01/09/2023
The time is just flying by!
It’s time for another staff profile. Today we are delving into the lives of one of our senior staff, our head of Building Management, Grant Helleur!
One of Grant’s passions in life is his fitness, as a trained personal trainer he often shares his tips and tricks to keep us all fit and healthy. Outside of work Grant takes a number of high intensity spin classes throughout the week, he cycles, he runs, walks his two dogs, and still finds the time to cook dinner for his wife each night.
Don’t let his stoic demeanour trick you, Grant is one of the kindest men you would ever meet. Now a little from the legend himself!
If you could invite anyone to dinner, from any time period, who would it be?
It would need to be a dinner party, I would like to understand what pushes people (sports people) to achieve greatness. Invited to dinner would be Muhammad Ali, Cameron Brown (NZ Triathlete), Steve Gurney (9 times winner of Coast to Coast), Eliud Kipchoge (Marathon World Record Holder and the only person to ever run a sub 2 hour marathon), Courtney Dauwalter (Ultramarathon Runner) and Lance Armstrong (and before you say drugs made him a champion, he was a great athlete before EPO).
What would be the title of your autobiography?
F #'n Awesome
Would you rather be a tiny elephant or a giant hamster?
A tiny elephant, who wouldn't love a tiny elephant.
What is your motto or personal mantra?
The short version is 'Impossible is Nothing'.
The long version is a quote by Muhammad Ali "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing".
What is the first thing you would buy if you won the lottery?
A Porsche 911
One thing you would tell your 13-year-old self, what would it be?
Believe in yourself.
If your house was burning down, What is the one non-living thing you would save?
My Phone, sad but true. It contains a large part of life; photos, playlists, contacts, passwords, banking app's.
What is the greatest challenge you have had to overcome in your life thus far?
It would be self-inflicted . . . . running a 102km race. It's as much a mental challenge as a physical one, you go into some dark places but find out how resilient and tough you really are.
What is your favourite meal?
Anything with Pulled Beef
