Entrepreneurs

In the late-70s in a quiet Melbourne store, Jim Kout’s music business wasn’t doing too well, so he introduced a range of bongs to attract more customers.

At just 22 years old, Neel Khokhani launched Soar Aviation, a flight school that today boasts revenues in excess of $12 million.

At the age of 27, armed with a $50 VOIP account and an old laptop, Sabri Suby hit the phones, and marketing agency King Kong was born.

When Hamish Walmsley and Jimmy Elias figured it was time Australian consumers had high-end, in-store, cold brew options, First Press was born.

Like many entrepreneurs, Aaron Krause’s story is one of humble beginnings. But everything changed thanks to a smiling dish sponge called Scrub Daddy.

While seeking advice for her new startup, Megan Avard was told she would not succeed unless she found a male co-founder with tech experience.

In 2009, Simon Griffiths, Jehan Ratnatunga and Danny Alexander launched socially-conscious toilet-paper brand Who Gives A Crap.

Nine months after interviewing Barack Obama, Holly Ransom is preparing to disrupt the conference landscape with collaborative-focused s p a c e.

Gina Rinehart has stayed her course as Australia's richest person for another year. Here are the others who made the cut.

Bo Kitty runs Reality Check, a holistic business coaching service with a focus on giving business owners the tough love they need to succeed.

Carsales could soon be dethroned by CarSwap, a platform enabling users to not only buy and sell cars, but swap them as well.

Hussh has carved out a niche in the limbo between retail wholesaling, factory outlets, and deep discount e-commerce players such as Catch.