In this exclusive feature profile, we sit down with one of Australia’s most enduring and visionary entrepreneurs — Malcolm Steinberg. Born and raised in Perth in the 1940s, Malcolm’s entrepreneurial journey began at just 18 years old, when he acquired 21 pinball machines from a relative and began placing them in corner stores, milk bars, and pubs across the city. That humble venture marked the beginning of what would become a pioneering career in the world of interactive entertainment. In 1978, ...
Jun 22, 2025•54 min
In this exclusive profile, Michael Dempsey, Founder of Ezidebit shares his remarkable journey in building & scaling his global payments business prior to selling for $305m in 2014. Michael Dempsey is a prominent Australian entrepreneur and investor, best known for founding Ezidebit, a leading payments processing company that revolutionized the way Australian businesses manage electronic transactions. Starting in 1998, Michael leveraged his engineering background to create a scalable platform...
Jun 12, 2025•52 min
Today, we are privileged to sit down with Karl Morris, the CEO and Managing Director of Ord Minnett, one of Australia’s leading wealth management and financial services firms. With over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, Karl’s leadership has been pivotal in steering Ord Minnett through significant growth and adaptation in an ever-changing market. A proud Brisbane native, Karl’s career path began with a foundation in business and commerce, earning his degree at Griffith University...
May 30, 2025•50 min
Joining our program on this episode is self-made billionaire Grant Petty - the founder and CEO of Blackmagic Design, the company behind some of the most game-changing technology in the film, television, and live production industries. From cinema cameras to colour grading software to live switchers, Blackmagic has redefined what’s possible—and who gets access to it. What started in Grant’s garage in Melbourne is now powering everything from Hollywood blockbusters to independent YouTube channels....
May 20, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Our guest on today’s episode is investment legend, Morry Waked - the low profile but high-achieving Founding Principal & Managing Director of Vinva Investment Management. Vinva Investment Management is an independent, global investment firm that specialises in managing active equity strategies across Australian & global equity markets, with a remarkable $25bn of funds under management - in 2024, Magellan acquired a minority equity stake in Vinva for a reported $138.5m. Prior to founding ...
Apr 27, 2025•51 min
In this exclusive feature profile, Perth businessman, investor & rich-lister Ross Norgard shares his business career - from working as a chartered accountant in the halcyon days that was Western Australia in the 1980's, to the high-achieving deal-maker famed for rescuing and listing hundreds of businesses on the ASX over a four plus decade journey. More recently, Ross was the Founding Chairman of NearMap - a business that was acquired by US private equity in a $1.1bn deal and currently inves...
Apr 13, 2025•33 min
An exclusive profile of self-made multi-millionaire & entrepreneur, Rory Vassallo - sharing his extraordinary self-made journey in building one of Australia’s most successful childcare businesses, ultimately culminating in a circa $65m deal to sell 22 centres to G8 Education in 2014 before embarking on a number of private ventures including more recently, taking back management control of fourteen centres. In this fascinating discussion, Rory reflects for the very first time on his backgroun...
Apr 06, 2025•57 min
We’re fortunate to have the opportunity to be joined on today’s episode with Nick Wakim - the self-made Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Lithium, a pure-play developer embarking on a globally significant journey to become one of the World’s largest producers of lithium. Born in Melbourne to parents of Lebanese heritage, Nick’s upbringing saw him move multiple times across the World from an early age, transitioning variously across Papua New Guinea, Lebanon, England & Chicago....
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Joining our series for his first exclusive, in-depth profile is self-made businessman & healthcare entrepreneur Dennis Bastas - Executive Chairman & CEO of DBG Health, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Arrotex Pharmaceuticals and Chairman of burgeoning consumer health enterprise, VidaCorp. In this exclusive interview, Dennis takes us on a journey throughout his remarkable career, from the pivotal moments that led him into the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, to the growt...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Joining our program in this exclusive feature profile is Tony Quinn - Founder of Quinn Family Office. A visionary, pioneer & the man with the Midas touch, Tony’s remarkable business success is a journey across three Countries, wherein his innate corporate nous combined with a relentless work ethic has enabled him to scale to the top of a diverse range of industry sectors including fresh pet food, confectionary, motorsport & commercial real estate investment. Though perhaps best known for...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 29 min
Joining our program on this episode is prolific developer, agricultural investor & businessman Gerard O’Brien - Founder & Director of Silverleaf Investments, a privately held commercial real estate investment company. For over three decades, Gerard has been an instrumental figure across Western Australia’s real estate & business communities, playing an integral role particularly throughout Fremantle wherein his award-winning retail, commercial and residential projects have significan...
Jul 17, 2024•49 min
Joining our program on this episode in what is a unique & exclusive profile is Dan White - a 4th generation, executive member of the venerable White family real estate dynasty who currently serves as Managing Director of Ray White Group & Chairman of White & Partners. Established in 1902, the Ray White Group is Australia’s largest & most successful real estate agency business, encompassing some twelve thousand plus members working across over a thousand agency offices throughout ...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Joining our program on this episode is Denis Wagner, Co-Founder & Non Executive Chairman of Wagners and Director of Wagner Corporation. With a family association to Queensland’s Darling Downs region that predates an astonishing one-hundred-and-fifty years, Wagners & Wagner Corporation are unquestionably two of Australia’s largest and most successful businesses, with operations across manufacturing, construction, commercial property, aviation and mining services. Tracing its roots back to...
Jul 17, 2024•47 min
Joining our program on this episode is prolific entrepreneur Jamie Pherous - Founder & Managing Director of Corporate Travel Management. Launched in 1994 as a start-up with just two personnel, Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has since grown to become one of Australia’s largest home-grown business success stories. As of May 2024, the firm boasts a market capitalisation in excess of $2.2bn, revenues exceeding $500m per year and some 3,000 staff stationed across the World including in Europe,...
Jul 17, 2024•35 min
Joining our program on this episode to share what is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most remarkable self-made business success stories is Billionaire Trevor Lee, Founder & Principal of Australian Country Choice Group- the largest & most successful, privately-owned, vertically integrated beef processing company in Australia. In this rare & exclusive profile of one of Australia’s most successful yet private businessman, Trevor charts his incredibly journey, from being told his academic...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Joining our series on this episode is Co-Founder & Managing Director of ACFS Port Logistics, Arthur Tzaneros. Alongside his father Terry, Arthur launched ACFS in 2005, growing the business over the course of the past two decades to become Australia’s largest private owned container logistics operator. With National operations across transport, warehousing and freight logistics, ACFS has some 1,500 personnel working across company-owned facilities in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisba...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Joining our series for an exclusive feature profile is Jack Hutchinson - Director & Board Member of Australia's oldest & most successful privately-owned construction firm, Hutchinson Builders. Established in 1912, Hutchinson Builders is one of Australia's preeminent construction firms, having completed a remarkable 7,500 projects with an end value in excess of $35bn. Jack is a qualified quantity surveyor and a licenced builder. He holds an MBA from the London Business School and a Bachel...
Jul 17, 2024•39 min
Our special guest on this episode is prolific hospitality entrepreneur & commercial property investor, Graham Hardie - Chairman & Founder of Hardie Finance Corporation & principal of Entertainment Enterprises. A stalwart of Perth’s business scene for over four decades, Graham established and led more than thirty venues across the City including renowned names such as Paramount, Arcadia, Underground, Bill’s, Empire Bar, Havana & Tiger Lil’s. Graduating from Wesley College, Graham ...
Jul 17, 2024•47 min
In a rare & exclusive profile, Founder of Costa Asset Management & high-profile member of the revered Costa Family dynasty, Robert Costa joins our series on this episode to discuss his diverse professional career which extends across wholesaling, retail, commercial property investment & philanthropy. The son of Sicilian migrants who commenced their grocery business with the purchase & evolution of Geelong’s Covent Garden in the mid 1930’s (originally established in 1888), Robert ...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Joining our series for an exclusive & in-depth profile on this episode is highly regarded businessman & entrepreneur, John Rothwell AO - Non-Executive Chair, Founding Director & the driving force behind Austal, the World’s largest aluminium shipbuilding company. Having established Austal in Perth, Western Australia in 1988 with no more than five employees & $200,000 in cash, John has grown the company over the past three decades into a global maritime behemoth with over 4,300 per...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Joining our program on this episode is prolific Western Australian entrepreneur & company director, Michael Malone - Founder of iiNet, the homegrown Australian success story he built to become the Nation’s second largest listed ISP with over 2,000 personnel, over 1m customers & $1bn in annual revenue prior to its sale in 2015 in a circa $1.5bn deal. In this rare & exclusive interview, Michael details his extraordinary personal & professional successes, the journey of iiNet, his u...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min
A rare and exclusive interview with legendary Perth businessman, John Hughes - Founder & Chief Executive Officer of John Hughes Group. • Founded 1969 • $500m revenue per annum • 540 staff • 2,500 cars sold per month Exclusively presented by Ready Media Group. Host - Rob Langton
Jul 17, 2024•33 min
Joining our series on this episode is special guest Charlie Bass, Founder of Bass Group & renowned businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. For more than five decades, Charlie has been an instrumental figure in corporate Australia, playing a leading role in the establishment and success of companies in a diverse range of sectors, including mining, resources development, technology & entrepreneurial research. Born in Reading Pennsylvania, Charlie was raised in Florida to entrepreneu...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Joining our series for a rare and exclusive interview on this episode are Mick Power AM & Scott Power - the father-son pair behind one of Australia’s largest and most successful privately owned urban development & construction firms, the BMD Group. Established in 1979, the BMD Group has grown exponentially throughout the course of more than four decades - from humble beginnings in Brisbane to a leading National business that now boasts an international footprint, encompassing 2000 team m...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Joining our series on this episode is prominent company director & corporate advisor, Tony Howarth AO. Tony’s extensive five-decade plus career has taken in the heights of Australia’s financial and banking sectors, including high-profile roles leading renowned organisations Challenge Bank & Hartleys as Chief Executive Officer as well as Chairman positions with Altina Energy and Home Building Society. He has also held a number of board positions including as a Non Executive Director of We...
Jul 17, 2024•48 min
Joining our series for an exclusive profile is Kevin Maloney, Founder & Chairman of family office investment firm, Tulla Group. Born in Sydney in the late 1940’s to parents Joseph, a retired army major who upon discharge, went into the hotel business and Florence Maloney, Kevin was one of eight siblings whose early exposure to business was formed through his parent’s acquisition and management of the Zetland Hotel as well as their interests in horse-racing, a passion which continues to be pr...
Jul 17, 2024•30 min
Our special guest on this episode is highly-respected corporate advisor and doyen of Western Australia’s business community, Mr. John Poynton AO. In a diverse career that encapsulates a range of industry sectors including investment banking, corporate advisory, stockbroking and private investment, John has been an instrumental figure for over four decades, establishing an enviable track-record as a strong deal-maker and confidant to leading organisations from throughout Australia. https://readym...
Jul 17, 2024•45 min
Joining our series for a rare and exclusive profile is special guest, billionaire Shesh Ghale - Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of MIT Group, renowned property developer & global philanthropist. In an extraordinary tale of success defined by resilience, adaptation and hard-work, Shesh has risen from a childhood spent in the rugged mountains of Nepal in the early 1960’s through to an early education in the Former USSR of Ukraine, ultimately culminating in the decision to re-locate to...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Our guest on this episode is highly respected businessman, corporate advisor and private investor, Mark Barnaba AM. A trusted advisor in both public and private-sector capacities, Mark’s career extends across a range of institutions wherein his diverse experiences in management consulting & investment banking have been a valuable commodity for organisations for more than three decades. Mark enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Western Australia, graduating with High...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr
Our special guest on this episode is Rod Jones - Co-Founder of global education provider Navitas & Executive Chairman of Hoperidge Capital. Unquestionably one of Perth's leading business figures for more than three decades, Rod's remarkable career has scaled the heights of the education industry, initially through the launch of IBT Education and the Perth Institute of Business Technology. In the 1990's, the business was renamed Navitas and launched globally into the UK, Europe, Canada and th...
Sep 08, 2023•51 min
