15/10/2026
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ช๐๐ฌ! ๐
Just another Thursday morning at BNI Gateway... although this one had a few more faces, plenty of extra energy and some fantastic conversations!
Our Visitor Day brought a great mix of business owners and professionals into the room, and there's something about having so many new faces around the tables that gives our Thursday mornings an extra buzz.
We love hearing about different businesses, learning what people do and discovering opportunities to connect them with others. You never know where one conversation might lead!
๐ค ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ!
It was wonderful to welcome:
๐ Rory Herd โ Greenrock Building
๐ Shantell Lategan โ Heavenly Healthcare
๐ Kate McDonald โ Level 10 The Studio
๐ Kim Meden โ Any Body Physiotherapy
๐ Stephanie Millar โ BestWilsonBuckley Family Law
๐ Nicole O'Connor โ Bicky by Nicky (Thank you for the delicious samples for everyone to enjoy)
๐ Shanae Pearce โ Pearce Talent
๐ Hilary Uhr โ Arkwright Lawyers
Thank you all for joining us, sharing a little about your businesses and being part of the morning. We hope you walked away with some valuable new connections and a better understanding of what makes referral networking so powerful.
๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ !
We were particularly delighted to have a visit from Avinash Sequeira, BNI's National Support Director who joined us for our special Visitor Day.
It was also fantastic to have our ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, Anthony Kuluz and our ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ, Ken McKay supporting Gateway once again.
Having that level of experience, encouragement and support in the room adds something special to our meetings. It's a great reminder that BNI Gateway is part of a much bigger network of people committed to helping businesses and chapters succeed.
Thank you, Avi, Anthony and Ken, for taking the time to be part of our morning!
๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฉ๐! Hosted by James McDonald, and our experts Matthew McCartney, Nartin McDonald, Mish Daniel Revolve Commercial and Jake Duivenvoorden.
One of the highlights of the morning was our ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, bringing together four experts to explore the journey a business owner might take, from getting started with commercial property through to upgrading or expanding into larger premises. This also highlighted how having connections within the chapter help each to look after their client through the whole journey.
There are plenty of decisions along the way, and having the right professionals to guide you can make a world of difference.
Our panel was a great demonstration of how different areas of expertise come together to help business owners make informed decisions, navigate challenges and identify opportunities.
And that's one of the real strengths of BNI. Rather than trying to figure everything out on your own, you can tap into a network of trusted professionals who know each other, understand their areas of expertise and are happy to work together for the benefit of their clients. If commercial property is on your business radar, these are exactly the kinds of people worth getting to know!
๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐'๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฌ!
We also celebrated Anthony Napoli ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ACN Handyman Services , who has renewed his BNI Gateway membership for another year!
It's always great to see members continuing to invest in the relationships, opportunities and referral partnerships they've built within the chapter.
Congratulations, Anthony! We're looking forward to another year of building business together and putting Givers Gain into action.
โค๏ธ ๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฆ!
Visitor Day might bring extra people into the room, but the real value of BNI happens in the relationships that continue long after the meeting finishes.
It's about getting to know people, understanding their businesses, building trust and being confident enough to say those three powerful words:
๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.
A huge thank you to our visitors, members, leadership team and everyone who helped make this morning such a success.
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ช๐๐ฌ?
You don't have to wait for another Visitor Day!
We're a group of local business owners and professionals who meet every Thursday morning to build relationships, share opportunities and help each other's businesses grow.
๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐
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If you're interested in seeing what we're all about, send us a message. We'd love to welcome you along! Registration is required, so message the page or email Corrina on [email protected].