Professional Development Session:
Corporate Based Mindfulness Training

BSB's first professional development session for 2015 will be held on February 4 and will concentrate on Corporate Based Mindfulness Training.

During this session, presenter Kerry Azar will share a practical tool - one used by leading corporations including Google, Microsoft and McKinsey - with proven results to increase focus and efficiency, and reduce stress.

When | 12 - 1.15 pm, Wednesday 4 February 2015

Where | BSB Auditorium, 70 Merivale Street South Brisbane

Register | Click here for more information and to download the registration form

Join the sustainability campaign

BSB is building a comprehensive and interactive sustainability map of the South Bank precinct to promote the wonderful sustainability initiatives taking place in the area.

If you would like to have your organisation’s sustainability initiative displayed as one of the green icons on the map, email admin@businesssouthbank.com.au

Future Beauty Up Late at the GOMA

The Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) has a double pass to giveaway to one of their Friday night 'Future Beauty Up Late' sessions! Enjoy live music and DJs, hear from local designers and fashion identities, and sample delicious Japanese-inspired food during ‘Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion’.

This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view over 100 unique garments drawn from the unparalleled collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute, ranging from the classic and elegant to the outrageous.

When | 5.30 - 10.00pm Fridays, 23 Jan - 13 Feb 2015

Where | QAGOMA, Stanley Place, South Brisbane

Click here for your chance to win the double pass.

Click here for more information on upcoming shows and to book tickets.

The Fox Hotel

Celebrate Australia Day all weekend long at The Fox Hotel.

It’s that time of year again when we get to wear an Australian flag as a cape and not be questioned, cover ourselves in temporary tats, fill our eskys with ice and celebrate all that it is to be Australian.

The Fox Hotel will be open from 11am on Sunday the 25th and Monday the 26th of January. Party with Warwick Capper (it doesn’t get much more Aussie than that), and indulge in our craft eskys, lamb rotisserie and cocktail jugs to beat the summer heat.

Phone | 3844 2883

Email | manager@thefox.com.au

Address | 71 - 73 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane

Riverside Hotel Southbank

Name and position?
Mike O’Farrell, Executive Chairman at Riverside Hotel Southbank.

Tell us about your business?
Riverside Hotel is a 4 star hotel complex offering accommodation, conference facilities, restaurant and bar. Situated in the South Brisbane/South Bank precinct, Riverside is well situated for easy access to the arts centres of South Bank, the CBD and sports venues such as Suncorp Stadium.

What is your role at your organisation?
I am the Sole Director and Chairman. I take a day to day role and run the business in a ‘hands on’ capacity.

What are your key skills and responsibilities?
After being in the industry over 25 years, practical knowledge and experience are my strongest skills. I hold Board positions within our Industry Associations and would be regarded as one of the ‘old heads’.

How many people work at your business?
Depending on demand, the number varies between 20 and 35.

What is your favourite place in the precinct?
South Bank offers many diverse venues. From culture to restaurants to people watching, I enjoy them all. I particularly like the open kitchens that are beginning to appear.

What do you want BSB members to know about you or your business?
We are a family run business that survives on offering comfortable rooms, good service and hotel facilities located in close proximity to the CBD.

What is something people wouldn’t know about your business?
Our location.

What has recently happened at your organisation?
We hosted divisions of the QPS for G20. Our Conference Room facilities were staffed on a 24/7 basis for eight days in a lead up and during the G20.

What have you learnt lately?
Since the GFC, my main lesson is to NEVER be involved in investing in Business and relying on others to run the operation.

What do you hope to achieve in your industry?
Be a successful and profitable business giving good service and value to our clients.

What inspires you?
My family – in particular the grand kids, and my staff.

What are your words of wisdom?
‘The road to success is always under construction’

‘If its not written, it didn’t happen’.

“Love your mother’.