5 Minutes With… Asa & Kate Cutts

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With a combined telecommunications experience of over 40 years, Asa & Kate Cutts both began their careers working in retail stores, moving up through the ranks to management level, before concluding that they could do things better themselves. Together they started Frontier Voice & Data, a multi-award winning, locally owned company specialising in business telecommunications, and providing powerful solutions from a range of innovative vendors and Australia’s leading network provider – Telstra, all in simple terms their clients can understand.

Tell us a bit about your business.

At Frontier Voice & Data we understand that your priority is running your own business effectively. We provide services all over Australia to take the frustration out of managing your day-to-day communications needs. Our services include Mobile Handsets & Tablets, Phone Systems, Telstra Account Management, Fleet Management, Video Conferencing, Wifi Networks, Mobile Coverage Boosters and Office Relocations & Setup. With over 50 years of combined experience, our team of Sales and qualified Service Technicians can assist small family businesses to large enterprises including councils, schools, hospitals, and mine sites, and everything in-between.

What has been the most challenging aspect of being a business owner?

Time, or lack thereof, is always the most challenging aspect of being a business owner. The long hours, trying to find a work/family balance and maintaining sanity levels are all areas of pressure, but these fall to the side when we see what can be achieved for our clients.

What is a fun fact about yourself?

We believe strongly in ‘kids in sport’, hence why Frontier sponsors many local sporting clubs, teams & individuals*, and with our own two children involved in multiple sports – it certainly keeps us busy. We are both also Coaches, Committee Members and Volunteers at various sporting clubs and have been for over 10 years. Volunteering is crucial for a sporting club to succeed, and we believe in giving back to our local community where we can.

*Refer to bottom of article for sporting groups sponsored by Frontier Voice & Data.

What is the best piece of career/business advice you ever received?

Success is not achieved by accident. It is the result of hard work, failures and never giving up. Get back up more times than you get knocked down.

Going forward, what is next on the cards for your business / career?

With our recent expansion into the Government & Mining sector we are looking to improve our reach across Regional Queensland. The possibilities are endless for Frontier Voice & Data – watch this space!