Unsung Business Heroes

Lielette Calleja discusses how you can put your family on the line when you start a small business and how to accept the shifting pendulum of work/life balance with Charles Fairlie.

Maurie Dobbin has always had great foresight in his industry and been generous with his knowledge of the industry. He speaks to Charles Fairlie about the importance of staying engaged and interested in your business and competitors.

Warwick Anderson learned many lessons from taking risks that didn’t always pay off. Warwick speaks to Charles Fairlie about how he navigated the early days of electronics and convincing people to invest in it.

Michelle Ivanov shares with Charles Fairlie the lessons learned from working in ‘male-dominated’ industries like working in a car yard and the importance of being direct and honest with your clients and colleagues.

Tony Burns speaks to Charles Fairlie about the lessons he learned from loss of family members and the importance of your business engaging the community around you especially people who may be ignored by the workforce like people with disabilities....

Ted Egan speaks to Charles Fairlie about utilizing your surroundings and upbringing to help motivate you and what he learned about how to take the right approach to scaling your business.

Dominique Grubisa shares where she found her drive to succeed after hitting rock bottom with Charles Fairlie, and how taking business risks change when you have a family to support.

Andre Alphonso shares his key tips to staying driven and motivated in a risky world, based on his own life struggles with host Charles Fairlie. He also speaks about how to inspire people and amplify your presence in the business world using...

Seeing the positives in everything. Resilient is the word that comes to mind when it comes to the MD of Lefand Group Philip Iacovou. Through being homeless, to losing children and health scares Philip credits his ability to find positives...

Lack of flexibility led me to create my own organisation.

Sickness led Diane to ask for flexible work hours and when that was denied to her, she forged her own path in the project management world. Diane shares with Charles Fairlie how...