The Interview Australia

As a follow-on to our profile of Charles Goode AC and the Flagstaff Partners business in 2022, we’re fortunate to have the opportunity to again be joined by Charles on today’s episode, albeit in an environment that features vastly different political, geo-political and economic overlays than twelve months ago.

Our special guest on this episode is Audette Exel AO, Chair & Founder of Adara Group. Audette is unquestionably one of Australia’s leading business & philanthropic figures, having been intimately involved in a diverse range of corporations for over four decades including within the legal, finance, banking and corporate advisory spheres. Through determination & an extraordinary appetite for social...

In another Ready Media Group exclusive interview, our special guest on this episode is Larry Kestelman - Executive Group Chairman of LK Group, a private, diversified family office that encompasses in excess of twenty businesses across the property, private equity, technology, sports & retail spheres. In a remarkable career extending across more than three decades, Larry has established a formidabl...

Our guest on this episode is Geoff Levy AO - Chairman & Founder of Monash Private Capital and one of the Country's most successful business leaders with an enviable track record of leading and influencing organisations across the investment banking, corporate advisory, legal, property and sporting spheres. Born in Victory Park, Johannesburg South Africa in 1959, Geoff completed his early education...

We’re joined by special guest Nigel Satterley AM - Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Satterley Property Group. In a remarkable five-decade plus career, Nigel has become a cornerstone member of Australia’s property & business sectors, establishing the Satterley business over the past forty years to become the Country’s largest privately-owned residential development firm whilst cementing his ext...

Joining our series for a rare & exclusive interview is special guest, Paul Blackburne - Founder & Executive Chairman of Blackburne, one of Australia’s largest privately owned & integrated property development firms. Since inception, Blackburne has redefined the concept of luxury living, successfully delivering landmark projects in key locations across Perth, the result of which has cemented his le...

Our special guest is Trevor Lowensohn - Founding Partner & Managing Director of Alceon Group. Launched in 2010, Alcon is a specialist advisory and investment house that boasts over $4.3b of funds under management across real estate, private equity, private credit & liquid strategies. Across its real estate exposures, Alceon has invested over $6.2b across more than 400 deals, generating a weighted...

In another Ready Media Group exclusive interview, we're joined on this episode by Mr. Jon Adgemis - Executive Chairman of The JAGA Group and Founder of Public Hospitality Group, one of the Country's fastest growing pub conglomerates. Launched in 2014, The Jaga Group is a private investment group that has grown to encompass a portfolio of premium assets across Australia's Eastern seaboard, with a c...

Our special guest is David Gonski AC - in a forty-plus year career across the law, corporate advisory, investment banking, finance and philanthropy, David has become one of Australia's most successful and recognised business figures. In this rare and exclusive interview, David unpacks his extraordinary career, from making Partner aged 25 at Freehill Hollingdale Page (now Herbert Smith Freehills),...

Our guest is Mr. John McGrath, Founder & Executive Director of ASX-listed property business, McGrath as part of our interview series. In a diverse career spanning in excess of three decades, John has established a formidable reputation across Australia as a real estate pioneer and businessman, owing as much to his success in building one of the Country's most recognised brands as his success as a...

Our special guest on this episode is Michael Rothner – Principal of revered property investment house, AsheMorgan. Michael joined AsheMorgan in 1990 and leads investor relations, funds management and joint ventures for the group, with a focus on achieving enhanced risk adjusted returns via insightful and disciplined strategies. He has substantial experience in development and construction as well...

Our special guest is Anthony Bell OAM - Founder & CEO of Bell Partners, Australia's leading independent diversified advisory, consulting & accountancy firm. Established in 1997, Bell Partners has experienced exponential growth throughout the course of the past two decades, cementing it's reputation in providing top-tier accountancy services to clients whilst also leading to the formation of additi...

Our special guest is Adrian Loader, Co-Founder of Allegro Funds - one of Australia's preeminent private equity firms with a capital base exceeding some $4bn of assets under management and a highly-successful eighteen-year track record of producing outstanding investment results. Alongside Chester Moynihan, Adrian established Allegro Funds in two-thousand-and-four with a specific mandate on sourcin...

It's a pleasure to welcome to our program the Co-Founders of highly-respected property development and investment firm, REVELOP, Charbel Hazzouri & Anthony El-Hazouri. Since launching in two-thousand-and-eight, Revelop has become one of Australia's most prolific and active real estate companies, having delivered over sixty projects to market including high-profile assets in the retail, commercial,...

An exclusive interview with legendary property investor Julius Colman AM - Founder of MCS Property.

An exclusive discussion with Michael Naphtali AM - Partner of venture capital firm Rampersand, Board Member of ErdiGroup, Co-Chairman of Hindal Corporate, former CEO of the Pratt Group and a Former Executive Director of Credit Suisse.

Our guest is Patrick Allaway - one of the Country's most highly respected company directors and businessmen. His current interests include as Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the Bank of Queensland, Independent Director of Dexus Funds Management Limited, Non-Executive Director of Allianz Australia and Chairman of the Giant Steps Endowment Fund. Prior to these roles, he was a Board Member of...

In his first major in-depth interview, it's a privilege to have on our series legendary Australian businessman and founder, Ian Malouf. Ahoy Club - https://ahoyclub.com/ Throughout a career spanning close to four decades, Ian has established an enviable track record of success, building industrial waste management & disposal business Dial-A=Dump Industries (DADI Group) four months after completing...

It's a privilege to welcome to our series, special guest Michael Gutman OBE - Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Assembly Funds Management and one of Australia's most experienced property specialists. Launched in 2019 in a partnership between Michael Gutman, the Lowy Family Group and Alceon, Assembly is a funds management platform targeting strong risk adjusted returns across the Australasian re...

Our guest is Ian Chambers – Managing Director, Head of Wealth Management Australia for global banking giant Morgan Stanley. Ian brings over three decades of experience across equity markets and wealth advisory, having joined Morgan Stanley in 1998 to establish it's local equity practice before being appointed to his current position in February 2014 - prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Ian spent ove...

Our guest on this episode is Phillip Cave AM, Executive Chair & Founder of specialised private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners. Throughout the course of an extraordinary four decade plus career, Phil has been at the forefront of corporate Australia, utilising his vast experience and skillset to facilitate the successful investment turnaround of numerous businesses including many high-profil...

Our guest is Len Warson - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Glenvill, one of the Country's oldest and most successful property development groups, with a history dating back some sixty-four years. Prior to joining Glenvill in 1984, Len was an insolvency accountant at Ernst & Young having studied a Bachelor of Economics, Accounting & Finance at Monash University. In addition to his executive ca...

It's a pleasure to welcome Peter Ivany AO, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Ivany Investment Group as a guest on today's program. Peter has been deeply embedded within corporate Australia for multiple generations, originally making his mark as CEO of Hoyts Cinemas throughout the 1980's and 1990's, growing the business from a small local chain of forty to an international powerhouse...

Ready Media Group, in partnership with Belle Property Commercial is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new series, 'Women in Property & Business'. This exclusive new program aims to showcase the most inspiring and successful women in the property, finance, consulting, not-for-profit & management fields, uncovering the secrets behind their success and sharing their insights for future genera...

Joining our series on this episode is Kim Williams AM - legendary Australian businessman who has led some of the Country's largest media & entertainment organisations including NewsCorp Australia, Foxtel & Southern Star Entertainment via both Board and Executive level positions. Kim has also had a decorated career via arts & cultural institutions, having previously been Chairman of the Sydney Symp...