Guest: Damon Kitney

Original air date: February 13, 2024

Original description: Late advertising and media veteran Harold Mitchell was - by all accounts - a larger than life personality. He built and sold a business for hundreds of millions of dollars - and was never short of an opinion or a headline.

Damon Kitney, columnist at the Weekend Australian and author of The Fortune Tellers, talks to Sean Aylmer about the death of Harold Mitchell, the extraordinary businesses built around leaders like him, and what it means for a company and investors when success relies on a charismatic boss.

Guest: Damon Kitney
Original air date: February 13, 2024
Original description: Late advertising and media veteran Harold Mitchell was - by all accounts - a larger than life personality. He built and sold a business for hundreds of millions of dollars - and was never short of an opinion or a headline.
Damon Kitney, columnist at the Weekend Australian and author of The Fortune Tellers, talks to Sean Aylmer about the death of Harold Mitchell, the extraordinary businesses built around leaders like him, and what it means for a company and investors when success relies on a charismatic boss.

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

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Sunday feature: Celebrity CEOs and the cult of personality

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Margin loans: powerful tool or dangerous trap?

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This week: why bank CEOs are sick of talking about housing, the battle of the luxury brands, political dramas over Japanese melons, and the extraordinary story of Donald Trump’s mid-air decoy.

Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head-to-head, with Adam Lang picking the winner.
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This is the Fear & Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.


ASX falls 0.8pc


Trump considers tariff exemption for Australia


Jacinta Allan quits politics


QBE profit hits $1.5 billion


Baby Bunting profit rises

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