There's a good article in the Age I forgot to share.
The Postogoclou success reminded me of this article which both remind me of how powerful it is committed to your plan, and to your belief, with a commitment to best practice.
Article touches on the Elijah issue and the TDK question, and everything that makes Carlton, from a business perspective, and that body's positive effect on Carlton footy team and the extended Carlton family. Its interwoven and its unique to Carlton.
He's a snippet, and may explain why players want to come to Carlton, and once here, want to stay. May give you some confidence in Carlton's future, with or without DeKoning.
Quote:
Carlton might be best known for their blustering billionaires, but the club has also long found support in its quieter fans, such as Didier, who claim to seek little influence over club decisions.
Tony Gandel, son of property magnate John, is another such figure who is deeply tied to the navy Blues but is rarely publicly linked to the club.
Tony Gandel is a quieter figure around Carlton Football Club but from a family that is worth a cool $7 billion.
Tony Gandel is a quieter figure around Carlton Football Club but from a family that is worth a cool $7 billion. Credit:Fairfax Media
The Gandels, like the Pratts, are stonkingly rich.
Led by octogenarian John, the family is worth $7 billion, thanks to a half-ownership of Chadstone Shopping Centre, itself worth a cool $3.3 billion, and a near $1.8 billion stake in national shopping mall owner Vicinity.
... Tony Gandel often attends the club’s headquarters and makes use of its facilities, including its gym.
He’s also been close to retiring players looking to go into business, including, notably, helping former captain Chris Judd set up his investment business Cerutty Macro Fund.
The sources confirmed that Gandel had, in the past, been sounded out for a board position but has declined.
“He prefers to keep a low profile,” one of the sources says.
It’s business figures such as Gandel and Didier – the former a wealthy Toorak heir who runs his family’s investment office, the latter a self-made man from Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs – who are key drawcards for the club’s “Carlton in Business” program.
The networking extravaganza has proven popular with entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their businesses and larger companies – such as Virgin, Penfolds, Hyundai, Ampol and Fujitsu – looking to also build their networks and spruik their wares.
A full membership starts at $13,300 and provides access to the club’s facilities and an array of networking events, including a grand final luncheon and a spring racing carnival shindig in the ultra-elite private rooms away from the (relative) riffraff of influencers and journalists in the Birdcage at Flemington.
There are also frequent networking luncheons at Crown Palladium that bring together big business, investors and, importantly for the club, players.
It’s a way of showcasing to young, and older players, the ties that Carlton have to business and the opportunities that await after football.
It’s little surprise then that Tom De Koning has been duchessed at the past three events in the hope that the free agent re-signs with the club.
Article goes on and I'm sure Elijah is in good hands and has all of InBusiness behind him.
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