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  • Jun Bei Liu on how to boost your confidence, block out naysayers and tackle mistakes

    October 26, 2026 · 19 min

    On this week's episode BOSS editor Sally Patten chats to Jun Bei Liu, founder and lead portfolio manager at TenCap. They discuss how she approaches mistakes, the importance of not letting others tell you that you can't do something and the…

  • This investment guru backed Nvidia in 2016. Here are his other tips

    October 19, 2026 · 19 min

    The chief investment officer of fund manager Loftus Peak says he only gets one really good idea a year, and that it’s always about business. After looking into the rise of machine learning, Alex Pollak's “one good idea” in 2016 was to buy…

  • How this CEO has created his own personal board of advisers

    October 12, 2026 · 18 min

    On this week's episode BOSS editor Sally Patten chats to Stefan Vermeulen, the local CEO of Nespresso. Vermeulen  shares how to develop your unique, and authentic leadership style by collecting leadership traits, learning from mentors and…

  • This top exec knows how to get ahead of the pack, and stay there.

    October 5, 2026 · 19 min

    Rob Coombe, executive chairman Generation Life, planned his career moves meticulously and made sure not to trample on colleagues to climb the corporate ladder. Now Coombe is at the top of the corporate tree, he has tools and habits to help…

  • How this CEO shook off imposter syndrome

    September 28, 2026 · 18 min

    Akubra chief executive Natalie Culina has over 20 years working with some of the most recognised and iconic Australian brands. When managing imposter syndrome she says that "you cannot forget that you have to master a skill in something…

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  • ‘One of the worst markets I’ve seen’: Property CEO fears job cuts

    September 21, 2026 · 17 min

    Jellis Craig chief executive Andrew McCann has been a real estate agent for almost 30 years, and he reckons "this is one of the worst markets" he's ever seen. "It's very hard for vendors to adjust to price changes, and it's very hard…

  • Gilbert + Tobin CEO Sam Nickless reveals what AI means for junior lawyers

    September 14, 2026 · 17 min

    When it comes to the rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace, Sam Nickless, the chief executive of law firm Gilbert + Tobin, has some useful advice for lawyers and executives in the early or middle stages of their careers. "The…

  • Why Lune boss Kate Reid traded Formula 1 for croissants

    September 7, 2026 · 22 min

    Growing up, Kate Reid had always dreamt about working in Formula 1. And in her early 20s, she achieved that dream by joining the Williams team as an aerodynamicist. But this F1 enthusiast quickly realised the job was not all she'd hoped…

  • NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on property prices, failure and conflict

    August 31, 2026 · 22 min

    As a teenager, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey loved federal budget day. “I’m not saying I was popular at high school, but I used to love it when [former Liberal treasurers] Peter Costello and John Howard would hand down the budget,” the…

  • Climbing the seven summits taught this executive one big lesson

    August 24, 2026 · 19 min

    From a young age, Esther Colwill, a former partner at Deloitte and now country head for Australia at Korn Ferry, dreamt of climbing the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, including, of course, Mount Everest. Colwill succeeded…

  • Chris Judd’s formula for high performance – on and off the field

    August 17, 2026 · 20 min

    Asked about a pivotal moment in his career, former AFL star Chris Judd is quick to respond: don’t do what everyone else is doing. “[The pivotal moment] was taking complete control over my fitness program,” says Judd. In business, Judd…

  • This exec left banking to buy a caravan park. Now he runs an empire

    August 10, 2026 · 17 min

    "I had everything on the wire, on the line," says Grant Wilckens, remembering when the global financial crisis hit. The chief executive and founder of G'Day Group had started his holiday parks business in 2004 when Lehman Brothers…

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About the show

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.