Our story; 7th year (2017) Share our story!
This year we launched our Queensland office, so now, along with Nadia in Melbourne we have Sally (Queensland), Harriet M (Sydney) and Linda (Adelaide). They have joined our team, so we now have four great cities running with four great coordinators. This year we are going to focus on building relationships and forming partnerships with
Our story; 6th year (2016) Reap the Rewards
Reap the Rewards I had so much to do before I left on maternity leave. I didn’t even know what that looked like for a solo director / business owner. I didn’t quite know where to start, but I tried to put things in place, ready for my absence. Amoungst the busiest time ever I
Our story; 5th year (2015) Steady growth, strategy and happiness
Everything was going at a steady pace. I couldn’t predict the future, but I could predict more of what we needed. I decided to run the Royal Sydney Show, always one for a challenge, and train up some new staff. Chard and Harriet A joined our team and I was finally relieved from the ever-enduring
Our story; 4th year (2014) Growing Pains
I drove across to Adelaide again for a hugely successful WOMAD. As a person who is made to cycle, this drive always took it out of me. At the end of the event, I left the blender bikes in South Australia with a guy named Peter. He was going to take care of the South
Our story; 3rd year (2013) The year of firsts
It was my third year running Bike n’ blend and it was definitely time to stop working from the kitchen bench. Finding an office space and warehouse in one was difficult. It had been on the cards for a while, and I had been looking when I finally stumbled across the space that was to
Our story; 2nd year (2012) Work smarter, not harder
I was burning out. I was working up to 3 events a day and on top of that had thrown my back out, watched one of my marquees fly away and knocked myself out by running into a pole. I was so focused on these events, but the lifestyle wasn’t sustainable. I gave up the
Our story: 1st year (2011) Test and learn
Lying in my bed, I couldn’t sleep. The potential, the ideas, they were endless and I was excited. My partner Gil and I had just spent the day taking our new product to market and people loved us. Bike n’ Blend’s first event was at the Fairfield Farmers Market at Fairfield Primary School. We sold