The following are highlights of an article printed in the Sunshine Coast Daily about the Queensland Business Icon competition.
SOME of the best and brightest young business minds have just come to the end of one of their most gruelling weeks ever.
“This is a great networking opportunity even if you don’t get to the final,” 24-year-old Marlene Pulls said. “You get to meet all these amazing people who are driven, cool and have a different focus in their lives. It makes you so inspired and enthusiastic about your life.
“I had three hours sleep last night, the intensity is at 1000% and we are all working our butts off because we all want to win.
“In my group, we are all leaders, so sometimes you have to back off. Part of being a good icon is to communicate the right way, respect other people and work as a team.
“You don’t have to be the loudest, but you do have to assert yourself and get your ideas implemented.”
Fellow contestant Aron Du-Shane, 23, is doing a dual degree in business marketing and interactive entertainment at QUT.
The Brisbane man also runs his own company helping small businesses with marketing strategies.
“In a word, this competition has been busy,” he said on Thursday. “When I heard it was going to be on the Sunshine Coast, I thought it would be lots of fun and that I might get to the beach.
“But the tasks have been very time-heavy and there are lots of really talented people here who keep you on your toes. . .”
Mr Du-Shane said the week had been a blur.
“I called a friend of mine on the first night and she asked me how I was holding up,” he said. “I said it’s like The Amazing Race on steroids.
“It is very intense. We are all such big personalities and we all have big opinions. We’ve had a couple of conflicts in our group, but nothing too serious.”
Read the full article at the Sunshine Coast Daily.
