Mick Sutton

Location

Bundanoon NSW

How long have you worked at Toro?

7 Months.

Current Position held at Toro?

ACT & Southern NSW Area Sales Manager

Previous Positions held at Toro?

No

What Motivates you to work hard?

My Family

What is your favorite thing about your career?

The diversity of the industry and the people involved that you meet.

What would you do (for a career) if you weren't working at Toro?

Probably still be a greenkeeper or something turf related.

What is the weirdest job you've ever had?

Can’t say I have had a weird job.

Married, Children?

Married to Helen with 6 children Alannah, Tom, Nick, Piper, Bryce & Ellie, 2 son in laws to be Jay & Jack and 2 grandchildren Reid & Noah.

Do you have any pets?

3 dogs – a 13-year-old Red Cattle dog Blue and brother & sister French Mastiff’s Dennis & Lilly

What is the one thing you can't resist?

Sweets

What is your greatest fear?

Don’t really have any

Where is your favorite place to be?

In my man cave with family and friends, listen to music or watching sport.

Where is the best place you have travelled and why?

Vietnam, it was an awesome place and the most welcoming and kindhearted people everywhere I went.

Favorite line from a movie?

“If you ain’t 1st your last” Talladega Nights

Have you ever made a decision that changed your entire life?

Not giving up on being told I medically wouldn’t be able to work in the greenkeeping industry again. They were wrong 😊

Stay in or go out on a Saturday night?

I enjoy both

What is one thing people would never know about you?

In 2006, I fractured 2 vertebrae in my back a car accident, due to a driver being on my side of the road on a bend.

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?

Ironing

Beach or Countryside?

Countryside

Facebook or Instagram?

Both

Biggest pet peeve?

Telemarketer call at dinner time

What would you name the autobiography of your life?

What a Ride!

Do you speak more than one language

No

If you could meet anyone, living or dead who would you meet?

Muhammad Ali – Loved his showmanship he would have been a real character

What three words describe you best?

Outgoing, Ambitious, Curious

What advice would you give 15-year-old you?

Live life to the fullest and probably save a bit more money along the way.

Flourish Magazine

July 2025