The former lawyer walked away from a top-tier legal career to risk his house on an ETF venture. It’s now the country’s second-largest exchange-traded funds provider.

"I was just totally convinced that you know I should just do it," says the Betashares founder.

On the first episode of the new season of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams sits down with the chief executive to found out how he turned his start-up into an industry giant.

This podcast was sponsored by Sinch Engage.

Further reading:

Luck, timing or hard work: What it takes to become a top entrepreneur

What makes a business venture successful? Australia’s top business leaders reveal how they built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

Four leaders who came to Australia with nothing, and made it to the top

Australia may be imperfect, but for these bosses it was the land of opportunity.

Record wave of ETFs flood the ASX, with more to come

Firms are rushing to launch new funds on the ASX as retail investors demand access to the country’s top fund managers.

The former lawyer walked away from a top-tier legal career to risk his house on an ETF venture. It&rsquo;s now the country&rsquo;s second-largest exchange-traded funds provider.
"I was just totally convinced that you know I should just do it," says the Betashares founder.
On the first episode of the new season of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams sits down with the chief executive to found out how he turned his start-up into an industry giant.
This podcast was sponsored by <a href="http://sinchengage.com/">Sinch Engage</a>.
Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/leaders/luck-timing-or-hard-work-what-it-takes-to-become-a-top-entrepreneur-20251226-p5nq5x?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=how_i_made_it&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom">Luck, timing or hard work: What it takes to become a top entrepreneur</a>
What makes a business venture successful? Australia&rsquo;s top business leaders reveal how they built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/leaders/4-leaders-who-came-to-australia-with-nothing-and-made-it-to-the-top-20250822-p5mp37?utm_source=omny&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;amp;utm_campaign=how_i_made_it&amp;amp;utm_content=&amp;amp;utm_term=newsroom">Four leaders who came to Australia with nothing, and made it to the top</a>
Australia may be imperfect, but for these bosses it was the land of opportunity.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/record-wave-of-etfs-flood-the-asx-with-more-to-come-20260702-p60bwe?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=how_i_made_it&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Record wave of ETFs flood the ASX, with more to come</a>
Firms are rushing to launch new funds on the ASX as retail investors demand access to the country&rsquo;s top fund managers.

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 is back with new hosts Lauren Sams &amp; Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia&rsquo;s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.