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Paul Schaafsma on the power of celebrity – and stories – when it comes to selling wine. Winemaker and entrepreneur Brian McGuigan was signing bottles and talking to customers at a drive-through bottle shop in Sydney suburbia one rainy night. His operations manager, Paul Schaafsma – the man who would one day create the Kylie […]
Data shows pilates is the fastest-growing exercise genre in Australia. Meet the two men taking advantage of the Pilates revolution – and launching a new empire. No, you’re not imagining it. There has been an increase in the number of yoga mats and Lululemon tights floating around the streets of Australia. The practice of Pilates […]
Grace Wong couldn’t tell her mum about Liven, but she knew exactly what to say when she pitched to KiteVC Bill Tai. Grace Wong will share her full story live at the Forbes Australia Business Summit. You can secure your ticket here. Grace Wong, co-founder of Liven, knew one day she would meet Bill Tai, […]
Australian technology entrepreneur Hoan Ton-That is the CEO of one of the world’s most controversial facial recognition companies. His database of 20 billion photos is being used to crack crimes around the world but human rights groups and some regulators – including in Australia – have concerns. Hoan Ton-That has been accused of many things, […]
Facing financial ruin in 2016, property developer Tim Gurner decided the only way to survive was to tune his mind and body to peak fitness. He’s now using the lessons he learnt to create a multimillion-dollar wellness and fitness business, as he reveals exclusively to Forbes Australia. Tim Gurner will share his full story about […]
Kite surfer and venture capitalist Bill Tai thinks 100 new startups will stem from the layoffs the big tech companies are making. Having backed Canva, he’s already found some fresh bets in Australia. Venture capitalist Bill Tai has invested in a lot of companies over the years. He was a lead seed investor in Canva, […]
Australia’s top founders and visionaries share their success stories and their insights on the biggest issues in business today. Our coverage of the Forbes Australia Business Summit 2022 has now ended. Thanks for joining us. Coverage of the day was by Jane Lindhe and Elise Shaw, production by Anastasia Santoreneos and photo production by Stewart […]
Backed by some big-name global tech investors, Swimply aims to hit the aspirational luxury pool market with a splash. Growing up as the eldest of 12 children in his family, it was Bunim Laskin’s desire to keep his 11 siblings entertained and cool during the sweltering New Jersey summer, that led him to launch global […]
Quantum computing was touted to smash the blockchain and destroy its security. Meet the developers making sure that doesn’t happen – and the investors that sought them out. Quantum computing has been touted to be the destruction of all data encryption techniques as we know it. While classical computers work in bits – represented through […]
Jon Clifton, CEO of global analytics company Gallup, says employee engagement has plummeted post-pandemic and leaders must act now to prevent long-term damage. Australia may be one of the richest counties on the planet, however a slow-moving pandemic of unhappiness has crept up on workplaces over the past decade. Speaking exclusively to Forbes Australia, Gallup […]