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Ordinary People. Extraordinary Impact. Timeless Lessons. For more than 60 years, Peter J. Snow OAM has worked at the crossroads of business, community, and social change-ventures that have touched over 4 million lives. A pioneering entrepreneur and recipient of Australia's highest honour, he now shares stories that prove greatness is often found in unexpected places. Movers & Shakers 1 is a powerful collection of semi-biographical stories about everyday people who have achieved the remarkable. Meet the teacher with 1.6 million TikTok followers, the trailblazing woman test pilot the runner-up in the inaugural Australian Survivor, an international film producer, an engineer who reinvented herself as an award-winning Nordic cracker baker and the co-founder of a boot empire. These stories and many more reveal one simple truth: success isn't about where you start, but the courage to keep going. Inspiring, uplifting, and deeply human, this book will convince you that ordinary people can-and do-create extraordinary impact. Inspiring, uplifting, and deeply human, this book is both a celebration and a call to action-an invitation to believe in the extraordinary power of the ordinary, and to recognise that within each of us lies the potential to move and shake the world.

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Peter J Snow OAM is an entrepreneur, community leader, and chronicler of lives shaped by service, resilience, and purpose. Often described-only half-jokingly-as a ""jack of all trades and master of none,"" he has instead turned a wide range of interests into a legacy of enduring impact.After stepping away from early pursuits in engineering and accounting, Peter found direction, confidence, and lifelong purpose through JCI (formerly Jaycees International), joining Fremantle Jaycees in 1970. The leadership training, networks, and values he gained there became the foundation for more than seven decades of entrepreneurial activity and community involvement.Throughout his life, Peter has initiated, led, or supported projects across public relations, fundraising, education, heritage preservation, and assistance for people with disabilities-many of which achieved national and international recognition. His entrepreneurial ventures have spanned diverse industries, while his community service has consistently focused on collaboration, mentoring, and leaving organisations stronger than he found them.His contributions have been recognised with numerous honours. These include an Order of Australia Medal for service to the community, the Western Australian Heritage Award for Voluntary Individual Contribution, a Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International, the title of Honorary Tarheel of North Carolina, and selection as a Community Torchbearer for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. He holds life membership of eight community and sporting organisations.Within JCI, Peter has been named Outstanding National Officer, Outstanding JCI Senator of the World, and one of the organisation's Inspiring Jaycees of the World. He is a life member of JCI Australia and its international parent body and was named among JCI's 110 Influential Members as part of its 110th anniversary celebrations in 2025.

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