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    <post_title><![CDATA[What if... if we turned surplus fruit into opportunity?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight:  Stuart McGruddy – Director, My Berries<br />
<br />
Founded in 2013 in the heart of Moreton Bay’s berry growing region, the company set out to create value from surplus fruit that would
otherwise go to waste. ]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/what-if-if-we-turned-surplus-fruit-into-opportunity/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-07-16 01:00:00</post_date>
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  <posts>
    <post_id>1029</post_id>
    <post_category_id>25</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[What if… we secured the future of the company?]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight:  Bob Kent - Managing Director, Mont Marte<br />
<br />
From selling canvases in Australia, the Kent family progressively built a global leader in the art supplies sector. With this expansion, the
future of the company was high on the agenda.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_url>https://www.queenslandleaders.com.au/media-and-pr/what-if-we-secured-the-future-of-the-company/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-06-25 00:00:00</post_date>
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  <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>
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    <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>
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  <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>
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    <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>
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