Page 50 - Food&Drink March 2022

REAR VIEW
T h e f a5s t
Each issue we ask an industry leader five questions about their working life. This month we talk to the founder and CEO of Bubs Australia Kristy Carr.
1TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT ROLE
After founding Bubs in 2006, I
continue to lead the business as founding managing director and CEO in its evolved form as a listed company.
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self-belief to realise that the best person and CEO I could be was to be myself and surround myself with support. It is easy to get intimidated at first by fancy suits and all the jargon.
Then I realised it was still the business I had started, and that I was was where I should be to help the company achieve its goals. It has been a great self-discovery.
Showing Bubs to the world and sharing the best nutrition for the family designed by a proud Australian business. ✷
✷ ADVERTISER LIST
ADM Australia 11 AMS Instrumentation & Calibration 37 A S Harrison & Co 17 AUSPACK 31 Australian Institute of Packaging 21 Australasian Medical & Scientific 35
WHAT HAS BEEN
YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR? Staying true to the DNA of the brand throughout the journey, ensuring we create a fun and engaging team, and continuing to provide for a generation of happy and healthy babies and kids.
FlexCAM
Foodbank Australia
GS1 Australia
Heat and Control
KHS Pacific
Mettler-Toledo
M.T.I. Qualos
Mudgee Classic
Result Group
RMR Process
SIG Combibloc
Swisslog 41 thinkfood 2 Treotham Automation 35 TUI Foods Cover
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YOU TELL YOUR 25-YEAR-OLD-SELF?
You are about to have the time of your life. Don’t look back, trust your intuition and judgement.
WHAT WAS YOUR
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BIGGEST MISTAKE AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN? The biggest mistake I made was when we were moving the business from start-up to a listed company. At the time I didn’t have confidence and
WHAT IS ONE GOAL
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WHAT WOULD
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YOU STILL WANT TO ACHIEVE?
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