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The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award in acknowledging and supporting the essential role women play in rural and emerging business, industries and communities. 

Due to COVID-19 this year our National Winner and Runner Up will be announced via a live virtual National Announcement event on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 12:30pm (AEDT). The event is open to the public and it is free to register.

There are seven inspiring 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award State and Territory Winners vying for the National title and over the next seven weeks and we are going to hear their stories.

This week’s podcast first aired in December last year with 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award NT, Amy Kirke.

Amy is a marine biologist who is sharing her knowledge and passion about science with young people in the Northern Territory.  

Amy is speaking with AgriFutures podcaster Chris Brown about her work in promoting science as a career and the endless possibilities it offers. 

 The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award in acknowledging and supporting the essential role women play in rural and emerging business, industries and communities.

Due to COVID-19 this year our National Winner and Runner Up will be announced via a live virtual National Announcement event on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 12:30pm (AEDT).

The event is open to the public and it is free to register. There are seven inspiring 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award State and Territory Winners vying for the National title and over the next seven weeks and we are going to hear their stories. 

This week’s podcast first aired in December last year with 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award NSW/ACT Winner, Cressida Cains. 

Cressida is an award-winning artisan cheese maker who swapped her corporate life in Sydney’s wine industry for greener pastures. 

Cressida is speaking with AgriFutures podcaster Chris Brown about her work in promoting a profitable and secure future for Australian dairy farmers.

The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award in acknowledging and supporting the essential role women play in rural and emerging business, industries and communities.

Due to COVID-19 this year our National Winner and Runner Up will be announced via a live virtual National Announcement event on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 12:30pm (AEDT).

The event is open to the public and it is free to register. There are seven inspiring 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award State and Territory Winners vying for the National title and over the next seven weeks and we are going to hear their stories. 

This week’s podcast first aired in December last year with 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award TAS Winner, Karen Brock.
 
Karen grows and supplies commercial fruit trees, and she is also a specialist in plant tissue culture. 

Karen is speaking with AgriFutures podcaster Chris Brown.

The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award in acknowledging and supporting the essential role women play in rural and emerging business, industries and communities. 

Due to COVID-19 this year our National Winner and Runner Up will be announced via a live virtual National Announcement event on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 12:30pm (AEDT). The event is open to the public and it is free to register.

There are seven inspiring 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award State and Territory Winners vying for the National title and over the next seven weeks we are going to hear their stories.

This week’s podcast first aired in January this year with 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award VIC Winner, Kelly Barnes.

Kelly is passionate about her dogs and believes working dogs have so much more potential than we realise.

Kelly is speaking with AgriFutures On Air podcaster Chris Brown about the untapped potential of our working dogs. 

This week we take a close look at Ceres Tag – the world’s first direct to satellite animal tracking and data platform. 

The tag, which is the size of a matchbox, equips farmers with sophisticated data to better manage their livestock, reduce risk and confidently finance agriculture. 

CEO & Co-Founder David Smith speaks with us about its potential, advice for startups, and the benefits farmers can expect with the tags, often referred to as fitbits for cows but David refers to it more broadly as “Apple for animals”.

The uses don’t stop there with upcoming trials on pets and even wild animals.

This week we take a close look at a fruitful partnership between farmer and agritech founder. 

Dan Winson, Founder and CEO of Zetifi a wireless networking startup and Andrew Dumaresq, a broadacre cropping farmer, both based at Wagga Wagga, NSW have formed a unique partnership. 
 
Dan has been able to test and trial his products on Andrew’s farm, learning along the way and Andrew has been able to solve his initial on-farm connectivity issues, along with adopting new technologies, as a result of reliable connectivity. 

Here they discuss their journey in working together, the importance of connectivity on-farm and how it's helping piece together the puzzle, to support agritech adoption.

In our tech-savvy world, it is hard to believe the beehive has stayed almost the same for more than 150 years. But that's about to change.

In extensive test-bed sites in both the United States and Israel, the beehive has been replaced with a device that is solar powered and driven by artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to monitor every single bee. 

In this podcast we hear from Israeli-based serial entrepreneur Saar Safra, CEO of BeeWise  who says his world-leading innovation, an autonomous beehive, will change beekeeping around the globe including Australia.

Did you know Kakadu plum has the highest Vitamin C content of any food on Earth? Yet only 10% of Kakadu plum is currently being harvested. 

This super food is an Australian native bush food of which there are more than 6,000 edible plant species. The Acacia “wattle” species is another example of native bush foods which are found across Australia. Of the 1,146 species identified, at least 150 species have been used by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years as food, medicine or materials for tools and weapons.

For more on native bush foods and its growing popularity go to the AgriFutures Australia’s Emerging Industries Program:  https://www.agrifutures.com.au/rural-industries/emerging-industries/

In this week’s podcast we meet Hayley Blieden, founder of The Australian Superfood Co who is helping cultivate a growing appetite for Australian native foods. 

According to Hayley, Australians once thought of native foods as lamingtons and vegemite, but the national appetite has come to understand and appreciate that native bush foods are so much more.

The popular television program Masterchef showcased some of Hayley’s products in 2020 and the rest, as they say is history.

This week we mark National Farm Safety Week to raise awareness of farm safety issues in rural communities across Australia. 

In 2021 the focus is on safety issues as they span the life of a farmer, from child safety right through to ageing on farm, including young workers, physical & mental health issues. For more go to: https://farmsafe.org.au/national-farm-safety-week

It is an opportunity and a reminder to shine a spotlight on the risks and hazards that face our Australian Farmers every day of their lives - while they produce the food and fibre for Australia and the rest of the world.

This week’s podcast first aired in March 2021 with then Rural Safety Health Alliance (RSHA) Executive Officer, Andrew Barrett. Joining Andrew is Paul Daniel, a grain grower from the mid-north of South Australia.

Both guests are passionate about farm safety.  

We all know someone affected by the bushfires which two years ago devastated so many parts of Australia.  Apple grower Ian Cathels was one of those who suffered huge losses but with determination he and has family have been able to rebuild their business.

In this podcast, we hear from Ian about never giving up and why apples from Batlow, NSW taste so good. Thanks to a better season in 2021, Ian is also finding better ways to improve his business thanks to technology.

Guest podcaster, Steve Honner travelled to the Snowy Mountains to speak with Ian in person about the trials and tribulations of being on the land and why looking to the future is so important.

They lost everything in the Thomas Fire back in 2018. Ed & Sandy Fuller join Cliff in the Back Shed today to talk about God's faithfulness when circumstances beyond your control take over.

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ABOUT GARY KOMENAKA

Gary was born and raised in Hawaii. He is a dentist at Ala Moana Dental care. He graduated at Washington University and got his dental degree from Oregon Health Sciences University. He invested in single family homes and multifamily properties but also got involved in syndications, crowdfunding and lending. He recently started teaching and enjoys spending time with family and friends, along with running, kendo and golf.

THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL:

[2:38] His journey in Real estate

[4:25] How he made connections in the industry

[7:34] How he acquired his 1st property

[7:52] What he did to survived the great recession

[11:04] Key concepts learned from financial struggle

[13:00] His criteria to look for in a property

[14:44] His goals to improve portfolio given the market status

[16:53] Opinion on Fear or greed and how it affects decision making

[22:30] Decision to join syndication and experience 

[27:05] Toughest part of rebuilding and motivation to start again

[30:16] Take away from overcoming great recession

[35:22] His advice on 25-year-old self

[36:42] First Entrepreneurial Endeavor

[37:30] How Formal and Informal training help his journey

[39:27] The Deal that got away

KEY QUOTES:

[5:59]” You go to work and you do the same thing every day”. So, I said to myself, “There’s no way that I can do this for 40 years. I needed some other outlet and I think that Real estate is the key. In this industry, you’re always learning.”

[12:37] Be careful on using leverage. Definitely it can be used, but don’t go too crazy with it. That’s what I’ve learned, so I tried to keep my loan a little more moderate.

[17:37] I am the only one who can control my destiny. If there are some mistakes that I have made, it will definitely become a part of me.

[19:10] You should not let things go out of control. Definitely, you wouldn’t like to make the same mistake again.

ABOUT THE WESTSIDE INVESTORS NETWORK   
 
 

   The Westside Investors Network, is your community for investing knowledge for growth. For real estate professionals by real estate professionals. This show is focused on the next step in your career... investing, for those starting with nothing to multifamily syndication.   
 
 

The Westside Investors Network strives to bring knowledge and education to the real estate professional that is seeking to gain more freedom in their life. The host's AJ and Chris Shepard, are committed to sharing the wealth of knowledge that they have gained throughout the years to allow others the opportunity to learn and grow in their investing. They own Uptown Properties, a successful Property Management and Brokerage Company. If you are interested in Property Management in the Portland Metro or Bend Metro Areas please visit www.uptownpm.com. If you are interested in investing in multifamily syndication please visit www.uptownsyndication.com. 

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