eKourier Oct 2019

WHO’S WHO

TEAM MEMBER PROFILES

IN THIS ISSUE Team Member Profiles

Sally Bloomfield Operations Manager Victoria

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10 Questions With...

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New Centre Opens...

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Career background: Whilst completing my Bachelor Degree I took a part time job in an industry I thought would never take off. 20 years later(!!) and I am still loving the self storage industry which has included serving two terms on the SSAA Board of Directors. Marital status? Married to Andrew. Any children? A daughter, Charli aged 2.5. She singlehandedly keeps Aldi in business, cleaning out the stores of Vanilla custard!

U.S Self Storage Conference

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Deco Becomes KSS 5 Wairau Site Update 6 Prorize 7 Google Reviews 8 New KSS Comes to Brisbanes East 9 The 4th Industrial Revolution 10 Cairns Conference 11 Sam Kennard Life Member... 12 KSS 2019 Achievement Dinner 13/14/15/16 Spotlight On... 17 What’s In The Pipeline 18 Success Through Collaboration 19 Newie Regional Huddle 19 Panthera Charitable Foundation 20 Home In A Box 20 Join The Sleepout 21 Nevs Notes 22 Kennards Community 23

Hobbies/interests: Watching sport, photography, reading, live music. Do you play any sport or have any special talents? Getting other people’s children to sleep but not my own. Favourite book: Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy. Favourite movie: Love Actually or The Goonies if I want to revisit my childhood. Favourite restaurant/food: Italian – all things pasta and hot chips. Where did you grow up? Glen Waverley. My best friend and I spent our weekends riding our bikes around Glen Waverley visiting other friends and playing Tennis and Netball on any patch of land we came across. Any pets? Two cats – Pippa and Custard. Favourite holiday destinations: New York, it reminds me of Melbourne and Lorne, my favourite local getaway destination.

(Front Cover: Thomastown Victoria. Enterprise Photography)

NEXT ISSUE Deadline: November 29, 2019 Editor: Sharon Munro Email: sharon@kss.com.au Distribution: January 17, 2020

Kaz Kumar Centre Manager Auburn NSW

Career background: Bartender and Floor Coordinator at The Sapphire, Building and Commercial Sales Manager at Bunnings and Parts Interpreter at Audi Centre. Hobbies/interests: Long walks on the beach, laughing and making people laugh, watching the footy (Diehard South Sydney Rabbitohs

UPCOMING EVENTS 22/10 - Hawkes Bay Anniversary - Napier/Onekawa/ Hastings NZ - Closed 28/10 - Labour Day NZ - Mt Eden/Three Kings/ Wellington - PH hours. All other NZ centres closed

fan), coming up with gibberish, sleeping passionately, eating, annoying my pets, BBQing and Long Island Ice Teas. Do you play any sport or have any special talents? Oztag, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Professional Speed Walking, Table Tennis. Putt Putt Golf. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Surry Hills and lived on Bourke Street, It was actually pretty normal and not as hipster as it is now. I was the only brown kid in the school at the time which was very different. Any pets? Three cats, two dogs – Jessabelle, Morris, Barnie, Sonny and Roxy. Favourite holiday destinations: Thailand was pretty interesting and for a local Sydney holiday Port Stephens and Avoca Beach in Summer time! Favourite book/s: The Urban Dictionary. Favourite movie: The Wolf of Wall Street Favourite restaurant/food: Pasta, Pizza, Burgers and Schnitty’s.

2/11 - Melbourne Cup - VIC PH hours 20/11 - Christmas Party Sunshine Coast 21/11 - Christmas Party Brisbane 25-29/11 - Christmas Party NZ 28/11 - Christmas Party South Australia 29/11 - Christmas Party Victoria 6/12 - Christmas Party Sydney (ACT) 25/12 - Christmas Day - KSS Closed 26/12 - Boxing Day - KSS Closed 1/1 - New Years Day - KSS Closed

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