PROFILE – Keith Piper

Keith has worked in the corporate world during the seventies managing an International Joint Venture Partnership between a Japanese and USA Corporation. He started his own business from home with $2k working capital, and by 1986 the company was a multi million dollar business with branches in all States and exporting to Asia and Europe.

He then sold the business to a Public Company and 6 months later was appointed a member of the Board of Directors, and later bought the business back and re-privatised the company, then again selling the business to a UK company.

He first began his trading career trading Futures on the Share Price Index and later Equities on the Australian Stock Exchange and was an Accredited Facilitator with ANTA (The Australian National Training Authority).

Keith has been a Director of PP Wealth Investments and was the Senior lecturer at the Stock Market College conducting seminars on the Australian Share market. He was also a Director and Founder of Lifestyle Education and has conducted seminars and workshops on share trading in all States of Australia and member of the Australian Shareholders Association and the Australian Investors Association.
 

PROFILE – Alan Perkins

With a background in multi-national corporations and small business development, Alan brings with him tremendous depth, knowledge and integrity to the business community.  

With strong 'hands-on' entrepreneurial and corporate experience both locally and internationally, he understand the pressures faced by Business Owners, Executives and Entrepreneurs and understand the value of a different perspective and the importance of an unbiased sounding board. Trained as a Business Coach with an extensive background in Sales, Marketing and Management, he is well qualified to help individuals and companies achieve their personal best. “I believe it is an enormous privilege to work alongside someone willing to move outside his or her comfort zone, embrace change and uncover things most important to him or her”.  

Alan was a Board Member of various Industry Organisations and been a coach, trainer, speaker and workshop facilitator for a number of international training seminars and trade shows. He was category winner with the Victorian Enterprise Workshop program for entrepreneurial development and received several government-sponsored export and enterprise networking grants. His previous business was also recent finalist in the Ron Carr Enterprise Award for innovation. He is currently involved with the design and implementation of new web based technologies for small business.