Youth Program Hits New Speed!

Gold Coast based Men of Business (MOB) will be hitting the streets in February 2015 in a bus to transport youth at risk.

Since 2010, the MOB have worked alongside local schools to guide and support teenage males (aged between 14-17) who have been identified as ‘at risk’ in society. The programs are supported by a network of Gold Coast men (MOBsters) from an array of industries, including trade, finance, health and sport, who provide mentoring, personal training, work experience and job opportunities to youth.

On November 14^th, the MOB hosted their annual luncheon at Jupiters Hotel and Casino. Some of the attendees included Mat Rogers and his son Jack, MP Robert Molhoek and Gold Coast Suns Assistant Coach Ashley Prescott. The function raised more that $85,000 to support youth by transporting them to and from the program, based in Bundall. This is a positive step for MOB and advantageous to reaching out to even more disadvantaged youth who are unable to travel to the program. 

For more information, please visit www.menofbusiness.com.au 

Mobsters Re-unite!

COME ONE, COME ALL!!

Mobsters aim to reconnect by introducing Thursday Morning Networking Sessions...

The Men of Business have put their heads together to review the Men of Business network and it seems that the programs #1 supporters, the inspiration for and drive of the program, has been somewhat forgotten about. While the last year and a half has been overwhelming, we have acieved an enormous amount with your support; we took on 2 new programs with Helensvale State High School and Benowa State High, trialled an 'all girls' MOB program at Benowa High, introduced 2 new MOB trainers and 10 new mentors to the program, met with John Paul Lanagbroek and Rob Mulhoek to acquire funding for MOB & last but not least, filtering over 700 youth at risk through our program.

Another recent achievement being that the MOB program is becoming a research study under the watchful eye of Dr Collins from the Psychology Department at Southern Cross University, starting this August!

Our biggest goal for the next three quarters of the year is to consolidate the MOB network (MOBsters) and create a weekly 'reconnect' session combining training and breakfast (structurally similar to a MOB session or youth at risk), allowing for old and new members to connect and reconnect.

We expect approximately 20 men to come together to start and for numbers to grow rapidly, open to the public.

MOB starts Term 2 programs next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and is offering an open invite to all MOB Members. 

Please contact Caitlin on caitlin@hlclinic.com.au to register your interest. 

MOB are Paying it Forward

Men of Business is the brainchild of a select group of influential business owners on the Gold Coast who recognized that there are more than 500 teenage boys who fall through the cracks of the system each year on the Gold Coast alone.

Most programs designed to help, have rigid criteria and inflexible hours. The MOB joined forces with Ohana Career Pathways to pay something back by 'paying it forward' to the next generation.

The fundamentals of a balanced lifestyle have been synergized into a highly energetic and interactive mentoring program based on healthy lifestyles and attitudes that define the participant's journey toward manhood.

Dedicated individuals deliver personal training, one on one mentoring and life coaching, with goals and outcomes derived on a case by case basis. The program is designed to fit around education hours and also assists with job placement.

The MOB's goal is to grow this vital program across the Gold Coast region. Like all programs of this type however, it receives only a small percentage of its running costs from Government, and therefore needs your support.