JuneGrad_11thJune2026_109.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/gallery-june-event-and-graduation-ceremony-2026\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-06-17 05:05:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1022", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "When Everything Feels Important, Prioritise What Truly Matters", 
		"post_content_short": "Ben Lightfoot, Director - GrowthGroup<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;As businesses grow, many founders slowly become trapped inside the very thing they built to create freedom.&quot;<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1022\/GrowthGroup.jpeg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/hen-everything-feels-important-prioritise-what-truly-matters\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-27 05:47:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1020", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Why 80% of Your Deals Are Lost Before You Send the Proposal", 
		"post_content_short": "Peter McKeon - Founder &amp; CEO, Salesmasters<br \/>\n<br \/>\n&quot;If you’re a sales leader watching well-crafted proposals disappear into silence, the problem almost certainly isn’t your proposal.\nIt’s what happened — or didn’t happen — before you sent it.&quot;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1020\/salesmasters_logo_cmyk-July-2025.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/why-80-percent-of-your-deals-are-lost-before-you-send-the-proposal\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-27 05:32:17"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1021", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "The Future of Strategic Marketing: Why Relationships, Strategy and Consistency Will Win", 
		"post_content_short": "Michelle O'Hara - Director, Connection Central<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\t&quot;The future of strategic marketing will belong to businesses that are more intentional, more targeted and more relationship-driven in\n\thow they grow.&quot;\n\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1021\/Connection-Central-190526.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/the-future-of-strategic-marketing-why-relationships-strategy-and-consistency-will-win\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-27 05:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1018", 
		"post_category_id": "26", 
		"post_title": "What if… finance became the engine for smarter growth?", 
		"post_content_short": "Expert Outlook: &nbsp;Andrew Crealy -&nbsp;Managing Partner, FifthEagle<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAccording to Andrew, “when access to capital and access to insight are no longer the constraints, the real differentiator will be how well a\nbusiness turns both into decisions that actually work.”<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1018\/IE-spotlight_FifthEagle.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/expert-outlook\/what-if-finance-became-the-engine-for-smarter-growth\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-20 22:00:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1016", 
		"post_category_id": "25", 
		"post_title": "What if… we led our sector right across Australia?", 
		"post_content_short": "Alumni Spotlight: &nbsp;Marc Meili – Managing Director, Protech<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'At the time, that was a seriously ambitious question. Founded by Marc Meili in 2006, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protech.com.au\/\">Protech<\/a>\nstarted as a small business with a bold vision to set new standards in recruitment. As the company gained traction through reliable,\nconsistent and professional workforce solutions, the emphasis shifted from building a regional presence to establishing a national\noperation.'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1016\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-Protech.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/alumni-spotlight\/what-if-we-led-our-sector-right-across-australia\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-12 01:04:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1015", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Margins Are Tightening in Queensland: What You Should Be Watching Now", 
		"post_content_short": "Cameron Woodcroft, Director - Pilot Partners<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'For a lot of business owners, distress doesn’t arrive as a crisis. It arrives quietly, one issue at a time.''&nbsp;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1015\/Pilot-Partners-Logo-2023-High-Res.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/margins-are-tightening-in-queensland-what-you-should-be-watching-now\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-06 05:01:26"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1014", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Trust your gut as part of your financial strategy for sustainable business growth.", 
		"post_content_short": "Louise Davis - FifthEagle<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'Sustainable growth comes down to three things: how much you earn, how much cash you keep, and how effectively you deploy capital.'<br \/>\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1014\/Fifth-Eagle-Logo-1-2025-Jpeg.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/trust-your-gut-as-part-of-your-financial-strategy-for-sustainable-business-growth\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-06 04:17:24"
	}
]