MBA (Executive) | Amanda Rawstron’s story

VISUAL: A woman (Amanda Rawstron) and two boys walk down a hallway in a house. One boy runs ahead. To the right of the scene is a staircase. The image changes to a close up showing only the feet and legs of the boys as they sit on the steps to put on their shoes. The scene moves to a close up of Ms Rawstron’s hands tying a set of shoelaces. The centre-left of the screen features a text overlay – a solid white line, with “Measured” underneath. Still at ground level, the scene shifts to show the boys lifting backpacks from the floor. The scene moves into the garage with the camera filming from ground level. The scene features the boys’ feet as they enter the car. The camera moves to normal height. Ms Rawstron get into the driver’s seat of the car and closes the door, the centre-right of the screen features a text overlay – a solid, white line, with “Systematic” underneath. Image move to a side-on close-up of Ms Rawstron.    

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Ms Amanda Rawstron (Graduate, MBA (Executive), RMIT University): Sometimes a simple journey from A to B is amazingly intricate and fascinating. There’s always going to be unforeseen challenges. You never know what’s next.

VISUAL: Images are now filmed from inside the vehicle. There is a close-up of Ms Rawstron’s hand as she programs the GPS. The GPS screen moves from “destination” to read  “AUSTRALIA, City GRAMPIANS”. The shot changes to show a close up of the street map on the GPS with Ms Rawstron’s hand selecting the route.

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Ms Amanda Rawstron: You need to have a very strong plan in place but you always need plan B.

VISUAL: Camera moves back to a side-on close up of Ms Rawstron. A text overlay appears in the centre-left of the shot with a solid white line, with “Amanda Rawstron, General Manager Business Development & Solutions Design, Kings Transport & Logistics” underneath. Ms Rawstron turns to talk to the boys in the back and then turns back. The text overlay in the centre-left of the shot with a solid white line, changes to read “Amanda Rawstron, MBA (Executive), Bachelor of Business (Transport and Logistics)”.

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Ms Amanda Rawstron: My name is Amanda Rawstron. I’m the General Manager of Business Development and Solution Design at Kings Transport. I studied at RMIT. I did an MBA and also an undergraduate in Transport and Logistics.

VISUAL: Black sedan is seen driving around a corner on a country road. Camera angle changes from outside to inside the vehicle, showing the view from the front seat. The view then changes to the road-side again, showing the underside of the car as it moves forward. Shot from ground level, Ms Rawstron and the boys walk through bush land. They follow a walking trail through the forest. The trio stop for a break, and Ms Rawstron refers to her tablet computer, showing the boys their location on the GPS system. The camera moves to a close-up of Ms Rawstron as she views the tablet screen. The shot changes to a close up of the map on the tablet, Ms Rawstron’s finger pointing to their current location. Her face is reflected in the surface of the tablet. The scene switches to show the reflection of Ms Rawstron and the boys in a pool of water, as they walk past. The scene switches to a medium-close-up of Ms Rawstron, and then moves to a long-shot of the trio walking across a large set of stepping-stones, across a river.  

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Ms Amanda Rawstron: The networks that I developed during my studies, and the knowledge that I took from the courses that I studied, set me up for my career. The things like the negotiation skills, project management, strategy development, strategy implementation. I’m a very organised person. I like structure. I like scheduled meetings, I like dashboards, key performance indicators, and graphs, timelines and milestones and deliverables. Its very much logistics.

VISUAL: The camera follows the trio as they walk up to the edge of a wooden platform. The angle changes to film the group from the other side of the platform, below the platform level. The camera angle switches again and films from behind Ms Rawstron, who turns to face the camera. A text overlay appears in the centre-left of the screen features a solid white line, with “Be true to you” underneath.

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Ms Amanda Rawstron: I’m very much a planner. Each day I, I have a list. I know exactly what I’m doing. I’ve been set up with a career that I’ll do for the rest of my life.

VISUAL: The camera pulls back, showing the trio looking out over the river. The text overlay alters and the RMIT logo appears in the centre of the screen. Fade to black.

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