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Shane Emms, Business Owner and Manager.

How did you come into the manager’s role and What’s your memorable moment as how long have you held this position? manager?

I purchased the business 16 years ago and am the Being presented awards for customer service business owner and manager. and largest sales growth and receiving testimonials from customers.

Describe your role?

I deal with clients and their needs by offering them the best possible solution to their heating and cooling Share with us something people may not know about you? requirements.

I enjoy handling venomous snakes and reptiles.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

Dealing with customers to achieve the desired result. Do you have a secret passion or interest for What were you doing before you had the something?

Being involved with the CFS for over 20 years manager’s role?

State manager of a manufacturing company. which enables me to assist the community.

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Bridgestone Select What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I was the lead wheel aligner for about 4 years and a tyre technician for 7 years.

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

Hard to say, there is a lot that happens here at Bridgestone but the most noticable as well as memorable would have to be the face lift that our site in Nuriootpa undertook last year.

Shane Koch - Manager, Bridgestone Select

How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

The previous managers wanted to take a step back and I was selected as a reliable person to take charge of the business and I have been manager since June 2013.

Describe your role?

My role includes making sure that the Bridgestone Select quality of service is always kept at a high level of customer satisfaction.

Share with us something people may not know about you?

I enjoy to learn, I like to find out how things work and how it can be improved or modified to work better or more efficient.

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

I like to do gardening and landscaping and I am a bit of an auto enthusiast anything from bikes right through to ships pretty much anything with a motor really.

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What do you enjoy most about your position?

Learning everything I possibly can to improve the business productivity and performance.

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Rodney Woidt, John Beckmann, David Burgess - Mitre 10 Manager, Lisa Lange and Deb Foster.

This is just a part of the great team at Barossa Mitre 10. We are here to help you for all your hardware needs. Whether you’re a home renovator or need something for your garden or updating your BBQ and outdoor furniture or area, Mitre 10 has it all covered.

Our team at the Mitre 10 Trade Centre also has a great range of timbers, cladding and lots more.

And if you’re planning some landscaping projects then come and see the Mitre 10 Trade Centre team for a huge variety of sleepers, either timber or concrete in a range of different sizes.

We have experts in all areas of hardware to give you the best advice and the best service.

All customers are welcome at any of our two Mitre 10 locations.

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Meet the Orchard Lane Team

Amanda (Team Leader), Kathryn (Store Manager), Michaela, Tammy, Miranda and Colleen.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

This is a new and exciting role for me, allowing me to work with the team to explore and identify our customers needs. Selecting products tailored to our local consumer, to build a range of clothing for our customers.

With our new spring/summer range of clothing and shoes starting to arrive in store, we are excited with the colour, selection and style. Giving our customers the confidence they are wearing the latest trends.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I have worked at the Community Store for 20 years, 17 years in the ladies department with 7 years experience as team leader. I now have the opportunity to extend my role to manage Orchard Lane.

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environment. I enjoy working with my team to create a store atmosphere that our customers want to be part of. I love assisting my clients with booking their dream holidays!

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I started as a travel consultant at Flight Centre Fulham Gardens in 2008 and then continued to Escape Travel Glenelg as Assistant Manager.

Annabelle Farley -Manager, Flight Centre Barossa Valley

How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I have worked for Flight Centre Travel Group for over 6 years. Almost 3 years ago my husband and I decided to move to the Barossa to enjoy country-living and I applied for the position and was lucky enough to become Manager of this wonderful store.

Describe your role?

• Manager of our Flight Centre Barossa Store.

• Support, leadership and guidance to my team members.

• To ensure my team are meeting and exceeding clients expectations and providing amazing customer service to the local community.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

I enjoy encouraging a fun, but professional work

What’s your most memorable moment as manager?

Being the Most Improved Sales Team for Flight Centre Travel Group throughout SA/NT. As a reward for this, we were sent as a team to a weekend at Flight Centre’s amazing Global Ball in Singapore where we celebrated all our hard work and team’s efforts. We then went on to be Most Improved again the following year which was an amazing achievement and a true indication of our dedication to providing our customers with wonderful service and our expert travel knowledge.

BAROSSA VALLEY Flight Centre Barossa Valley provide the following services both Internationally and Domestically to our Valued Customers ü River Cruising ü Group Tours ü Holiday Packages ü Airport Transfers ü Day Tour Bookings ü Travel Insurance

If you would like to make any inquiries regarding travel plans for an upcoming holiday, please call 85621905 and the team at Barossa Flight Centre would love to assist you.

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

I adore spending time with my family and friends, drinking good wine, eating delicious food and I especially love travelling the world with my husband Wes!

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Anthony Semmler - Manager, Office National.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

I like meetings, or more appropriately, brainstorming sessions with my most experienced staff to help improve our business. I get the most value from these people that are at the coalface in their particular areas of business.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

Working my way up in the business. As the eldest son in a family owned business it was inevitable that I would one day be holding the reins. My role has been

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Share with us something people may not know about you?

I have travelled to 23 countries and have a 1 year old baby boy named Rupert.

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How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I’m one of the sons of the owners of the business. But I started ticking off incoming stock in the warehouse about 15 years ago and worked my way up in the business from there. We have a succession plan in our business as Mum and Dad transition to retirement so my management role has been one of gradual evolution.

Describe your role?

Very varied. Our business is not small but also not large enough to have a full time manager that only ‘manages’. I have a very hands on role like everyone else here and that is, if there’s a job to be done, customers to serve etc, then it’s all hands on deck.

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geared towards this succession over a number of years now.

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

It’s likely to be what my team and I are experiencing at the moment - implementing a new computer system. Not all these memories will be remembered as happy ones but ultimately it will put us in a better place for us and our customers. I’m sure one day I will look back on it with a smile on my face, long after the pain has subsided!

Share with us something people may not know about you?

I have a very local surname but my wife and I only moved into the Barossa about 15 years ago with my parents and brother and sister moving in only about 25 years ago.

Dad’s parents (my grandparents) left the Valley to live in Adelaide when they were quite young around the outbreak of the second World War. So my wife and I and my parents and brother and sister were born and bred in Adelaide.

We’re not true locals but with our surname we bluff our way through!

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

I enjoy cooking. I don’t get enough time to dedicate to it at the moment but I hope to in the future. I’m not very ‘technical’, I love cooking shows where they explain techniques of cooking and would like to attend cooking classes to learn these tricks of the trade.

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Neni’s Dental - Tanunda & Nuriootpa Describe your role?

I am responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the dental office.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I had previously worked as an office manager and in hospitality, as well as being a mother of three children.

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

I enjoy training the new staff and I like the challenge the position has offered me.

Luen Roberts, Nuriootpa - Manager of Tanunda Dental Centre.

Share with us something people may not know about you?

I hate wearing socks, even in winter.

How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I applied for the position in the local paper four months ago.

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Neni’s Tanunda Dental Centre Open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm 42A Murray Street, Tanunda PHONE 8563 2743

Meet the Meet the Do you have a secret passion or interest?

I love libraries and reading books.

Neni’s Nuriootpa Dental Centre Open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 8.30am to 12.30pm 17 Gawler Street, Nuriootpa PHONE 8562 1093

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What do you enjoy most about your position?

The friendly staff I work with and getting to know our patients.

Manager Manager David Penny of Community Helpers Inc. keeping the business up to date with the latest social media trends.

How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I came into the role at the end of 2007, and have held the position for the last six and a half years.

Describe your role?

I would say my role is mainly organisational. It is a very demanding role and it does come with its challenges.

We have over 40 volunteers that I coordinate and we are expected to run a professional operation.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

I love the interaction I get with the people I meet. I also get the greatest satisfaction from being able to help people.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

Before working at Community Helpers Nuriootpa I was pastoring at a church in Salisbury. I was initially approached by a member of Carer’s Link in regards to the position.

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

One of the most memorable moments as a manager was when I was approached by a member of a breast cancer support group in regards to donations. I met with the committee and was able to donate funds to the group. About a month later, she came into the store with tears running down her face; embraced me and said to me “Now we can give funds to children with cancer”.

Share with us something people may not know about you?

I have always had a strong interest in music that was influenced by 2 teachers from my early school years; both primary school and high school who encouraged this interest. In my early 20s I was involved with Gilbert and Sullivan and I also won a talent program on Victorian radio.

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Share with us something people may not know about you?

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Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

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Barossa Communications How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I came into the Manager role as our previous manager left and I put my hand up for the job. I’ve lead the team at Barossa Communications for around 12 months. The staff have always had a great level of respect for me in a senior role, the change came fairly naturally for all of us.

Describe your role?

I manage the day-to-day operations of the shop.

I make sure we have the right phones, the right accessories and most importantly, make sure I have the right staff!

What do you enjoy most about your position?

I love being the “go to guy”. I also have a fascination for mobile technology. I love being up to date with my technology.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I handled business accounts for Barossa Communications. I also handled a lot of technical advice and installations.

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

I’m fairly new to the role, I’d have to say that every day as manager is a good day. Something new to learn and a new direction in which to lead my staff.

Share with us something people may not know about you?

I am very family orientated. I spend a good proportion of my spare time with family. I love loud music too.

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Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

I do. I enjoy cooking, I make a mean roast chicken and I play the guitar and the piano.

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What’s your memorable moment as manager?

Establishing Key Financial Planners with the help of my business partners and key staff members, Fleur Lydeamore and Judi Bert.

Share with us something people may not know about you...

I travelled to Darwin to play football for six months and ended up staying six and a half years, the lifestyle and career opportunities being the drawcard.

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

Fishing. I love spending time on the Yorke Peninsula with my wife and two boys. I am trying to convince my wife a boat is a good investment – not advice I would give to my clients.

Our Barossa office is conveniently 17 Murray Street, located at 17 Murray Street, Nuriootpa.

Nuriootpa, SA 5355 telephone 08 8561 2400 facsimile 08 8561 2499 17 Murray Street, anthony@keyfinancial.net.au www.keyfinancial.net.au Nuriootpa, SA 5355 telephone 08 8561 2400 Corporate Authorised Representative and/or Corporate Credit Representative of Magnitude Group Pty Ltd ABN 54 086 266 202, AFSL and ACL 221557 facsimile 08 8561 2499

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How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I moved to the Barossa with my family seven years ago to establish and manage Thornton Group Barossa office, before parting ways and re-branding to Key Financial Planners.

Describe your role?

In two parts, firstly to provide and quality control financial advice to new and existing clients and secondly to oversee the day-to-day operations of our business.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

Helping people make important financial decisions and take away the stress of dealing with finances, the gratitude is very rewarding.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I was a Senior Financial Planner and Director in a private financial planning practice in Adelaide.

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Country Air & Electrical Describe your role?

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Mike: Electrical contractor and Refrigeration (air conditioning) Technician.

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What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

Helen: Mother of four children.

Mike: Electrical contracting.

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Share with us something people may not know about you?

Helen: Meals on Wheels volunteer for over 20 years.

Travis: Captain of Angaston CFS.

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How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

Helen: Partnership with husband Mike since 1980.

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

Helen: I enjoy Machine Quilting and Machine Embroidery.

Mike: Have a hobby of birds and enjoy fishing.

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Manager Manager The Cottage

Describe your role?

The Cottage is managed as a commercial enterprise, but its primary function is as an outreach mission for the St. Petri Lutheran Church and so my role needs to emphasise Christian values such as sharing, caring for others, mentoring to volunteers and customers alike.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

Sharing my day with The Cottage volunteers and engaging with customers.

How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I was seeking a fulfilling challenge that also suited my family, so when the Manager’s position became available I jumped at the chance.

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What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I ran my own consulting business for six years. I am a mother to three young children.

Before all of this I was an executive assistant at St. Hallett Wines for more than 10 years.

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

I love to cook, enjoy the arts, love designing garments and jewellery using various mediums.

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Leadership • Commitment • Engage • Performance Each week, hundreds of managers devote an enormous amount of their time and energy to contribute towards the success of our local businesses.

Each week, hundreds of managers devote an enormous amount of their time and energy to contribute A good mangerAis vital in any business. towards the success of our local businesses. good manager is vital in any business and now we have

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an opportunity to showcase these hard-working professionals through a professionally presented special publication titled, ‘Meet the Manager.’

• The Leader’s award-winning marketing team has been•working tirelessly to• create an effective concept which will allow businesses to profile their manager(s) through a formulated advertorial module including Q&A style editorial, a photograph and an advertisement. In order to achieve an attractive publication, three moduleofsizes have been created.an The choice of size may beof determined by and your level of to contribute week, hundreds managers devote enormous amount their time energy

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Barossa Tourism Services visiting our region and state, hearing their stories, where they are from but most importantly, with our exceptional team, exceeding their expectations and showcasing our backyard.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

Kym was an accountant and office manager and Steve was in the Air Force for 20 years as an aircraft maintenance engineer.

Kym and Steve Brown holding one of their many awards.

How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held the position?

We started our business in 1994 and have continued to grow whenever we identified an opportunity.

Describe your role?

Very diverse co-ordinating the team for our businesses, Treasured Memories Accommodation, Tour Barossa, Getaways Reservation Service under the parent business Barossa Tourism Services.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

Meeting the great diversity of people

Deluxe Accommodation, Tours and Transfers and Tourism Services in the Barossa Valley ü Tour Barossa ü Getaways Reservaton Service ü Treasured Memories Accommodation

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

Experiencing the passion and pride our team had when we have won numerous awards. The contribution they make is outstanding and the camaraderie from the awards process is amazing.

Share with us something people may not know about you? Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

We foster children and are passionate about child welfare. We present at different clubs on the virtues of fostering.

We are also the Barossa drop off point for Back Packs for Kids. Kym is also a passionate photographer snapping local scenes and posting on social media, they are also large poster size in our shop.

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L-R: Rosalie, Matt and Kathryn (store manager).

How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

The Coop has an excellent retail training programme, allowing me to gain my diploma in front management. I have been the manager at Rod & Spur for three years.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

The best part about being a manager in Rod & Spur is the interaction with staff and customers by having an enjoyable and welcoming work place. The team at Rod and Spur will give you a shopping experience that is confident with size and choice.

The enjoyable things we like are friendship, fun and cheekiness our customers bring, to make us smile every day. We treat our customers like visitors in our home.

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Graetz Irrigation Pty Ltd How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

The business was started by my parents and I in 1977. It was started to supplement the income from my parents’ vineyard and market gardening enterprise. I have managed the irrigation business since its inception.

Describe your role?

Being a small business owner, the role of manager is quite varied. I manage the business as a whole, but I spend a lot of my time designing and quoting the irrigation systems. I project manage the jobs we win and help with some of the smaller field jobs if required. I also assist with the retail sales as necessary.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

The most enjoyable part of my job is having satisfied clients, being involved with their projects from conception through to operation, no matter how small or large the project is.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

Prior to leaving school, I worked at a petrol station serving fuel.

After leaving school, I worked for my father in his vineyard and market garden.

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

That’s too difficult to identify. There have been many memorable moments throughout my career, and hopefully there will be many more.

Share with us something people may not know about you?

This is something that the younger generations may not be able to relate to, but I still enjoy my work, even after nearly 37 years.

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

Yes most definitely, I would love to get 4 weeks holiday, sick pay, overtime and long service leave. LOL.

Brian Graetz, Manager of Graetz Irrigation Pty Ltd.

Supplying Quality Water Systems for 36 Years • Certified Irrigation Designs • Technical Advice • Sales & Service • Installation & Maintenance

• Irrigation • Pumps • Filtration • Automation

CALL US TODAY ON (08) 8562 1333 NURIAP ROAD, NURIOOTPA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5355 EMAIL: manager@graetz.com.au

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What do you enjoy most about your position?

The look of joy on my customers face when they pick up their car and their new wheels and tyres has totally transformed the way their car looks and feels.

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What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I spent 14 years at Capral/Boral Aluminium Windows before venturing out on my own.

Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

I’m currently building a Class 5 off road race truck that will be sporting a few local businesses as sponsors. I hope to have it on the track next year. Feel free to pop in and take a look at the progress.

Barossa Carpet Court

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How did you come into the manager’s role and how long have you held this position?

I have worked in the family business for four years and have recently taken over the Office Manager role.

Describe your role?

I am involved in all aspects of the business and oversee the general running of the office.

What do you enjoy most about your position?

Working closley with my family including my fiance who has joined our team as a Floating Floor installer.

Also bossing my dad around is a bonus.

What were you doing before you had the manager’s role?

I was predominately administration before the change.

What’s your memorable moment as manager?

My memorable moment(s) was the Carpet Court Conference held in Hamiliton Island earlier this year.

It was a beautiful location with some incredibly inspirational speakers.

Share with us something people may not know about you. Do you have a secret passion or interest for something?

My secret passion is not so secret, they are my four horses in my paddock. I have owned horses since I was seven years of age.

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Our homes are our havens, a place where we can relax and enjoy time with family and friends. We know the way your home looks and feels is important to you, which is why it’s important to us.

Carpet Court offers not only the most extensive range of flooring solutions perfect for every home or office, we also know flooring inside and out, so we can offer expert advice and assistance on choosing the flooring that’s just right for you.

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«Country Service at City Prices Shop 4, 7 Gawler Street, Nuriootpa Ph: (08) 8562 3768 Fax: (08) 8562 3287 Email: barossa@carpetcourt.com.au www.carpetcourt.com.au

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