The IQ Club

A big thanks to Peter Leahy of Hyaline Finance who delivered a fine explanation on Debt v Equity Risk at yesterday's luncheon for some of our members and their clients. We'll be doing more of these luncheon's in 2025. Stay tuned.

If you're an IQ Club Member or Friend of The Club, you should join us for the last 'Pauls 3rd Place' of 2024. For our last outing of 2024 Paul Milbourne has organised something a little special. A private 90-minute session on the driving range at Albert Park Golf Course with Scott Barradell (the local Pro). All the balls you can hit, beer, pizza, and unlimited laughs for $80.00 (ex GST) a head. What more needs to be said.... TAKE MY MONEY! https://lnkd.in/gNjzbYtH

On Tues Nov 12 The IQ Club has one final Invitational for 2024, and it's going off with a bang. So get involved and come meet our members. They're awesome. Register your interest here. https://lnkd.in/gHduH3sX We'll introduce you to 8-10 businesspeople who work in the industry verticals where you do business (ie. Agriculture, Construction, Finance, HealthTech)… and in the days following you’ll be invited to meet them and others in smaller, more informal gatherings. It really is a great way to build a friendship.

Thanks to Colleen Hegarty MBA, GAICD, FGIA for hosting our 'Spring Board Splash', the follow up and very casual lunch to 'Spring Board' our September Invitational. As we lock in our final events for 2024 The IQ Club has held in excess of 40 events for our members.

Due to a tomato virus identified at nurseries in South Australia the Boomaroo Nurseries Tour in Lara has been postponed until further notice to protect its 10 million tomato plants. Dianne Semmens and The IQ Club will arrange another Boomaroo tour when the situation changes.

The IQ Club and Renata Sguario of Maxme join in presenting a full day workshop EQ Essentials: Leadership for the AI Era. REGISTER HERE https://lnkd.in/gt5nPThS Focus areas for this paid workshop include - ·      Self-awareness and self-management through the lens of strengths ·      Discovery and management of lesser strengths ·      How to communicate in challenging situations ·      Creative and empathetic problem solving ·      How to develop resilience through a growth mindset.  The outcomes of the full day learnings include: ·      Understanding the key success factors behind mental, emotional and colleague relationship fitness. ·      Developing awareness, Inspiration, and confidence behind the skills required to lead yourself and others in challenging situations across multiple generational needs. ·      Awareness and practice of effective communication approaches that help navigate difficult conversations. The workshop is $500 (ex GST) fot individuals and $333 for corporate tickets of 3 or more attendees, and includes 6 months FREE access to Hodie to assist you in your human skill development after the workshop. Plus the most active person in the room receives a FREE 60minute 1:1 coaching session with Renata. Thanks to Eugene Fedorchenko LL.M. and Colleen Hegarty MBA, GAICD, FGIA for hosting the workshop.

Thanks to those of you who made The IQ Clubs Sept Invitational 'Spring Board' so much fun. You were introduced to 10-12 people at Spring Board, and at the Spring Board Splash let's reestablish contact with them, and some you may have missed, at a casual lunch hosted by Colleen Hegarty MBA, GAICD, FGIA of Prime Company Compliance on Wed Oct 9th. You know who you are. 😉 https://lnkd.in/gh-t3fKn

Daniel Callegari and Expert Business are excited to announce their Professional Partners Lunch for Thursday October 10th. This by invitation only event brings together Daniel's current key contributors and those he wants to work with moving forward. Daniel has chosen Pure South Dining in Southbank because they are a champion of farm to plate dining, sourcing their produce from Tasmania. This also aligns with The IQ Club Made program which highlights businesses which support local industry.

A huge thanks to those who made The IQ Clubs Sept24 Invitational, 'Spring Board' such a success. Thanks to everyone who joined us to hear David Smith and Cedric Perez of Absolute Health & Performance. For making us all laugh and reminding us of how our physical health impacts our mental flexibility. Thanks to Justin Orr and Eugene Ferla of URO Corporation for sharing their journey from investment bankers to uranium miners and for answering the tough questions and keeping it real. Finally a huge thanks to Anthony Fernando and Stuart Walter for sharing their friends with us and to John Calabro for helping us steer into new territory. Our final Invitational for 2024 is on November 12th. If you'd like to join us and meet our wonderful members, please register your interest. https://lnkd.in/gHduH3sX

The IQ Club is excited to launch MADE IN. A series of stories featuring ‘High IQ’ businesses identified by The IQ Club member network as models of excellence. These examples provide invaluable business insights and important learnings for our members. In Episode 1 in our series, Dianne Semmens (Acacia Consulting Services) presents Boomaroo Nurseries and the CEO Peter Smith, MAICD. Peter’s passion is encouraging businesses to innovate in the Geelong region and sees the high standards set within Australia as the reason to be Australian Made. About Boomaroo Nurseries Boomaroo cultivates 300 million seedlings a year for the wholesale vegetable and fresh produce market, and employ 150 staff (including agronomists, auditors, technicians, territory managers and support staff) across two sites in Lara (VIC) and Southbrook (QLD) with a total area of 180,000 sqm. Innovation Automation is a core operational focus. Plants can be automatically sown and dispatched with the touch of a button and clients can receive the crop, delivered by Boomaroo’s own fleet of trucks, planting the crop within a matter of hours. If planting conditions are not optimal for the client (due to weather conditions) Boomaroo can delay delivery until planting conditions improve. Quality control The Southbrook site is an “entirely no touch” system using rolling benches to transport plants and customised software to ensure consistency, efficiency and reliability when cultivating a premium-quality commercial seedling product. The Lara site will be upgraded from its gantry-based system soon. Cost reduction The Southbrook system ensures a greater tolerance in crop uniformity, higher yields and reduced production costs with less waste and where densely packed tray cells need less water, nutrients and applied inputs.