Across the Globe - Australia/Asia
Austraila
Remarkable Referrals

When Kathleen McGowan attended her first BNI Meeting no one could have ever expected what lay ahead.

At this year's Meet the Founder Breakfast in Brisbane, Kathleen was presented with a special award by Dr. Ivan Misner, recognizing her amazing achievement of passing 322 referrals over a 12-month period. That's an incredible average of six referrals every meeting, although one week Kathleen passed 31 referrals!

Kathleen epitomizes the "Givers Gain" philosophy, taking an active role in her BNI Platinum Chapter as well as being an Assistant Director for the Brisbane North/West region.

From all the members who have been her referral recipients, Thank You Kathleen!

Submitted by Kerry Emery, Operations Manager, BNI Brisbane


Japan
BNI Launches Its 34th Country—Japan!

BNI continues to expand to new countries around the world and has recently experienced tremendous growth in Asia. After months of dedication and hard work, BNI Japan announces the launch of its first chapter: J-One!

The lively kickoff meeting was held on Friday, September 8th at the Kichijoji Tokyu Inn, and every table was filled with excited visitors and distinguished guests. Special guests included Gillian and Martin Lawson of the UK, and BNI Japan's co-National Director, Martin Levison—also from the UK.

128 enthusiastic guests attended this very special event. At the kick-off meeting, there were 103 visitors—an amazing 25 percent turnout of the 400 invitations sent! As of their first meeting, the J-One Chapter has 20 members.

Co-National Director, Martin Levison, says that the new Chapter Leadership Team members are "very attentive and enthusiastic." He said the first meeting "demonstrated the teamwork of the membership—every one of the members was involved, and their 60-second slots were delivered really well."

Congratulations to Asato Ohno and all the J-One Chapter core group and Leadership Team members for their hard work and success in launching BNI Japan!


Malaysia
BNI Connection across the Continents

One of the privileges of being a BNI member, no matter where you are in the world, is being able to find fast and reliable services with peace of mind.

Robyn Everist, Vice President of BNI Swan Arise Chapter in Perth, Western Australia, was delighted that through a recommendation from BNI Malaysia, Jack Koh, a printer from Achievers Chapter in Penang, Malaysia, helped her company with their client in Penang.

Robyn said, "It made a huge difference to us to have Jack undertake our printing needs for our client. He has done so with great skill and is very prompt; we really do appreciate his assistance.

"Jack was also kind enough to introduce our people - Phil & Fran - to others of his chapter at a lovely dinner. Phil & Fran have both contacted me to say how delighted they were with the warm welcome they received from their new friends at BNI Penang."

Submitted by YP Lai, Regional Director BNI-Penang, and National Director BNI-Thailand


Malaysia
6th Anniversary for Ampang

Ampang Chapter celebrated their 6th year in style, complete with a cascade of sparkling wine! They have something to celebrate and be proud of looking back at the past six years. This chapter has gone through many challenges and come through with flying colors. Their performance results have been recognized and awarded.

After a long and rewarding journey, the Chapter and its members are enjoying business growth and experiencing deep fellowship. Chapter members pledged to work closely with each other to help grow business together.

Submitted by Avryl Au, National Director – BNI Malaysia