‘Horsepower is easy. Brand is difficult’: Bentley’s CEO on what money still can’t buy

As Bentley prepares to unveil its first fully electric car in 107 years, CEO Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser takes us inside the marque’s UK headquarters to explain why heritage, craftsmanship and choice will always trump technology when it comes to true luxury. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your […]

Quick Takes: Three entrepreneurs we’re watching right now – Issue 24

Forbes Australia picks out three Australian entrepreneurs who are making waves in the startup space right now. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  FibreconX After decades of building telecommunications networks, Mark Rafferty recognised a growing shortage in Australia’s fibre infrastructure. “I could see demand from the hyperscalers beginning […]

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The new rules of influence: How Australia’s top creators turn followers into fortunes

From Kayla Itsines and Jane Lu to Brooki Bakehouse and Fifty and Fearless, Australia’s leading creators reveal how they built Instagram audiences — and businesses — at scale. This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  When Kylie Jones was retrenched in 2024, she was told she was too […]

Sam Kennard, CEO of Kennards Self Storage.

How Sam Kennard built his family’s storage business into a $4.5 billion empire

After a staff revolt exposed deep cultural flaws, Sam Kennard transformed a modest family storage business into a $4.5 billion property powerhouse built on growth and reinvention.  This story features in Issue 24 – out now. Tap here to secure your copy.  Sam Kennard opens his emails one morning early in his life as a CEO […]

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 […]

Digging hard, not smart: Is Australia leaving billions on the table?

The global mining and metals industry has pivoted from a volume-driven commodity rush to a strategic chess game, increasingly influenced by a paradigm shift in the geopolitical order. Resources are mined once, but value is added many times. Data journalist Juliette O’Brien examines where Australia captures value in its key minerals – and where it leaves […]

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Where I’m putting the money: Qiao Ma

Munro equity partner and portfolio manager Qiao Ma is bullish despite the current global turmoil. She talks to Stewart Hawkins about the paradigm shift that is AI, why small-and mid-cap stocks can be like picking up billion-dollar bills off the pavement, and tells the tale of the two “great beasts wrestling each other” to shift […]

Inside this $2 billion founder’s bid to reinvent advertising with AI

After selling A Cloud Guru for $2 billion, Sam Kroonenburg briefly stepped away from start-up life. Then came the AI boom – and with advertising start-up Cuttable, he’s already built another $100 million company. This story features in Issue 23 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Fresh off the sale of A Cloud […]