Building a Life of Purpose and Impact at Salt 106.5’s Business Breakfast

Sunshine Coast business community, you’re invited to be part of a room where knowledge is shared, connections are built, and businesses grow.

In partnership with Goodlife, join us for the next Salt 106.5 Business Breakfast for a morning of connection, inspiration and practical insights alongside local business leaders and professionals.

This breakfast theme is “Business Beyond Success: Building a Life of Purpose and Impact”.

We’re delighted to welcome guest speaker Craig “CJ” Josic, entrepreneur, ecosystem builder and co-founder of Innovation Powerhouse, who will share his journey of building businesses with purpose, fostering innovation and discovering how purpose can shape lasting success.

Through practical insights and personal experiences, CJ will inspire you to think beyond achievement and explore how business can become a platform for making a meaningful impact in your community.

The morning includes a hot buffet breakfast as well as tea and coffee.

Places are limited, so registrations are essential.

Registrations close 5pm, Friday 17 July 2026.

If you have any issues with our embedded ticket window below, please head to events.humanitix.com/salt-business-breakfast-july.

Event details

Wednesday 22 July 2026

The event runs from 7am to 8.30am at Goodlife Community Centre in Buderim – places are limited to ensure a meaningful experience, so registration by Friday 17 May 2026 is essential.

Cost is $25

Secure your seat and be part of the conversation shaping the future of business on the Sunshine Coast.

About Craig Josic

Craig Josic, also known as CJ is an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and a passionate advocate for innovation and entrepreneurship across Australia.

CJ’s entrepreneurial journey began in Newcastle, NSW, delivering newspapers as a young paperboy, where he developed the grit, curiosity, and appreciation for connecting people that continue to shape his work today. Since then, CJ has built and contributed to ventures and businesses across a diverse range of sectors, including health, media, building, and education.

Following the Sunshine Coast’s recognition by Google as an eTown in 2013, CJ became an original co-founder of Silicon Coast, helping build one of Australia’s most collaborative regional innovation communities. Over the past decade, he has helped drive hundreds of ecosystem initiatives, founder programs, partnerships, and events that have connected startups, investors, universities, government, and industry leaders across Queensland and beyond.

In 2018, CJ helped facilitate collaboration around Queensland’s international submarine cable project a transformational piece of infrastructure that strengthened the state’s global digital connectivity and innovation capability. He also played a key role in 2022 evolving Innovation Week into FWD Fest brand, now recognised nationally as one of Australia’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship festivals.

Today, CJ serves as Co-Director of the Queensland AI Hub Sunshine Coast, Co-Founder of Innovation Powerhouse, and Managing Director of GEN Australia, where he also represents Australia as Ambassador to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress and Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Through his work locally and globally, CJ continues to champion a simple but powerful belief that extraordinary things happen when people, ideas, and communities come together with trust, vision, and a shared purpose.