Justin Costello runs Costello Rural https://www.costellorural.com.au/ in Corryong, Victoria. It a second-generation family business. He grew up in Corryong, went away and then came back to take over the business from his father.
In this episode he shares his personal experiences as a business owner and talks openly about his experiences of the Corryong fires in 2020. We cover;
- building business skills by doing #apprenticeships and #workplacements with several valuation companies and real estate businesses that actually turned the light on to take my education further
- his exposure to really strong business minds and mentors
- the handover of the family business
- his desire to reset after 2020, a roller coaster year, with the fires and then COVID.
- using technology to help business owners
- how when you talk about implementing technology, you have got to bring staff along with you
- the level of preparation for disasters in small business owners in regional and community areas
- @agriweb as a platform to make asset lists and tasks to minimize risk and so that you know where your assets are, where your water points are for fire trucks and have those that equipment serviced regularly
- the critical importance of communication and asking are you okay? Do you need anything?
- the role of the local lion's club, the rotary, the church in lifting and communicating on that higher level to make sure there is no one slipping through the gaps
- #communityspirit
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