JENNY KEOWN

Glen Cornelius is on a mission: to change people's perception of engineers as a sandal and sock-wearing crowd to people who are up to the play with modern business philosophies and what businesses want.

The 38-year-old is up against it in some ways. He's managing director of an engineering consultancy that – among many things – builds sewerage networks.

However, that's not stopping him, and he's got a few things in his favour.

His company, Harrison Grierson, might be an expert on how to transport muck, but it is also an established engineering consultancy which has expanded successfully into Australia.

Cornelius, who has been in the MD seat since January, has a strong vision for the company and is aiming for mid-tier projects over $100m. To do it, the company will invest in people, and become very client-focused.

He concedes talent is hard to find, but the company's hook: "We are not a large company. We're New Zealand-owned, and there is room for growth and progression."

Why did you become an entrepreneur?

I can't be described as your classic entrepreneur. Since January I'm the new managing director of Harrison Grierson after being with the company for 16 years. Harrison Grierson recently celebrated its 127th anniversary. What I bring to the role is a new leadership style, management and team-building ability. I consider the company itself to be quite entrepreneurial and innovative. The fact that we have offices in Brisbane and Townsville and have just been awarded the design contract for the $30m sewerage treatment plant upgrade for Mt Isa hopefully demonstrates that we are.

What have been the biggest obstacles in running your company?

The biggest obstacle for us and business generally is the global economic situation which is compounded by problems in the eurozone. In New Zealand, the limited availability of funds and the lack of business confidence is keeping the market flat and causing uncertainty. Another big obstacle for Harrison Grierson is in the ongoing war for talent. We struggle to find and place highly skilled engineers with the right attitude into our business.

Name one thing you've learnt from while in business and from whom.

I attended a Harvard University "Leading Professional Services Firms" course last year. What they taught me is the importance of having a clear vision for the company, which is backed by a strategic plan. Since my appointment as the managing director I have made sure we develop a clear vision for the future and follow through with strong communication of this to our team.

What are your business and personal goals?

My key goal at both a business and personal level is ensuring I deliver on the five-year strategic plan for Harrison Grierson.

Do you have any tips for budding entrepreneurs?

There are huge opportunities in Australia arising from the resources sector boom. However, like anywhere, it takes time to develop relationships and to earn respect and trust. If you're good enough and provide the innovation, it will happen.

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TRONDHEIM, Norway & BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

FXI Technologies™, innovator of the world’s first any screen computer, and Polkast, a personal cloud service that securely connects a user’s computers and mobile devices directly, today announced a technology partnership that will allow people to access all their personal content from any device on any screen.

“Cotton Candy has extended your favorite OS to any screen. Polkast allows all your content to go anywhere with you,” said Borgar Ljosland, founder and CEO of FXI. “The marriage of the two technologies truly re-defines the meaning of seamless mobility.”

This week at the Mobile World Congress, Polkast and FXI jointly demonstrated the product’s ability to pick and choose photos, videos and other content remotely from a multitude of remote devices on an HDTV using Cotton Candy as the connected computing platform and a smartphone as the input device. For instance, when visiting family and friends, consumers can plug the USB-stick sized Cotton Candy into their TV and instantly access their complete suite of cloud and hardware devices, easily sharing their complete library of music, photos and videos.

“Get whatever content you want, wherever there is a screen,” said Hong Bui, CEO and founder of Polkast. “FXI and Polkast will together make the computing experience truly personal, portable and accessible. The holy grail of mobility.”

Demonstrated first in November 2011, Cotton Candy is a complete computer platform that will allow users a single, secure point of access to all personal cloud services and apps through their favorite operating system, while delivering a consistent experience on any screen through its USB and HDMI connections. The device can serve as a portable, secure thin client on PCs, Macs and notebooks as well as a set top box, gaming system, cloud computer and more.

Polkast provides users with the easiest, most cost effective solution for digital content access and management across a spectrum of mobile, computing and storage devices. Because it uses the network and storage a consumer already owns (the personal cloud), there is no need to sync and access content from a single cloud source.

Cotton Candy development units are available now for pre-order at http://www.cstick.com. Further details about the technology partnership and consumer availability will be released later this year.

About Polkast

Based in Capo Beach, California, Polkast is a privately-held software company founded in 2010 that has since gained traction with some of the world’s leading device manufacturers. Polkast software lets you seamlessly connect the dots in your digital life, quickly, securely and without limits. For more information about Polkast, please visit http://www.polkast.com.

About Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy is the world’s only any screen computer equipped with an ARM® Cortex™-A9 (1GHz) CPU from Samsung, an ARM Mali™-400 MP (Quad-core, 1.2GHz) GPU, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, HDMI output and the Android operating system. It decodes MPEG-4, H.264 and other video formats and display HD graphics on any HDMI equipped screen. Content can be controlled via smartphones, keyboards, mice and other USB peripherals.

About FXI

FXI Technologies (www.fxitech.com) is a Norway-based hardware and software startup dedicated to making the world of digital screens smart and personal.

FXI Technologies and Cotton Candy are trademarks or registered trademarks of FXI Technologies. All other trademarks or trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) expanded its training options to include more local personal training sessions. The personal training workshops are offered by Training Made Fun.

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2012

Already recognized for its global online personal training programs and certification, the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) recently expanded its local, in-personal training sessions from coast to coast. As a supplement to its online programs, the personal training workshops, provided by Training Made Fun, are now available in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

The two-day [personal training workshops offer the NESTA Personal Fitness Training certification, which is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and is valid for four years, unlike most two-year certifications. Continuing education credits are also awarded for current personal trainers looking to expand their knowledge base.

“To complement your online training or to take your personal training career to the next level, these live, local workshops can help you with everything from exercise progression to developing a successful personal training business,” said John Spencer Ellis, founder of NESTA and John Spencer Ellis Enterprises, a leading national fitness and personal development solutions company. “We are pleased to expand options for high-caliber, in-person training to so many new states and locations and look forward to working with even more outstanding personal fitness trainers this year.”

The personal training program includes education on anatomy, exercise physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, program design, hands-on instruction, progressing and regressing exercises, and more. The cost ranges from $389 to $409, with discount rates available for club chains and through referrals; the price includes an exam study guide, workbook, the workshop and the NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification Exam. Payment plans for the workshops are also available.

Workshop provider Training Made Fun is a sports and fitness training company that focuses on the education and professional development of personal trainers, instructors and coaches.

About NESTA

Since 1992, the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) has been a leader in innovative solutions for fitness, nutrition and wellness professionals, as well as club owners. Founded by John Spencer Ellis, NESTA now has more than 55,000 members in 55 countries, and it is one of the largest fitness associations in the world, as well as the fastest growing association of its kind in the United States. For more information on NESTA or the personal training workshops, please visit http://www.nestacertified.com/live-workshops/.

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Awhile ago, I got rid of all my cassette tapes, with the exception of all the mixed tapes that I've amassed since 1991. My best friend in college was the QUEEN of delaying schoolwork by making up crafts. She showed me not only how to make colorful stickers out of packing tape, magic markers, and binder paper, but she also introduced the beauty of the mixed tape. Soon, I was making "To Study" tapes -- tapes that would apparently help me study. Sometimes I made tapes just for Wednesdays, or to mark the end of the semester. Then I realized the special power that mixed tapes had when given to someone else. That's when mixed tapes really took hold in my life.

Nearly every boyfriend I had since 1991 got a mixed tape, as did a number of long distance friends. My parents even suffered a few. (My mom once asked me what I was trying to tell her by putting Prince's "Little Red Corvette" on her birthday tape of 1992). The making of a tape had a specific system: 22-24 songs fit on a 90 minute tape (depending on the song length); I had to start both sides with a ROCKER, that acted as a call to arms, then the tape would end on a sort of quiet, thoughtful note. They were like letters that I wanted to fill the recipients with. I tried to woo boys I liked with tapes. I tried to keep my friends near. In a way, I captured my own life with these collections.

To look at them now they do feel like their own diary. The ones I made for myself chronicle the arc of my musical taste and thus the arc of my personal development. The earlier ones are filled with a mishamash of what was popular at the time, and music I collected from the hallways of 1990′s dorm life -- Indigo Girls, The Sundays, Paul Simon, etc. I look in disbelief and see a MARIAH CAREY song listed (for PETE's SAKE!), followed by a Lenny Kravitz song on a tape. Who was that girl who listened to that tape? Then I see how everything changed when I learned to play guitar and wanted to be a Riot Grrrrl -- then it was girl rock all the time, baby: Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Liz Phair, Hole, and on and on.

It seems appropriate that one of the last mixed tapes I made was for my husband. This was when we were "just friends," but I seriously had it BAD for him. We had already had the do-you-like-me? talk, but it wasn't going to happen. He was moving to New York in a week and that would be that. I was heartbroken and happy at the same time -- the perfect mood for making a mixed tape. So I spent TWO DAYS on his tape, culling and rethinking and wondering what this song would tell him and what this song would do for him. The tape was an old letter I was writing to him. It said, Take me with you. There must have been something in that tape, because, as it happens, he did.

 

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11-02-2012 05:49 http://www.SalesAdvisorAsia.com provides online education for sales results and business in China and 10 other countries in Asia Pacific. Practical best practices, no textbook academics.

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24-02-2012 21:48 Our solution is focusing on Aircraft passenger as a new marketing target in the airport. We would like to combine the CSR of aircraft company, Government and local people. Charity means you share your luggage space for Laptop that will be sent to a needy children.

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25-02-2012 08:17 Waterloo, Canada - November 8, 2010 - Canadian and Indian university presidents reviewed ClevrU's platform as a possible solution to India's education infrastructure needs, on a recent visit organized by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). ClevrU is a cloud based, intelligent mobile platform that can be quickly adopted by the million's of students looking for access to high quality, affordable education. "The ability to address 1 billion students and users with an inexpensive platform on a mobile device they already own is the best way India can deliver quality education to 400 million students." said Dana Fox, President and CEO of ClevrU Corporation. "We have the ability to deliver intelligent e-teaching content in multiple languages and still respect the culture and need of each student. India struggles with the explosive number of students demanding access to quality education. ClevrU satisfies the demand with an e-teaching platform that can provide advanced teaching and collaboration practices. There is nothing else like it in the world."

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25-02-2012 14:19 Waterloo, Canada - September 6, 2010 - ClevrU Corporation launched their intelligent mobile computing company at the Communitech HUB in Kitchener Ontario. ClevrU technology is an adaptive and intelligent solution that delivers user specific information from the cloud to any internet enabled desk top, notebook, tablet or smartphone. Dana Fox, President and CEO of ClevrU Corporation said ,"Our mobile technology is designed to deliver relevant information to the user at the right time using an intelligence engine to make the best use of data found in cloud computing databases." Fox went on to say that " ClevrU is excited to start publically talking about the advance technologies it has integrated into its platform that is designed to deliver customized content over cellular networks by adapting and optimizing the format of content to fit the device and work with the available bandwidth every time." ClevrU is initially developing opportunities in the education sector in fast developing markets, like China. ClevrU will deliver online education in rapidly expanding markets where there is explosive demand for quality education and a lack of infrastructure to deliver customized learning using ClevrU's adaptive, intelligent and mobile cloud based platform. About ClevrU Corporation ClevrU is focused on WEB 3.0 applications that intelligently leverage Cloud Computing in a mobile environment. ClevrU has developed an e-teaching content delivery platform with advanced tools to assist ...

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26-02-2012 09:06 Waterloo, Canada - January 15, 2011 - ClevrU Corporation was invited to speak at the Canadian University Alumni Dinner held in Beijing on the Future of Online Education. Joining ClevrU on the stage was Canadian Ambassador David Mulroney who shares an equal passion for education and how it plays an important role between Canada and China. "Education is already a very large export for Canada in China," said Dana Fox, President and CEO of ClevrU Corporation. "ClevrU's education application enables universities and colleges across Canada to play an integral role in sharing knowledge with students in China using an adaptive and intelligent mobile technology. Providing families in China with access to quality education promotes better working relationships between Canada and China." About ClevrU Corporation ClevrU is focused on WEB 3.0 applications that intelligently leverage Cloud Computing in a mobile environment. ClevrU has developed an e-teaching content delivery platform with advanced tools to assist in interactive teaching and student/instructor collaboration. This application uses an intelligent engine to adapt course content to users personal needs in a mobile environment. ClevrU is initially focused on international education markets. ClevrU's technology combines video e-teaching with semantic based intelligent social network tools for educational institutions universities and colleges, cellular phone/ tablet computer manufacturers and cellular carriers to deliver ...

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26-02-2012 13:53 Beijing, China -- February 9, 2012 - China Telecom and ClevrU Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding today in Beijing China witnessed by the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, to jointly work together to develop the mobile online education market in China and in 50 other countries. It is the intention of ClevrU and China Telecom to develop a long-term strategic partnership relationship to research and develop a business model for the mobile online education market in China and 50 other countries that China Telecom has operations. China Telecom and its subsidiary China Communication Services Corporation Limited and its subsidiary's will support ClevrU's market development with assistance in market research, business model development, platform deployment and operational implementation. ClevrU agrees to support China Telecom and its subsidiaries with adapting ClevrU's education platform and applications to the needs of the Chinese market and 50 other countries supported by China Telecom. "ClevrU is excited with the opportunity to work with China Telecom and its affiliated companies to jointly study and develop the mobile online education market and the need to provide greater access to quality education services both in the enterprise training market and the consumer education market." said Dana Fox, CEO and President of ClevrU Corporation. About ClevrU Corporation ClevrU is focused on WEB 3.0 applications that intelligently leverage Cloud Computing in a ...

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