Experience

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  Mikky Eagle - the Freya Files

  • S E Qld, Australia

  • Author

    • Nov 2017 - Present
    • S E Qld, Australia

    ~*~ Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way! ~*~I am a writer, an artist, an entrepreneurial business person; I once was a teacher, and I am a lover of peace and the beauty of nature. Standing for truth and honour, I believe we all deserve justice, equal rights and dignity. As a consequence of my man...

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  Nature's Wonderland

  • Australia
  • Retail
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Mentor

    • 2002 - Present

    Retail store specialising in a diverse range of natural and eco-friendly products, encompassing small electrical appliances aimed at sustainability & the health industry, and including a broad range of natural products for babies and toddlers, in The Bush Babies Collection.• Nature's Wonderland is proudly 100% family owned and operated, having grown to become a thriving store based on the foundations of offering quality products, insightful information and great service.• Operating from a location registered with the Wildlife Land Trust and Land for Wildlife, Nature's Wonderland has enjoyed wonderful success during many years of growth. From a bricks and mortar store in Victoria in 1996 to online since 1999, we have built up an excellent reputation with a diverse, high quality and sought after product portfolio, with only the most superior, top-quality brand name merchandise available.• Established mentoring program for staff, enabling a focus on employees’ goals, empowering each employee to achieve their desired results. Held them accountable for creating their own roadmap and taking action, which in turn delivered solid business results and ensured the health and growth of the business.

  • Mentor

    • 2002 - Present

    • Professional with decades of experience emphasising client relationship management, sales, marketing, and business development in the retail industry. Commercially aware and highly successful in driving business forward whilst delivering high retail standards, through increasing sales performance, business development and strategic HR skills. Skilled and knowledgeable with all resources related to online business, as well as bricks and mortar. Strong Public Relations emphasis & esteemed Customer Service.• Developed and built business from start up to generate 6-figure sales annually; established strong customer base of domestic clients and commercial businesses. Highly customer-centric with excellent relationship-building skills as evidenced by achievement in building high annual sales and many new customer accounts daily, primarily through word-of-mouth referrals.• Increased sales year after year by leveraging referenceable accounts to build credibility and introducing new sales tools and marketing collateral.• Opened the health food specialty equipment market ahead of the competition, persuasively overcoming customers’ concerns about product viability through combination of techniques that included product demonstrations, a strong guarantee, and referral lead generation.• Established streamlined systems, technologies, and processes to maximise efficiency and productivity. Enhanced the company image through highly professional sales and marketing presentations and strategies.• Established mentoring program for staff, enabling a focus on employees’ goals, empowering each employee to achieve their desired results. Held them accountable for creating their own roadmap and taking action, which in turn delivered solid business results and ensured the health and growth of the business.

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  Excalibur Dehydrators Australia™

  • Head office: Toogoolawah, Queensland - Warehous...

  • Mentor at Excalibur Dehydrators Australia™

    • 2005 - Present
    • Head office: Toogoolawah, Queensland - Warehous...

    Excalibur Dehydrators Australia™ has been the premiere distributor of Excalibur dehydrator products here in Australia since 2005. Now proud to be an official Australian importer and distributor of the US made Excalibur dehydrator and associated products.Proudly 100% Australian family owned and op...

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  Angel Juicers Australia

  • Head office: Toogoolawah, Queensland - Warehous...

  • Mentor at Angel Juicers Australia

    • 2017 - Present
    • Head office: Toogoolawah, Queensland - Warehous...

    Angel juicers Australia has been the premiere distributor of the superlative quality stainless steel cold press juicer here in Australia since 2007. Now proud to be an official Australian importer and distributor of the South Korean made Angel juicer and associated products.

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  Miracles are Made

  • Australia

  • Lived Experience Advocate for Sexual Assault

    • 1999 - Present
    • Australia

    Mentoring, Consultancy, Coaching, GuidanceExpect Miracles“There are only two ways to live your life;One is as though nothing is a miracle.The other is as though everything is.”~Albert Einstein~Mentoring - Someone who is always there for you, to assist and guide you towards the path you seek in li...

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  Club Verdigris

  • CLUB VERDIGRIS Rural Eco Retreat Villas

    • Jan 2014 - Sep 2017

    We are an Eco Retreat and Healing Centre, situated on the 'Peregrine Park' property in the rural region of Somerset. It is a place of tranquillity, a place for inspiration, a place for discovery, and best of all - a place to relax and create. Nestled in the quietness of the Brisbane Valley, also known as The Valley of the Lakes, the peace and serenity of the region is interspersed with the placid waterways of the Brisbane River and surrounding dams, and set against a backdrop of extensive patchwork farmlands surrounded by the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range.Escape from the everyday and prepare to feel relaxed and at peace, surrounded by the beauty of nature.A place to recharge and enjoy the presence of nature at its best.Beautiful in a relaxing country-farm style, with great views and wide-open space of rural countryside, just two hours from Brisbane.Based on a 40 acre rural property in the peaceful countryside of the beautiful Brisbane Valley of the Lakes, the setting is grassland and trees, filled with a multitude of wildlife, from birds and mammals to reptiles and insects. Be delighted with our nature reserve location — we are proudly registered with the Wildlife Land Trust and Land for Wildlife, with over 75 species of birds and animals, and still growing!

  • Club Verdigris - GALLERY, incorporating a Smoothie & Juice Bar · Living & Raw Food Restaurant · Cafe

    • Dec 2013 - May 2014

    ART GALLERY set amidst a select portfolio of naturally sustainable products.CAFÉ RESTAURANT - Juice, Raw, Vegan, Smoothies. Nature, Health, and Sustainable Living.Venue start-up to incorporate both the retail aspect of Nature’s Wonderland, coupled with the eatery that carries the strength of the products forward by utilising them all into the food and beverages offered to the clients --- using Cold Press Juicers, Blenders, Dehydrators, and lots of other fabulous equipment.

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  Retail Gallery specialising in Wildlife Arts

  • Warburton, Victoria, Australia

  • Nature's Wonderland (Vic)

    • Jun 1996 - 2002
    • Warburton, Victoria, Australia

    • Start-up business in Warburton, a small rural tourist town in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. Incorporating a retail Gallery, Workshops & Classes, Devonshire Tearoom and diversifying into themed children's gatherings and hosting specialist practitioners including Reiki, Massage and Bowen T...

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  Cornucopia Cottage - Gallery Cooperative of Art...

  • Warburton, Victoria, Australia

  • Cornucopia Cottage

    • Mar 1995 - Jun 1996
    • Warburton, Victoria, Australia

    • Gathered together a carefully selected group of 10 artisans, with skills across a diverse range of arts and crafts including painters, potters, woodworkers, textiles, folk art, jewellery and bush furniture.• Designed the layout of the Gallery to individually house all artisans in their unique s...

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  Island Wholesale

  • Far North Queensland

  • Art and Craft Sales and Marketing Manager

    • 1991 - 1995
    • Far North Queensland

    Visual Merchandising, Sales and Distribution of high quality Art related products to Cairns, Mission Beach, Airlie Beach and surrounding Island Resorts.

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  Sha’s Galleria (Vic)

  • Frankston, Mt Eliza & Warrandyte, Australia

  • Retail Gallery specialising in Interior Décor and Arts

    • Mar 1984 - 1991
    • Frankston, Mt Eliza & Warrandyte, Australia

    • Venue was opened to specifically display own artworks in a Gallery environment, set against a backdrop of interior décor products.• Displayed the works of other select artists, including several in-house artists working on-site to display to clients the work in progress of their art.• In add...

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  Department of Education and Training, Victoria,...

  • Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

  • Secondary School Teacher

    • 1972 - 1984
    • Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

    Teaching Experience -Experience in Curriculum Design & Development, Classroom Management, Student Motivation, Multicultural Awareness, Interactive Learning, Whole Group Learning• Secondary School Teacher at Monterey Technical School, Frankston, Victoria• Secondary School Teacher, Head of Depa...