Jack Cowin, 79, is the fast food billionaire who brought KFC and Hungry Jacks to Australia and then turned $400,000 into more than $2.6 billion by investing in a pizza business called Domino's. But he also had a failed career as a professional athlete, studied psychology and sold trees door-to-door while at university.

He talks about how his first KFC store almost never happened because of a football rivalry, his battle with Burger King, and why, as Australia’s self-confessed biggest burger eater, he’s now investing millions of dollars in plant-based meat.

How I Made It website here.

Background reading: How Jack beat Burger King and his 13 rules for life.

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Jack Cowin, 79, is the fast food billionaire who brought KFC and Hungry Jacks to Australia and then turned $400,000 into more than $2.6 billion by investing in a pizza business called Domino's. But he also had a failed career as a professional athlete, studied psychology and sold trees door-to-door while at university.
He talks about how his first KFC store almost never happened because of a football rivalry, his battle with Burger King, and why, as Australia&rsquo;s self-confessed biggest burger eater, he&rsquo;s now investing millions of dollars in plant-based meat.
How I Made It website <a href="https://www.afr.com/podcast/how-i-made-it-inside-the-rich-list">here</a>.
Background reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/wealth/people/this-is-australia-how-jack-cowin-beat-burger-king-20211009-p58ynd">How Jack beat Burger King</a> and his <a href="https://www.afr.com/wealth/people/jack-cowin-s-13-lessons-for-life-20211006-p58xu7">13 rules for life</a>.
For more stories about success, subscribe to The Australian Financial Review <a href="https://subscribe.afr.com/">here.</a>

Building wealth from the ground up: How I Made It is a fortnightly podcast featuring stories from inside the Australian Financial Review's Rich List.

Building wealth from the ground up: How I Made It is a fortnightly podcast featuring stories from inside the Australian Financial Review's Rich List.

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