Matt worked for over 11 years in auditing and public accounting followed by over 20 years as a CFO, Company Secretary, Acting CEO and Head of Sales, HR, Risk and IT in a variety of services and manufacturing businesses.
His wide-ranging corporate experience includes family owned, ASX listed and multinational companies and not for profit organisations operating in the printing, publishing, tourism, technology, professional services, HR, recruiting and research sectors.
Driving scrapers and bulldozers like my Dad – back in the days before strong WHS laws he used to take me to worksites on Saturdays and he sometimes allowed me to ride in the machine cabins with him.
He and his crew worked harder than anyone else I’ve ever met. I was so lucky to have options to study that my parents didn’t have.
There is ‘good enough’, and then there is ‘great’. It’s impossible to get everything right straight away, so its best to start with a Strategic Plan that keeps you heading in the right direction and progressively make improvements when and where you can, with the right help along the way. And then just keep going – you will get there!
Many business consultants that I’ve met are motivated by hunger for money, prestige or influence – sometimes all three. All we wanted to do when we started the Collective was to do great work at a fair price, to help ‘level the playing field’ for small and medium sized businesses in Australia. We’ve been able to do that through some very challenging times, and now we’ve expanded the Collective by engaging members who share our values, and that we love working with.
