Rick Curtis

Lived Experience:

• Obtaining balance with life/family/health/work
• Drilling down on what is really important
• Stock management and sales

Success factors:

• Hard work
• Great team members
• Great mentors

Core values:

• Always start with the truth.
• Achieve Balance
• Always remain curious

Knowledge:

• I have understood the metrics around my business and the broader industry.
• I have taken the time to stress test my business on a regular basis.
• I have trusted my intuition to know when to exit.

Career highlights:

• I have grown my first business from zero to an 11 million dollar turnover 20 years ago despite making every mistake along the way.
• I have given many young people a start who have gone on to success in their own right.
• I have taken lessons learnt on the sporting arena and transferred them to life skills.

Best advice received:

• Fill your bucket in the right order!

Favourite business model:

Owner operator - I can always tell when I am a customer in a great business that is an owner operator. All those 1 percenters make a difference to the customer journey.

Book recommendation:

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

It set me on a path 35 years ago and after all this time it is still relevant.