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The Interview Australia

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Australia's flagship business series, featuring the most in-depth profile of business leaders & rich-listers in generations. Founded & hosted by Rob Langton. #ausbiz #businessnews #richlist #readymedia #propertyau #businessau
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Anthony Lenzi - Thirteen Commercial

Our guest on this episode is prolific Adelaide investor and developer, Anthony Lenzi, Managing Director of Thirteen Commercial. Thirteen Commercial is a dynamic construction and development company, founded by Adelaide entrepreneur Anthony Lenzi, who has more than eighteen years experience developing small and large scale properties across Adelaide. Headquartered in Flinders Park, Thirteen Commercial is spearheading several high profile industrial and commercial developments, throughout the Adel...

Sep 06, 202328 min

Nicholas Moore AO - Moore Family Office

Our special guest on this episode is globally respected business leader, Nicholas Moore AO. In a remarkable corporate career that extends across more than three decades, Nicholas has established a formidable track record of success, predicated on an innate ability to recognise opportunity across investment markets well ahead of the curve. Having been appointed in the depths of the Global Financial Crisis, Nicholas transformed the Macquarie Group business as Chief Executive Officer & Managing...

Aug 07, 20231 hr 4 min

Terry Snow AM - Canberra Airport

Our special guest on this episode is Terry Snow AM - Executive Chairman of Capital Airport Group, Co-Founder & Chair of the Snow Foundation & Owner of Willinga Park. Terry’s journey in both business & in life is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most remarkable & enduring - born in Canberra in 1943 to a family with a rich heritage and attachment to the ACT that dates back over two generations to his grandfather E.R Snow, the proprietor of the region’s first general store known as ‘S...

Jul 14, 20231 hr 5 min

Mark Couter - Vitocco Enterprises

An exclusive interview with Mark Couter - financial services specialist & Chief Executive Officer of diversified family office, Vitocco Enterprises.

Jun 12, 202329 min

Kahlbetzer Family - Twynam & BridgeLane Group

Joining our series for a rare & exclusive interview are special guests, Johnny and Markus Kahlbetzer - members of one of Australia’s most remarkable and enduring business dynasty’s. Our exclusive discussion delves into the family’s legacy, the major successes & challenges they’ve encountered along the journey, analysis of key deals and transactions across their respective businesses and the sectors & industries within which they see opportunities for investment in the years to come. ...

Jun 08, 20231 hr 2 min

Arnold Vitocco - Vitocco Enterprises

Our special guest on this episode is billionaire Arnold Vitocco - Founder & Managing Director of diversified family office Vitocco Enterprises. Vitocco Enterprises is one of Australia’s most successful family-run private corporations, with a pedigree dating back some seventy years and a portfolio of assets that encompasses holdings across the property development, real estate investment, retail, agriculture and food and beverage sectors.

May 21, 202347 min

Andrew Abercrombie - Humm Group

Our special guest is rich-lister Andrew Abercrombie, Chair & Founding Director of Humm Group and revered businessman, investor & philanthropist. Born in Sydney in 1957, Andrew re-located to Melbourne at an early age and before long, his entrepreneurial qualities were on display, establishing five paper rounds as a teenager before turning his hand to trading motorbikes, cars and eventually residential real estate. Following graduation from Scotch College, Andrew’s initial interest was in ...

Apr 16, 202357 min

Danny Gilbert AM - Gilbert + Tobin

Our special guest on this episode is Danny Gilbert AM - Co-Founder & Managing Partner of revered corporate law firm, Gilbert + Tobin. In a rare and exclusive interview, Danny walks us through his extraordinary career, from practising law in regional New South Wales in the early part of his life, to moving to Sydney and launching his own firm alongside Tony Tobin in 1988. From humble beginnings, Gilbert + Tobin is now one of Australia's most successful and prestigious legal firms, consistentl...

Mar 23, 202343 min

Jeff Chapman AM - Bennelong Funds

Joining our series for his first ever in-depth interview is special guest - Jeff Chapman AM, Founder & Chairman of Bangarra Family Office & Bennelong Funds Management. As one of Australia’s most successful business & philanthropic figures, Jeff’s remarkable career and influence extends across a diverse range of industries, including professional sports, media production, property development, funds management & global equities. Born in the New South Wales town of Glen Innes in 19...

Mar 16, 20231 hr 6 min

Michael Streicker - Sentinel Real Estate Corporation

Our special guest on this episode is Michael Streicker, President of New York Headquartered, Global Investment powerhouse Sentinel Real Estate Corporation. Founded in 1969, Sentinel is a highly-respected, independently-owned real estate investment management firm with a portfolio of assets valued in excess of $13.5bn (AUD) and managed on behalf of over a hundred domestic & international clients. For over fifty years, the firm has built an enviable reputation for delivering outstanding result...

Feb 25, 202332 min

Robert Millner - Washington H. Soul Pattinson

Our special guest on this episode is Billionaire Mr. Robert Millner, Chairman of publicly listed, diversified investment group, Washington H. Soul Pattinson. Unquestionably one of Australia’s oldest & most successful integrated businesses, Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s roots date back to Sydney in 1872 prior to becoming incorporated & listed on the stock exchange in 1903. Through considered, long-term & strategic decision-making implemented throughout the course of its history by mu...

Feb 16, 202349 min

Reflections - Charles Goode AC, Flagstaff Partners

As a follow-on to our profile of Charles Goode AC and the Flagstaff Partners business in 2022, we’re fortunate to have the opportunity to again be joined by Charles on today’s episode, albeit in an environment that features vastly different political, geo-political and economic overlays than twelve months ago.

Feb 03, 202345 min

Audette Exel AO - Adara Partners

Our special guest on this episode is Audette Exel AO, Chair & Founder of Adara Group. Audette is unquestionably one of Australia’s leading business & philanthropic figures, having been intimately involved in a diverse range of corporations for over four decades including within the legal, finance, banking and corporate advisory spheres. Through determination & an extraordinary appetite for social activism, Audette has amassed a remarkable array of career experiences, from being appoi...

Jan 22, 202344 min

Larry Kestelman - LK Group

In another Ready Media Group exclusive interview, our special guest on this episode is Larry Kestelman - Executive Group Chairman of LK Group, a private, diversified family office that encompasses in excess of twenty businesses across the property, private equity, technology, sports & retail spheres. In a remarkable career extending across more than three decades, Larry has established a formidable reputation as an entrepreneur, deal-maker & turnaround specialist with an innate sense of ...

Jan 11, 202342 min

Geoff Levy AO - Monash Capital

Our guest on this episode is Geoff Levy AO - Chairman & Founder of Monash Private Capital and one of the Country's most successful business leaders with an enviable track record of leading and influencing organisations across the investment banking, corporate advisory, legal, property and sporting spheres. Born in Victory Park, Johannesburg South Africa in 1959, Geoff completed his early educational studies at King David Primary & High Schools before graduating with a Bachelor of Commerc...

Dec 30, 202244 min

Nigel Satterley AM - Satterley Property Group

We’re joined by special guest Nigel Satterley AM - Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Satterley Property Group. In a remarkable five-decade plus career, Nigel has become a cornerstone member of Australia’s property & business sectors, establishing the Satterley business over the past forty years to become the Country’s largest privately-owned residential development firm whilst cementing his extraordinary legacy through his contribution to a broad range of philanthropic causes. Born in...

Dec 21, 202250 min

Paul Blackburne - Blackburne

Joining our series for a rare & exclusive interview is special guest, Paul Blackburne - Founder & Executive Chairman of Blackburne, one of Australia’s largest privately owned & integrated property development firms. Since inception, Blackburne has redefined the concept of luxury living, successfully delivering landmark projects in key locations across Perth, the result of which has cemented his legacy as one of the most successful property players in the State with a pipeline of in e...

Dec 08, 202249 min

Trevor Loewensohn - Alceon Group

Our special guest is Trevor Lowensohn - Founding Partner & Managing Director of Alceon Group. Launched in 2010, Alcon is a specialist advisory and investment house that boasts over $4.3b of funds under management across real estate, private equity, private credit & liquid strategies. Across its real estate exposures, Alceon has invested over $6.2b across more than 400 deals, generating a weighted average net IRR of 16.1%. Our discussion with Trevor explores his background, his executive ...

Nov 14, 202240 min

Jon Adgemis - The Jaga Group

In another Ready Media Group exclusive interview, we're joined on this episode by Mr. Jon Adgemis - Executive Chairman of The JAGA Group and Founder of Public Hospitality Group, one of the Country's fastest growing pub conglomerates. Launched in 2014, The Jaga Group is a private investment group that has grown to encompass a portfolio of premium assets across Australia's Eastern seaboard, with a cumulative value of in excess of $600m. More recently, Jon also established Jaga Asset Management und...

Nov 01, 202253 min

David Gonski AC - Barrenjoey

Our special guest is David Gonski AC - in a forty-plus year career across the law, corporate advisory, investment banking, finance and philanthropy, David has become one of Australia's most successful and recognised business figures. In this rare and exclusive interview, David unpacks his extraordinary career, from making Partner aged 25 at Freehill Hollingdale Page (now Herbert Smith Freehills), to establishing Wentworth Associates in 1986 and advising the likes of Kerry Packer, Kerry Stokes, F...

Oct 06, 202257 min

John McGrath - McGrath Estate Agents

Our guest is Mr. John McGrath, Founder & Executive Director of ASX-listed property business, McGrath as part of our interview series. In a diverse career spanning in excess of three decades, John has established a formidable reputation across Australia as a real estate pioneer and businessman, owing as much to his success in building one of the Country's most recognised brands as his success as a best-selling author and panellist of Network Ten's Shark Tank television series. Following the l...

Sep 21, 202239 min

Michael Rothner - AsheMorgan

Our special guest on this episode is Michael Rothner – Principal of revered property investment house, AsheMorgan. Michael joined AsheMorgan in 1990 and leads investor relations, funds management and joint ventures for the group, with a focus on achieving enhanced risk adjusted returns via insightful and disciplined strategies. He has substantial experience in development and construction as well as asset and investment management and has been an instrumental figure in expanding AsheMorgan’s bus...

Sep 13, 202219 min

Anthony Bell OAM - Bell Partners

Our special guest is Anthony Bell OAM - Founder & CEO of Bell Partners, Australia's leading independent diversified advisory, consulting & accountancy firm. Established in 1997, Bell Partners has experienced exponential growth throughout the course of the past two decades, cementing it's reputation in providing top-tier accountancy services to clients whilst also leading to the formation of additional business units including Bell Partners Wealth Creation in 2002, Bell Partners Legal in ...

Sep 01, 202256 min

Adrian Loader - Allegro Funds

Our special guest is Adrian Loader, Co-Founder of Allegro Funds - one of Australia's preeminent private equity firms with a capital base exceeding some $4bn of assets under management and a highly-successful eighteen-year track record of producing outstanding investment results. Alongside Chester Moynihan, Adrian established Allegro Funds in two-thousand-and-four with a specific mandate on sourcing turnaround and transformational deal opportunities, including from within sectors as broad as tour...

Aug 27, 202252 min

Charbel Hazzouri & Anthony El-Hazouri - Revelop

It's a pleasure to welcome to our program the Co-Founders of highly-respected property development and investment firm, REVELOP, Charbel Hazzouri & Anthony El-Hazouri. Since launching in two-thousand-and-eight, Revelop has become one of Australia's most prolific and active real estate companies, having delivered over sixty projects to market including high-profile assets in the retail, commercial, co living and residential sectors. The business has a forward development pipeline of in excess...

Aug 17, 202254 min

Julius Colman AM - MCS Property

An exclusive interview with legendary property investor Julius Colman AM - Founder of MCS Property.

Jul 09, 20221 hr 4 min

Michael Naphtali AM - Rampersand

An exclusive discussion with Michael Naphtali AM - Partner of venture capital firm Rampersand, Board Member of ErdiGroup, Co-Chairman of Hindal Corporate, former CEO of the Pratt Group and a Former Executive Director of Credit Suisse.

Jun 18, 202249 min

Patrick Allaway - Bank of Queensland

Our guest is Patrick Allaway - one of the Country's most highly respected company directors and businessmen. His current interests include as Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the Bank of Queensland, Independent Director of Dexus Funds Management Limited, Non-Executive Director of Allianz Australia and Chairman of the Giant Steps Endowment Fund. Prior to these roles, he was a Board Member of Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media, as well as a Non-Executive Director of Woolworths South Africa...

Jun 02, 202248 min

Ian Malouf - Ahoy Club

In his first major in-depth interview, it's a privilege to have on our series legendary Australian businessman and founder, Ian Malouf. Ahoy Club - https://ahoyclub.com/ Throughout a career spanning close to four decades, Ian has established an enviable track record of success, building industrial waste management & disposal business Dial-A=Dump Industries (DADI Group) four months after completing school and with a budget of only $700 to become one of the Nation's largest privately owned bus...

May 18, 202251 min

Michael Gutman OBE - Assembly Funds Management

It's a privilege to welcome to our series, special guest Michael Gutman OBE - Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Assembly Funds Management and one of Australia's most experienced property specialists. Launched in 2019 in a partnership between Michael Gutman, the Lowy Family Group and Alceon, Assembly is a funds management platform targeting strong risk adjusted returns across the Australasian real estate sector with an opportunistic and flexible mandate to invest in assets across market cy...

May 09, 202253 min
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