Meet our Business Advisors
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Colette McEntee
Innovation and Advisory Lead Colette brings to Business Advisory more than twenty years of experience in the UK and Australia’s creative industries, innovation ecosystem and small business sector. She has developed, managed, and delivered complex and multifaceted projects for clients across WA, and has established a sound reputation for her ability to navigate complex projects with skill and sensitivity, whilst maintaining and developing grassroots connections and relationships. Community, innovation, and creativity have always been centre stage in her work. Her passion and integrity have been a driving force in a range of landmark projects. Since relocating from the Pilbara to the South West in 2014, Colette has connected Bunbury to a global community of entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Julie Broad
Business Development – Tourism Readiness - Collie Julie is a senior management professional with a passion for empowering communities and individuals; collaboration and innovation; sustainability and marketing. She has more than 10 years experience working in the community sector and 25 years in the corporate sector. Julie has a proven track record in strategic planning, improving operational efficiency and capacity building. This includes project management, financial efficiency and analysis. She is also highly skilled at communication, managing people and building relationships with stakeholders.
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Sana Turnock
Business Advisor - South West Sana has been in small/micro business for 20 years and has significant experience in adult education (public and private institutions), natural therapies, practitioner-based services, product development, hospitality, aged care, event planning, marketing, promotions, consulting and business advising in both the public and private sector. Sana has experienced success and challenges along the way and understands the business/entrepreneurial spirit. She brings her repertoire of skills into a business advisory capacity especially in the areas of mentoring, consulting, advising, facilitating, educating, writing and research. Sana brings enthusiasm, collaboration, motivation, innovation and creativity when working with people to move forward in business growth and development.
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Jerry Hoekman
Business Advisor - Digital Marketing Specialist Jerry Hoekman is Business Advisory’s Digital Marketing Specialist. Based in Mandurah, he is available for business advisory sessions and runs workshops in digital marketing, an area of huge demand. Jerry is originally from the Netherlands, and has lived and worked in different parts of the world as Digital Marketing Manager and Social Media Manager for large and small businesses. He has settled in Mandurah and enjoys bushwalking, reading mind-changing books and woodworking. He loves to travel, to get to know new cultures, and meet new people from all kinds of life and experience.
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Jasmine Porter
Business Advisor - South West & Peel Jasmine is a business consultant professional with extensive hands on experience across a range of areas, including industrial manufacturing, agriculture, retail and café culture. Having spent some time in the family business, she understands the nuances of operating such enterprises and the complexities of succession planning. She enjoys working with start ups, assisting people to commercialise their innovative ideas, and specialises in strategic marketing.
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Steve Walker
Business Advisor - South West & Peel Steve commenced his working career in Chartered Accounting eventually specializing in tax and later in corporate insolvency and business reconstruction. He then ventured into the corporate world working in various industry sectors and for the last 30 years as a senior executive with experience gained in international, national and local businesses large and small. Steve has been extensively involved in wind-ups, start-ups, mergers, acquisitions and business reconstructions. He likes to unwind the complexities of business and create a more simplified approach to business management using a number of tools that afford business owners & CEO’s more time to think innovatively about their businesses, helping build resilience, sustainability and agility.
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