Mediaweek contributing editor Greg Graham speaks with three media agency leaders – Mediabrands' Mark Coad, Initiative's Melissa Fein and UM's Anathea Ruys. 

Mediaweek contributing editor Greg Graham speaks with three media agency leaders – Mediabrands' Mark Coad, Initiative's Melissa Fein and UM's Anathea Ruys.

Mediaweek Podcasts deliver insider access to Australia’s media industry. From exclusive interviews with top execs and talent, to sharp analysis of trends shaping media, marketing and advertising.

Mediaweek Podcasts deliver insider access to Australia&rsquo;s media industry. From exclusive interviews with top execs and talent, to sharp analysis of trends shaping media, marketing and advertising.

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Heavy Hitters: Media Agency Leaders

Simon Ryan has seen this industry from both sides of the table. He used to run things inside a legacy global holding company - now he's the one building a business, giving those same networks a headache. 

Kind of poetic, honestly.

He's the founder of RyanCap, which he built fast and sold to Cosmo Five in Paris in about three years. So when he talks about why the big guys are struggling, he's not guessing - he's lived it.

And he does not hold back.

Simon Ryan has seen this industry from both sides of the table. He used to run things inside a legacy global holding company - now he's the one building a business, giving those same networks a headache.&nbsp;
Kind of poetic, honestly.
He's the founder of RyanCap, which he built fast and sold to Cosmo Five in Paris in about three years. So when he talks about why the big guys are struggling, he's not guessing - he's lived it.
And he does not hold back.

Mediaweek Newsmakers - RyanCap's Simon Ryan

Antoinette Lattouf has become one of the defining figures in Australia’s media and political landscape - not just because of the Federal Court case against the ABC, but because of the broader questions it raised about journalism, power, and what happens when reporters become the story themselves.

In this episode of Mediaweek’s Newsmakers, Lattouf speaks candidly about the legal battle, the personal fallout, and the moment her career changed overnight.

Antoinette Lattouf has become one of the defining figures in Australia&rsquo;s media and political landscape - not just because of the Federal Court case against the ABC, but because of the broader questions it raised about journalism, power, and what happens when reporters become the story themselves.
In this episode of Mediaweek&rsquo;s Newsmakers, Lattouf speaks candidly about the legal battle, the personal fallout, and the moment her career changed overnight.

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Antoinette Lattouf

There are journalists who cover the news, and then there are those who somehow end up standing in the middle of history as it unfolds. Michael Usher has spent the better part of three decades doing exactly that.

From the chaos of 9/11 in New York to the Iraq War, the London bombings, royal weddings, federal elections and some of the most defining moments in modern television news, Usher has built a career that reads less like a résumé and more like a timeline of global events. 

So, it’s no wonder he’s become one of the country’s most trusted broadcasters. But what makes this conversation fascinating isn’t just the headlines he’s covered - it’s hearing how it all started.

There are journalists who cover the news, and then there are those who somehow end up standing in the middle of history as it unfolds. Michael Usher has spent the better part of three decades doing exactly that.
From the chaos of 9/11 in New York to the Iraq War, the London bombings, royal weddings, federal elections and some of the most defining moments in modern television news, Usher has built a career that reads less like a r&eacute;sum&eacute; and more like a timeline of global events.&nbsp;
So, it&rsquo;s no wonder he&rsquo;s become one of the country&rsquo;s most trusted broadcasters.&nbsp;But what makes this conversation fascinating isn&rsquo;t just the headlines he&rsquo;s covered - it&rsquo;s hearing how it all started.

Heavy Hitters: Media Agency Leaders

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