New Deloitte collaboration will deliver better education opportunities to mid-size businesses

Australian Owner Manager is pleased to announce that Deloitte has become a Premium Partner adding value to the owners of mid-sized Australian Companies. Part of the Deloitte offering includes expertise from Deloitte Private, a practice that focuses exclusively on the opportunities and challenges unique to privately owned businesses. Their multi-disciplinary professionals offer private businesses a […]
From ad agency to creative problem solving: how GDJ marketing minds got ready to tackle their clients’ biggest business challenges

Having exposed their senior team to training & industry experts in the Australian Owner Manager Program, Melbourne creative agency GDJ evolved their processes & upskilled their team. “We’ve now had a Director and three senior staff go through Australian Owner Manager programs and they have helped us align our focus & develop our key offerings […]
NE Food (Adrian Connors OMP9) set to close flagship BURP.eat.drink before relaunch

Adrian Connors (OMP9) is closing his much loved Mackay restaurant BURP.eat.drink. Voted best restaurant in Mackay in a poll undertaken by the local newspaper the Daily Mercury, Connors is ending an era on a high note. BURP.eat.drink was the flagship restaurant of the NE Food Group and they will be rebranding and relaunching a new […]
Next Owner Manager Program kicking off in September in Sydney

The next Owner Manager Program is set to launch in Sydney in late September. Two lead facilitators will guide participants through a transformative program over five months featuring more than 30 business experts and guest speakers. Designed to help mid-size business owners grow, transition, explore new markets and plan succession and exit strategies the Owner […]
Aria Property Group stunning 120m waterfall in South Brisbane

Aria Property Group (Tim Forrester OMP1) have received development approval for a showstopping 33-storey residential tower with a 120m waterfall feature in South Brisbane. The development application was submitted more than a year ago and suffered several delays as community groups protested the potential impact of the waterfall on the streetscape. The new tower will […]
Jasmin Robertson (OMP7) cover feature for NAB Business View

Jasmin Robertson (OMP7) from Roza’s Gourmet was featured on the cover of NAB’s Business View magazine this winter. The article titled “My Inspirational Mum” details the evolution of Roza’s Gourmet from selling sauces made in their home kitchen and sold at their driveway to a business that is growing 40% each year. In the article […]
The six most common reasons people don’t have performance discussions

I have been coaching and supporting leaders to get true behavioural change for more years than I care to admit. When I think about the one thing that will make the life of a leader easier in the long run it’s this: Have a conversation! Regular, honest and open performance related conversations. Don’t wait until […]
Jodie Ford (OMP7) nominated for LPMA Excellence in Leadership Award

Congratulations to Jodi Ford (OMP7) from Coronis on her recent nomination for the Leading Property Managers Association (LPMA) Excellence in Leadership Award. In addition to Ford’s nomination, Coronis have been nominated for another three awards including Property Manager of the Year (Vicki Wharton), Excellence in Customer Service and Property Manager Team of the Year (Large […]
NE Food (Adrian Connors OMP9) scores epic steaks for Mackay’s Wagyu Week

Adrian Connors (OMP9) has secured one of the best cuts of wagyu beef in Australia for patrons of his Mackay restaurant BURP.eat.drink. The beef was sourced from David Blackmore whose beef usually goes to exclusive Sydney butcher Victor Churchill (Anthony Bourdain called it the “best food shop in the world”) or to the premium Rockpool […]
The 7 Steps to Engaging Leadership

Owner Manager Program facilitator and bestselling author Mandy Johnson outlines the 7 steps you can take right now to become a more engaging leader in your own business. In my early twenties I had the dubious fortune of becoming the leader of a travel agency chain’s worst- performing national store. It was a place where […]