Success Stories

“Believe in the dream, keep pursuing the goal, and if the plan doesn't work this time, then change the plan, but not the goal.”

For Brett Rainbow, moving from professional basketball to creating a basketball training and coaching business was a natural progression. In addition to being passionate about the sport and playing for the Melbourne Tigers NBL team, Brett had to the opportunity to learn from Australia’s top coaches and trainers. This set the stage to fill a gap in the market to provide coaching and workshops to young basketball players in Melbourne with Tomorrow’s Stars Basketball.

Twenty years ago, Peter Merchant was working in South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula making Tuscan style pavers using local sandstone. Little did he know back then that the experience would kick off what he’s now grown to be a global business, exporting local products/stone as far as Dubai. But scaling up has meant trimming back, restructuring, and smarter spending.

“My motto is, even if you’re on the right track, if you sit there, you’ll get run over.”