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	{
		"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 05:47:33"
	}, 
	{
		"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 operation.'", 
		"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"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1013", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Trauma-Informed Leadership: Why Understanding Adversity Makes You a Better Boss", 
		"post_content_short": "Mel James, CEO - Social Care Solutions\n<br \/><br \/>\n\t'It’s not therapy. It’s not soft. It’s one of the most practical leadership tools available - and most leaders have never heard of it.'\n", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1013\/Social-Care-Solutions.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/trauma-informed-leadership-why-understanding-adversity-makes-you-a-better-boss\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-06 03:56:20"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1012", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Stop Being Your Company’s Most Important Employee", 
		"post_content_short": "Ben Lightfoot, Director - GrowthGROUP<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'There is a hard truth many founders eventually face: if your business breaks when you step away, you have not built a business — you have\nbuilt a job.'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1012\/GrowthGroup.jpeg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/why-trusting-your-gut-is-part-of-your-financial-strategy-for-sustainable-business-growth\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-06 02:55:46"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1011", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Everything You Need To Know About ChatGPT Advertising", 
		"post_content_short": "Jackson Garnter, Founder - White Peak Digital<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'Did you know that ChatGPT now serves over 800 million weekly active users?'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1011\/White-Peak-Digital-Logo.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chatgpt-advertising\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-06 02:45:20"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1010", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "The Lie in the Price Tag", 
		"post_content_short": "Chris Winlaw, General Manager - UMS<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'We are buying at scale, discarding at scale, and calling it value.'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1010\/Uniform-MS-Logo.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/the-lie-in-the-price-tag\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-05-06 02:29:49"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1009", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "What if… we raised the standard of care at scale?", 
		"post_content_short": "Alumni Spotlight: &nbsp; Mel James – CEO, Social Care Solutions<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialcaresolutions.com.au\/\">Social Care Solutions<\/a>, that question was shaped by a clear vision and promise.'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1009\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-Social-Care.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/what-if-we-raised-the-standard-of-care-at-scale\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-04-22 22:34:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1008", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Employee Share Plans in uncertain market conditions: when ‘equity’ stops feeling like ownership", 
		"post_content_short": "Joyce Cheng, Director - Prime Financial Group<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'Equity was built to inspire. But for many of Australia's scaling and listed companies, employee share plans are quietly falling short of\nthat promise.'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1008\/Prime_Logo_Black.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/employee-share-plans-in-uncertain-market-conditions-when-equity-stops-feeling-like-ownership\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-04-21 04:00:27"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1007", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Is AI Stealing Your Traffic? How to Stay Visible in 2026+", 
		"post_content_short": "Derek Burden, Co-Founder &amp; Director - dcb digital<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIf your content lacks proper structure for AI extraction and entity recognition, you remain invisible to the systems deciding what\ninformation to feature and what to ignore.<br \/>\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1007\/DCB-digital_Dark-Jpeg.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/is-ai-stealing-your-traffic-how-to-stay-visible-in-2026\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-04-21 01:02:35"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1005", 
		"post_category_id": "25", 
		"post_title": "What if... we expanded beyond our local market?", 
		"post_content_short": "Alumni Spotlight: Ben Carter -&nbsp;Founder and&nbsp;CEO, VAE Group\n<br \/><br \/>'For <a href=\"https:\/\/vaegroup.com\/\">VAE Group<\/a>, that question marked a defining moment.'&nbsp;\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1005\/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-VAE.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/alumni-spotlight\/what-if-we-expanded-beyond-our-local-market\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-04-03 01:40:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1004", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Hybrid Didn’t Break Your Culture. It Exposed It.", 
		"post_content_short": "Ben Watts, CEO - Wattsnext Group<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'The businesses that will win over the next decade won’t be the ones arguing about where people work. They will be the ones designing how\nwork works!'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1004\/Watts-Combo-Logo-WandC-2.1.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/hybrid-didnt-break-your-culture-it-exposed-it\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-03-19 03:47:18"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1003", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Is my NDA on a collision course with AI?", 
		"post_content_short": "Andrew Nicholson, Partner - Mullins Lawyers<br \/>\n<br \/>\n' Don’t delay – review your processes and documents now to avoid losing valuable rights.'&nbsp;", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1003\/Mullins_RGB_FullColour_Logo.1.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/is-my-nda-on-a-collision-course-with-ai\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-03-17 01:16:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "999", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Why Documenting Your Sales Process Is the Foundation of Sustainable Growth", 
		"post_content_short": "Peter McKeon, CEO &amp; Founder&nbsp;- Salesmasters<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\t'If you want to grow, you must build the systems and processes that support growth. Sales is no exception.'&nbsp;\n", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/999\/salesmasters_logo_cmyk-Jujly-2025.png", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/why-documenting-your-sales-process-is-the-foundation-of-sustainable-growth\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-03-12 02:44:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1001", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Risk Mitigation Begins with Environmental Expertise", 
		"post_content_short": "Alan Robertson, Managing Director - RGS Environmental Consultants<br \/>\n<br \/>\n'Investor scrutiny of environmental performance is no longer a peripheral consideration it is a core requirement.'", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1001\/RGS-Logo.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/risk-mitigation-begins-with-environmental-expertise\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-03-11 05:45:00"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "1000", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Why So Many Businesses Miss the Exit They Deserve", 
		"post_content_short": "Davina Lacey, Director - Stockbridge Brokers\n<br \/><br \/>' If selling a business were simply about finding a buyer, most transactions would complete smoothly.'&nbsp;\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1000\/Stockbridge-Buisness-Brokers-Logo.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/why-so-many-businesses-miss-the-exit-they-deserve\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-03-10 04:37:34"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "998", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Smart Networking: Simple Tips That Make a Big Difference", 
		"post_content_short": "<strong>By Leisa Gill, Franchise Owner – BNI Brisbane South West &amp; Toowoomba<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nNetworking isn’t just about exchanging business cards — it’s about building meaningful connections.", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/998\/BNI-Brisbane-South.jpg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/smart-networking-simple-tips-that-make-a-big-difference\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-03-05 00:40:36"
	}, 
	{
		"post_id": "997", 
		"post_category_id": "1", 
		"post_title": "Early Intervention Is a Leadership Decision - Not a Compliance Exercise", 
		"post_content_short": "<strong>Michelle Safely, General Manager -&nbsp;Phoenix Occupational Medicine<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\n'The organisations seeing the strongest outcomes today understand that early intervention is a leadership decision.'<br \/>\n<br \/>", 
		"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/997\/Phoenix_Occupational_Medicine_(CMYK)-WITH-EYE-70-kb.jpeg", 
		"post_content_type": "page", 
		"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.queenslandleaders.com.au\/media-and-pr\/early-intervention-is-a-leadership-decision-not-a-compliance-exercise\/", 
		"post_date": "2026-02-18 04:12:12"
	}
]