Up-and-coming

Blue jeans and billions

The change of the century brings with it a change in power. Meet the young guns shifting the business landscape. By Janelle McCulloch and Guy Vincent

What does a former speechwriter for John Howard do when he wants out of politics? He starts up his own investment consultancy business – and then diversifies into other profitable areas, such as food and wine.

The Web Celebs

Computer whiz-kids, ‘virtual’ visionaries . . . these are some of the terms that could be used to define these 10 web celebs, hand-selected by Wealth Creator as the internet pioneers likely to loom largest in future history books (or should that be, online tomes?). What sets these 10 people apart? Yes, they all had great ideas, and were in the right place at the right time. But they also acted on their instincts and stared down the obstacles along the way. By Rohan Kay.

Naomi Simson

Red Balloon Days are all about the X-factor - ‘The Experience Factor’. As CEO (that’s ‘Chief Experience Officer’) Naomi Simson explains, it’s a company that likes to give people a good time. By Claire Buckis.

Paul Brady

Businesses can begin anywhere, but rarely do they start by looking down at your financial statements. Paul Brady, however, began his company by noticing he and his wife were paying a hefty percentage of their investment out to services they’d never agreed to. Out came the calculator and down came the business plan.

Horsing around in business and politics

Racing Victoria chief executive Rob Hines gives Wealth Creator the lowdown on overseeing one of the world’s largest horse racing carnivals

The Quest for success

Constant product evolution is the key to success for Quest Serviced Apartments chairman Paul Constantinou

Boxing King

Barry Harris has plans for world domination. But first he has to blow out the candles on his 65th birthday cake

The little monster that grew

Network Video managing director Keran Wicks started off with a local video store, now the group has 22% market share Australia-wide

Card trader

Bartercard Australia managing director Brian Hall has created an international operation with a modern approach to an age-old trading system

Striking it lucky

Strike managing director Chris Ryan has come a long way since drinking the profits of his earlier wine distribution business

Getting back on track

After witnessing the impact of debt on families MyBudget director Tammy May decided to do something to help reduce the stress

Breaking out of the ring

TradersCircle chief investment officer Carlo Castellano left his job managing supermarkets to become a trader – and now his company shows others strategies for success