Event Details

Gold Coast Management Excellence Awards Dinner

Date: Friday 26 September 2008
Location: Gold Coast

Don’t miss this intriguing presentation by one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs as we celebrate the Gold Coast’s 2008 Managers’ of the Year.

Celebrate the Gold Coast Management Excellence Awards Final in style at this exclusive awards presentation at the Sofitel, Gold Coast.

Join one of Australia’s most innovative businessmen, Mike O’Hagan FAIM, for an insight into how businesses are developing and growing in today’s changing world.

Mike is the owner and founder of MiniMovers, a business that grew from his passion and determination to be the Australian market leader for short distance residential removals.

As a strong believer in the power of innovative marketing and communication tactics, Mike will share his perspectives on the dynamic nature of doing business in a world where the boundaries between global and local are blurring. This is known as “glocalisation”.

Glocalisation is a concept that is being adopted by organisations all over the world. It means the tailoring of a company’s offerings to suit the interests of local markets around the globe.

The internet has opened up sales channels and marketing capabilities for all types and sizes of business – business owners can reach lucrative, new and distant markets by being clever about the way they “package” their products or services.

Is your business ready for glocalisation? Do you know who your competitors are and how they’re tapping into your market?

Join your local business community leaders as they announce the Gold Coast Professional, Owner and Young Managers of the Year.

Speaker Profile

Mike O'Hagan
Mike O’Hagan is a “been there, doing it” kind of guy. With $200 and a Ute, Mike grew a short distance furniture moving business to a professionally managed enterprise that today turns over $30million a year with over 500 employees, known as Mini Movers.

This was achieved by incorporating technology to achieve cutting edge business practices.

MiniMovers, has been the recipient of a number of high profile awards including 2000 Queensland Medium Employer of the year, 2000 Australian National Training Authority's Australian Excellence in Training, 2003 Telstra and Queensland Government's Small Business of the year, 2004 Ernst & Young Australia Northern region Finalist Entrepreneur of the Year and 2005 Queensland Government Office of Fair Trading – Inaugural TradeSmart Consumer Award.

Mike has just commenced Masters program at MIT Boston.