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    <post_id>1027</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Trends, Risks, Drivers… & Bingles]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Angela McDonald, Optimum Recoveries
<br /><br />
	The businesses navigating today's economic conditions most successfully aren't necessarily the biggest. They're the ones paying attention.
]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/trends-risks-drivers-and-bingles/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-06-17 23:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1025</post_id>
    <post_category_id>26</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[What if… every company carried a real-time risk rating?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Expert Outlook: Matthew Butcher - Director, My Broker Solutions<br />
<br />
Matthew points to a world where “debt finance becomes automated, risk-rated and real-time, with AI assessing businesses instantly as lenders
plug into shared ecosystems.”<br />
<br />
<br />]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/what-if-every-company-carried-a-real-time-risk-rating/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-06-17 22:52:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1026</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Gallery:  June Event and Graduation Ceremony - 2026]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Gallery:  June Event and Graduation Ceremony - 2026<br />
<br />
Congratulations to Graduated Members and we look forward to seeing everyone in the QLD Leaders Community next year! ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1026/JandA_QldLeaders_JuneGrad_11thJune2026_109.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/gallery-june-event-and-graduation-ceremony-2026/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-06-17 05:05:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1022</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[When Everything Feels Important, Prioritise What Truly Matters]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Ben Lightfoot, Director - GrowthGroup<br />
<br />
"As businesses grow, many founders slowly become trapped inside the very thing they built to create freedom."<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1022/GrowthGroup.jpeg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/hen-everything-feels-important-prioritise-what-truly-matters/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-27 05:47:33</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1020</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Why 80% of Your Deals Are Lost Before You Send the Proposal]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Peter McKeon - Founder & CEO, Salesmasters<br />
<br />
"If you’re a sales leader watching well-crafted proposals disappear into silence, the problem almost certainly isn’t your proposal.
It’s what happened — or didn’t happen — before you sent it."]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1020/salesmasters_logo_cmyk-July-2025.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <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_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-27 05:32:17</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1021</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Future of Strategic Marketing: Why Relationships, Strategy and Consistency Will Win]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Michelle O'Hara - Director, Connection Central<br />
	<br />
	"The future of strategic marketing will belong to businesses that are more intentional, more targeted and more relationship-driven in
	how they grow."

<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1021/Connection-Central-190526.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/the-future-of-strategic-marketing-why-relationships-strategy-and-consistency-will-win/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-27 05:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1018</post_id>
    <post_category_id>26</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[What if… finance became the engine for smarter growth?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Expert Outlook:  Andrew Crealy - Managing Partner, FifthEagle<br />
<br />
According to Andrew, “when access to capital and access to insight are no longer the constraints, the real differentiator will be how well a
business turns both into decisions that actually work.”<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1018/IE-spotlight_FifthEagle.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/expert-outlook/what-if-finance-became-the-engine-for-smarter-growth/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-20 22:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1016</post_id>
    <post_category_id>25</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[What if… we led our sector right across Australia?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight - Marc Meili – Managing Director, Protech<br />
<br />
'At the time, that was a seriously ambitious question. Founded by Marc Meili in 2006, <a href="https://www.protech.com.au/">Protech</a>
started as a small business with a bold vision to set new standards in recruitment. As the company gained traction through reliable,
consistent and professional workforce solutions, the emphasis shifted from building a regional presence to establishing a national operation.']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1016/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-Protech.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/alumni-spotlight/what-if-we-led-our-sector-right-across-australia/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-12 01:04:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1015</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Margins Are Tightening in Queensland: What You Should Be Watching Now]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Cameron Woodcroft, Director - Pilot Partners<br />
<br />
'For a lot of business owners, distress doesn’t arrive as a crisis. It arrives quietly, one issue at a time.'' ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1015/Pilot-Partners-Logo-2023-High-Res.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/margins-are-tightening-in-queensland-what-you-should-be-watching-now/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-06 05:01:26</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1014</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Trust your gut as part of your financial strategy for sustainable business growth.]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Louise Davis - FifthEagle<br />
<br />
'Sustainable growth comes down to three things: how much you earn, how much cash you keep, and how effectively you deploy capital.'<br />
<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1014/Fifth-Eagle-Logo-1-2025-Jpeg.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <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_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-06 04:17:24</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1013</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Trauma-Informed Leadership: Why Understanding Adversity Makes You a Better Boss]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Mel James, CEO - Social Care Solutions
<br /><br />
	'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.'
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1013/Social-Care-Solutions.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/trauma-informed-leadership-why-understanding-adversity-makes-you-a-better-boss/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-06 03:56:20</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1012</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Stop Being Your Company’s Most Important Employee]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Ben Lightfoot, Director - GrowthGROUP<br />
<br />
'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
built a job.']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1012/GrowthGroup.jpeg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <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_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-06 02:55:46</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1011</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Everything You Need To Know About ChatGPT Advertising]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Jackson Garnter, Founder - White Peak Digital<br />
<br />
'Did you know that ChatGPT now serves over 800 million weekly active users?']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1011/White-Peak-Digital-Logo.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chatgpt-advertising/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-06 02:45:20</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1010</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Lie in the Price Tag]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Chris Winlaw, General Manager - UMS<br />
<br />
'We are buying at scale, discarding at scale, and calling it value.']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1010/Uniform-MS-Logo.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/the-lie-in-the-price-tag/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-06 02:29:49</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1009</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[What if… we raised the standard of care at scale?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight:   Mel James – CEO, Social Care Solutions<br />
<br />
'For <a href="https://www.socialcaresolutions.com.au/">Social Care Solutions</a>, that question was shaped by a clear vision and promise.']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1009/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-Social-Care.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/what-if-we-raised-the-standard-of-care-at-scale/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-04-22 22:34:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1008</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Employee Share Plans in uncertain market conditions: when ‘equity’ stops feeling like ownership]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Joyce Cheng, Director - Prime Financial Group<br />
<br />
'Equity was built to inspire. But for many of Australia's scaling and listed companies, employee share plans are quietly falling short of
that promise.']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1008/Prime_Logo_Black.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <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_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-04-21 04:00:27</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1007</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Is AI Stealing Your Traffic? How to Stay Visible in 2026+]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Derek Burden, Co-Founder & Director - dcb digital<br />
<br />
If your content lacks proper structure for AI extraction and entity recognition, you remain invisible to the systems deciding what
information to feature and what to ignore.<br />
<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1007/DCB-digital_Dark-Jpeg.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/is-ai-stealing-your-traffic-how-to-stay-visible-in-2026/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-04-21 01:02:35</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1005</post_id>
    <post_category_id>25</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[What if... we expanded beyond our local market?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight: Ben Carter - Founder and CEO, VAE Group
<br /><br />'For <a href="https://vaegroup.com/">VAE Group</a>, that question marked a defining moment.' 
<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1005/20-Years-Qld-Leaders-Alumni-Spotlight-_-VAE.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/alumni-spotlight/what-if-we-expanded-beyond-our-local-market/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-04-03 01:40:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1004</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Hybrid Didn’t Break Your Culture. It Exposed It.]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Ben Watts, CEO - Wattsnext Group<br />
<br />
'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
work works!']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1004/Watts-Combo-Logo-WandC-2.1.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/hybrid-didnt-break-your-culture-it-exposed-it/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-19 03:47:18</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1003</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Is my NDA on a collision course with AI?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Andrew Nicholson, Partner - Mullins Lawyers<br />
<br />
' Don’t delay – review your processes and documents now to avoid losing valuable rights.' ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1003/Mullins_RGB_FullColour_Logo.1.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/is-my-nda-on-a-collision-course-with-ai/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-17 01:16:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>999</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Why Documenting Your Sales Process Is the Foundation of Sustainable Growth]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Peter McKeon, CEO & Founder - Salesmasters<br />
	<br />
	'If you want to grow, you must build the systems and processes that support growth. Sales is no exception.' 
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/999/salesmasters_logo_cmyk-Jujly-2025.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/why-documenting-your-sales-process-is-the-foundation-of-sustainable-growth/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-12 02:44:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1001</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Risk Mitigation Begins with Environmental Expertise]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Alan Robertson, Managing Director - RGS Environmental Consultants<br />
<br />
'Investor scrutiny of environmental performance is no longer a peripheral consideration it is a core requirement.']]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1001/RGS-Logo.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/risk-mitigation-begins-with-environmental-expertise/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-11 05:45:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>1000</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Why So Many Businesses Miss the Exit They Deserve]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Davina Lacey, Director - Stockbridge Brokers
<br /><br />' If selling a business were simply about finding a buyer, most transactions would complete smoothly.' 
<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/1000/Stockbridge-Buisness-Brokers-Logo.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/why-so-many-businesses-miss-the-exit-they-deserve/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-10 04:37:34</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>998</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Smart Networking: Simple Tips That Make a Big Difference]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<strong>By Leisa Gill, Franchise Owner – BNI Brisbane South West & Toowoomba</strong><br />
<br />
Networking isn’t just about exchanging business cards — it’s about building meaningful connections.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/998/BNI-Brisbane-South.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/smart-networking-simple-tips-that-make-a-big-difference/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-05 00:40:36</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>997</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Early Intervention Is a Leadership Decision - Not a Compliance Exercise]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<strong>Michelle Safely, General Manager - Phoenix Occupational Medicine</strong><br />
<br />
'The organisations seeing the strongest outcomes today understand that early intervention is a leadership decision.'<br />
<br />]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media/website_posts/997/Phoenix_Occupational_Medicine_(CMYK)-WITH-EYE-70-kb.jpeg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/early-intervention-is-a-leadership-decision-not-a-compliance-exercise/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-02-18 04:12:12</post_date>
  </posts>
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