Thursday, March 10, 2011

With Shaun Barratt and Salt, it's fun, integrity and innovativeness

With Shaun Barratt and his human resources and consulting company 'Salt', it's fun, integrity and innovativeness all the way. A perfect blend of these traits leads the company to achievements of the most notable kind.

The fun factor:
Shaun Barratt believes that doing business should be fun for his company and its candidates, clients and suppliers. Says a company source, “We spend most of our time here, so why not enjoy it! Laughter is food for the soul, so we try to get our daily intake. As a team, together we make things happen”.

Integrity:
The company has a commitment to doing right by all its relationships. Nurturing, and treating people with respect, has always been of top importance for the company.

Innovativeness:
Salt is always keen to improve, continuously. This trait is central to its development. Says a company executive, “Our team are doers who turn creative thoughts into reality. We have a collective responsibility for seeking the best. A relentless pursuit of development is a continual focus”.

Shaun Barratt gains satisfaction from all that is done and  ensures a continual drive and persistence to reaching new goals.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Shaun Barratt, the man who chased his dreams and made it

Shaun Barratt grew up without knowing what life is all about. His mother expired when he was too young. With a younger sister Shaun had nowhere to go.  So he started working as Chef and later enrolled himself with in Massey University on full-time basis to study accounts.

 Shaun Francis Barratt after having completed his accounting started working for Goodman Fielder Wattie’ the food giant in Australia.  He was assigned to look after their accounting status for both Australia and New Zealand.  Soon Shaun Barratt became a thorough professional and was promoted as Financial Controller where he would take care of their subsidiary ‘Pacific Foods and later to Parex Industries.  As Shaun Barratt showed tremendous dedication he went on to gain better responsibility and better opportunities. He joined Robert Bosch, and moved to New Zealand as the company’s accountant. This followed his coming back to Australia to look after the Bosch Trading Divisions as Controller.

Shaun Barratt was able to find interest in HR recruiting after having worked with big concern and wanted to start his own HR Company. This dream later took shape as ‘Salt’ was able to spread his business across Australia.

Shaun Francis Barratt also runs a fashion store- Maggie Potter in Auckland Wellington and Melbourne in Australia. But right now he wants to concentrate on ‘Salt’ and makes it a premier HR company with as many branches across the world.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Shaun Francis Barratt, beginning with his motto

Shaun Francis Barratt is perhaps one of the best known entrepreneurs in Australia. He was a school drop out, but later went on to start his own human resource firm called ‘Salt’. Shaun Barratt is also the founder of fashion store- Maggie Potter in Auckland Wellington and Melbourne in Australia.

Shaun Barratt initially started working as Chef to support himself after his mother’s sudden demise. He later joined Massey University to study accounting on a full-time basis. After having finished his accounting course, opportunity came his way. Shaun Barratt was hired by Goodman Fielder Wattiee, the food giant in Australia.
He started his career in finance and after a successful stint in the junior level Shaun Barratt was promoted as the accountant and handed over the charge of one of the subsidiary ‘Pacific Foods and then to Parex Industries as Financial Controller. 

Shaun Barratt later went on to achieve higher roles by joining Robert Bosch. This was the time that he was asked to look after their New Zealand unity as the company’s accountant. He was back to Australia as Robert Bosch Trading Divisions as Controller.

Talking about ‘Salt’, Shaun Barratt want to make it as one of the premier HR recruiting firm in the world, as of now the company has 6 branches across the world.

Shaun wants to acquire a doctorate, but before that he would like to settle ‘Salt’ to be among the best company that caters to the need of he customers the way they want it.

In spite of his hectic schedule Shaun Barratt loves to spend time with his family and have fun. He loves to travel and meet new areas of business and chalking out various plans.


Monday, January 31, 2011

Shaun Barratt - the eminent enterpriser

Shaun Barratt is a successful enterpriser with big plans in Australia and New Zealand with his company Salt. Shaun began as a school drop-out subsequent to the death of his mother with no choice to make a living. Shaun started off as a chef and then later enrolled himself to learn accounting although still working as chef. Shaun always desired to do something distinct in life and he acted upon that to attain that with all that he could.

Shaun Barratt wanting to heighten his accounting knowledge joined the Massey University on regular basis. Having completed his course Shaun joined the food giant Goodman Fielder Wattie’ in Australia and also looked after their New Zealand business operations.

Shaun Barratt was agile enough to pick up the managing requirements of running a company’s financial department and this followed his being promoted as the accountant in one of their subsidiary Pacific Foods and afterwards as Financial Controller in Parex Industries, the maker of infrastructure piping.

The experience of working in all spheres of industry gave Shaun Barratt the essential edge and he afterward moved to Germany to head their trading division as Director of Commercial and financial function.In the year 2002, Shaun resigned from Robert Bosch to pursue Masters Degree, at Southern Cross University in Australia. This followed with Shaun Barratt starting his own recruitment company called ‘Salt’. Salt today has developed substantially and on that point they are planning to open more branches across the world.

Shaun Barratt is busy today taking care of all the affairs of Salt and other business. He even opened a fashion store- Maggie Potter in Auckland Wellington and Melbourne in Australia.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Shaun Francis Barratt and his success formula!

Shaun Francis Barratt after becoming a success knows that to be a victorious entrepreneur one must possess strong knowledge of the business they want to follow. Throughout his career, Shaun Barratt monitored closely and realized that people who set up companies have done so after gaining enough knowledge from their past experience.

Shaun Barratt then started his own business called firm ‘Salt’ a human resources recruitment, the decision to start with was because he knew how companies struggle to get resources and the way they have to cope with attrition. Since Shaun was good at analyzing the situation, he got into this to cater better market service to his customers.

Shaun Barratt always played to the gallery as he likes to take up challenges, since inception ‘Salt’ is going places and what turned out to be the factor for its success is the thorough knowledge of the business. The company ‘Salt’ saw a huge sea change in the way industry need for skilled resources are always in need and how they would make better use of that.

Successful entrepreneurs are constant and hardworking and they never let success get to their head. Once you have amassed the much needed industry knowledge before initiating business, you are sure to be successful as Shaun Barratt would tell you.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Shaun Francis Barratt- pursuing passion

Shaun Barratt is one of the best-known entrepreneurs in Australia, who is running the successful HR company 'Salt'. His early schooling was incomplete as he dropped out owing to sudden demise of his mother. Shaun took up the job as cook and later with the money he went on to enroll himself to study accounting.

Shaun Barratt after having completed his accounting got through to be placed with the food giant company ‘Goodman Fielder Wattie’. He had the knack of a businessman and soon went on to achieve responsible position. Shaun later joined Pacific Foods and was entrusted to looking after their other various business interests.


Shaun Barratt was a resolute person who believed in doing things with utmost dedication. He wanted to explore new ways to bring in business. He believes in taking every venture head on and meets the expectation of the client/customer and by doing so is what brings ultimate success to business. Life has been like a mentor for Shaun, who believes that higher goals will motivate you to acquire better results without breaching the ethics of business.

He became very victorious and went on to open more business ventures like; Maggie Potter’ a fashion store in places like Auckland, Wellington and Melbourne in Australia. Shaun Barratt now wants to earn a doctorate, but not before ‘Salt’ is known as one of the best global HR recruitment service company in the world.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Shaun Francis Barratt, determined to succeed!

Shaun Barratt a school drop-out after the sudden demise of his mother was left penniless and had no clue how to take his life forward. But with all that determination and vision to make it big in life, Shaun Francis Barratt wanted to create a niche for himself.

He worked as a chef at a local restaurant and also enrolled himself to study accounting. Wanted to do something different he worked hard and accomplished his accounting course to be placed with Goodman Fielder Wattie’ in Australia.

As Shaun Barratt went on to gain bigger responsibilities he was promoted up the line in one of the subsidiary Pacific Foods and later to Parex Industries as their Financial Controller. Slowly he went on to become the controller of Bosch Trading Divisions, handling their business in Germany.

A he wanted to be an entrepreneur Shaun Barratt gave up his professional life and started his own venture ‘Salt’ a recruitment company. Salt today has grown considerably and there are plans to open more branches across the world. Shaun Barratt is busy business man today, who rose to this level with sheer determination. He is ably looking at the affair and his other business like; a fashion store- Maggie Potter in Auckland Wellington and Melbourne in Australia in association with his younger sister.

He loves to spend time with his family when he is free. He wants to make Salt a quality company that responds with superior service and complete satisfactory service.