Belinda Vesey-Brown
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Thank you Fred Hollows Foundation
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Throughout the 2010-11 financial year Brio Group worked closely with The Fred Hollows Foundation to give the gift of sight to the equivalent of 365 people. The team surpassed this goal by giving the Foundation 545 gifts of sight (or raising $13,627). The Fred Hollows Foundation is an independent and non-profit international development organization that…
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Driven to distraction
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When did we cease to disconnect in favour for a distracted and digital existence? Brio talks to Damon Young, author of ‘Distraction’.
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The Orangutan Saviour
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Willie Smits, a conservationist who has devoted his life to the orangutan, gave a powerful TED Talk where he describes his work restoring the rainforest and saves the lives of countless orangutans. He expresses the horrific ecological barbarity resulting from the palm oil and timber industries as a result of greed. It’s saddening to hear…
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How bad do you want it?
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Achieving success takes dedication, vision and a fundamental desire to achieve your goal whatever it takes. Whether business or personal, you have to want to achieve your goals as much as you need to breathe. It is an all-consuming desire. You push through the pain, the roadblocks, and the naysayers who will try and bring…