Mr Lewis

Category: Business

  • The DNA of Great Businesses

    I am incredibly fortunate in that over a number of sessions this week, I have been judging the finalists in the Telstra National Business Awards.  I say fortunate because its extremely rare that you get a warts and all look inside someone else’s small business; through face-to-face interviews, financial reports and written submissions.  Let alone…

  • Event Report – Member Value Management 28-04-11

    With Justin Reeves – General Manager Supporter Services, Collingwood Football Club Kelly O’Shanassy – CEO, Environment Victoria Sarah Adams – Marketing Manager, Artshub Moderator Brendan Lewis – Chairman, The Churchill Club Who were the panellists and what were they doing? Justin Reeves is the General Manager Supporter Services, Collingwood Football Club.  It is the largest…

  • Event Report – The 3D Printing Opportunity 17 Mar 11

    My Event Report from the 3D Printing Opportunity 17-Mar-11 with Andy Gelme – President, Connected Community Hackerspace Travis Hardy – Market Development Manager, Formero Milan Brandt – Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at RMIT University Anthony Lele – Leaderof the Structured Ideation Process, Invetech What is it all about? At its simplest 3D printing could be…

  • Event Report – Outsource Offshore 10-Mar-11

    From the Churchill Club event of 1oth March 2011 With Pete Williams – Founder, Preneur Marketing Alex Levashov – Principal, Altima Interactive Linh Hoang – Owner, Red & Black Solutions Notes by Brendan Lewis What are we talking about here? In simple terms, outsourcing offshore means you can: Build an validate web based business quickly…

  • Event Report from the Churchill Club’s – Serious Play

    Notes taken by me at the Churchill Club programme on the 17th February 2011. With Bill Lang – Founder, Scores on the Board Gilda Howard – CEO, Gowrie Victoria Trudi Pavlovsky – Founder, The Dream Initiative What is Play? Play is activity that is normally; enjoyable, not motivated by a desired completion, not motivated by…

  • Event Report from the Churchill Club’s eCommerce Success

    From notes taken by me at the Churchill Club’s event “eCommerce Success” on the 10th February 2011. With Nathan Huppatz – Director, Directshop Martin Hosking – Chairman, Red Bubble Mark Freidin – COO, Catch of the Day Chris Dwyer – Director, eMatters Our Stories Redbubble is global artists community that sells “creative consumables” it doesn’t…

  • NDAs and 5 tips for getting them signed

    When I was a pimply faced lad and just received my commission to be an Army Officer, I had my new boss, a senior Armoured Corps Officer held up to me as the example I should emulate. It wasn’t because he was a particularly great leader or a great soldier though, it was because he…