Curtis Stone on the $4m flop that forced him to rethink everything

Celebrity chef Curtis Stone opened his first restaurant in Beverley Hills more than a decade ago, and it was immediately a smash hit. His next venture, however, quickly taught him how wrong things could go. On this week’s episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out the cookbook writer had to rethi…

A scam set WA’s fertiliser king on a path to a $5b fortune

Vikas Rambal came to Australia from India on a prospective business trip in 2000. But the project he was looking into was not what it seemed. It was a moment on his five-day trip that would prove to be pivotal. On this week’s episode of How I Made It, Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup finds out how…

Musk mega pay rise, Aussie brothers are AI billionaires & why the RBA's stuck

This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald examine the big four’s big problem, explain why the RBA is stuck and ask what the stunning win of Zohran Mamdani in the New York Mayoral race tells investors and CEOs. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

The biggest Australian company you've never heard of (and why it's in trouble)

Health editor Michael Smith discusses CSL’s remarkable story, why investors have lost faith in the healthcare giant and what Trump has to do with it. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband Further reading: How CSL went from 'bloated bureaucracy' to $145b global behemoth When Brian McNamee…

The single word that helped Oporto's CEO land her biggest job

When Therese Frangie was working at Mexican fast-food group Mad Mex, she found herself “butting heads” with the founder. Frangie turned to a business coach to help her work through her frustrations. The coach had one word for her: ego. On this week’s episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out wh…

How a former IBM executive redefined Australia’s restaurant scene

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 s…

The new battle for your super, James Hardie fury & bad news on rate cuts

This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald explain how the battle lines are being drawn up in the new superannuation wars, they try to make sense of the brutal slap down investors handed out to two of our biggest companies, and, he’s back – yep, Richard White is in trouble again at WiseTech. To a…

‘He ruined me’: How one crypto investor lost $500k in a scam

This week on The Fin, Lucy King and James Eyers on Australia’s crypto ATM boom, how they are being used for investment scams and why Australia is being targeted. This podcast is sponsored by Salesforce Further reading: ‘Devastated’: How I lost $500k in a crypto ATM scam Mary, 85, is one of thousa…

Why the Cbus CEO says 45 minutes is too long for a meeting

When Kristian Fok became the chief executive of Cbus, he “knew there was a lot to take on”. One strategy that’s helped him manage issues as they arise is determining the length of a productive meeting. On this week’s episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out how the Cbus CEO navigates the vario…

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

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. …