Business Break - Past Programs - 2005
If you require further information about past Business Break programs,
broadcast weekly on FM 99.3,
please contact Dennis Rutzou on 02 9413 4244.
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2005
Program 5-46
Week commencing 19 December 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Athol Yates of the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre
about the extent of the crisis that a bird flu pandemic could bring to
Australian business.
Email:
info@homelandsecurity.org.au
Telephone: 02 6161 5143
Website:
www.homelandsecurity.org.au
Regular Guest
Equities - John Milroy of Goldman Sachs JB Were
Regular Guest
Computers & technology - Anna Raciti of PC User magazine - Anna Raciti of PC
User Magazine
Program 5-45
Week commencing 12 December 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Caroline Burns of Jones Lang La Salle about a study they have
conducted into alternative workplace strategies.
Email: caroline.burns@jll.com
Telephone: 02 9220 8415
Website:
www.joneslanglasalle.com.au
Regular Guest
Business Coach - Robert Gerrish
Business briefs
Martin Hook of Myonlinesafe.com
Telephone: 02 9999 0879
Email: martin.hook@myonlinesafe.com
Website: www.myonlinesafe.com
Program 5-44
Week commencing 5 December 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Mark Triffit of the Business Council of Australia about their
very public campaign to influence the future direction of Australia.
Email: info@bca.com.u
Telephone: 03 8664 2664
Website: www.bca.com.au
Human resources - Jacky Carter of Hays Personnel Services
Telecommunications - Stuart Corner
Regular guest
Computers & Technology - Anna Reciti of PC User Magazine
Program 5-44
Week commencing 28 November 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Dr Ken Hudson of the Idea Centre about how you can develop new
ideas for your business.
Email: info@ideacentre.com.au
Telephone: 02 9665 6762
Website: www.ideacentre.com.au
Automotive - Garry Jones - Fleet Sales Manager NSW & QLD
Business Briefs
Anoosh Manzoori, Managing Director of SmartyHost.
Program 5-43
Week commencing 14 November 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Brian Moran about a book which he has co-authored called
'Three- dimensional ethics: implementing workplace values'.
Email: brian@values.com.au
Telephone: 02 9967 5122
Regular guest
Equities - John Milroy of Goldman Sachs JB Were
Program 5-42
Week commencing 14 November 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Judy Hartcher of CPA Australia about the current move to cut red
tape at all levels of Government.
Websites:
www.regulationtaskforce.gov.au,
www.cpaaustralia.com.au
Email: judy.hatcher@cpaaustralia.com.au
Telephone: 03 9606 9606
Regular guest
Environment - Murray Hogarth of ECOS
Business Briefs
More information:
Business Club Australia, Ashley White
Phone: 02 9390 2041, 1300 361 436
Email:
info@businessclubaustralia.com.au
Web:
www.businessclubaustralia.com.au
Program 5-41
Week commencing 9 November 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Catrina Byrne of Sage Co about the attitudinal change that is
occurring in Australia towards retirement and the employment of mature age
workers.
More information:
Job seekers: www.adage.com.au
Telephone: 02 9236 7337
Email: info@sageco.com.au
Website: www.sageco.com.au
Regular guest
Telecommunications - Stuart Corner
Regular Guest
Work Balance- Ian Hutchinson of Life By Design
Program 5-40
Week commencing 31 October 2005;
Interview guest
Today we talk with Jenny Henty of the environmental group Boomerang
Australia about recycling and the fact that all the Australian Environment
Ministers have recently agreed on new national recycling targets.
More information:
Phone: 03 9341 8103
Email: Jenny.henty@envict.org.au
Web: www.envict.org.au
Regular guest
We speak with Katherine Graham, Managing Director of The Resolution Centre,
about negotiation tactics for businesses. Katherine is talking at the upcoming
Extreme Negotiation Conference in Sydney.
More information:
www.resolutioncentre.com.au
www.companydirectors.com.au
Program 5-39
Week commencing 24 October 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Geoff Mullins of Venture Axess about venture capital and the
need for a shake-up in the tax system to encourage greater investment in new
enterprises.
More information:
Website: www.ventureaxess.com.au
Regular guest
Automotive - Gary Jones of Hyandai Fleet Advantage
Regular Guest
Home-based business - Graham Bull
Program 5-38
Week commencing 17 October 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Helen Trinca, the editor of BOSS magazine about MBA's and a
survey they've conducted which shows that not all courses are the same.
More information:
Email: boss@afr.com.au
Website: www.afrboss.com.au
Regular guest
Human Resources - Jacky Carter of Hays Personnel
Useful link: www.hays.com.au/forecast
Interview Guest
We talk with Helen Trinca, Editor of BOSS Magazine about an upcoming Masterclass
on 'Global Challenges and Opportunities for Australia'.
Program 5-37
Week commencing 10 October 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Mr Steven Dahl, Managing Director of One Test, about hiring
staff and whether an interview is still the best method of assessing new
recruits.
One Test: 1300 137 937
Website: www.onetest.com.au
Regular guest
Computers - Ana Raciti of PC User Magazine
Interview Guest
We talk with Alex Zaharov-Reutt about pod-casting on the Internet
Useful links:
www.technorati.com
www.freeaccess.com.au
www.audio2you.com.au
Program 5-36
Week commencing 3 October 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Mr Don Edgar, Founding Director of the Institute of Family
Studies, about the link between business travel and personal and family life.
Useful links:
www.aifs.com.au
www.microsoft.com.au
www.bu.edu
Regular guest
Environment - Murray Hogarth of ECOS
Interview Guest
We are talking to Alex Zaharov-Reutt about some of the new media which are
changing the face of business communication.
Useful links:
www.technorati.com
www.freeaccess.com.au
www.audio2you.com.au
Program 5-35
Week commencing 26 September 2005;
Interview guest
Are companies engaging in environmental best practice or are they just 'green
washing'. This week we talk to Christine Charles, Group Executive of Environment
and Social responsibility of mining company Newmont Australia.
Website: www.newmont.com.au
Interview Guest
We have a re-look at the issue of workplace surveillance and the new laws
coming into effect on October 7.
Websites: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au,
www.hdy.com.au
Program 5-34
Week commencing 19 September 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with marketing expert Linda Hailey about how you can apply tested
marketing techniques to your business.
Phone: (02) 9956 6639
Email: linda@lindahailey.com.au
Website: www.lindahailey.com.au
Regular guest
Automotive - Gary Jones, Hyundai Fleet Advantage
Business Briefs
John Brady, Director of Media and Communications at the NRL
Program 5-33
Week commencing 12 September 2005
Interview guest
Do you believe the story that 80% of new companies fail in the first three
years? Well it's a myth that's not supported by fact. This week we talk with
Ross Cameron of the Cameron Research Group who presents the facts that will
hopefully dispel the myth forever
Phone: (03) 9813 1881
Email: ross@cameronresearch.com.au
Website: www.cameronresearch.com.au
Regular guest
Computers - Ana Raciti, Editor of PC User Magazine
Regular guest
Home-based business operator - Graham Bull
Program 5-32
Week commencing 5 September 2005
Interview guest
We ask retail analyst Justin Ganley of Deep End Services which product
categories have the most appeal for the baby boomers.
Phone: 03 9696 6196
Website: www.deependservices.com.au
Regular guest
Equities - John Milroy of Goldman Sachs JB Were
Program 5-31
Week commencing 29 August 2005;
Interview guest
We ask Peter Donadel of Australia Post, the sponsor of the NSW and ACT small
business awards, if entering awards is time well spent for the participants.
Phone: (02) 9202 6830
Email: peter.donadel@auspost.com.au
Website: www.auspost.com.au
Regular guest
Business Coaching - Robert Gerrish
Regular guest
Work/life balance - Ian Hutchinson of Life By Design
Program 5-27
Week commencing 22 August 2005;
Interview guest
We get some online marketing tips from digital strategist Stuart Sheridan of
Balance Design.
Phone: (02) 9922 1099
Email: stuart@balance.com.au
Website: www.balance.com.au
Regular guest
Telecommunications - Stuart Corner
Interview guest
Forbes CEO Conference
www.forbesconference.com.au
ceo@forbesasia.com.sg
Program 5-26
Week commencing 15 August 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Fiona Wain of sustainability industry group, Environment
Business Australia, about the National Pollutant Inventory.
Phone: (02) 6270 1333
Email:
eba@environmentbusiness.com.au
Website:
www.environmentbusiness.com.au
Regular guest
Environment - Murray Hogarth of ECOS
Interview guest
We talk with Bernard Salt of KPMG about the growth in the self-employed
workforce in Australia with a recent report in BRW magazine suggesting that we
could have 5 million self-employed workers by 2020.
Phone: (03) 9288 5047
Email: bsalt@kpmg.com.au
Website: www.thebigshift.com.au
Program 5-25
Week commencing 8 August 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Gordon Clubb of SAS - an organisation which specialises in helping
to harness the data to run a business more effectively.
Phone: (02) 9428 0504
Email: Grodon.Clubb@sas.com
Website: www.sas.com
Regular guest
Automotive - Garry Jones of Hyundai Fleet Advantage
Interview guest
Jason Scott, Director of Digital Marketing at ninemsn looks at the digital
revolution and the opportunities this will open up for marketers in the near
future.
Event: Australian Advertising and Marketing Summit 2005, 21,22 September
Website: www.acevebts.com.au/ad2005
Program 5-24
Week commencing 1 August 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Nerida Conisbee of Jones Lang LaSalle about a research report
she has co-authored called Future Office
Phone: (03) 9672 6670
Website:
www.joneslanglasalle.com.au
Regular guest
Computers - Ana Raciti of PC User Magazine
Regular guest
Human Resources - Jacky Carter of Hays Personnel
Program 5-23
Week commencing 25 July 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Adrian Finlayson of Accumulate, an organisation that operates a
rewards program for companies that want to stimulate their employees to go the
extra mile.
Phone: (03) 8645 6461
Email: Adrian.Finlayson@accumulate.com.au
Website: www.accumulate.com.au
Regular guest
Judith Madigan of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Bookshop.
Interview guest
Dr Simon Kelly of the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
looks at the implications of Australia's ageing population for businesses.
NCSEM website:
www.natsem.canberra.edu.au
Phone: 02 6201 2780
Australia's ageing population summit 2005:
www.informa.com.au/ageing
Program 5-22
Week commencing 18 July 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Natasha Lewis, the Secretary of Fair Trade Australia about the
implications of fair trade for some of the world's poorest countries.
Phone: (02) 8399 0122
Email: secretary@fta.org.au
Website: www.fta.org.au
Regular guest
Equities - John Milroy, Goldman Sachs JB Were
Regular guest
Home-based business - Graham Bull
Program 5-21
Week commencing 11 July 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Margy Osmond, the Chief Executive of the NSW State Chamber on the
issue of health and safety precautions for home based workers.
Phone: 9350 8102
Website: www.thechamber.com.au
Regular guest
Work/Life balance - Ian Hutchinson, Life by Design
Interview guest
Charles Blunt, National Director of the American Chamber of Commerce looks
at the function of the chamber and AMCHAM's member services.
Website: www.amcham.com.au
Program 5-20
Week commencing 4 July 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Peter Sheahan, the author of Generation Y: Thriving (and
surviving) with generation Y at work.
Phone: 02 9799 4233
Email: info@petersheahan.com.au
Website: www.petersheahan.com
Regular guests
Environmental - Murray Hogarth of ECOS
Business coaching - Robert Gerrish
Program 5-19
Week commencing 13 June 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Joe Ward, CEO of Today Corp about outsourcing, particularly of
training and the benefits that can be achieved compared to traditional methods.
Phone: 02 9909 4611
Email: joe.ward@todaycorp.com
Website: todaycorp.com
Regular guest
Telecommunications - Stuart Corner
Interview guest
We talk with Margy Osmond, CEO of the State Chamber of Commerce.
Phone: 02 9350 8102
Email: margy.osmond@thechamber.com.au
Website: www.thechamber.com.au
Program 5-18
Week commencing 6 June 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Peter Thorpe of
www.thenet.com.au about online marketing, Internet strategy and how to get
your website to the top with the search engines.
Phone: 02 9314 6879
Email: thorpe@thenet.com.au
Website: www.thenet.com.au
Regular guest
Computers & technology - Anna Raciti of PC User magazine
Interview guest
We talk with Sandra Henke of Hays Personnel Services.
Phone: 02 8226 9632
Website: www.hays.com.au
Program 5-18
Week commencing 6 June 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Kevin Burke, Microsoft’s Small Business Group Manager about their
11-point do-it-yourself security checklist.
Phone: 02 9870 2430
Email: kburke@microsoft.com
Website:
www.microsoft.com/australia/
Regular guest
Equities - John Milroy of Goldman Sachs JB Were
Interview guest
We talk with Lynette Palmen AM, from Women’s Network Australia.
Phone: 1800 052 476
Website: www.womensnetwork.com.au
Program 5-18
Week commencing 6 June 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Allan Drake-Brockman, the workplace relations partner at law
firm Gadens, about the growing trend for ‘cupidity agreements’ to regulate
office romances
Phone: 08 9220 4900
Email: adrake@wa.gadens.com.au
Website: www.gadens.com.au
Regular guest
Automotive - Garry Jones - Fleet Sales Manager NSW & QLD
Interview guest
We talk with Stewart Nicholls, Director of Ecowash.
Phone: 1300 851 016
Email: stew@ecowash.com.au
Website: www.ecowash.com.au
Program 5-17
Week commencing 30 May 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Todd Blake of Australian Exhibition Services and the organiser
of the National Business Forum.
Phone: 03 9261 4500
Email: tblake@austexhibit.com.au
Website: www.retailforum.com.au
Regular guest
Business Coaching – Robert Gerrish
Interview guest
We talk with Judy Hatcher, CPA Australia’s business policy adviser.
Phone: 03 9606 9606
Email: judy.hartcher@cpaaustralia.com.au
Website: www.cpaaustralia.com.au
Program 5-16
Week commencing 23 May 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Tony Steven, CEO of the Council of Small Business Organisations
of Australia Ltd (COSBOA).
Phone: 03 6231 9424
Email: tony@cosboa.org
Website: www.cosboa.org
Regular guest
Environment – Murray Hogarth of ECOS
Work Balance - Ian Hutchinson of Life By Design
Program 5-15
Week commencing 16 May 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Geoff Donoughy, Chairman of the Business Events Council of
Australia and Managing Director of the Cairns Convention Centre about the
convention business boom.
Phone: 07 3331 5000
Email:
gdonoughy@suncorpstadium.com.au
Website:
www.cairnsconvention.com.au
Interview guest
We also talk with accountant Sue Prestney about the implications of the
Federal Government’s move to cut the Tax Act by a third and whether they will
also reduce the business tax bill.
Phone: 03 9521 3000
Email: sue.prestney@boyd.com.au
Website: www.boyd.com.au
Regular guest
Computers and Technology – Anna Raciti of PC User magazine
Program 5-14
Week commencing 9 May 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Sally Mooney of Australian Background about the pre-employment
CV checking
service they provide to sort out fact from fiction.
Phone: 02 9922 6768
Email:
Info@australianbackground.com.au
Website:
www.australianbackground.com.au
Regular guest
Telecommunications – Stuart Corner
Regular Guest
Home based-businesses – Graham Bull
Program 5-13
Week commencing 2 May 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Raechelle Edwards of Telstra about the business telephone and
how you can use it more effectively and efficiently.
Phone: 02 8255 2982
Email raechelle.edwards@telstra.com.au
Website: www.telstra.com.au
Regular guest
Business Books - Judith Madigan of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Bookshop.
Interview Guest
Steve Wright, Director of Stakeholder Relations at Hutchinson
Telecommunications, talks about the upcoming Stakeholder Communications
conference and the issues facing companies in their management of shareholders
and other stakeholders.
Conference info: www.marcusevans.com
Program 5-12
Week commencing 25 April 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Kate Southam of Career One about a survey they’ve undertaken
which shows that Australian workers are not taking enough sickies and most of
those who do call in sick, feel guilty.
Phone: 02 9288 3000
Website: www.careerone.com.au
Regular guest
Human resources - Jacky Carter, Hays Personnel
Regular Guest
Business coaching – Robert Gerrish
Program 5-11
Week commencing 18 April 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Wendy Hand of Solon House, which is an organisation dedicated
to helping entrepreneurs during those difficult and early and mid-growth stages.
Phone: 02 9460 3233
Email: wendy@solonhouse.com
Website: www.solonhouse.com
Regular guest
Automotive – Gary Jones of Hyundai Fleet Advantage
Interview Guest
We talk with Kate Bennett, National Director of the Australia-China Business
Council about the latest on the growing Chinese market and the role that
Australian businesses can play.
Program 5-10
Week commencing 29 March 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Trudy Byrnes of My Mentor about the mentor matching service she
runs via their website.
Phone: 03 9682 8647
Email: info@mymentor.com.au
Website: www.mymentor.com.au
Regular guest
Environment - Murray Hogarth of ECOS
Regular Guest
Computers - Anna Raciti of PC User magazine
Program 5-09
Week commencing 4 April 2005
Interview guest
Julie Garland McLellan, the author of ‘All Above Board’, which is a book
about the way directors should feel about the organisations
they serve.
Regular guest
Work/Life balance – Ian Hutchinson, Life by Design
Interview Guest
Ric Brazzale, Executive Director of the Australian Business Council for
Sustainable Energy, looks at the sustainable energy industry
and its business potential.
Details of the upcoming conference are at
www.bcse.org.au
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Program 5-08
Week commencing 29 March 2005;
Interview guest
Jasmine Sliger of JSA International Communications looks at organisational
change and high performance team building.
Phone: 02 9958 5244
Email: jsliger@jsa-intl.com.au
Website: www.jsa-intl.com.au
Regular guest
Telecommunications – Stuart Corner, The Exchange Newsletter
Regular Guest
Home based business operator – Graham Bull
Program 5-07
Week commencing 21 March 2005;
Interview guest
We talk with Christena Singh, the author of the latest Sensis Consumer
Report, which revealed some fascinating facts Australian small business
Phone: (03) 8053 4896
Email: christena.singh@sensis.com.au
Website: www.opportunity.org.au
Regular guest
Equities – John Milroy, Goldman Sachs JB Were
Interview guest
We talk with Helen Trinca, Editor of BOSS Magazine about an upcoming event
called ‘Big Ideas’
Program 5-06
Week commencing 14 March 2005
Interview guest
Clay O’Brien of Opportunity International Australia looks at the United
Nations Year of Microcredit and the role that his organisation is playing in
helping entrepreneurs in the world’s poorest countries to escape poverty by
helping to make their businesses successful.
Phone: (02) 8259 0484
Fax: (02) 8259 0405
Email: bobrien@opportunity.org.au
Website: www.opportunity.org.au
Regular guest
Australian Institute of Company Directors – Judith Madigan
Regular guest
Business Coaching – Robert Gerrish
Program 5-05
Week commencing 7 March 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Professor Michael Schaper who has been appointed Australia’s first
commissioner for small business by the ACT Government.
Phone: (02) 6207 2028
Email: sbc@act.gov.au
Website: www.act.gov.au
Regular guest
Human Resources – Sandra Henke, Hays Personnel
Interview guest
Peter McIlwaine, Federal Employment Advocate of the OEA, looks at some of
the industrial relations issues facing Australian businesses. See conferences.
Program 5-04
Week commencing 28 February 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Alex Travers from A Matter of Style, about first impressions
and why they count
Phone: 02 9816 2562
Email:
alextravers@amatterofstyle.com.au
Website: www.amatterofstyle.com.au
Regular guest
Environment – Murray Hogarth of ECOS.
Regular Guest
Automotive – Garry Jones of Hyundai Auto Fleet Lease
Program 5-03
Week commencing 21 February 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Paul Smith of sports marketing company Repucom about the value of
sports sponsorship and what it would cost to sponsor some of the top players.
Phone: 02 9437 4922
Email: psmith@repucom.net
Website: www.repucom.net
Regular guest
Computers– Anna Raciti of PC User Magazine.
Interview Guest
We talk with Richard Gibbs, Head of Economic Research at Macquarie Bank, about
Australia’s economic outlook, and what Australian businesses can expect. Richard
is talking at the upcoming ‘Economy 2005’ conference.
Conference Registration
Phone: 03 9867 0280
Website: www.aigroup.asn.au
rogram 5-02
Week commencing 14 February 2005
Interview guest
We talk with Geoff Peck of the BT Financial Group about the implications of the
choice of superannuation legislation which comes into effect in July 2005.
Phone: 1300 553 010
Email:
btcorporateinfo@btfunds.com.au
Website:
www.btonlineemployer.com.au
Regular guest
Telecommunications – Stuart Corner of The Exchange newsletter.
Regular guest
Business Coaching – Robert Gerrish
Program 5-01
Week commencing 7 February 2005
Interview guest
Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist of Austrade looks at how small business will be
the big winners from the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement
Phone: (02) 9390 2166
Email: tim.harcourt@austrade.gov.au
Website:
www.austrade.gov.au/economistscorner
Regular guest
Equities – John Milroy of Goldman Sachs JB Were
Interview guest
Helen Trinca, Editor of BOSS Magazine talks about the upcoming address by
renowned author Richard Florida, and his view on a ‘creative economy’
Program 4-46
Week commencing 20 December 2004
Interview guest
Tom Harris, Professor in Communication Studies at the University of Alabama
looks at the vexed question of innovation and creativity.
Phone: + 1 205 333 3608
Fax: + 1 205 339 5436
Email: harrisTS@dbtech.net
Regular guests
Telecommunication - Stuart Corner
Human resources - Jacky Carter of Hays Personnel
Program 4-45
Week commencing 13 December 2004
Interview guest
Ron Smith, talks about his book - Death by Meetings - an amusing yet
practical guide to help you make your working day more effective and less
frustrating.
Phone: (03) 9818 5700
Email:
newsdesk@medialaunchpro.com.au
Website: www.deathbymeetings.com.au
Regular guest
Environment – Murray Hogarth of ECOS
Interview guest
Simon Howard, Employment and Industrial Relations expert at law firm, Henry
Davis York, looks at some of the proposed changes in the law effecting workplace
surveillance.
Phone: (02) 9947 6440
Email: simon_howard@hdy.com.au
Website: www.hdy.com.au
Program 4-44
Week commencing 6 December 2004
Interview guest
Konstantin Guericke of LinkedIn.com, looks at an ingenious new online networking
tool.
Phone: + 61 650 968 8617 (x 226)
Email: kguericke@linkedin.com
Website: www.linkedin.com.au
Regular guest
Business Coach – Robert Gerrish
Regular guest
Equities – John Milroy of Goldman Sachs J B Were
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