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Next month, on the 1st of March, we kick off our Boardroom Seminar Series with leadership scientist Dr Darja Kragt and her signature keynote 'Adaptive Leadership: The New World of Work'. Dr Kragt a leadership consultant and founder of @theleadinglab. She specialises in helping leaders to uncover the hidden beliefs that hold them back from being influential and high-performing leaders. Moreover, she is committed to growing better leaders that the world desperately needs and is passionate about translating scientific research into actionable solutions. The Leading Lab's core belief is that everyone already is a leader, and it is their mission to help individuals, teams and organisations work better with research-driven leadership development. If you would like to join Dr Kragt and over thirty business professionals for this exclusive networking lunch and learn session, then please register your attendance in the link in the comments below. Thank you to our event sponsor Hanif Ibrahim and @thefinance.agency2020 for sponsoring this event in support of @foodbankwa. We look forward to welcoming members and guests to the stunning NAB Boardroom for an exhilarating afternoon of learning and connections!

Last year was a hard act to follow, but we are going to give it our best shot in 2023, and the best way to do it is with a party! To launch our summer series of events, we are hosting a Sundowner at Perth's newest riverside hospitality hotspot that is The Rowing Pavilion. Our gracious event sponsor is Kerri Buurman and @buurmanfinance. Kerri and her team of qualified professionals provide smart finance solutions tailored to each individual situation. Whether you’re looking to invest in property, buy your first home, finance a vehicle or are simply considering refinancing or restructuring your existing loans; BFS have the expertise to deliver the right solution for you. Thank you Kerri for supporting this event, this sold out Sundowner by the banks of the Swan is the perfect way to start the year for our community of like-minded entrepreneurs and leaders.

It was been a sensational year for the PBN community of like-minded business owners and leaders. We've had the most memorable twelve months of running events for our members and guests. As we wind down to enjoy the festive season, we would like to acknowledge and thank you everyone involved with our events in 2022. Your attendance, participation and contribution makes for a great networking experience. We look forward hosting more exciting events for our members and the Perth business community in 2023. Until then, have a wonderful Christmas and spectacular New Year!

What a year it has been for our Signature Event Series. We've been spoilt for choice of venues with Perth's ever growing list of new and exciting hospitality hotspots. Moreover, we have taken our members all over the CBD and facilitated unique culinary experiences which are intimate and exclusive. This year, our Signature Event Sponsors are: Hanif Ibrahim and @thefinance.agency2020 Mo Farid and @fly.legendaire Greg Smargiassi and OURCFO Bodie Woolcott and ESN Group Laura Smyth and @lushskinandbody.perth James Turner and @turnkey.management It will be hard to top our spectacular series of Signature Events in 2022, but we are committed to upping the ante in 2023 to create the most memorable networking events for our esteemed members!

This year, our coffee catch-ups have been extremely popular and well received. We have hosted them at the most spectacular venues including the warm and welcoming offices of our members. Starting a working day with coffee and making new connections through engaging conversations is the best way to build relationships. And our members have had plenty of opportunities to do so in 2022. We would like to acknowledge and thank our coffee catch-up sponsors including: Mo Farid and @fly.legendaire Amel Holic and @blueskylabs Raymond Pecotic and @empirefinancialgroupwa Martin Millington and @advancevisualperth Murray Thornhill FANZCN, TEP and @hhg_legal_group Greg Smargiassi and OURCFO Beata Brennan and @nab Kerri Buurman and @buurmanfinance Rebecca & Angelo Rossi from @ultimoconstructions Thank you sponsors and members for a memorable year of coffee catch-ups and conversations. Your attendance, involvement and engagement is the key ingredient for it's success. We are very much looking forward to facilitating more exciting networking events for you in 2023!

In 2022, our line up of Seminar Speakers was nothing short of extraordinary. We kicked off the series with the unstoppable Dr Katherine Iscoe with her sensational keynote - 'The he(art) of compassionate leadership'. It was a powerful speech about adversity and triumph. Next, the charming Dr. Sandy Chong gave us a gripping account of life at the world's most prestigious MBA business school - Hard lessons from Harvard. The experience recalibrated Dr Chong's perspective on life and leadership. Bringing the seminar series to a brilliant finish was the incomparable L. Gordon Flake with his stunning insights on the state of play between Australia and Southeast Asia relations. We have been able to facilitate these seminars with the support of our sponsors, and they are: Kate and Sarah Fandry from @thesmallbatchgiftco Amy Morgan and Jodie Perram from @itchrecruitment Beata Brennan, from @nab Thank you guests, members and sponsors for supporting and attending the seminars in support of @foodbankwa. We cannot wait to reveal our stunning line-up of speakers in 2023!