Up-and-coming
Interviews and stories from the next big things
Taken aback
Anne McKevitt’s life could have turned out a lot differently if she wasn’t injured in a car crash and forced in another direction
The man who would be King
Ruslan Kogan is revolutionising the online retail market place. He offers Wealth Creator a glimpse of the future
Toy 2.0
A combination of cute toys and technology has given Graeme Warring 29 million reasons to smile
Hold the line
A practical joke was the catalyst for Kym Illman to start a multi-million dollar company
Sofa so good
ConnectFurniture is planning to overhaul Australia’s furniture industry one love-seat at a time…
The snowball effect
Startup Marketing managing director Andrew Birt sees nothing but opportunities for growth
Just add Salt
Luke Mangan made a conscious decision to step out from behind the stove and now he manages kitchens across the globe
The Chairman
Ron Walker may be the chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation but he wears many more hats in his business life and role with the Melbourne Major Events Company. He talks to Chris Jackson about the business of sport
Building a house of cards
Avant Card managing director Pat Mackle has turned a holiday idea into a multi-million dollar media company
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.
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
Laurence Wade
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.
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 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
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
