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WOMEN IN COLLISION
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PAINT&PANEL JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2021
CATEGORY: OWNER/MANAGER
KATHY HENNESSY BRAHIMS BODYWORKS, QUEENSLAND.
It’s obvious that the team at Bra- hims Bodyworks think the world of their boss Kathy Hennessy. In their award submission they said: “Her position here encompasses many roles and certainly isn’t for the faint of heart.”
She is is business organiser from booking in and ensures smooth production flow. Like many business owners she can turn her hand to anything includ- ing quoting. She is also in charge of the accounts and payroll – which she is supremely qualified to do after completing a Cert IV in bookkeeping back in 2013 and has also completed a diploma of management.
Her entry submission went on to say: “Kathy is the cog in this engine room, and without her this business just simply would not survive. Apart from doing 12 hour days everyday, when everyone else has left and gone home she is still here making sure everything is prepared and ready for the following day/week. She is a force to be reckoned with. No amount of words would ever be able to do justice to the time and ef- fort she puts into the company. Eve- ryone is always so happy to see her and she always makes a point of coming out and saying good morn- ing to all her employees. Kathy Hen- nessey is truly one of a kind, a pow- erhouse of a lady and boss.”
CATEGORY: OWNER/MANAGER
ALL ROUNDER, DIGITAL TRAILBLAZER, MUMMA BEAR SANDRA NOACH IQBODY GROUP
Sandra Noach has been instrumental in the exponential growth of the business, while balancing raising four children. IQBody- Group has a number of brands, mobile repair units as well as six shops on the Eastern seaboard. She is responsible for leading the company and has created a fantastic com- pany culture She sets the direction of the business by planning and implementing long term business strategies and reviewing the industry to identify new opportunities. Noach is also responsible for the company processes and procedures, company budg- ets and forecasts as well as overlooking the financial department.
She is very hands-on and will assist every department if needed. Recently, her passion (and very long workdays) has been the de-
sign and development
of all the company digi-
tal platforms. At age 43
Sandra embarked on
working towards her
MBA, using her years of
practical experience as
her model behind each
module. She is an avid
reader and spends most
of her “downtime” re-
searching opportunities on a global scale and learning new skills. She empowers her managers to reduce the use of parts by re- searching and implementing new technolo- gies and processes.
According to her award nominator: “She is an all-rounder that excels at everything
she does. Whether it’s accounting, custom- ers, technology design, marketing, process- es, HR she has the ability to adapt to any- thing that is thrown at her. Her most important attribute is her care and compas- sion that she lives by every day. She is the mumma bear of the business.