His parents moved to Australia with just $90 to their name, raising their young family in a housing commission flat in Melbourne. It was there Ruslan Kogan honed his selling skills, making a buck selling golf balls and washing cars. He’s now worth about $300 million after creating online retailer Kogan.com.

His parents moved to Australia with just $90 to their name, raising their young family in a housing commission flat in Melbourne. It was there Ruslan Kogan honed his selling skills, making a buck selling golf balls and washing cars. He’s now worth about $300 million after creating online retailer Kogan.com.

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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Summer Series: From golf balls to 1c TVs - how Ruslan Kogan built a $300m empire from $0

In this week's episode, Precision Group founder Shaun Bonétt chats to Julie-anne Sprague about becoming one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. A journey that went from home schooling to buying his first shopping centre at just 24 years of age.

To ask a question, email howimadeit.@afr.com

This podcast is sponsored by Commbank

In this week's episode, Precision Group founder Shaun Bonétt chats to Julie-anne Sprague about becoming one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs. A journey that went from home schooling to buying his first shopping centre at just 24 years of age.
To ask a question, email <a href="mailto:howimadeit.@afr.com">howimadeit.@afr.com</a> 
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.commbank.com.au/premier-private/private-banking.html">Commbank</a>

The homeschooled billionaire who built a fortune before turning 40

How I Made It is back for a 4th season and this time we're giving you can chance to ask a Rich Lister a question yourself. 

Are you building a company and want to scale up, do you want advice on funding your growth or have you just got an idea and you want to know what to do next, well here is your opportunity. Send a question to howimadeit@afr.com and we’ll get a Rich Lister to help you. 

Episodes drop fortnightly starting with our first episode on April 22.

This podcast is sponsored by Commbank.

How I Made It is back for a 4th season and this time we're giving you can chance to ask a Rich Lister a question yourself. 
Are you building a company and want to scale up, do you want advice on funding your growth or have you just got an idea and you want to know what to do next, well here is your opportunity. Send a question to <a href="mailto:howimadeit@afr.com">howimadeit@afr.com</a> and we’ll get a Rich Lister to help you. 
Episodes drop fortnightly starting with our first episode on April 22.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.commbank.com.au/">Commbank</a>.

Coming soon: How I Made It season 4

The How I Made it team is on a summer break but have curated a special summer series featuring some of our favourite episodes. 

In this third episode, Simon Beard joined Julie-anne Sprague in 2022 to chat how he and his wife Tah-nee started Culture Kings as a market stall on the Gold Coast. They’d go on to cut a deal that valued their retailer at $600 million. In this episode, Simon shares his routine - from getting up at 4am to taking ice baths. 

The How I Made it team is on a summer break but have curated a special summer series featuring some of our favourite episodes. 
In this third episode, Simon Beard joined Julie-anne Sprague in 2022 to chat how he and his wife Tah-nee started Culture Kings as a market stall on the Gold Coast. They’d go on to cut a deal that valued their retailer at $600 million. In this episode, Simon shares his routine - from getting up at 4am to taking ice baths.

Summer Series: From golf balls to 1c TVs - how Ruslan Kogan built a $300m empire from $0

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