Quick Takes: Three Australian entrepreneurs to watch

Forbes Australia picks out three Australian entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now.  This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. Wable It was just another day in lockdown for Holly Fowler when, while on the couch watching Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum, a wave of […]

Maison Batard

Inside Maison Bâtard: The buzzy Melbourne French house Chris Lucas built

Chris Lucas recently opened the doors to his new French restaurant, Maison Bâtard, in Melbourne’s CBD – a four-level venue with a mise-en-scène rooftop and supper club.   This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. Melbourne has a new French dining experience with a distinctly Australian twist. Maison Bâtard translates   […]

‘I sell a billion a year’: The ruthless routine of Australia’s No.1 real estate agent

From 4am baths to 15 appointments a day, Alexander Phillips reveals the methods behind his nine years at the top of Australia’s real estate game. This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Autralia. Tap here to secure your copy. Alexander Phillips was born on the front seat of a Rolls-Royce, late for an appointment at the […]

A word from our Editor-in-Chief: Issue 16

I was out with friends the other night when I mentioned I must go home and write this editorial note for the magazine. “Get AI to write it,” someone said.  This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Not an uncommon suggestion these days, given more and more of what we […]

Shelley Sullivan MCoBeauty

Inside the rise of Shelley Sullivan’s billion-dollar-beauty business

Shelley Sullivan built MCoBeauty into a billion-dollar company in five years before selling her final stake in January. She recounts the 30-year journey behind the ‘overnight sensation’.  This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Sometimes it’s hard for Shelley Sullivan to look women in the eye and tell them […]

John Casella Yellow Tail

Winery to refinery: How John Casella built Yellow Tail into a billion-dollar empire

From sleeping by the side of the road to running one of the world’s most recognised wine brands, John Casella’s journey is as extraordinary as the Yellow Tail empire he built. This story was featured in Issue 16 of Forbes Australia, out Monday. Tap here to secure your copy. John Casella Timeline As Yellow Tail grew to resemble […]

Inside Ulyssia: The $2.4 billion floating city for the ultra-wealthy

The ambitious Ulyssia project (named after the female version of Ulysses) promises to be a residential experience like no other – a floating community of like-minded, tech-connected individuals in a state-of-the-art, mostly glass 1,000-foot vessel travelling the world to exotic locales. Stewart Hawkins spoke to the project’s founder, naval architect and designer to discover why […]