Former pot-washer Nelly Robinson arrived in Australia with little more than an irreverent attitude and the dream of opening his own restaurant. Within a few short years, NEL Restaurant was Australia’s top restaurant. The same cheekiness that threads through Nelly Robinson’s life story is front and centre at his Sydney restaurant, NEL, renowned for its […]
The numbers are mind-boggling: nearly 3,000 construction firms have collapsed in the last 18 months alone, yet hope is building. For VG Project Group’s Kim Gower and Joanna Versiani, the answers lie in a strategic edge. Australia’s building industry is in crisis, or something close to it. According to a University of New South Wales […]
For Nalia Skin founder Piyane Ung, success didn’t come without struggles. The Cambodian-born entrepreneur had a horde of business failures and deep personal crises. Now, she’s stronger than ever and ready for her close-up. When Piyane Ung calls make-up a “suit of armour”, she speaks from experience. The Nalia Skin founder has built her success […]
Neeraj Sharma turned personal adversity into a multimillion-dollar wellness food empire and took his journey all the way to Harvard. Neeraj Sharma stands at the helm of a growing health food empire spanning three innovative brands — Coco Earth, Frisp, and Coco Health – with national distribution through retailers including Woolworths, Coles, ALDI, Metcash, IGAs, […]
Ivan Srbinoski is obsessed with quality: of product, of teams, of systems. After being “taught how to work” in a UNESCO Heritage City, the Melbourne-based entrepreneur is bringing Southeast European class to Australian construction projects. “Most of the wins happen quietly.” This humble mantra defines Ivan Srbinoski, a Melbourne-based entrepreneur who has built Velcorp Aluminium […]
Akhit Honawar swapped the DJ booth for soundproof booths when he founded QuietCubes – a premium soundproof office pod company that’s now operating in over 30 countries. After years of igniting dance floors and hosting one of Australia’s most iconic radio shows, DJ Horizon – known off-stage as Akhit Honawar – has swapped nightclubs for noise […]