How I Made It

Mark Woodland was expanding his education start-up before realising he’d overlooked a critical component for its success. He had to fix it, even if it meant a bunch of staff walked out the door. To ask a question, email howimadeit@afr.com   This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find out more about Commonwealth Private click  here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Serial entrepreneur Nick Bell sits down with Julie-anne Sprague to chat about his latest business venture, which aims to help people live longer. He also details his recent trip to Mexico, where he spent $700,000 on injections to alter his genes. To ask a question, email howimadeit@afr.com   This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find out more about Commonwealth Private click  here S...

In this week's episode, Precision Group founder Shaun Bonétt chats to Julie-anne Sprague about becoming one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. A journey that went from home schooling to buying his first shopping centre at just 24 years of age. To ask a question, email howimadeit@afr.com   This podcast is sponsored by Commonwealth Private To find out more about Commonwealth Private cli...

How I Made It is back for a 4th season and this time we're giving you can chance to ask a Rich Lister a question yourself.  Are you building a company and want to scale up, do you want advice on funding your growth or have you just got an idea and you want to know what to do next, well here is your opportunity. Send a question to howimadeit@afr.com and we’ll get a Rich Lister to help you.  Episode...

His parents moved to Australia with just $90 to their name, raising their young family in a housing commission flat in Melbourne. It was there Ruslan Kogan honed his selling skills, making a buck selling golf balls and washing cars. He’s now worth about $300 million after creating online retailer Kogan.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The How I Made it team is on a summer break but have curated a special summer series featuring some of our favourite episodes.  In this third episode, Simon Beard joined Julie-anne Sprague in 2022 to chat how he and his wife Tah-nee started Culture Kings as a market stall on the Gold Coast. They’d go on to cut a deal that valued their retailer at $600 million. In this episode, Simon shares his rou...

The How I Made it team is on a summer break but we’ve curated a special summer series featuring some of our favourite episodes.  Our second episode in this summer series features Tammy Hembrow who joined the Julie-anne Sprague in August 2022 where she shares her story of being told her life was ruined when she unexpectedly fell pregnant at 19. She’d go on to develop a fitness app and clothing bran...

Happy New Year! The How I Made it team is on summer break but for your listening enjoyment they have compiled a collection of some of their favourite episodes from our rich catalogue of interviews with the nation’s Rich Listers. The first episode in this summer series features Jack Cowin, the Canadian door-to-door salesman who left of Australia and opened fast food chains KFC and Hungry Jack’s. He...

Sam Kennard always had ambition to work and grow the family company. But he never expected his dad to give him total control when he was just 24 years of age.  This podcast is sponsored by Superloop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode How I Made It podcast, Icon Group founder Cathie Reid chats to Julie-anne Sprague about wanting to be a typist. Instead she became a pharmacist before spotting a gap in the market and becoming an entrepreneur alongside husband Stuart Giles. This podcast is sponsored by Superloop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on How I Made It, Julie-anne Sprague chats to Young Rich Lister Kevin Gosschalk, the co-founder Arkose Labs on the challenges of going head to head with Google in offering companies solutions to thwart cyber criminals. This podcast is sponsored by Superloop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Julie-anne Sprague chats to investor and corporate adviser Mark Carnegie on how being born with a silver spoon and having a chip on his shoulder has  motivated him to succeed in business.  This podcast is sponsored by Superloop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Nigel Satterley joins Julie-anne Sprague to chat about his journey from Levi's salesman to becoming Australia’s biggest private land developer whose company, Satterley, is worth more than $500 million. This podcast is sponsored by Superloop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Follow The Australian Financial Review’s newest podcast offering called 15 Minutes with the Boss. It’s a weekly podcast, in which AFR’s Boss Editor Sally Patten sits down with one of the country's top CEOs and asks them to share all the valuable advice and wisdom they’ve gained during the course of their careers. They’ll chat about their successes and failures and everything in between. Here’s a l...

In 1983, Sam Hupert and IT specialist Anthony Hall joined forces after meeting at a wine tasting. Their brainchild, Pro Medicus is now worth $9 billion with shares recently hitting an all-time high of $83, marking a spectacular return for early investors who bought in at $1.15 per share in 2000. This podcast is sponsored by Superloop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Tomic quit university after just six months, to create a company to sell teeth whitening kits with his childhood friend Alex Mirkovic. Almost a decade later, the pair are closing in on $1b in sales, cementing their place on the Young Rich List as chase a global expansion, which has had a handy boost after Kim Kardashian posted to her gazillion followers about how much she just loves their pro...

Carolyn Creswell’s company Carmen's 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. This podcast is sponsored by Superloop   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How I Made It is back for a third season. From the Australian Financial Review, How I Made It takes you inside the world of the country’s top entrepreneurs. They'll share insights on what makes them tick, their business advice and how they overcame the odds to grace one of the AFR's Rich Lists.  If you want to know how business empires are made, join host Julie-anne Sprague on Monday September 11...

Super Fierce founder Trenna Probert chats to Julie-anne Sprague about her bold mission to close the wealth gap between men and women. This podcast is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative. To learn more, go to: https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/awards   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From an initial $50,000 investment and regularly sleeping on a blowup mattress on the factory floor, Hannah Drury is now looking to expand her fragrance empire with her own perfumery. This podcast is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative. To learn more, go to: https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/awards   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabrielle Manning chats with Julie-anne Sprague about quitting her job in her 30s to set up her own business alongside her two sisters. But a decade later it nearly collapsed as they got distracted by the critics. This podcast is sponsored by Cartier Women's Initiative. To learn more, go to: https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/awards   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2014 Bec Jefferd and Ava Matthews met in a carpark. Fast forward to today, their skinscreen line Ultra Violette has completely changed the way we view sunscreens.  This podcast is sponsored by Charter Hall, to learn more visit www.charterhall.com.au/investments/new-to-investing/getting-started-in-commercial-property-investment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Priscilla Hajiantoni suffered from skin breakouts. She’d tried everything and nothing seemed to work. So she set out to make her own. Priscilla now runs a multi-million dollar skincare business that's on the cusp of going global. This podcast is sponsored by Charter Hall, to learn more visit www.charterhall.com.au/investments/new-to-investing/getting-started-in-commercial-property-investment See o...

This week, entrepreneur Jo Horgan invites Julie-anne Sprague into the nerve centre of Mecca to reveal how her love for English literature led to her founding the international cosmetics giant. This podcast is sponsored by Charter Hall, to learn more visit www.charterhall.com.au/investments/new-to-investing/getting-started-in-commercial-property-investment Background reading:  How two Melbourne ent...

In 2008, Tania Austin took a risk buying five retail stores under the Decjuba banner. 15 years on Decjuba is now a women's fashion powerhouse with more than 140 stores across Australia and New Zealand. This podcast is sponsored by Charter Hall, to learn more visit www.charterhall.com.au/investments/new-to-investing/getting-started-in-commercial-property-investment Background reading: Meet the thre...