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Introducing ... drumroll please .........
Brooke – International Business & Marketing Manager!
Describe your job in one sentence
Supporting all of our international Master Franchise partners with their business development, marketing, menus and leasing, and smacking their bottoms when they don’t comply...
How long have you been with Boost?
Three years, five months and a handful of days
What do you love about Boost?
Seeing our beautiful stores come to life all over the world in places as far and wide as Estonia, Chile and Kuwait!
What is the most challenging part of your job?
When the marketing team use my photo for a store campaign without telling me ...
What makes you laugh?
Dave our Design Guru, when he uses Photoshop to give himself huge biceps and a deep tan (not so natural on a 'ranga)
What are you looking forward to?
Joining some of my fellow Boosties for my first triathlon!
When was the last time you danced?
Yesterday, when Barbs and Dave came into my office to perform an impromptu didgeridoo rap. Odd but surprisingly exciting.
Ever had a brush with the law?
No but I’m quite partial to police officers.
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
UFM (Unidentified Fried Meat) in a quaint Serbian restaurant in Belgrade. Six months have passed and I can still taste the garlic ...
Any secret fetishes?
Dancing around in my knickers to Whitney Houston.
What’s the most embarrassing cassette tape you’ve ever owned? (as in music)
NKOTB. But I’m not embarrassed.
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
An acai berry. I’m an acquired taste, high energy, and once you get used to me you’ll find that I’m not so weird after all.
Describe yourself in five words starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Bindi Irwin lookalike (I disagree)
Optimistic
Often the butt of jokes
Strangely infatuated with Geri Halliwell
Thinking Dave’s going to edit my responses before he puts them on the website...







Say hello to Barbara, Strategic Local Area Marketing Manager!
Describe your job in one sentence
I monitor the plebs (otherwise known as the graphic designers). I ask them to complete remedial tasks such as fetching me a coffee, or scrubbing the soles of my shoes.... oh and sometimes I help the stores with their local marketing.
How long have you been with Boost?
Too long..... 3 years and four months.
What do you love about Boost?
The people and the experience. You learn so much and become a jack of all trades which really shapes your career. But realistically, the people make it worth the while.
What is the most challenging part of your job?
Deciding which spectacles make me look smarter and hotter....
What makes you laugh?
David William Whiting.... he is the token male in the marketing team and I laugh every time I look at him... you see he is a ranga and also a computer geek. Also, I laugh at anyone who hasn’t watched the Goonies.... poor poor child!
Barbara, David would like to say something:
"Barbara, everyone knows that the hair on your head isn't real, it's a wig made out of your mother's chest hair"
What are you looking forward to?
My next holiday... hopefully Hawaii or Cabo or Europe. Anyone of those destinations will do.
When was the last time you danced?
Yesterday in the office. David and I rocked it in Brooke's office with an impromptu recital of our Yothu Yindi interpretation with a Didgeridoo made of a plastic tube.
Ever had a brush with the law?
Only in another country... does that count???
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Bangers and Mash....
Any secret fetishes?
No, I am very adventurous.
What’s the most embarrassing cassette tape you’ve ever owned? (as in music)
Informer by Snow... it was actually as cassingle, does that count?
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
Passionfruit... don’t ask me to explain this it really was a stab in the dark.
Describe yourself in five words starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Beautiful
Outrageous
Ohhh so sexy
Self-effacing
Tall, trim and terrific.....
For anyone that has ever met me quit the laughing and accept that all of those things are 100 percent true!







Say hello to Sam Macri, PA to
Jeff & Janine Allis!
Describe your job in one sentence
Personal Assistant to Janine & Jeff
and the kids & the dogs & the cat
and the and the and the
…I am very flexible!
How long have you been with Boost?
4 months
What do you love about Boost?
the fruit in the kitchen, and of course
the people that sit next to me.
I sit with the Marketing Team.
Barbs has the best one liners
& she loves to sing.
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Making it to work in less than
45 minutes I think I need a chauffer.
What makes you laugh?
In here - Barbs – Her one liners are GOLD
Outa here - my daughter Lillie
What are you looking forward to?
My NEXT holiday in Thailand, 2009 here we come!
When was the last time you danced?
I slow danced with Dave W
on Wednesday.
Ever had a brush with the law?
Got caught riding my bike with
no stack hat – I hate Hat Hair.
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Fried Crunchy Crickets in Thailand.
Any secret fetishes?
Not telling you, as it wouldn’t
be a secret then ..would it ?
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
Milli Vanilli - All or Nothing -
Fav song “blame it on the rain"
If you were a fruit or veg,
what would you be?
Kiwi Fruit – On the Outside Brown…
have you seen my tan! –
On the Inside sweet & seedy
(after a big night)
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Brunette
Observant
Original - there is only one of me
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Talkative







Say hello to Trace,
Business Partner @ Southland 1 & 2!
Describe your job in one sentence
My job is to keep customers happy,
my staff running smoothly and
my equipment behaving.
How long have you been with Boost?
I have my one year anniversary
coming up on March 6.
What do you love about Boost?
I love the product and
also the conferences!
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Getting my staff to turn up,
and then to work.
What makes you laugh?
Anything after a couple
of glasses of champers!
What are you looking forward to?
Cruising around the Whitsundays.
When was the last time you danced?
Actually I had a bit of a shuffle in the shop
a few days ago with a few of the team.
Ever had a brush with the law?
Well……yes ! But it’s OK, nothing serious.
Just got myself into a couple of very
funny situations whilst living in Dubai.
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Maggots in a muesli bar!
Any secret fetishes?
Stirring up my family, friends, and staff.
I guess that’s not really secret except that
they don’t know how much I love doing it!
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
That’s easy… Bay City Rollers greatest hits.
I still play it when nobody else is around!
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
Banana!
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Boisterous
Off beat
Out of control
Stirrer
Tracey the Terror



Say hello to Senior Designer/Photoshop Nerd
Dave W from Support Centre!
Describe your job in one sentence
I do what ever the scary
Giant Boost cup tells me to do - namely i'm
responsible for the overall look of the brand.
How long have you been with Boost?
Not sure, life before Boost is
a very vague memory…
What do you love about Boost?
It's like being on a rollercoaster - it's a thrilling,
sometimes scary ride which often results
in the loss of bladder control.
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Having to speak to Barbara…
What makes you laugh?
hmmm Barbara… not with her, at her!
What are you looking forward to?
I plan to photoshop cankles onto
Barbara's body this afternoon.
When was the last time you danced?
Last Friday night - i lost both my shirt
and my dignity when i fell off a podium.
Ever had a brush with the law?
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Buffalo chicken wings at Hooters
in Vegas @ 4am. There was definately
something foreign in it.
Any secret fetishes?
Licking batteries is fun.
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
It's Alright - East 17.
If you were a fruit or veg,
what would you be?
A lemon because then I'd get
the chance to swim in beer? Yeah that's lame.
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Barbs is giving me evils
Obsessive about PMS368 (Boost Green)
Obsessive also about KFC's moist towelettes
Sometimes socially retarded
Ticklish elbows







Say hello to our resident IT guru,
David D from Support Centre!
Describe your job in one sentence
My job is to help those who cannot type
and get confused by words
like “email and internet”
How long have you been with Boost?
Nearly 8 lovely months
What do you love about Boost?
The thing I love about Boost is they
keep me out of trouble, they’re like the
friendly neighbour of the street who
takes in stray animals and cares for them.
Sometimes they leave a plate of milk
out the back when I’m thirsty.
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
When computers don’t work and
you have no idea why. I’ll give you
a tip for when this happens,
turn off the computer, get a drink and
it will be fixed by the time you get back.
What makes you laugh?
Awkward situations,
not much else you can do really
What are you looking forward to?
I’m looking forward to my next birthday,
everyone will be wearing hotpants!
When was the last time you danced?
I dance nearly every day,
generally poorly but it’s the effort
and spirit fingers that count.
Ever had a brush with the law?
I once glad-wrapped a friend’s car,
using 300 metres worth, the police
thought it was hilarious...
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Ethiopian cuisine, strange
bread but good food
Any secret fetishes?
Coke in glass bottles.
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
Songs in the key of Springfield,
it’s a collection of songs from Simpsons episodes
If you were a fruit or veg,
what would you be?
Kiwi fruit, because they are rough on the
outside, sweet on the inside and can
be placed on top of pavlovas.
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Bonanza
Omnivorous – I eat meat and veg
Oniomaniac – means abnormal desire to buy things
Sporadique – it’s French for sporadic
Tops



Say hello to Anthony Stahl,
Business Partner of our stores
Greenwood Plaza & Victoria Avenue, NSW!
Describe your job in one sentence
Making sexy juices and smoothies to
keep customers looking good!
How long have you been with Boost?
Long enough to fall in
love with Dave Whiting
What do you love about Boost?
The feeling you get from
making people feel good
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Teaching people to up-sell
What makes you laugh?
Almost everything……but watching
customers get ‘brain freeze’ is great
What are you looking forward to?
My next tropical crush…………with Vodka
When was the last time you danced?
At the conference
Ever had a brush with the law?
Once got caught trying to smoke wheatgrass
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Sushi from up the road – it walked down to our store.
Any secret fetishes?
Ask Dave Whiting
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
B52’s
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
Pineapple – sweet on the inside,
prick on the outside
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Brave
On-the-go
Oh….so in love
Silly
Tasty

Say hello to Jeff Allis,
Co-Founder of Boost / CEO!
Describe your job in one sentence
Working at Boost is like the feeling you
get when you are balancing on 2 legs of
a chair and about to fall back but then
you correct yourself.
How long have you been with Boost?
Since the begining.
What do you love about Boost?
The hot new website.
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
My wife.
What makes you laugh?
My children.
What are you looking forward to?
My next family holiday.
When was the last time you danced?
This morning at breakfast.
Ever had a brush with the law?
Got thrown out the cricket, been arrested
by the fashion police a few times.
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Ducks tounge.
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
Leif Garret - Surfin' USA
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
Cabbage
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Bold
Old
Outrageous
Stubborn
Trouble



Say hello to Alysha,
Graphic Designer @ Boost Support Centre!
Describe your job in one sentence
Creative "visual communication"
How long have you been with Boost?
About 6 months… which is about the
equivalent of 3.5 in boost years I think.
What do you love about Boost?
The colour, fun and personality
behind everything. There is a story to
be told everywhere.
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Dealing with deadlines. For some reason
all work is due at the same time?
What makes you laugh?
Dave drinking Chlorophyll
What are you looking forward to?
Going to Europe next year! (and trying to save…)
When was the last time you danced?
Oh about 5 minutes ago
Ever had a brush with the law?
No. but I was in the back of police car
whilst in pursuit of a nudist. Long story.
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Lambs tongue. I was fooled into thinking
it was chicken… NOT CHICKEN!!!
Any secret fetishes?
I have a Nutella addiction
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
Hanson. shhhh!
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
A raspberry because theres lots of little
pieces that make up my personality
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Bright
Original
Open minded
Sweet
Truthful



Say hello to Melle,
QLD Franchise Business Consultant!
Describe your job in one sentence
Protect and promote boost brand,
and help our partners increase their profits!
How long have you been with Boost?
One year as State Trainer (Qld) and
three months as Franchise Business Consultant
What do you love about Boost?
The energy of our Support Team
and Partners
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Rain, wind or cold weather!
What makes you laugh?
Anything silly
What are you looking forward to?
Buying a house and getting a puppy
When was the last time you danced?
In front of Video Hits on Sunday
Ever had a brush with the law?
Does stealing a policeman’s
badge at a pub count?
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Mexican, in Russia, served by Swedish waiter
Any secret fetishes?
Shoes.
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
Roxette
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
An avocado
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Brave
Out-going
Optimist
Sassy
Trusting



Say hello to Holly one of our
NSW Franchise Business Consultants!
Describe your job in one sentence
To protect the ALMIGHTY and world's
best Boost brand
How long have you been with Boost?
2 years and 10 months!
What do you love about Boost?
The product, people and our
ability to adapt to change!
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Keeping the VIBE alive during the
ups and downs of business
What makes you laugh?
Karaoke! I am the queen!
What are you looking forward to?
Looking forward to my trip to the UK in 3 days to visit family!
When was the last time you danced?
Saturday night (pretending we
were in the sound of music!)
Ever had a brush with the law?
Other than a few driving offences…
I am a good girl
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
I will never know what it was but it was
some kind of meat in a soup when
I was trekking in Thailand…
best not knowing really.
Any secret fetishes?
Any guy who wears
Issey Miyake…I am drawn to it
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
Cindy Lauper, She’s so unusual
(and lots of singing into the hairbrush)
If you were a fruit or veg,
what would you be?
A Strawberry - Sweet and delicious!
I have run around the streets of
Tamworth dressed as one too!
For the love of Boost!
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Blonde
Out-going
Outdoors lover
Singer (wannabe)
Talkative



Say hello to Stephen Creagh - our talented
National Property & Leasing Manager
Describe your job in one sentence
Argument facilitator.
How long have you been with Boost?
Started May 06.
What do you love about Boost?
Nearly everyone I work with is
female and younger than me.
What is the most challenging
part of your job?
Working from QLD. Everytime I visit
head office in Melbourne,
it’s like the first day of a new job.
What makes you laugh?
Monty Python, Ricky Gervais and
seeing someone have the crap
scared out of them.
What are you looking forward to?
Seeing the Wallabies win a game of Rugby.
When was the last time you danced?
At the last Boost conference –
they’ve assured me that all photographic
evidence has been destroyed.
Ever had a brush with the law?
Brushes.
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
Lightly battered stingray in Singapore.
I don’t recommend it.
Any secret fetishes?
My extensive nasal hair wig collection.
What’s the most embarrassing
cassette tape you’ve ever owned?
Ghostbusters Original Soundtrack
featuring Ray Parker Jnr, Air Supply
and The Thompson Twins.
If you were a fruit or veg,
what would you be?
A banana – seldom straight,
but always appealing.
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Better
Off
On
Sunday
Time



Say hello to Jacqui Matyear,
Business Manager of
Queens Plaza & Queen Street, QLD!
Describe your job in one sentence
Manager of a store and team of smoothie
artists whilst managing to have fun
at the same time.
How long have you been with Boost?
About 4 and a half years.
What do you love about Boost?
The atmosphere.
What is the most challenging part of your job?
Trying to get through the day without
spilling anything on my shirt.
What makes you laugh?
The Chaser Team.
What are you looking forward to?
Getting a dog.
When was the last time you danced?
I don't dance. I create ideas through movement.
Sometimes in a lycra sack.....
usually by myself in my room!
Ever had a brush with the law?
A policeman bumped into me once in the
street, but didn't even stop to apologise!
What’s the most foreign food you’ve eaten?
I'm not really one to try new foods,
but no doubt I was a play-doh
connoisseur in my kinder days.
Any secret fetishes?
Kong Foo Sing fortune cookies.
What’s the most embarrassing cassette tape
you’ve ever owned?
I've only owned one in my life -
100 percent Hits Vol. 23.
But that's not embarrassing,
some of those songs are absolute gold!
If you were a fruit or veg, what would you be?
Sweet Potato.
Describe yourself in five words
starting with B-O-O-S-T.
Busy
Over-the-top
Ouch-the-wheatgrass-machine-zapped-me
Sedulous
Thesaurus-fanatic

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