When Terri Cooper first started business networking, she couldn’t face a room full of strangers. Often Terri would sit in her car out the front of the venue trying to work up the courage to walk in on her own.

Now, Terri Cooper is affectionately known by friends and colleagues as “The Networking Queen”. Terri has built her entire business through Networking and this year celebrates 10 years in business. A clear example that Networking Works!

Keith has worked in public practice for over 30 years – a big chunk of time in anyone’s language – and is quite sure he has seen it all when it comes to business.

His focus over that time has been the small business sector – real people in the real world. He knows what worries small business owners and more importantly, he knows what to do about it – educating small business owners about business, financial management and wider business mechanics.

A Business CATalyst, and strategy crusader, Cat works with business owners & leaders to improve business performance. She takes a ‘whole-of-business’ approach, addressing strategy, marketing, sales, HR, financial management and systems to create real, integrated solutions that get clients’ businesses working in harmony towards strategic goals.

Cat’s work is all about connecting the people, ideas and resources clients need to succeed; connecting clients business & personal lives for integrated well-being; and connecting all aspects of the business to create and execute a wholistic strategy.

Simon’s core business is running TwoCents, a boutique agency based in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley that helps small to medium-sized businesses around South-East Queensland with their advertising, marketing, branding and social media needs.

Through his work with TwoCents, Simon has developed a detailed but easy-to-follow guide for all small to medium-sized businesses to grow their client base and develop economical and creative solutions for their communications. The step-by-step process is easy to understand and forms the basis for long-term growth strategies.

Anthony Davis has a lifetime of experience in business. In his multiple roles over 20 years he gained invaluable insights into manufacturing, marketing, selling, financials and general business management.

He created Brightwater Partnership in 1993, a partnership between business owners looking for different outcomes and a team of experienced Advisers delivering a proven 12-month Business Development Program. Anthony brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his presentations and workshops.

Jon Mailer is the Director of the National College of Business. Jon is an exceptional international presenter and coach, with the ability to dissect the complicated and make it simple. “Business is simple! Unfortunately most people find a way to make it complicated!”

Jon’s intention is to share with you, and have you become aware of the simple strategies that will make the difference for you in your business and your life. His wealth of knowledge in many areas of business will enable you to maximise your profit margin, generate long term business success and your overall potential.

Tom Potter, founder of Australian owned Eagle Boys Pizza, left school at 15 and found himself jobless at 23. He opened his first pizza shop in Albury, New South Wales in 1987 and proceeded to build the business to become Australia and New Zealand’s largest privately owned pizza company.

Tom built Eagle Boys to become one of Australia’s home-grown retail and franchise successes, through radical change, innovation and at times unusual business and marketing tactics. Along the way, Eagle Boys won various National Franchising Awards and Tom was awarded with the Australian Financial Review’s Young Business Person of the Year. He was chosen to give the valedictorian speech at his graduation class at Harvard Business School.

John Flett is a Business Strategist and Corporate Advisor, specialising in Business Development, Capital Raising and Exit Strategies, Customer Service, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Strategic Planning and Sales Training. With over 35 years experience in Business Start Up and Development, having run several of his own businesses as well as holding executive positions such as a CEO of a multinational company, John has a proven track record of rapidly increasing a company’s productivity, sales and profits.

Simon started in business at the age of 21 and at the time was one of the youngest licensed car dealers in Queensland.

In 2008 he began to pursue his passion for empowering other business owners and their teams to operate at peak performance, working alongside one of Australia’s leading business coaches and has been coaching full-time ever since. Simon was also invited to join the team at the National College of Business in March 2009 to lead one their premier business coaching programs, Business Mastery.

Simon’s intention is very clear, to increase the quality of life for small business owners and their teams, by transforming their ability and relationship to selling.

Sally Bagshaw is a Brisbane-based copywriter and content strategist who helps businesses big and small craft clear, compelling content which is engaging and persuasive.

She’s the founder of the successful copywriting business Snappy Sentences and gets to write about all manner of weird and wonderful things including insurance, playgrounds, air-conditioning and homewares. She specialises in identifying and honing a voice and style for a business to deliver its key messages to customers.

As a content strategist Sally provides practical advice for businesses to plan, create, and manage content including websites, blogs, and traditional communication material.