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About This Podcast
15 Minutes with the Boss is a podcast that gives listeners exclusive access to some of the top CEOs in the country.
Each week AFR BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down with a prominent leader and asks them to share the invaluable advice and wisdom they have accumulated throughout their careers.
For stories of success and failure and everything in-between, search and follow 15 Minutes with the Boss. It’s 15 minutes you can’t afford to miss.
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Recent Episodes
S4E19 How this CEO changed his leadership style for the sake of top performers
Procter & Gamble’s Australian chief executive, Neal Reed, has been with the global manufacturer for 30 years. The company behind household brands such as Pampers nappies, Gillette razors and…
S4E18 Neil Perry opens up about the high cost of overspending
He’s one of Australia’s most influential chefs and restaurateurs. But when Neil Perry was faced with the closure of his restaurant, Song Bird, he realised he’d broken his most important rule. “You've…
S4E17 Why this smartphone boss called time on saying yes to everything
Praveena Raman, the head of Motorola in Australia and New Zealand, is a self-described yes person. At the start of her career as an engineer, the “say yes to everything” mindset opened doors to…
S4E16 What this CEO of a drinks company learnt from the tech industry
One of Anubha Sahasrabuddhe’s proudest moments was getting Chinese consumers to drink Coca-Cola – and lots of it. Earlier in her career, Sahasrabuddhe, now the chief executive of brewing giant Lion,…
S4E15 What this executive learnt from working for Kerry Packer
Mary Wooldridge, the outgoing chief executive of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, worked for the media tycoon in the late 1990s. While her time at Kerry Packer's company, Consolidated Press…
S4E14 This exec was terrified of public speaking, but now she loves it
When Allison Rossiter was offered a dream job, she had just one hesitation: she was terrified of public speaking. But not wanting to walk away from the opportunity, the budding executive asked for a…
S4E13 Why Vivid’s festival director won’t be reading any reviews
For any arts production, reviews are a crucial metric of success. But for Brett Sheehy, what the critics have to say means very little. For him, it’s all about the audience. On this week’s episode,…
S4E12 Don't ask about WFH: This top exec’s guide to job interviews
As the managing director of Franklin Templeton in Australia and New Zealand, Felicity Walsh has done her fair share of job interviews. In that time, the local head of the global asset manager has…
S4E11 Inside Ahmed Fahour’s high-performance morning routine
The chief executive of Gurner Group and former boss of Australia Post says his morning routine has been transformational. Ahmed Fahour says he now thinks more clearly, has lost 13 kilograms over the…
S4E10 Why the CEO of BMW Australia wants you to take a ‘sleep test’
Vikram Pawah has loved cars since he was a child. Or more specifically, engines. From Honda to Harley Davidson and now BMW, the chief executive has worked for some of the biggest car and motorcycle…
S4E9 ‘I didn’t realise how far gone I was’: How this CEO survived burnout
When Jess Saxby became the chief executive of Banjo’s Bakery Cafes, she went "hell for leather". Taking over the family business, the new CEO was always chasing the next big thing for the chain.…
S4E8 Subway CEO shares secret to growing Australia’s largest fast-food chain
Turning around a business never comes down to just one thing, says Shane Bracken. The chief executive of Subway in Australia and New Zealand believes three key steps have been critical to expanding…
S4E7 Ruslan Kogan says he’s made many mistakes. But this one stands out
The founder of online retailer Kogan.com firmly believes that mistakes are an “additional asset” that any company can learn from. But the entrepreneur says there was one “existential mistake” he made…
S4E6 What being made redundant taught this CEO about leadership
Lisa Chiba’s first executive role was “a bit of a rollercoaster”. After starting in the role of customer service director, the company entered a divestment process – making the entire workforce…
S4E5 Judo Bank founder reveals the biggest mistake a CEO can make
When it comes to banking, Joseph Healy has seen it all. After a long career holding executive positions at NAB, ANZ and Citi, the high-profile banker co-founded Australia’s first fintech unicorn,…
S4E4 Why this CEO believes she should’ve spoken up more early in her career
Art Gallery of NSW director Maud Page says one of her biggest failures was not speaking up enough early in her career. “I’ve always spoken up if I thought there was an injustice, but one that I feel…
S4E3 The promotion that set Orica’s CEO on a path to running the $12b giant
When Sanjeev Gandhi was called into the office of German chemical company BASF’s managing director, the young salesman was “tentative and concerned”. It was a meeting that would go on to change the…
S4E2 How this four-time Olympian and CEO handles high-stress situations
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Bronte Campbell knows a lot about high-stress situations. But for the co-founder and CEO of sustainable athleisure company Earthletica, there are a few techniques…
S4E1 Ray White boss wants fourth-generation family business to become five
Managing director Dan White says his first day working alongside his father and brother at Australia’s largest real estate company was surreal. A fourth-generation, family-run business, Ray White…
S3E43 Bega CEO reveals his latest health obsession – and it’s not only protein
Being in charge of one of Australia’s biggest food and drink companies was never part of Pete Findlay’s plan. But the chief executive of Bega Group knows how beloved the brands are: “Never go messing…
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