Trust your instincts, says Tim Banks moments before the pipes and drums fired up to lead the head table into the annual Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame gala dinner.
Banks is joined by this year's fellow inductees Stan MacPherson and Bev Simpson.
MacPherson is a chartered accountant who lends his name to the firm MacPherson Roche Smith & Associates.
Simpson joined with Arthur Vessey in 1959 and grew Vessey's seeds from 10,000 catalogues to over one million.
"You have to trust your instincts sometimes," Banks told The Guardian. "The other thing is that along the way I was given a lot of advice and learned as I got older I should have listened to a lot of it.
"Those are two things I like to tell young people, that it's a great career but you really should listen and you should trust yourself."
"It's exciting," Banks said of the induction to the wall of fame. "It is more towards all my staff and to my family and friends. They are the people that did all the work and I get to take a bit of the glory.
"I thank them and thank the business community for putting my name forward," said Banks. "I do appreciate it very much."
Ever the one to keep tabs on the important financial data, MacPherson noted that the gala event was sold out.
"I think it's a recognition, not only of a career in business but also of community service as being a big part of that," said MacPherson.
"Of course for Tim and Bev, it's the same thing. It is not just what they do in business, it's what they do for their community.
"This is a very humbling experience to be inducted with the people that have gone before," said Simpson.
He said he has been with the seed business some 60 years.
"It's an interesting journey and you have to believe you can do it and just go ahead and do it," said Simpson.
Trust your instincts, says Tim Banks moments before the pipes and drums fired up to lead the head table into the annual Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame gala dinner.
Banks is joined by this year's fellow inductees Stan MacPherson and Bev Simpson.
MacPherson is a chartered accountant who lends his name to the firm MacPherson Roche Smith & Associates.
Simpson joined with Arthur Vessey in 1959 and grew Vessey's seeds from 10,000 catalogues to over one million.
"You have to trust your instincts sometimes," Banks told The Guardian. "The other thing is that along the way I was given a lot of advice and learned as I got older I should have listened to a lot of it.
"Those are two things I like to tell young people, that it's a great career but you really should listen and you should trust yourself."
"It's exciting," Banks said of the induction to the wall of fame. "It is more towards all my staff and to my family and friends. They are the people that did all the work and I get to take a bit of the glory.
"I thank them and thank the business community for putting my name forward," said Banks. "I do appreciate it very much."
Ever the one to keep tabs on the important financial data, MacPherson noted that the gala event was sold out.
"I think it's a recognition, not only of a career in business but also of community service as being a big part of that," said MacPherson.
"Of course for Tim and Bev, it's the same thing. It is not just what they do in business, it's what they do for their community.
"This is a very humbling experience to be inducted with the people that have gone before," said Simpson.
He said he has been with the seed business some 60 years.
"It's an interesting journey and you have to believe you can do it and just go ahead and do it," said Simpson.
