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How to have creative ideas...even if you are not creative

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From The Zip IPO To Becoming A $186m CEO - John Winters (Superhero CEO)

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How this youngster, backed by a PM and Blackbird, has cracked the code to going viral on LinkedIn?

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Want To Change The Country? Listen To Our Chat With Ms Allegra Spender MP First

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How To Bootstap To $100m & Where The Finder Co-Founder Sees Opportunity Today

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How Being "Directionally Correct" Helped Your Co-Host Raise $10m At 21

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The Secrets Behind Becoming A $50M Founder In Your 20s

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The Med School Dropout Rebuilding Women's Healthcare In Australia (Grace Toombs)

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#152 - Oliver Allis (Yo-Chi): The Brand Builder Behind Australia's Favourite Frozen Yoghurt

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#151 - Tahlia Kennedy: How To Escape "200 View Jail" & Grow An Audience From Scratch

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#150 - Nick Palumbo: The Gelato Messina Story & Why Specialisation Matters

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#149 - Best of 2026 So Far: Job Interviews, Cybersecurity, Consulting Wealth Management (Part 2)

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#148 - Best of 2026 So Far: AI, Careers, Moscow, Satellites & Backing The Right Horse (Part 1)

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#147 - Do These Things Right Now To Stop Falling Behind In The AI Race (Oliver Merrick)

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#146 - The Contrarian Bet on Japan That Most Investors Are Missing (James Halse)

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#145 - How To Speak With Confidence At Work & Tell Better Stories (Jonathan Pease)

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#144 - Brian Hartzer: Former Westpac CEO On Navigating Pressure & Leading Quantium Health

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#143 - Are Cover Letters, Business Cards & Notebooks Redundant In 2026? Should They Be? (April Recap)

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#142 - Soph Greiner & Bella Filacuridi (Dome): How Two Young Founders Created Australia's First Ever Podcast Festival

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#141 - Charlie Viola: From Bank Teller To One of Australia’s Highest Ranked Wealth Advisers

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#140 - “I Fell Into It…” Intentionality vs Serendipity In Careers (March Recap)

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#139 - Assadi Youssef (IBM): The Art of Ethical Hacking & Protecting Australia's Biggest Companies From Cyber Threats

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#138 - Trent Blacket (EMT Partners): The Aussie Lawyer Building Global Talent & Media Businesses

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#137 - Dr. Stephanie Allen: From Solving Bus Timetables to Advising Global Healthcare Giants

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#136 - Eduardo Gama: Brazilian Mining Engineer Turned Global Financier

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#135 - Roger Baxter: The Reality of Building a Palladium Mine in South Africa

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#134 - Alex Currie (Law Firm Partner, Baker Botts): From London to Moscow to Riyadh – A Career in Global Project Finance

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#133 - Lulu Ghattas (Kinso): Building a Personal Brand & Scaling a Startup Through Viral Distribution

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#132 - Graham Kerr (South32): Building a Mining Career Without a Mining Degree

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#131 - Sweat Capital January Recap: Saudi Arabia, London, Dubai & Moving to Sydney

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#130 - Armina Rosenberg (Minotaur Capital): How Technology Is Changing Stock Picking

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#129 - Why Hatch’s Vice Chair Views This $110bn Moment As One Of The Proudest Of His Career

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#128 - Flavia Tata Nardini: The $800m Adelaide Start-Up Landing On The Moon | Fleet Space Technologies

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#127 - Investing In Sport: Rugby League In London? Darren Lockyer & Grant Wechsel On Buying The London Broncos

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#126 - Rob Adamson (RFC Ambrian): Why Most Mining Tech Fails (The Blueprint for Turning Science Into Scale)

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#125 - Anthony Brown (CEO, NobleOak): Why Your Career Is a Portfolio, Not a Ladder

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#124 – Brad Pulford (VP & Managing Director ANZ, HP): How To Build a Career Inside a Global Tech Giant & The Workplace Trends Shaping Our Happiness at Work

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#123 – Mitch Hughes (Founder, NextGen Ventures): How Do You Raise $2M With No Track Record?

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#122 – Mark Kristoff: From the Mailroom to CEO of Traxys (OnAir @ IMARC)

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#121 – Marcus Marchant (CEO VistaPrint & Founder of Bondi Joe): Leaving Law, Running Big Companies & Building One After Hours

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#120 – Shane Jones (NZ Minister for Resources): How Power, Pressure and Responsibility Shape a Career In Politics (OnAir @ IMARC)

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#119 – David Teh (Partner, Simpson Thacher): How Australians Break Into Top US Law Firms

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#118 – Steve Kovac (CEO, Idemitsu Australia): Leading a Japanese Conglomerate Through Australia’s Energy Transition

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#117 – Michael Meng (Stellar Health CEO): The Man Fixing American Healthcare

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#116 – Bryan Quinn (CEO, Aurelia Metals): What Big-cap Mining Doesn’t Teach You About Running A Mid-Cap Company (OnAir @ IMARC)

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#115 – Anthony Liveris (CEO, Proto Axiom): The CEO aiming to build Australia’s next CSL

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#114 – November Recap: Advice, Mentors, & Our Offsite Weekend

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#113 – Blue Owl MD Marc Pillemer: Inside the Firm Choosing Which Asset Managers Will Win the Next 20 Years

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#112 – Paul Tranter: From High School Dropout to Global CFO of Boston Consulting Group

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#111 – The Hon. Steven Marshall: Why Aussies Punch Above Their Weight in the US (Practical Advice For Australians Chasing Global Careers)

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#110 – Sweat Capital October Recap: New York Trip & IMARC 2025

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#109 – Mark Cutifani: From Wollongong To Turning Around Anglo American (OnAir @ IMARC)

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#108 – Matthew McLennan: The Discipline Behind Great Investing

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#107 – Larry Anthony AO: How To Effectively Influence Others & Build A Political Career (Former Federal Minister)

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#106 – Introducing Sweat Capital: The Next Chapter In Our Journey

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#105 Martijn Wilder AM: Financing the Future Economy — CEO Pollination Group & Chair National Reconstruction Fund (Climate Investor & Policy Leader)

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#104 Andrew Purcell: How I Ended Up Drilling in Cuba — Risk, Reward & Frontier Energy (Melbana Energy, ASX: MAY)

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#103 From the Only Woman on Lehman’s 100-Person Trading Floor to Turning Down Head of Hedge Fund Sales (Justine Morton, Providence Wealth Advisory)

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#102 How Gilbert + Tobin Is Backing Founders From Day One – Inside G&T Ventures (Xavier Keary)

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#101 From Founder Mindset to Big Four: Launching KPMG’s High Growth Ventures (Amanda Price)

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#100 Cathie Reid AM: From Breakup to Building a Global Healthcare Empire – Reinvention & Resilience (Serial Entrepreneur and Investor)

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#99 Dr Nick Coatsworth: Leading a Nation Through Crisis – Insights on Infectious Disease & Mental Health (Deputy Chief Medical Officer During COVID-19)

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#98 The Importance Of Global Networks For Deal Flow & Pioneering Liability Management Transactions in Australia (Lewis Grimm, Cross-Border Leveraged Finance Partner, Jones Day)

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#97 Inside Fortescue’s Technology Machine: On-Site Leadership and a Window Into The Importance Of Mental Health On Mine Sites (Stephen Cole, Director of Mining Operations)

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#96 Ken Jefferd: Turning Billions of Research Investment Into Commercial Success (UniMelb Innovation Chief)

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#95 Dr Peter Devine: The Science of Commercialisation - Inside Australia’s Longest-Running Venture Fund

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#94 Finnlay Morcombe: How We Cut Documentation Time by 50× with AI (Fluency Co-Founder)

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#93 Surviving Rate Hikes & Tariff Shocks: Strategies for Investors and SMEs (Kenneth Beanland & Steven Staatz, Vincents)

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#92 Why Trucks Keep Australia Moving: The Future of Heavy Vehicles (Todd Hacking, HVIA CEO)

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#91 What the Olympics Mean for Brisbane’s Long-Term Prosperity (Anthony Ryan, BEDA CEO)

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#90 Robert Millner: How Four Generations of Millners Built Australia’s Oldest ASX Business into a Diversified Powerhouse

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#89 Julian Biggins: Navigating the Housing Shortfall & Unconventional Property Bets with MA Financial’s Real Estate Expert

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#88 Andrew Wilks: From The $3bn Sale of Momelotinib To Establishing A Leading Australian VC Fund - SYNthesis BioVentures (Biotech Entrepreneur)

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#87 Schroders Capital: Discussing Global Distribution Strategies & The Evolution Of Private Markets (Claire Smith)

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#86 Adrian Di Marco OAM: TechnologyOne (ASX: TNE) Founder On The Growth Of TNE From Car Park Startup To ASX Darling

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#85 WAM Global (ASX: WGB) Senior Investment Analyst On Covering Global Equities From The Heart of New York City (William Liu)

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#84 Clareo Chair On Balancing Economic Growth With Environmental Responsibility (Peter Bryant)

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#83 Mitch Hooke AM : On Setting The Public Policy Agenda Across Agriculture & Mining

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#82 Terry Paule: Co-Founder of Findex & Serial Entrepreneur

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#81 CEO of the Minerals Council of Australia (Tania Constable) On Sensibly Navigating Decarbonisation

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#80 Owen Hegarty OAM: Founder Of A Multi-Billion Dollar Mining Behemoth & Leading Investment Management Firm (EMR Capital)

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#79 Jake Klein : CEO of Evolution Mining On An Unexpected But Highly Successful Career In Gold Mining

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#78 From Homelessness To Chief Growth Officer (Matt Kratiuk)

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#77 Frank Danieli: MA Financial Head of Credit Investments & Lending

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#76 Dino Otranto: Fortescue CEO On Fortescue's Path To "Real Zero"

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#69 Navigator Global Investments (ASX: NGI) CEO On Building Out Unique Exposures To Alternative Investment Strategies (Stephen Darke)

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#68 Brett Clark AM: Chemist Warehouse Partner & Online Pharmacy Pioneer

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#67 Anthony Liveris: On Solving Australia's Commercialisation Dilemma

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Joe Akacich - Lessons from the toughest yacht race in the world - The Sydney to Hobart

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Steve Baxter - Seasoned Entrepreneur turned military tech investor through Beaten Zone Ventures

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Mike Davis - Co-Founder Causeway AM - A Deep History in Private Credit

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Andrew Pridham - Understanding What Matters

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Anne-Marie Birkill - Bridging the worlds of science, entrepreneurship, and venture capital

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The Hon. Andrew Fraser - From Proserpine to Chair of the Australian Retirement Trust

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Alvia Asset Partners - Nathan Robertson and Josh Derrington

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Geoff Rodgers OAM - Rowland Founder

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Amelia St Baker - Founder of Ninja Allied Health

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Ivano Simonutti - Inside NAB's Elite Private Wealth Offering

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Andrew Liveris - Leading Through Disruption

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Gaby and Ali Rosenberg - Co-founders of Blossom