Be Extraordinary! is committed to develop and hone all marketers to become agents of change and catalysts for responsible businesses. Even if your company is a one-man operation or a large multinational business, your objective is to prioritise and have a stronger voice on Sustainability and Systems Thinking - an essential requirement for developing a successful business in the 21st century.
Therefore, every fourth Thursday of April (which is know n to be the Earth Month), our panel discussion will talk about all topics revolving around sustainability, FutureNormal mindset and its connection and importance for all businesses to succeed in the future. Also, how sustainable mindset is needed in marketing, business strategies, communications, and responsible leadership.
We are very lucky to have two of my valued professors, colleagues, mentors and friends - Professors Nick Barter and Chris Fleming from the Griffith Business School.
Unfortunately due to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, we have decided to cancel all talk series events for 2020. Our community’s safety and needs comes first and paramount to every decision making at Be Extraordinary.
Be Extraordinary is thrilled to have UAP, LuxxBox, and Tobin Wines as partners of the event. We also like to thank Griffith Business School and Griffith MBA for their strong commitment to sustainable enterprise development and corporate responsibility.
Our Extraordinary Panel
Nick Barter lectures and researches in the area of strategy and sustainability. His core purpose is to help organisations develop their FutureNormal mindset and begin the journey of transforming their organisations towards being sustainable and contributing to a sustainable society. Nick works at Griffith University where he teaches sustainability and systems thinking on the MBA, researches in this same area and also has an executive role as Academic Director for Griffith Online managing the university's online presence and its digital campus (11k students, >100 degrees).
Christopher Fleming is a Professor and MBA Director at Griffith Business School, a founding member of the Griffith Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, a member of Griffith University’s Cities Research Institute, a member of Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute and of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program. An applied micro-economist with teaching, consulting and public policy experience, Christopher’s research and consulting interests include, natural resource and environmental economics, sustainable development, the economic determinants of subjective well-being and the sustainable management of natural resources. Prior to joining Griffith Business School, Christopher worked as a senior consultant for MainStream Economics and Policy, and Marsden Jacob Associates, as well as a senior advisor within the Sustainable Development Policy Group of the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment.
