“Me and my mate both like beer, so we decided to start a brewery” Those were the first words Jimmy Young said to me when I asked him how he became the founder and co-owner of Aether Brewing, the funkiest brewery, eatery and functions venue in...
Marvin Baumeister is not your average business person. He is the owner of clothing and sports shop, director of a kite boarding company, the CEO of a kite foil manufacturing company, a music producer, tourism promoter and sponsored kite surfer. His rule in...
What makes some people succeed and others fail ? Some people, we are told are, destined for great things. Not however John Lazarou. His high school teacher told him he was a lost cause and encouraged him to leave school at the earliest opportunity. John...
I am fascinated by people who are willing to step out of their comfort zone to follow their dream. Cairns writer, Elizabeth Martin is one such person. Long before she was a successful writer, she graduated from the University of Melbourne as a doctor. A very...
Dr Sarah Coll is by any standards a trail blazer in the field of surgery. She was one of the first female orthopaedic surgeons in a traditionally male dominated profession, and is the only female orthopod in North Queensland. She is a pioneer in the...