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In the first episode of Fleet News Group's 2025 podcast season, host Marc Sibbald sits down with Barry Saad, Founder and CEO of TRUCK TECH, and Dr. Jana Matthews, the company's newly appointed Chief Growth and Development Officer. The conversation delves into TRUCK TECH's remarkable journey from a single service truck operation in 2007 to a multi-state heavy vehicle maintenance provider with over 120 technicians. Barry shares his passion for fleet safety and his mission to raise industry standards while offering career opportunities for young mechanics. Dr. Matthews, an expert in scaling businesses, explains why she joined TRUCK TECH and how the company's commitment to safety, innovation, and strong values sets it apart. She highlights the structured approach TRUCK TECH has taken toward process improvement, team development, and national expansion. The discussion also explores the company's early investment in electric vehicle maintenance, including a partnership with BYD and servicing over 300 electric buses and trucks. This forward-thinking approach positions TRUCK TECH as a leader in the independent heavy vehicle service sector. With a focus on safety, quality, and customer service, Truck Tech is not just expanding—it's redefining the perception of mechanical trades. Barry and Dr. Matthews discuss the challenges and opportunities in growing a values-driven business while keeping up with industry shifts like electrification. Whether you're a fleet manager, a mechanic, or someone interested in the future of heavy vehicle maintenance, this episode offers valuable insights into the evolution of an essential industry.
Dr Jana Matthews has had a successful career, from completing a Doctorate in Management and Planning at Harvard University, to CEO of her own company, The Jana Matthews Group, and now achieving great success in her current roles as ANZ Chair in Business Growth, Professor, and Director at UniSA's Australian Centre for Business Growth. In this episode, she talks about how she has supported CEOs, MDs, and Executives of small and medium companies identify and address issues that are inhibiting their own business growth.
Dr. Jana Matthews suggests a historical analogue for Brienne of Tarth. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80's TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion: book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: LeDonneBooks.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In today's story of Grit we sit down with Jana Matthews, who is a long-time partner at Rocky. Jana has been a friend of Amanda's for years, and has recently dealt with a series of overwhelming diagnoses that would often be too much for many of us. Her unique experience with illness, hardship, depression and ultimately renewed faith in God is why we want you to hear her story today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocky-unscripted/message
Author and Associate Professor Jana Matthews (Rollins) joins the queens to discuss her new book which dissects the sexual politics of fraternities and sororities on college campuses. The queens uncover the structural issues contributing to pick-me dynamics and what young women can do to take back their power. You can check out her book here: The Benefits of Friends: Inside the Complicated World of Today's Sororities and Fraternities https://www.amazon.com/Benefits-Friends-Complicated-Sororities-Fraternities/dp/1469669641#customerReviews Join our newsletter: https://www.thefemaledatingstrategy.com FDS War Room on the Queen Patreon Tier: https://www.patreon.com/TheFemaleDatingStrategy Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/femdatstrat Follow us! Weekly Bonus Content/Merch/Discord on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFemaleDatingStrategy Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/femdatstrat Website:https://www.thefemaledatingstrategy.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/femdatstrat @femdatstrat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thefemaledatingstrategy/ @_thefemaledatingstrategy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Female-Dating-Strategy-109118567480771
International expert on entrepreneurial leadership and business growth, Dr Jana Matthews joins Graham Cornes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ANZ's Group Executive Australia Retail and Commercial, Mark Hand talks with international expert on entrepreneurial leadership and business growth, Dr Jana Matthews, in a new podcast series to help business owners prepare for a post COVID-19 world.
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Andrae sits down with Game of Thrones College Professor Jana Mathews along with GOT trivia master Ryan Murphy to discuss everything happening in the final season of Game of Thrones. Solid predictions founded in expert knowledge, as well as valuable insights from a medieval studies professor, abound in this episode of CEL! How well do you think their predictions match up with how the writers chose to end it all? - Watch the full interview on Youtube: Change Everything Live Follow us on all social media platforms: @AndraeBailey Subscribe & Share! TV version of the episode airs every Saturday night on CBS - WKMG6.
Today we are joined by Dr Jana Matthews, Director and Professor at the Australian Centre for Business Growth at the University of South Australia. Since launching in 2014 the Centre has worked with more than 400 Australian companies to help accelerate their growth and improve performance, with impressive results.Our story starts back at a young Jana growing up in small town USA loving reading and curious about the much, much wider world, then going on to study at the University of London and Yale University and completing her doctorate at Harvard. Jana has written eight books, published in 17 languages. In 2018, Forbes listed her book Leading at the Speed of Growth at the top of the CEO reading list for technology entrepreneurs. In Australia in 2018 Jana was listed in the Australian Financial Review as one of ‘100 women of influence’ in Australia. Having served on seven boards and five companies of her own, she has much wisdom to share.Real People is a podcast hosted by Jason Dunstone, the founder and managing director of Square Holes. Subscribe to Real People on your favourite podcast player. Jason builds on his 25 years of conducting human-centred research, interviewing average and not so average people (rich, poor, old, young, content and vulnerable) to understand what they believe and how they behave.Check out the Real People website - http://squareholes.com/realpeopleConnect with Jason Dunstone on Twitter @jasondunstone - https://twitter.com/jasondunstone?lang=enSend Jason an email - jason@squareholes.com Read more blogs from Jason Dunstone - https://squareholes.com/blog/author/jason/Find out more about Square Holes - http://www.squareholes.com/Produced with Apiro Media - https://www.apiropodcasts.com/
The iN Show - it's all about iNnovation. Today we hear from Jana Matthews from UniSA's Centre for Business Growth who talks to us about how 3D printing technology is helping our bodies to keep going for longer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The iN Show - it's all about iNnovation. Today we hear from Jana Matthews from UniSA's Centre for Business Growth who talks to us about how 3D printing technology is helping our bodies to keep going for longer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The iN Show - it's all about iNnovation. Fridays iNspiration features Jana Matthews talking about taking care of employees and the role the CEO plays in that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The iN Show - it's all about iNnovation. We ask Robin Freeth from TedX Adelaide about what's in for him right now! David flies solo while Troy sips cocktails in a banana lounge! Make sure you check out Fridays podcast with some iNspirational words from Jana Matthews. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
My guest for episode 44 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Terry Gold, the Managing Director of Techstars Adelaide. Prior to joining Techstars, Terry was the co-founder and CEO of Gold Systems, a company he ran for 23 years, the first 9 years of which were bootstrapped before taking $10M in VC investment from Mobius (then named Softbank) in 2000. The company was a pioneer in IVR, CTI, Speech Recognition applications and the Unified Communications space with 11 of the Fortune 20 companies using Gold Systems software. He was also a mentor in the first ever batch of Techstars and is now based in Australia and is now the Managing Director for the Techstars Adelaide Accelerator program, where he helps founders build successful startups. In this episode we spoke about bootstrapping vs raising capital, how to hire and retain great staff, what Techstars looks for in startups, the ingredients of a good team and the importance of saying yes. Apply to Techstars (Applications close on 23rd April) Show notes: Techstars Jana Matthews Leading at the Speed of Growth: Journey from an Entrepreneur to CEO - Jana Matthews Built to last - Jim Collins Bell Labs Gold Systems Moneyball - Michael Lewis Startup Communities - Brad Feld Christopher Chang Startup Week Startup Weekend Startmate 500 Startups Duncan Anderson (Edrolo) Andrew Hyde This Book Is About Travel Podcast Interview with Andrew Hyde Terry Gold (Email) Startup Playbook TV: Ep8 Feat William Nguyen. In this episode we discuss how to limit the chances of your startup failing, how to get the right feedback from customers and choosing between a career path in corporates vs startups Feedback/ connect/ say hello: Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Rohit Bhargava (LinkedIn) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound The post Ep044 – Terry Gold (MD – Techstars Adelaide) on values, hiring & saying yes appeared first on Startup Playbook.
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Jana Matthews is one of the world's leading experts in business growth. And we have her in South Australia. We can't begin to summarise her achievements, so read her bio below! Jana is at the intersection of entrepreneurship and education. In a world of "disrupt everything", she shares learnings from her position at the centre of a university evolution where far more than tertiary qualifications are on offer. Jana has advised thousands of CEOs all over the world, from start up to billion dollar companies. She shares the factors that foster and inhibit business growth, and the attributes of people that drive companies to new levels. Jana also shares about personal growth, "managing me", and learning from fear, adversity and change in the midst of grief. About Jana Matthews: Professor Jana Matthews is the ANZ Chair in Business Growth and Director of the Centre for Business Growth (CBG) at the University of South Australia's Business School. Professor Matthews helps CEOs, executives and directors unlock their organisation's growth potential, develop and execute plans for growth, attract and retain talent, develop products and services that meet customer's needs, and improve their leadership effectiveness. Professor Matthews graduated from Earlham College in Indiana with a major in literary criticism, studied at the University of London (Birkbeck College), did graduate work at Yale University and has been awarded an interdisciplinary Masters Degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Doctorate in Management and Planning from Harvard. She has extensive industry experience as a growth consultant for many clients and several ventures including Managing Director of ANZ Innovyz START, President and CEO of Boulder Quantum Ventures, and CEO of the Jana Matthews Group for the last 15 years. As one of the original senior team members of the Kauffman Foundation's Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Professor Matthews designed the highly successful Kauffman Fellows Program as a two-year accelerated "apprenticeship" in venture capital. She also developed Learning Programs for High Growth Entrepreneurs, which enabled CEOs and Executive teams to learn how to lead and manage growth. She was instrumental in the development of programs to support technology transfer, commercialisation of innovation, and teach high net worth individuals how to be angel investors. Professor Matthews has been identified as one of 18 Women Business Gurus in the world - and the only one focused on entrepreneurial leadership and business growth. She was invited to membership in the International Women's Forum (IWF), and was a finalist in the White House Fellows Program. She has published eight books and over 50 articles, several DVDs, tools and a blog with the goal of helping CEOs and executive teams lead and manage people to high performance and accelerate the growth of companies. Professor Matthews is frequently asked to speak and consult about leading and managing growth, globalisation, innovation, and the roles and responsibilities of leaders in growing companies, and does so across the globe. In 2005 she was invited by the US Department of Commerce and the People's Republic of China to speak about company growth in Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an, and was then invited back to teach in the MBA program at Peking University. In 2006 and 2007 she was Visiting Professor at the Business School at the University of Auckland. In 2008 she was a Global Thought Leader for SAP in Asia Pacific and worked with growth companies in India, Singapore, Malaysia and China. In 2009 she was the keynote at the Global Entrepreneurship Conference in Kuala Lumpur. In 2011 she moved to Adelaide, but continues to consult with companies in the US. Connect with Rooster Radio: roosterradio.biz facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For media, content and marketing services, visit: apiroconsulting.com For leadership and and high performance services, visit: tractgroup.com.au
New Moon in Gemini with Guest Host Jana Matthews & Gemini Meditation with Cleo Bouffiou. Each month the new moon brings the opportunity for us to connect with the energy of intention and opens up a portal in time for us to “call in” a new beginning. By noting where the new moon is in your personal astrology chart by house, you can see what area of your life is opening to something new. Today on Living Astrology I will be joined by writer, workshop leader and keynote speaker, Jana Matthews, whose expertise in helping people Manifest their dreams into reality dovetails nicely with her knowledge of the New Moon and Full Moon. Together Jana and I will be discussing the energy of the New Moon in Gemini and taking your calls and answering your questions about how the New Moon effects you personally. At the end of the show, Cleo Bouffiou (www.inner-vision.net) will take us through a short guided Gemini Meditation that prepares us for the energies of this communication oriented New Moon.If you would like to see where this is happening in your personal Astrology Chart, please send in your name and birth details -time, place and date – to janet@living-astrology.com. I will choose the first few people who give me their details to be call-ins to get their reading. Visit the official show page: http://www.AuthenticYouRadio.com/Living-Astrology
New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Taurus with Guest Host, Jana Matthews & Taurus Meditation with Cleo Bouffiou Each month the new moon brings the opportunity for us to connect with the energy of intention and opens up a portal in time for us to “call in” a new beginning. By noting where the new moon is in your personal astrology chart by house, you can see what area of your life is opening to something new. This new moon is very powerful for setting intentions as it is also an Annular Solar Eclipse! Today on Living Astrology I will be joined by writer, workshop leader and keynote speaker, Jana Matthews, whose expertise in helping people Manifest their dreams into reality dovetails nicely with her knowledge of the New Moon and Full Moon. Together Jana and I will be discussing the energy of the New Moon in Taurus and taking your calls and answering your questions about how the New Moon effects you personally. At the end of the show, Cleo Bouffiou (www.inner-vision.net) will take us through a short guided Taurus Meditation that prepares us for the manifesting power of the new moon-solar eclipse in Taurus. If you would like to see where this is happening in your personal Astrology Chart, please send in your name and birth details -time, place and date – to janet@living-astrology.com. I will choose the first few people who give me their details to be call-ins to get their reading. The Taurus New Moon Meditation by Cleo Bouffiou will be available for download after the show. If you want to see what Taurus rules in astrology, click on Taurus New Moon.
New Moon in Aries with Guest host Jana Matthews of New Moon Manifesting and Aries Meditation by Cleo Bouffiou. Each month the new moon brings the opportunity for us to connect with the energy of intention and opens up a portal in time for us to “call in” a new beginning. By noting where the new moon is in your personal astrology chart by house, you can see what area of your life is opening to something new. And, because Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac, this new moon is very powerful for setting intentions! Today on Living Astrology I will be joined by writer, workshop leader and keynote speaker, Jana Matthews, whose expertise in helping people Manifest their dreams into reality dovetails nicely with her knowledge of the New Moon and Full Moon. Together Jana and I will be discussing the energy of the New Moon in Aries and taking your calls and answering your questions about how the New Moon effects you personally. At the end of the show, Cleo Bouffiou (www.inner-vision.net) will take us through a short guided Aries Meditation that prepares us for the very energetic and forward moving Aries New Moon. If you would like to see where this is happening in your personal Astrology Chart, please send in your name and birth details -time, place and date – to janet@living-astrology.com. I will choose the first few people who give me their details to be call-ins to get their reading. The Aries New Moon Meditation by Cleo Bouffiou will be available for download after the show. If you want to see what Aries rules in astrology, click on Aries New Moon. Visit the official show page: http://www.AuthenticYouRadio.com/Living-Astrology