How I Made It

4.6 (307)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UPDATED WEEKLY

How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

1 DAY AGO

A scam set WA’s fertiliser king on a path to a $5b fortune

Vikas Rambal came to Australia from India on a prospective business trip in 2000. But the project he was looking into was not what it seemed. It was a moment on his five-day trip that would prove to be pivotal. On this week’s episode of How I Made It, Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup finds out how a scam and a chance encounter set about the Perdaman Group founder’s dream to build the country’s largest fertiliser plant. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
2 NOV

How a former IBM executive redefined Australia’s restaurant scene

Chris Lucas grew up in the world of hospitality, often spending time in his dad’s pub in Geelong. But it wasn’t until his mid-30s that one of the country’s top restaurateurs entered the industry himself. On this week’s episode of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams finds out how working at IBM as a sales and marketing executive inspired Lucas to become one of the biggest figures in the hospitality industry. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 min
26 OCT

He could’ve been Qantas CEO. Instead Bruce Buchanan started a $7.2b company

Leading Australia’s largest airline is by all accounts a dream job. But in 2012, Bruce Buchanan – who was on track to become chief executive of Qantas – walked away from the national carrier. He now runs one of the world’s hottest tech companies: $7.2 billion e-commerce marketing tech firm Rokt. This week on How I Made It, Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup pulls back the curtain to find out how this former aviation executive built a company that became a giant of the tech world. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

35 min
19 OCT

Trinny Woodall, What Not To Wear and a multimillion-dollar company

Trinny Woodall first became a household name as one half of the dynamic duo, Trinny and Susannah. Together the pair built a career issuing fashion advice to women on their long-running BBC series, What Not to Wear. But at the age of 53 Woodall decided it was time to step out on her own, launching eponymous beauty brand Trinny London. On this week’s episode of How I Made It, fashion editor Lauren Sams finds out how the former television host became a beauty disruptor standing at the helm of a multimillion-dollar company. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
12 OCT

How the (banker) founder of MJ Bale took over menswear

Growing up on a sheep farm, Matt Jensen has long had an appreciation for natural fibres. But it was during a stint in London working as a banker that the budding entrepreneur spotted a gap in the menswear market. On this week’s episode of How I Made It, fashion editor Lauren Sams finds out how the failure of one business led to the success of another – menswear giant MJ Bale. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 min
5 OCT

How Bruce Keebaugh turned $500 into a global events company

When the co-founder and former chief executive of The Big Group was 21, he had just $500 in his pocket. Not afraid of risk, Bruce Keebaugh and his wife, Chyka Keebaugh, used it to champion the competitive world of catering and events. This week on How I Made it, The Australian Financial Review’s Lauren Sams finds out how this hospitality guru came to dominate an industry. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 min
28 SEPT

‘The napkin came across the table’: How software giant Xero was born

From the start of high school, Rod Drury was captivated by computing. It was a fascination that would go on to create one of the largest ASX-listed tech companies, accounting software giant Xero. In this week’s episode of How I Made It, The Australian Financial Review Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup finds out how a passion in high school became a $28 billion company. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 min
21 SEPT

The founder of O&M had one big idea. It became a global haircare empire

Jose Bryce Smith came to Australia on holiday. Seven years later, she founded what would become one of the country’s biggest haircare brands. With products stocked in more than 30,000 salons across 21 countries, Original & Mineral (O&M) is a dominant force in the hair industry. In this week’s episode of the new season of How I Made It, The Australian Financial Review fashion editor Lauren Sams pulls back the curtain to find out how Bryce Smith built O&M from the ground up. This podcast was sponsored by Aussie Broadband. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

33 min

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4.6

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307 Ratings

Brilliant. Great approach to getting to valuable insights.

26/12/2024

Emily O H

Host is extremely well prepared. Comfortable asking great questions, clearly curious about uncovering the full journey these guests have been on. Causing them to pause, reflect and respond with great insights. Keep up the great work.
Presenter

22 Sept

Poh of Oberon

Unfortunately the presenter speaks with vocal fry. Switched off
Excellence

06/07/2024

Laurence Wilson

Love your podcasts Julie Anne Sprague. They are inspiring, more particularly Paul Blackburn and Richard White who are the most recent. Would love to hear from Kerry Stokes in the same vane but that might be a mountain too hard to climb.
More women please!!

25/06/2024

Pixieness

Love this inspiring podcast, my only suggestion is more women please!

How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.