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SUPER DEALER

All Coast Tyre Solutions must be getting the formula for success right, with such a high number of team members having hit the ten and twenty years of service milestone with them.

Owners John and Peter O’Leary are extremely proud of their team. “Nothing excites me more or makes my heart race than seeing and hearing our team working with customers and using all the systems, tools and customer service training Peter and I have developed over the years,” John says.

All Coast service three totally different types of clients.

● The mum, dad and extended families retail customer.

● The small to medium commercial clients with one to two vehicles and some five to ten vehicles.

● Large commercial clients in the transport and civil contracting. (who have 70-100 trucks).

Something you won’t know about Peter and John: John loves the colour red, having owned 20 red cars over the years. The next time you see him, ask him to show you his socks and jocks. They too are all red.

Peter won a silver in the state titles for surf boat rowing in Western Australia, under Cottesloe SLSC.

They have hit a few milestones over the years, but the ones they are the most proud of are being recognised as National Dealer of the year for Beaurepaires in 2004 and Queensland & National Dunlop Super Dealer 2019.

“Take time to work on your business, ask for help and have good mentors around you. Don’t be afraid to pay some for good advice something we personally struggled with earlier in our business life,” John says. f www.allcoasttyres.com.au

MILESTONES OF LIFE

Life is punctuated with many significant milestones. Birth, death and marriage are so significant they are recorded officially for prosperity. There are other big moments that, as we look at our life, stand out. Some happy, like your first kiss, your first car or graduating from school or university. Others are sad or even tragic; your first broken heart, an injury that ends your sporting life or even the death of a friend or family member.

As I reflect over my life, I can easily remember some amazing victories that fill me with a sense of accomplishment and bring a smile to my face. Equally, I can remember some tragic things that have really shaken me to my core. Some so significant that I didn’t know if I would ever recover and be the same again. For those of you who have experienced tragedy, I want to share some of the things that helped me get back on my feet. As I go through these steps, I will use the example of a significant knee injury, as a physical injury is easy to understand. An emotional trauma or a blow to our soul is unseen, but the steps are similar. Firstly, allow yourself time to heal and recover. As soon as you get the MRI and confirm your ACL is ruptured, everyone knows you are out for 12 months. The expectations are there and the pressure to “Just get on with it” comes off. Grief is a funny thing that often comes in waves and just when you think you’re doing well, it can hit you again. That’s normal and okay. Get a support team around you. It can be a few close friends who you can lean on, or a health professional who can guide you with your recovery. In this modern world, there are some amazing support networks online and on the telephone. Don’t battle alone. Be kind, gentle and patient with yourself. We are often our own harshest critics. Be grateful every day. This helps focus our attention on the good things in life and helps build a foundation of hope. For without hope, nothing is possible. As you feel yourself healing, dare to dream. Life will never return to the old normal. Accept this and create a new life with new habits, activities and new goals. f www.hendreychiropractic.com.au

THE PROOF IS IN THE PRINTING!

Nothing is really 100% true unless it’s in print – right?

Running a printing business gives Sheena Canning her purpose. Sheena and the team at The Inkspot Printers have extreme energy and enthusiasm for what they do. They simply love helping see their clients’ ideas and concepts come to reality. Customer Service is their middle name. Exceeding expectations is a daily intention. Being a shy introvert makes it a little tricky for Sheena in a world where expectation sees her networking and socialising. But lots of people together? That’s just not her jam. She’s always more comfortable one on one. For just shy of 12 years, Sheena and the team have been supporting the Sunshine Coast with all their printing needs, from corporate business to publishing memoirs for retirees, priding themselves on building client relationships. This goes for their team too, who are a big, albeit sometimes crazy, family. Previously owning an Event Hire Business and being GM for an Electrical Engineering Company in Sydney meant that Sheena already had the smarts to run a successful team, it was learning the printing industry specifics and jargon that took a little more time. She didn’t even know what CMYK meant! For those who are also in the dark, CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/Black. These are the primary colours printers use to create the whole colour spectrum. The naysayers thought she wouldn’t make a success of it. However, Sheena is grateful to them. “The best thing anyone can ever do is tell me I can’t do something, because then I have to prove that I can and will,” she says. Her home on the top of a hill, with, in her words, “The world’s most amazing husband, Patrick”, and her puppy Roxy, looks out to the ocean and backs onto bush. It’s her sanctuary, her happy place. It includes a beautiful garden with lovingly homegrown veggies. Making money isn’t what life is all about for Sheena. It’s more about relationships, friendships and the memories you create that last a lifetime. f www.theinkspotprinters.com.au

LIFE'S MILESTONES

For some, it’s one milestone after another. Amazing things happening left right and centre. Life for Sharee Webster has been wonderful, that’s for sure, and there have been many such milestones that have been truly incredible.

However, the ones that she actually holds in the highest regard are the simple things: ● Moving back home to the Sunshine Coast in 2007 to be closer to her family ● Commencing the Maroochydore Office of Holmans Accounting and Taxation in 2008 ● Growing from a team of three to now a team of ten. ● Life partner to the love of her life for 35 years ● Two great kids and two great dogs ● Recently commencing building of her dream home Chartered Accountant Sharee holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, is a Chartered Tax Adviser from the Taxation Institute of Australia, a Registered Tax Agent and has a Diploma of Financial Planning. Sharee specialises in business structures, taxation advice, superannuation and in particular, Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs). She has extensive experience in providing strategic tax advice to private clients, owner-operated family businesses and large corporate entities. Sharee is passionate about being part of the Sunshine Coast Community and about giving back to the community. In June 2017, Sharee was appointed to the Board of Be Ltd (formerly Comlink Ltd), a large Sunshine Coast not-for-profit. Be provides Home Care and Community services across Queensland. She loves being involved with this organisation – whose goal is for all people to age well. She was the Treasurer of the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network for six years, stepping down in early 2018. As a Buderim local, she was on the Board of Directors of the Buderim Community Enterprises Limited, trading as the Buderim Community Bank® Branch of Bendigo Bank for six years, stepping down from that role in 2018. f www.holmans.com.au