Dogged determination, drive and eternal optimism are some of the traits used to describe Mainfreight CEO Don Braid. 

He joined the company in 1994 and under his guidance the freight and logistics behemoth has grown and expanded to now run operations here, in Australia, Asia and the United States. 

Among his many business accolades, he was named New Zealand’s Executive Of The Decade at the prestigious Deloitte Top 200 Awards. 

He was Simon Barnett and James Daniels' guest for this weeks Six and a Song. 

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