We are all familiar with a wicketkeeper in cricket or a goalkeeper in soccer but rarely are they the hero of a sporting fixture. However, a mistake can be incredibly costly and your role in keeping the ship sailing smoothly is paramount. Being a corporate lawyer is very much the same.

This episode's guest, Tim Gordon, has made a career out of being one of the most dependable and highly revered corporate lawyers in the country. Tim is Executive Partner at Gilbert + Tobin, a firm that is renowned for their unwavering dedication to client service and for delivering positive outcomes to the relevant stakeholders in their engagements.

As a young lawyer with a passion for working on complex and significant deals, Tim worked his way successfully through the ranks of Gilbert + Tobin to his position today where he oversees a firm that is regarded as a market leader.

On today's podcast we hear the incredible backstory that underpins the remarkable growth of Gilbert + Tobin into a dominant advisor within Australian capital markets.

We gain an insight into life as a lawyer working on highly complex and demanding transactions and how Gilbert + Tobin positions themselves to attract the best talent in the market.

Finally, we explore the future direction of Gilbert + Tobin and how Tim is working alongside his highly talented team to guide the firm forward.

Set on a mission to stop the number 1 killer of Australians, this week's guests have taken a huge leap at a big opportunity. Meet Jake, Lachlan and Griffo, from Naturally Cooked, 3 boys taking sun safety seriously.

Struck by the impacts of skincancer on the Australian population, the boys decided to revitalise the act of putting sunscreen on. They have an exciting plan that is in place to engage young people and particularly young men to get them back wearing sunscreen to fight these shocking numbers that they speak to this episode. And along the way they are donating 10% of their profits to supporting Mental Health.

Hello and welcome back to the Business Of, this is the first episode of our new series – “Up and Coming”.

In this 4-part series we are speaking with some of the most exciting up-and-comers as they let us into the behind-scenes of their young careers and exciting ideas.

In this episode, we unpack with Jake, Lachie and Griffo the genesis for starting their own business in a niche market;

The challenges of running a business in conjunction with working full-time;

And finally, we look towards the future for Naturally Cooked and their goals.

In chatting with some of Australia’s greatest business leaders and figures over the past 50 plus episodes, the common theme that has emerged is that people will ultimately play a significant role in any business.

In a South Vietnam battlefield where the fog was so thick you could barely see 10 metres in front of yourself, with no direct fire support and just a platoon of young soldiers in tow to take out an occupied enemy bunker, it was under these sets of circumstances that our next guest, Sir Peter Cosgrove, pulled off his first of many remarkable military feats.

The son of a soldier, Peter joined the army when he was just 18 years old. Across his 40 years of military service Peter was the epitome of bravery, courage and selflessness. He rose quickly through the ranks of the army, commanding the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in the mid-1980s.

But it was in 1999 that Cosgrove was thrust into the public eye, when, as major general, he led the INTERFET in a peacekeeping mission to East Timor. Peter led the mission, despite the highly delicate situation he faced, with poise and pragmatism leading to its massive success. Following the mission, Cosgrove was one of the nation’s most respected military leaders and this ultimately led to his role as Chief of the Defence Force from 2002-2005.

Upon retiring from the military, Peter could have easily hung up the boots, but instead he played crucial roles in the Cyclone Larry taskforce and took on board roles at Qantas and Australian Rugby Union before ultimately being recommended for Governor General in 2014.

His tenure as Governor General saw 3 Australian Prime Minister’s be sworn in and over 4,200 public engagements in 5 years of service.

Hello and welcome back to the Business Of, I’m Will and I’m Charlie. On today’s podcast Peter unpacks his formative years with us which led to him joining the military,

He sheds light on the governor-general role,

And finally, He shares some invaluable leadership lessons with us his thoughts on what makes a good prime minister.

We hope you enjoy.

You would all be familiar with Australia’s status as a resources powerhouse. Digging stuff up out of the ground has long been our specialty with it not being uncommon for a figure on the AFR’s Rich List to have a resources background.

Our next guest, Benjamin Cleary, is a subject matter expert. Ben heads up Tribeca’s Natural Resources business but alongside David Alyward has been critical in growing the entire Tribeca business. Ben’s role in building Tribeca into a multi billion dollar Fund manager with expertise across asset management, wealth management, and corporate advisory has been significant. Ben’s role in growing Tribeca’s business throughout Singapore has been a catalyst for getting the business to today’s position.

Through Tribeca, Ben has cornerstoned over $10b in natural resources transactions working closely

alongside financial advisers and companies. Today he heads up the ASX-listed Tribeca Global Natural Resources Fund, investing across listed companies locally and overseas, direct investments in carbon credits, commodities and private sector debt.

Hello and welcome back to The Business Of, I’m Charlie and I’m Will.

On today’s podcast we unpack with Ben the genesis for his rise at Tribeca on the back of a shake up in the financial services industry post GFC.

We get Ben’s thoughts on the regulatory environment in which local and global resources companies are operating.

Finally, we get Ben’s take on the impact of electrification on demand for critical minerals and resources such as copper while considering potential issues associated with the supply of the goods.

We hope you enjoy!

Working at the interface of industry, government and universities seeking to drive research value into the community, our next guest is Paul Nicholls, Executive Director of Research Partnerships at the University of Queensland.

Universities such as UQ are the backbone of some of the most important research that solves some of the biggest issues facing Australia and more broadly, the world. Paul heads up the crucial team at UQ that connects industry to world-class researchers to ensure that the brilliant research and findings are turned into real community and social impact.

Hello and welcome back to the Business Of, I’m Charlie and I’m Will. On todays podcast we unpack with Paul how he became involved in the wide-world of university research.

How UQ is working in consultation with industry to create meaningful research outcomes that drive our society forward.

And finally, he provides an insight into the sheer depth of UQ’s research team.

When you say the name Liz Ellis to someone, their train of thought could justifiably go in a multitude of different directions. She is someone who has accomplished so much.

Whether it be her unbelievable netball career in which she was named Australian Netball’s most valuable player on 4 separate occasions, her role as a commentator in the coverage of Australia’s domestic netball competition, or even her role on the hit tv show I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here – chances are that you know Liz Ellis AO.

Liz’s undeniable ability to manage a multitude of commitments has characterized her life for many years. In her early days as an aspirational professional netballer she remarkably completed a law degree from Macquarie University – proving that even for a professional netballer it is possible to balance a wide array of commitments.

Although it may sound as though Liz is one of those annoying people who is just good at every endeavour she undertakes, it is undoubtedly her laser focus and willingness to persevere in the face of adversity that has seen her achieve these feats.

Hello and welcome back to the Business Of, I’m Charlie and I’m Will.

On today’s podcast we unpack with Liz her formative years as an elite athlete,

The keys to her longstanding success at the top of her chosen discipline, even in the face of an injury that would justifiably be enough to step away.

Finally, we hear from Liz about her career post netball and how this has taken her down paths she probably never thought she would travel.

We hope you enjoy!