Mark Whittaker

Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning, once great rivals on the water, have teamed up to share the lessons they’ve learned in entrepreneurship.

When young batsman, Usman Khawaja, came to sports doctoring legend Peter Brukner asking for weight-loss advice, neither man could foresee that it would change the way the doctor viewed health and lead to him forking out millions of his own money to launch a new approach to reversing diabetes. The cricketer had come to the […]

Environment minister Tanya Plibersek has given the rag trade a one-year warning that it needs to get on board with re-using and recycling … or she’s going to take over. Skinny jeans might not be dead, but wearing them will take a lot more squeezing in the future as fashion-industry leaders signed up to a […]

When you’re dealing with home renovations that can run to $50 million, the clients aren’t like everybody else. Interior designer and former Aussie Queer Eye host Brendan Wong discusses those highest-tier clients.  Tell me about working with these very high-end customers There is something that sets apart these clients from the average property owner. They […]

Property tycoon Tim Gurner is set to open his first sold-out health and social club, Saint Haven, this week. Forbes Australia was granted an exclusive road test of its signature treatments. Saint Haven founder and property developer Tim Gurner will share his full story live at the Forbes Australia Business Summit. You can secure your […]

Paypal Australia and Hyperwallet director Simon Banks talks about the leadership lessons he’s learnt at the surf club and on stage for a hard-rockin’ band. You must be good at delegating. Yes and no. You might have heard of a philosophy called ‘servant leadership’ – that you are there to help your team achieve their […]

Australia has been allocated 42 of the 1,700 bottles of a rare and unusual 40-year-old whisky release. Five are going to bottleshops. The rest will be sold through a database of high-net-worth whisky lovers. Read on to find out how to get on the list. In the final in a series of three Epicurean Odyssey […]

Paddy Neumann’s innovative satellite thruster will be launched into orbit in coming months. His company announced its first sale last week for a revolutionary scheme funded by the US Space Force to turn space junk into fuel. And he can trace the origin story back 65 million years.  Paddy Neumann got into space via dinosaurs. […]

After a turbulent ending to her tenure as Australia Post’s CEO, Christine Holgate has re-emerged as the driving force behind the resurrection of staggering logistics giant, Toll Global Express. Since taking the helm in September 2021, Holgate has increased revenue by 16 per cent and halved staff turnover with the promise of profitability in the […]

Casino operator Star Entertainment will cancel all executive bonusses, freeze salaries and axe 500 jobs after “experiencing a significant and rapid deterioration in operating conditions” particularly at its Sydney and Gold Coast casinos.