By Casey Neill
Matthew Gauci is bringing new strategies and ideas into his family’s importing business.
The Lysterfield 22-year-old is working had to make himself indispensible at Scoresby’s Plus Pack.
He was announced as the first Youth Enterprise Nominee for the year at the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Business Awards breakfast at Punthill Apartment Hotel Dandenong on Friday 23 March.
Chisholm business and information technology general manager Joe D’Amico said Mr Gauci completed a certificate four in business sales at the institute.
“He’s very team-oritented, positive and focused at all times and very professional,” he said.
Mr Gauci said Plus Pack did a lot of work with accounting firm Ashfords and they referred him to the course.
“They have a big hand in helping progress and mould our business,” he said.
“Once I actually started doing the course it was a course like no other.
“It was very practical and you were working with business professionals to help grow the business.”
He said the course – which he’d completed the previous day – had also helped him grow personally.
“I was able to bring in a lot of new strategies and ideas from the course,” he said.
“I aim to start bringing on and managing some of my own key accounts.
“I’m constantly trying to improve my work and understand customers’ needs and what our company can offer to meet those.”
In five years’ time Mr Gauci hopes to be “drinking cocktails in the Greek Islands”.
“I’m constantly trying to improve myself as well as the company,” he said.
