Josh has been with Winkle Group since his apprenticeship in 1992. After working in the trade for several years, he was trained in the areas of Estimating and Project Management.

Josh is an active participator in IFA and is the current National President of the Association. He also sits on the National Board of Directors.

Coupled with Josh’s practical experience and trade qualifications, he has completed a Diploma in Frontline Management. His wealth of knowledge and experience in the shopfitting industry is a huge asset to Winkle Group and its clients.

Josh is a family man, with three sporty kids. He’s actively involved in his son’s basketball club, South Adelaide, and spends most weekends coaching the kids to a win!

Amy is a terminally positive comedian and MC from Darwin; She has performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and has supported comedy legends including Glenn Robbins, Fiona O’Loughlin, Jimeon, and Dave O’Neil to name a few. The young Territorian has been performing comedy since 2013 and has developed a reputation for high-energy performances, professional MCing, and hilarious comedy.

Claire Madden is the ‘go-to’ expert on generational engagement. Businesses engage her to better understand what makes younger generations tick and how to create an organisational culture that best harnesses and integrates their strengths. Not just a social researcher, she’s a media commentator, business consultant, and founder and Director of the strategy and communications agency, Hello Clarity. She is also the author of the book Hello Gen Z: Engaging the Generation of Post-Millennials. With academic qualifications in communications and postgraduate studies in leadership, she’s been featured on ABC, Channel 7, Channel 9, Channel 10 and Sky News, as well as on radio and print media, and regularly conducts presentations and workshops around the country.

Liz’s journey began as an elite athlete, playing professional volleyball in Italy, then competing at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Her successful transition into the business world was undoubtedly linked to the resilience she developed along her Olympic journey as well as the softer skills of effective communication and leadership, skills that have been so valuable in her business career. Her core skills in finance, governance and strategy were finessed during her studies in the Executive MBA and greatly assisted in transforming the UTS Union into a public company and a leader in the co-curricular NFP sector.

August 2021, Liz was appointed as the CEO of the Aboriginal Investment Group. AIG is a 100% Indigenous Corporation that supports Aboriginal people living in the 7 Northern Regions of the NT. The Board of AIG are leaders in their community, and they advise of the real-world challenges Aboriginal people face in the top end.

AIG assist in the space of food security, business support services and their Remote Laundries Project, which provides free washing and drying services for Aboriginal people living in remote communities. They’ve just ticked over 30,000 cycles of washing and drying and with 5 new laundries in production, and a partnership with the National Heart Foundation, AIG seeks to be a key contributor to the eradication of scabies in the NT.

Barbara helps business leaders to take control. She provides professional development training and coaching for time management, communication, and stress management. She has become the #1 resource to help people to unclutter mess, make order from chaos, and swap the shackles of overwhelm… for freedom.
She now speaks around Australia (and internationally) on topics such as stress, time management, communication, mindset, leadership, and assertiveness (to name a few).

Barbara has partnered with the Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce, the Business Enterprise Centre, Charles Darwin University, and federally-funded programs through the Australian Small Business Advisory Service, to deliver empowering professional development and facilitated training. She also coaches people globally.

Mark is the founding Director of Ramvek, one of Australia’s leading fitout companies, with diverse capabilities including construction, project management, and Australian joinery manufacturing in-house at their 5000 square metre facility.

Mark is also the General Manager of Manapan Furniture, located 500kms east of Darwin in Arnhem Land on Milingimbi Island, which he started in association with the not-for-profit Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) to develop skills and provide employment pathways for the Milingimbi Island Indigenous community. Manapan, a local word meaning “coming together”, was founded on the ethos of great design with heart, and boasts a small collection of high-end furniture using Darwin stringybark and other Australian timbers.

Mark will talk about the origins of Manapan and its reach to the commercial furniture market worldwide, and to the Manapan academy – which trains up younger members of the community, where the elder’s skills are transferred to the younger generations—and keeps them on the island and employed.