Entrepreneurs

Humanitix founder Joshua Ross talks to Forbes Australia about changing the ticketing game in the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia, and getting a shoutout from Hugh Jackman.

The incoming Trump agency for cutting government excess is seeking 100 full-time hires in the nation’s capital, sources tell Forbes, which spoke to some early applicants.

Lorna Jane Clarkson is no stranger to risk. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on supply chains, she made the bold decision to buy back the 40% stake in her namesake brand for $28 million. “The deal of the century,” she calls it now, but at the time, the future was anything but certain. Now, she faces her next big challenge.

Melbourne brothers Tim and Dr Ben Toner have raised $23 million for Affinda over the last 18 months. The global company uses AI to digitise document-intensive processes.

Podcast superstar Alex Cooper built a media empire in the streaming economy. Now she has to deliver.

Melbourne brothers Adam and Travis Garone founded Movember in a Fitzroy bar 20 years ago. The ‘Mo Bro’ movement has since raised a billion dollars for men’s health and made a difference to the wellbeing — and facial hair — of men across the globe.

With the Forbes Australia Business Summit on the horizon, delve into the journeys and inspirations of the visionary leaders set to take the stage. From Olympic gold medallists to the founders and CEOs of billion-dollar companies, discover the expertise and insights these trailblazers are set to deliver at the event.

Brand tracking start-up Tracksuit claims to have hit a million dollars of revenue from both the UK and the US as it spends the $20m raised at a valuation of $143m early this year.

Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins becomes first outside investor in booming boutique brewer going for its hat-trick of venues Pat Cummins was buying Mountain Culture beer out of his own pocket, they swear, but he’s now dug deeper into those pockets to buy a slice of the local company that’s enjoyed an extraordinary spell of […]

Matt Jones is a creative strategist, keynote speaker, and an accidental entrepreneur. In 2013, he co-founded Four Pillars Gin and helped it grow into the world’s first gin maker to ever claim the title of World’s Best three times. Below is an exclusive extract from his debut book, Lessons from gin: Business the Four Pillars Way, available from 30 October at all leading retailers.