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From Rags to Riches And Back Again: Why Most Wealth Disappears in Three Generations
There’s an old saying: “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.” It’s a universal truth, 90% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the third generation. Why? Because they confuse riches with wealth. Because they build castles without foundations. Because they assume legacy is about money instead of mindset. But here’s the real question: What if you’re starting from nothing? What if you didn’t grow up with wealth, but you’re determined to build something that la
Tom Kooy
Mar 15, 20255 min read


Unleash Yourself: The Cost of Playing Small & The Power of Breaking Free
It's 2:45am, you wake up, you are frustrated by your life's choices, you are thinking is this all there is? You are lying if you haven't...
Tom Kooy
Mar 12, 20256 min read


The Brutal Truth About Why Hospitality Venues Fail—And How to Fix It...
The hospitality industry is brutal. It chews up dreamers and spits out bankrupt operators faster than any other sector. I have had the...
Tom Kooy
Mar 4, 20256 min read


The Seasons of Life and Business: Navigating Change, Pain, and Perseverance
Look out the window. It's sunny every day here. It's like manifest destiny. Don't tell me we didn’t make it. We made it! We are here.
Tom Kooy
Feb 25, 20255 min read


“But the Pearls Were Accidents, and the Finding of One Was Luck”
How Life’s Challenges Can Break You, Elevate You, or Shape You.
Tom Kooy
Nov 22, 20246 min read


Releasing the Hand from the Marble (Part 2): Embracing Aisthesis for Personal Freedom.
The creative process of releasing the hand from the marble that holds it prisoner, has many different facets. Here are further reflections.
Tom Kooy
Nov 14, 20244 min read


Smash Mediocrity: Build a High-Performance Culture That Transforms Denmark.
Mediocrity. To settle halfway up a difficult mountain.
A negotiation between a drive to excel & the biological urge for comfort.
Tom Kooy
Oct 30, 20246 min read


“Grab a plate. Now break it on the floor. Now tell it you’re sorry. Is it fixed? No? Now you understand.”
Maybe you have heard of this broken plate analogy before? It gives us a simple yet, I believe, a profound way to understand the lasting...
Tom Kooy
Oct 17, 20244 min read


Here are ways these Denmark businesses can grow in 2025...
So, when do you start planning? Have you even started thinking about next year yet? What are your goals? How will you boost sales?
Tom Kooy
Oct 9, 20246 min read


Dare to Venture Beyond? Risk-Taking in Business & Life.
It is often the case that people think successful outcomes and successful people just happen perfectly. That's not how it works...
Tom Kooy
Sep 27, 20245 min read


Who run the world?....Girls...
Beyoncé's lyrics ring true to the tone of the day. Who run the world? Girls. And who better at it? Girls.
Tom Kooy
Aug 28, 20244 min read


Catch my attention, if you can...
How do you catch your consumer? What strategies can you deploy that captures their loyalty, attention and purchasing power?
Tom Kooy
Aug 19, 20244 min read


Is intimacy dead?
Is deep intimacy being traded out for transactional sex? And what is the knock-on effect to the wider scope of relationships as a whole?
Tom Kooy
Aug 13, 20245 min read


"Release the hand from the marble that holds it prisoner."
In business & even for any creative endeavour. It is incredibly difficult to take a vision & make it a success. So how do we do it?
Tom Kooy
Aug 7, 20244 min read


Is Denmark Byron Bay 2.0? If so, how can we make it grow well as a tourist town...
How should we prepare as a town to maximise the tourist dollar? Denmark is on the path to becoming the next Byron Bay. It's not a...
Tom Kooy
Aug 1, 20244 min read


Give me a 'wee dram' of Great Southern Whiskey.
With at least two new whiskey labels launching in the Great Southern region in the coming months, it might be tempting to focus solely on...
Tom Kooy
Jul 31, 20244 min read


Denmark, It's Time to Stop Complaining and Improve Your Business Marketing
It is your job as a business owner to create a brand presence that soars. If you are not generating repeat-sales or your customer-base is...
Tom Kooy
Jul 29, 20243 min read


Top 10 Business Tips for the next 6months.
Wherever you are at. There are technques and methodologies for greater growth. These are 10 (very macro) tips to support your thinking...
Tom Kooy
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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