Sue Williams, Author at Forbes Australia

She was once asked to fetch coffees. Now Liz Westcott runs Australia’s largest energy company

Six months into Woodside’s top job, Liz Westcott is making tough calls on clean energy, betting big on gas and drawing on a career built by defying expectations. This story features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. It’s been only two days since Liz Westcott, the CEO of Australia’s […]

Pearl dynasty: Meet the heir designing Paspaley’s new era of luxury

Pearling, including retailing now accounts for 70% of Paspaley’s business, and creative director Christine Salter is keeping the 90-year-old family name synonymous with luxury, drawing on its wild Kimberley origins to win a new generation of customers. This story features in Issue 25 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. Christine Salter, the […]

‘This is what I always say to young people’: Susie Grehl’s reality check for Gen Z investors

Rather than worrying about markets or interest rates, CBA executive Susie Grehl is focused on helping young Australians build wealth, breaking down barriers to investing and reshaping private banking for a new generation. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. You’d think it might be the state […]

What $10,000 buys you on the Mediterranean’s newest luxury ship

Initially doubtful, Sue Williams is won over by Explora I’s understated luxury, ocean-focused design and effortless indulgence on a relaxed Mediterranean voyage. This story features in Issue 23 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. I’m sceptical. A new luxury cruise ship that aims to put its passengers into an ‘ocean state of mind’, billed as the ultimate relaxation […]

The $500 million offer Lorna Jane refused – and the $28 million ‘bargain’ that followed

From humble beginnings to a global activewear empire, Lorna Jane built more than a fashion label – she created a movement centred on confidence, community and living well. This story features in Issue 23 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Asked as a seven-year-old what she wanted to be when she grew up, Lorna Jane Clarkson […]

Inside Scape: The $20 billion company born from a cockroach-infested terrace

From squalid student digs to a nationwide property portfolio, Craig Carracher and Stephen Gaitanos have transformed Australia’s accommodation crisis into the nation’s largest purpose-built housing empire. This story features in Issue 22 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy. She opened the front door of the rundown old terrace house in North Sydney, he […]