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How a uni dropout went from Maccas to building a $100m company
Mark Woodland was expanding his education start-up before realising he’d overlooked a critical component for its success and he had to fix it.
- Julie-anne Sprague
This former Young Rich Lister just spent $700k to alter his genes
Nick Bell’s first business failed, his next made him millions. The serial entrepreneur’s latest business venture involves helping people live longer.
- Julie-anne Sprague
April
The homeschooled billionaire who built a fortune before turning 40
Shaun Bonett was the country’s richest person under 40 in 2007. Now a billionaire, he shares his story, including a humiliating $25 million mistake.
- Julie-anne Sprague
December 2023
How Sam Kennard built a $2.6b empire
The influential business figure always had ambition to work and grow the family company. But he didn’t expect his dad to give him total control when he was just 24 years of age.
- Julie-anne Sprague
How Cathie Reid went from typing class to a $550m fortune
The Rich Lister originally wanted to be a typist. Instead, she became a pharmacist before she spotted a gap in the market and become an entrepreneur alongside husband Stuart Giles.
- Julie-anne Sprague
November 2023
Why this Young Rich Lister shuns Australian investors
“When you find something you really enjoy, sleeping really just gets in the way,” says Kevin Gosschalk, the Young Rich Lister behind Arkose Labs.
- Julie-anne Sprague
How Mark Carnegie thumb-sucked his way off the Rich List
The entrepreneur and corporate adviser has had plenty of woulda, shoulda, coulda moments. One of them cost him about $100 million.
- Julie-anne Sprague
October 2023
This school drop-out became a property magnate. Here’s how he did it
He was told he didn’t have the ‘capability’ to finish school. Now, Nigel Satterley has a $500 million empire that landed him on the Rich List.
- Julie-anne Sprague
This Rich Lister added $1b to his wealth in less than two years
Medical technology firm Pro Medicus has delivered blistering returns this year. Its success has propelled co-founder Sam Hupert into the $2 billion club.
- Julie-anne Sprague
September 2023
Being an introvert helped set up this Young Rich Lister to make $1b
Alex Tomic didn’t find university challenging, so he quit. Now he’s worth $125 million and climbing, as the toothpaste-related company he formed with a childhood friend shines bright.
- Julie-anne Sprague
The checkout chick who created a $170m empire
Carolyn Creswell’s company dominates the supermarket shelves. But it didn’t start that way. In the early days, she had to come up clever ways to get ahead.
- Julie-anne Sprague
May 2023
‘Don’t care what other people think’: This founder’s key to success
Gabrielle Manning was climbing the ladder of a corporate career in the fashion industry until, in her early 30s, she and two of her sisters quit their jobs to go it alone.
- Julie-anne Sprague
How Ultra Violette went from 3000 Insta followers to global brand
Bec Jefferd and Ava Chandler-Matthews worked together at Mecca before realising no-one was marketing the ultimate anti-ageing product: daily sunscreen.
- Julie-anne Sprague
This 29-year-old used her house deposit to create a start-up success
Bangn Body’s Priscilla Hajiantoni suffered from skin breakouts. She’d tried everything and nothing seemed to work. So she set out to make her own skincare products.
- Julie-anne Sprague
April 2023
Stay private and persevere: How Jo Horgan made Mecca a retail giant
The retail cosmetics powerhouse lost money for its first four years and was on the verge of shutting down. Now it turns over more than $570 million.
- Julie-anne Sprague
How Tania Austin built one of Australia’s most successful retailers
Tania Austin is the force behind women’s fashion group Decjuba, a business she bought in 2008 when there were just five stores. Now there’s 140 and counting.
- Julie-anne Sprague
March 2023
She made $140m selling underwear, now she’s investing it back in women
ModiBodi founder Kristy Chong urges female entrepreneurs to have a detailed plan for how to grow their businesses and to get their life partners on Trello.
- Julie-anne Sprague
Female Founders: a new podcast series
Hear some of Australia’s top women entrepreneurs explain how they turned a simple idea into a successful business.
September 2022
‘The best business advice is printed on Nike t-shirts’
He quit his job as a consultant to sell TVs on eBay for 1c. By 31, Ruslan Kogan had landed on the Financial Review Rich List after building online retail group Kogan.com. Here’s what he’s learnt.
- Julie-anne Sprague
This Rich Lister quit his job as a consultant to sell TVs for 1¢
While living in a Melbourne housing commission flat, a young Ruslan Kogan honed his selling skills, making a buck selling golf balls and washing cars.
- Julie-anne Sprague
August 2022
‘Sure, of course I can’: From uni dropout to young rich list
Aaron Hornlimann, 35, is behind a company whose technology makes it easier for people to get in and out of airports.
- Julie-anne Sprague
Want to be a Rich Lister? Get up at 4am, take an ice bath, meditate
Simon Beard says being an entrepreneur is like trying to make it to the NBA. His days are literally planned to the minute. Hear his story on the How I Made It podcast. Listen for free.
- Julie-anne Sprague
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