As the year draws to a close, there are a few inevitable questions on people’s lips. “What are you doing New Years Eve?” “What on earth do you buy as a Chrissy gift for the dad/sister/bestie who has everything?” “Do you have any new years resolutions?” Well, the first one probably involves overpriced drinks, too
We have worked at numerous events in which brand promotion and lead generation are the primary goal of the client. Some such events include trade shows and expos, at which a huge number of guests pass through in massive waves, to peruse the many services and businesses on offer. If you’ve ever been to one,
After more than six years of squeaking and spreading the grease for Melbourne’s bike-riding community, we are sad to say that our good friends The Squeaky Wheel are pedalling off into the sunset. It has been a pleasure sharing our office with them for the past year, as they’ve taught, toured, campaigned, and spread their passion for
One of the perks of my job is the frequency of warm fuzzies felt at seeing people experience utter delight and enjoyment as they try one of our bikes for the first time. It’s impossible not to smile once you get pedalling, and in all my years at a huge spread of smoothie events, I’m
If you are part of a school fete committee or work for a NPF or charity you have no doubt pulled together many fundraisers. But how do you make them as successful as you can? What has worked well in the past for you? And more importantly, what didn’t? Over the last six years we
Health is one of my favourite topics so I am always chatting to people about how they look after themselves in their busy lives. I find some people naturally put their health first, so here are some simple ways of incorporating some of their secretes into your own life: LISTEN to your body. I know
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
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
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
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
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
