KSS April eKourier 2023

WHO’S WHO

10 QUESTIONS... With Chantal Bastiaans - Centre Manager Maroochydore, QLD

Chantal with her Fiancé Mark and Stepdaughter Vera at North Stradbroke Island

How long have you been part of the KSS team? It will be 11 years this April since I joined KSS. What centres have you worked at in your time with KSS? I started at Newstead as an Assistant Manager in 2012. Went to Warana as Manager when Kennards acquired three new Sunshine Coast centres in 2013, managed Warana for four years and have been at Maroochydore since 2018. What is the most valuable lesson you have learnt so far on your journey with KSS? Don’t sweat the small stuff! Everything is fixable and if you need help just ask. There’s always a Team Member just a phone call away to help. What do you enjoy most about KSS? The trust and flexibility we are given to run our centres. I also really enjoy the functions KSS puts on. The Achieve - ment Dinner and Christmas Dinner are always guaranteed to be a great fun night that I look forward to each year.

What did you do before joining KSS? Managed a Men’s Fashion store.

What hobbies do you have outside of KSS? My family and I are big campers and go away as much as we can even if it’s just for a weekend. Attending Music Festivals with friends and being at the beach most days. Name a person who has inspired you both professionally and personally? Bethany Hamilton, she became a world champion female surfer and mothered two children, all with one arm after losing the other in a shark attack at the age of 13. Favourite holiday destination? Without a doubt North Stradbroke Island. It has the most beautiful beach ever; Point Lookout, it’s super laid back and carefree. To sum up KSS in one word would be? Eventful. What’s your favourite food? Thai and Vietnamese.

Top to Bottom: Chantal and family at their QLD home on the Sunshine Coast. Chantal at Double Island and at North Stradbroke Island Rock Pools.

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