SEAANZ Speakers
SEANNZ Members available for Speaking Engagements
Tui McKeown
| DIRECTOR’S NAME : | Tui McKeown |
| SEAANZ BOARD POSITION: | Chair |
| AWARDS / TITLES : | BA(Hons) MA (Psych) PhD |
| OCCUPATION LIST : | Associate Professor, Department of Management, Monash Business School, Monash University Special Issues Editor, Journal of Management & Organization South Oakleigh Wildlife Shelter Board |
| EXPERTISE : |
Researcher and author on range of small business topics, from the motivations for starting a small business/ becoming self employed through to the future of work Current projects are on:
https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/tui-mckeown https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=s0Ux5aIAAAAJ&hl=en |
PROFILE SYNOPSIS:
Tui McKeown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management within the Monash Business School at Monash University, Australia. Her research focuses on an active examination of the changing world of self-employment in general, and on entrepreneurship and independent contracting in particular. She introduced the terms ‘independent professional’ (IPro) and ‘nano business’ as ways of informing her research to explore, debate and share ideas that develop a broader understanding of what constitutes work in the twenty-first century.
David Gregory
| DIRECTOR’S NAME : | David Gregory |
| SEAANZ BOARD POSITION: | Vice Chair Small Business Engagement |
| AWARDS / TITLES : | Recognised as an SME Global Leader at the United Nations. |
| OCCUPATION LIST : | CEO Small Business Mentoring Service Inc CEO Small Business Institute Pty Ltd CEO ScaleUp Australia Director and Vice Chair SEAANZ Member Federal Insolvency Panel Member Beyond Blue Advisory Panel |
| EXPERTISE : | Small Business, Bushfires and disaster support, Government, Business management and planning |
| EXPERIENCES : | Small and Large business, Black Saturday support Australian Flood support, Ministerial Councils |
SUBJECT / TOPICS : Small Business and disaster support
PROFILE SYNOPSIS:
CEO and Managing Director of the Small Business Mentoring Service (SBMS) Inc, CEO of The Small Business Institute (TSBI) Pty Ltd, Vice Chair of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ).
Former member of the Victorian Small Business Ministerial Advisory Council, Expert Reference Group member for Beyond Blue, ASBFEO inquiry into insolvency impacts on SME’s Reference group Member
Background in: Government relations, Small Business Support, Mentoring, Business Advice, State Government, Education, Training, Website development, Management, Bushfire Flood and Disaster Support,
Specialties: People management, governance, government relations, business support, mentoring, marketing, change management, business development
Senior Business Leader and recognised as an SME Global leader at the United Nations. small business expert with great skills and success in driving small business growth within a challenging and dynamic market.
Specialist service provider with extensive skills partnering with small business managers to support organisational growth, drive profit and opportunities as well as manage and resolve issues unique to small business owners.
Dr Tanya Jurado
| DIRECTOR’S NAME : | Dr. Tanya Jurado |
| SEAANZ BOARD POSITION: | Vice-President Academic & Industry. Associate Editor of Small Enterprise Research |
| AWARDS / TITLES : | PhD in the development of small business policy in New Zealand. |
| OCCUPATION LIST : | Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and International Business at Massey University, New Zealand. Researcher into SMEs, Massey University. Tutor at Australian National University. |
| EXPERTISE : |
Research expertise in SMEs in areas including:
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| EXPERIENCES : |
Researched aspects of SME development (as outlined in the previous section). Involved in helping local business solve local problems through workshops organised in the Massey Business School, Palmerston North, New Zealand. |
SUBJECT / TOPICS : SME policy, the role of SMEs, SME internationalisation, indigenous entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship.
PROFILE SYNOPSIS:
SMEs for me are the fabric of our society. As humans we are programmed to work in groups, to help and support one another. Small businesses do this at the local level and play a very important part in building communities and regional economies. We are at an important time today with the Covid-19 pandemic putting incredible strain on small businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Through my research I hope to help disseminate to all audiences the incredible contribution and sacrifices that this diverse group make. My passion is to talk to small businesses owner-managers and gain insights into how they run their business, what they value as success and what drives them to do what they do.
Secretariat
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