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The Australian Financial Review

How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

How I Made It

Chris Lucas grew up in the world of hospitality, often spending time in his dad’s pub in Geelong.
 
But it wasn’t until his mid-30s that one of the country’s top restaurateurs entered the industry himself.
 
On this week’s episode of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams finds out how working at IBM as a sales and marketing executive inspired Lucas to become one of the biggest figures in the hospitality industry.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Telstra.

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How a former IBM executive redefined Australia’s restaurant scene

Leading Australia’s largest airline is by all accounts a dream job. 
 
But in 2012, Bruce Buchanan – who was on track to become chief executive of Qantas – walked away from the national carrier. He now runs one of the world’s hottest tech companies: $7.2 billion e-commerce marketing tech firm Rokt.
 
This week on How I Made It, Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup pulls back the curtain to find out how this former aviation executive built a company that became a giant of the tech world.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Telstra.

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He could’ve been Qantas CEO. Instead Bruce Buchanan started a $7.2b company

Trinny Woodall first became a household name as one half of the dynamic duo, Trinny and Susannah.
 
Together the pair built a career issuing fashion advice to women on their long-running BBC series, What Not to Wear. But at the age of 53 Woodall decided it was time to step out on her own, launching eponymous beauty brand Trinny London.
 
On this week’s episode of How I Made It, fashion editor Lauren Sams finds out how the former television host became a beauty disruptor standing at the helm of a multimillion-dollar company.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Telstra.

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Trinny Woodall, What Not To Wear and a multimillion-dollar company

Growing up on a sheep farm, Matt Jensen has long had an appreciation for natural fibres.
 
But it was during a stint in London working as a banker that the budding entrepreneur spotted a gap in the menswear market.
 
On this week’s episode of How I Made It, fashion editor Lauren Sams finds out how the failure of one business led to the success of another – menswear giant MJ Bale.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Telstra.

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How the (banker) founder of MJ Bale took over menswear

When the co-founder and former chief executive of The Big Group was 21, he had just $500 in his pocket.
 
Not afraid of risk, Bruce Keebaugh and his wife, Chyka Keebaugh, used it to champion the competitive world of catering and events.
 
This week on How I Made it, The Australian Financial Review’s Lauren Sams finds out how this hospitality guru came to dominate an industry.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Telstra.

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How Bruce Keebaugh turned $500 into a global events company

From the start of high school, Rod Drury was captivated by computing. 
 
It was a fascination that would go on to create one of the largest ASX-listed tech companies, accounting software giant Xero.
 
In this week’s episode of How I Made It, The Australian Financial Review Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup finds out how a passion in high school became a $28 billion company.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Telstra.

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‘The napkin came across the table’: How software giant Xero was born

Jose Bryce Smith came to Australia on holiday. Seven years later, she founded what would become one of the country’s biggest haircare brands.
 
With products stocked in more than 30,000 salons across 21 countries, Original & Mineral (O&M) is a dominant force in the hair industry.
 
In this week’s episode of the new season of How I Made It, The Australian Financial Review fashion editor Lauren Sams pulls back the curtain to find out how Bryce Smith built O&M from the ground up.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

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The founder of O&M had one big idea. It became a global haircare empire

How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

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Trailer: 'How I Made It' Returns September 22

Sam Kroonenburg built a company from his bedroom, with him and his brother Ryan both making about $500 million. But Sam, 40, is doing what he can to avoid the trappings of wealth.
 
Further reading:
 
Aussie who sold cloud start-up for $2b jumps on AI for ads
 
Young Rich Lister says more founders should take cash off the table

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Sam Kroonenburg’s success is only possible because of his wife

After deciding working at Legal Aid wasn’t the career for him, Kerry Harmanis applied to an art school. He was rejected and turned to prospecting in WA. It was a journey that led to the $3.1 billion sale of Jubilee Mines right as nickel prices peaked.

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He could’ve been Qantas CEO. Instead Bruce Buchanan started a $7.2b company

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