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A beer with Sir Richard Branson, 8 beer coasters and 1 dream to take Virgin Airlines to Australia. In this week's episode, we were able to sit down with Brett Godfrey to hear about his career to date. We delved into how his career began, how he came up with the idea to take Virgin Airlines to Australia, the execution of this plan, and then talked about some of his current business interests. In th...

In this week’s episode, Charlie and Will are joined by Ani Satchcroft to discuss her role as Senior Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Investments, Real Assets ANZ at Macquarie. Some of the key talking points include Ani’s passion for investments that impact communities on a grand scale, what it was that drew her to a career in infrastructure financing at Macquarie, and her thoughts for amb...

In this week's episode, Will and Charlie were lucky enough to be able to join the founders of the incredibly successful Equity Mates Media - Bryce Leske and Alec Renehan - in their studio in Sydney. Throughout the episode, we learn about what brought Alec and Bryce to start an investing podcast, how they have helped break down the barriers to get started investing and what their future plans a...

Nathan Bell joins Will and Charlie to discuss how he went from a role as financial analyst at Deutsche Bank into work at Intelligent Investor where he has worked his way to Portfolio Manager. Recently, Nathan has been a key part in the launch of Intelligent Investor’s new fund The Intelligent Investor Select Value fund, an actively managed ETF that can invest in market leading companies locally an...

In this week's episode, Charlie and Will were able to sit down with Terry Svenson - the CEO of QLD Cricket. The boys talk about how he runs the complex operation that is QLD cricket, his thoughts on privatising the BBL - which is very topical at the moment - and how he approaches domestic players leaving QLD cricket to pursue overseas opportunities. Terry has had a fascinating career thus far...

A holiday! Something we could all do with.  This week’s podcast unwraps all things to do with tourism as current Experience Co. (ASX:EXP) CEO and former Tourism Australia Managing Director John O’Sullivan joins Will Chapman and Charlie Selth to unpack the state of the industry, pathways into working in tourism/entertainment, and John educates us on Experience Co. and its future as one of Australia...

In today's episode, Will and Charlie were lucky enough to sit down with the Principal of one of Australia's top schools, Jacinda Euler from Brisbane Girls Grammar. In this episode, Jacinda outlines her career pathway to teaching and we gain key insights into how BGGS consistently ranks in the top schools in Australia academically. As Jacinda stresses to us though, students' experience at BGGS is a...

On this episode of The Business Of, Will and Charlie were lucky enough to be joined by Australian business royalty, Glen Richards. On this podcast, the boys discuss the story behind how Greencross Vets started, Glen's current interests and what he looks for when investing in a company, how he became a shark on Shark Tank and he leaves us with some great career and business advice that we found inv...

In this episode, Will and Charlie hear some of the debate around Australia’s energy future and the factors influencing Australia’s mining industry. The discussion draws on the perspective of Bowen Coking Coal (ASX:BCB) Executive Chairman, Ballymore Resources (ASX:BMR) Chairman and co-founder of Stanmore Coal Nick Jorss. Nick is an incredibly passionate advocate of Australian mining and is not afra...

In this episode, Charlie and Will reflect on some of the key lessons they've learnt from their first 16 episodes. With clips from previous episodes and a focus on what is going to be needed for the future young professional, this episode is a great overview of some of the fascinating interviews the boys have been a part of thus far.

In this episode, Charlie and Will were lucky enough to sit down with the co-host of the We Got The Chocolates podcast to discuss the business of podcasting. The following that Leigh, brother Mitch and mate Andrew, have amassed through the podcast is nothing short of extraordinary. With nearly 500k followers on Instagram, 252k subscribers on Youtube - to go along with nearly 100 million total views...

James Fielding, CEO of Audeara (ASX: AUA), joins Charlie Selth and Will Chapman to discuss the fascinating company that he founded. James talks to the origins of the company and how it aims to address hearing loss before it's too late - a problem that greatly impacts the quality of lives for many Australians. Further to this, he discusses the psychological shift that needs to be made in regard to...

Charlie and Will are joined by Hyrdalyte North America (ASX:HPC) CEO, Oliver Baker, to discuss his pathway to becoming the CEO of an ASX-listed company and how his innate understanding of marketing and strategic partnerships has held him in good stead for this challenging role. Oliver has been facing some headwinds as they attempt to grow Hydralyte in America due to a slight variation in consumer...

Australia Post CEO Paul Graham joins Charlie and Will to discuss an organisation in which we are all stakeholders. In today's podcast, Paul outlines how his career in supply chain logistics led him to the coveted role of Australia Post CEO and the challenges that are present in his role. He also details how the expansion of “e-commerce” is a significant driver for the business and one that he spea...

Join Will and Charlie as they are joined again by Louis Dooley to discuss the financial markets for 2023. They hear Louis’s thoughts on what the key drivers for the 2023 Global economy will be, what industries possess the most value for equities, how the interest rate environment will impact households and our chance of recession. They even surprise him at the end by asking for his favourite stock...

In this episode, Charlie and Will are joined by Ashes and World Cup-winning Australian cricket coach, John Buchanan. Listen to hear John's meteoric rise to coaching Australia's top team despite having never played for it himself. A masterful motivator of high performing individuals, John explains how his philosophies around coaching have, and continue to be, so relevant to business. We hope you en...

Charlie Selth and Will Chapman were lucky enough to be joined, just before Christmas, by ex-professional footballer and current fund manager Jack Trengove. Jack has always been a pioneer in his chosen fields becoming the youngest ever VFL/AFL captain at just 20 years of age whilst also pitching an “Elite Athlete Fund” to his current boss and mentor, David Prescott, at Lanyon Asset Management. We h...

Will and Charlie are joined by Brendan Newell (General Manager – Cyber Pathways) to discuss the topic of cyber security and what corporate Australia should be doing to protect themselves. 92% of cyber security breaches involve a human error allowing the attack to occur. Brendan speaks to the idea of an organisation’s “cyber culture” and what can be done to build a strong one. Cyber attacks cripple...

Tamara Reid joins Will and Charlie for this week's episode of The Business Of. Voted the Emerging Leader by Telstra Business Women's Awards, community and leadership expert Tamara Reid is the 2 x startup Founder of Beaute Industrie and the Aesthetic and Beauty Industry Council, keynote speaker and brand manager. Tamara worked her way up from therapist to earn her seat at the senior leadership tabl...

Paul Vincent joins Will Chapman and Charlie Selth on this week’s episode of The Business Of. Paul elaborates on how he took a risk as a 32 year old manager at KPMG, with a family and a mortgage, to go out on his own. Over 30 years on and Paul has built Vincents into one of Australia’s leading mid-tier professional services firms. Join Will and Charlie in finding out how. * Remember to follow the p...

Will and Charlie were joined by Peter Deans on this episode of The Business Of to talk about risk management and some recent events that have shone a spotlight on the need for modern businesses to manage their risks more closely. Peter has worked as a Chief Risk Officer at Bankwest and BOQ and more recently has started his own risk management firm called Notwithoutrisk Consulting which is an Austr...

CEO of Sarina Russo Group, Kathleen Newcombe, joins Will and Charlie to discuss her journey in education and now business. Kathleen left her role as a teacher at St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace to enter the business landscape without knowing what her next job would be. A life-long calculated risk-taker, Kathleen provides us with some invaluable insights and this episode is a great listen for...

Andrew Wellington sits down with us to unpack his fascinating career at PwC spanning 32 years. He shared many interesting insights from starting his career in the Bahamas to unpacking some of the weirdest deals he's worked on. We also delve into his role as Chairman of the Lions and the key role he has played in the introduction of the AFLW Lions team and the new Springfield development. He also p...

Karl Morris AO is CEO and managing director at Ord Minnett where he has previously held the role of Executive Chairman. Over his 32-year span at Ords, he has held roles across all facets of the business including stockbroking, funds management, and corporate finance. In 2019, Karl led a management buyout of the company from IOOF (now Insignia financial) and JP Morgan, thereby taking 100% independe...

Louis Dooley, Investment Adviser – Morgans North Quay, joins Will Chapman and Charlie in the studio to discuss everything from the broader macroeconomy to the various aspects of his role including managing client relationships, investment analysis, and much more.