Switzer TV - Leaders
John Borghetti
Meet the man who started his career in the Qantas mailroom worked his way up the ranks to executive general manager – John Borghetti. And now, in a major management manoeuvrer – the long-time Qantas devotee was snapped up as Virgin Blue’s new CEO.
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Gurbaksh Chahal
Meet the young entrepreneur who sold his first business at age 18 for $40 million before selling his next business to Yahoo! less than a decade later for a cool $300 million – Gurbaksh Chahal.
Matt Church
Are you the type of person who fidgets at traffic lights? Do you think instant coffee isn’t fast enough? You could be an adrenalin junkie. Leadership expert Matt Church shares what your body is telling you and how it relates to your leadership finesse.
Bernard Salt
Bernard Salt, author of The Big Tilt, gives the reasons why Australia needs more people and needs them now.
Dick Smith Part II
As Australia faces a skills shortage, a controversial minority asks, are we actually experiencing a population crisis? Leading the charge, national icon Dick Smith gives his take on immigration and population in Australia. Plus, watch Part I here.
Dick Smith
As Australia faces a skills shortage, a controversial minority asks, are we actually experiencing a population crisis? Leading the charge, national icon Dick Smith gives his take on immigration and population in Australia. Plus, watch Part II here.
Liz Wiseman
Liz Wiseman, The Wall Street Journal's best-selling author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, shares how leadership can inspire without shouts and commands.
The Hon Penny Wong
Penny Wong: Peter Switzer took her – and her policies – to task a month back. Don't miss the Finance Minister’s right of reply.
Bob Carr
How will the laboured Federal Labor Government manage to spin a carbon tax to taxpayers? Former NSW premier Bob Carr discusses leadership and selling the unsellable to a doubting population.
Dr Fred Grosse
How can you better your business and your financials? Dr Fred Grosse of the Institute for Management, Organisation and Motivation gives tips to get a leg-up in life.
Ronni Kahn
Ronni Kahn of the ‘do good, feel good’ philosophy discusses her charity OzHarvest and how it gleans from the rich to feed the poor.
John Singleton Part 2
One-on-one with serial entrepreneur, adman and Aussie legend John Singleton: he’s the man Media Watch loves to hate; the businessman who puts his money where his mouth is – he shares the secrets behind his success with Peter Switzer. Don't miss part one.
Gerry Harvey – part two
Don’t miss the second installment of Peter Switzer’s interview with Gerry Harvey.
Plus, watch part one here.
Gerry Harvey – part one
Ahead of Harvey Norman's today, Peter Switzer caught up with business great Gerry Harvey. Don’t miss part one of this interview – it’s been a tough year on those in the discretionary spending game, find out how the retail giant is really faring.
Plus, watch part two here.
Glenda Korporaal
How is David Jones faring post the McInnes scandal? The Australian’s Glenda Korporaal reveals the story behind the retail giant under new leadership.
Rod McGeoch
Meet the man behind Sydney’s winning bid for the 2000 Olympic Games. Described by ABN AMRO as Australasia’s most influential director, Rod McGeoch discusses his achievements of Olympic proportions.
Cameron Clyne – part one
No longer keen on being counted among the ranks of the Big Four, NAB officially calls it quits on its banking buddies. CEO Cameron Clyne shares why breaking up is easy to do. Watch part two here.
Cameron Clyne – part two
No longer keen on being counted among the ranks of the Big Four, NAB officially calls it quits on its banking buddies. CEO Cameron Clyne shares why breaking up is easy to do. Watch part one here.
Ken Allen
When New York fell prey to September 11, Australia's consul-general in NYC Ken Allen created a network to help Australians living in New York cope with the challenges that came out of the tragic event. Allen discusses the genesis of the Advance network.
Matt Barrie
A new name has entered the Aussie business alumni: BRW Entrepreneur of the Year Matt Barrie, founder of Freelancer.com.
Max Markson
He's flogged everything from the hair on Greg Matthews's head to Lara ‘Where-The-Bloody-Hell-Are-You?’ Bingle. His business is to make sure his clients are always under the scrutiny of the public eye, so we flip the switch and put the spotlight on Max Markson.
Serafina Maiorano
Forget Cupid – the women at March’s Advance Women’s Leadership Summit are wooing the business world. To find out more, we turn to host and organiser of the event and CEO of Advance, Serafina Maiorano.
Jon Corzine
Wall Street titan Jon Corzine was CEO of Goldman Sachs in the 1990s when it listed on the US Stock Exchange. He later became a US senator, then the 54th governor of the state of New Jersey. Now CEO of MF Global, what are the secrets to Corzine's success?
Jack Singleton and Brad Kitschke
Jack Singleton of 1300 Flowers and the Australian Sporting Goods Association's Brad Kitschke weigh in on the online GST debate.
Marcia Griffin
As former chief executive of skincare company POLA Cosmetics and current chair of The Executive Connection, Marcia Griffin knows the importance of networking. She shares her tips for rubbing shoulders with the movers and shakers of business.
Derek Lightfoot
Star Track Express’ Derek Lightfoot reveals the secrets behind the business’ phenomenal growth. From humble beginnings in 1974, this big brand Aussie logistics company now has 55 sites nationally.
Josephine Linden
Meet New Yorker Josephine Lindon – she was at the top of the private wealth management game for 25 years with Goldman Sachs, and today she shares the secrets to her success.
Michelle Koch
Meet the woman who crosses the t's and dots the i's on the most important transactions on Wall Street – Michelle Koch, chief counsel at NYSE. Peter Switzer reports from Wall Street.
David Murray AO
Today, sovereign wealth funds explained with the Future Fund boss David Murray AO. And find out why as Telstra’s biggest shareholder, the Fund wants out.
John Bertrand
Meet the man who skippered Alan Bond’s Australia II to victory in the 1983 America’s Cup – sporting hero John Bertrand. He reveals Bond’s business strategies that secured the win.
Glen Boreham
Find out why the man dubbed one of the most powerful leaders in the information industry is sure the worst is over. Don’t miss as IBM’s Glen Boreham reveals where the IT giant is looking for growth.
Frerk-Malte Feller
For an insight into the world of e-commerce, Switzer catches up with PayPal Australia’s Frerk-Malte Feller.
David Mortimer AO
Meet one of the nation’s most respected business leaders – David Mortimer AO. Among his many titles is chair to Australia Post, Crescent Capital and Australia’s biggest contractor, Leighton Holdings. Today, Mortimer reveals the secrets behind his success.
Peter Yates
He lunched with Kerry Packer every Wednesday for four years and now he shares his leadership lessons with you – former PBL CEO Peter Yates.
Sally Macdonald
Despite Oroton's on-shelf success, the company’s financials haven’t always had such shine – a few years ago, the brand faced a $9.4 million loss. So how did CEO Sally Macdonald save the brand and pull a $9.8 million profit out of the bag?
Richard Goyder
Wesfarmers CEO Richard Goyder answers the tough questions – can a debt-plagued company like Coles make good? How will the retail sector cope with another interest rate rise? And, just how long can we rely on the resources boom?
Tony Abbott
In August, Tony Abbott was stirring the pot on the promotional rounds for his new book, Battlelines. Now, he's the leader of the opposition. Take a step back in time to see what Abbott really stands for.
Andrew Bassat
Seek.com CEO Andrew Bassat reveals how a man who was “more luddite than geek” helped build a business with a market cap of a little over $2 billion.
Alan Jones
Glenn Stevens? Out of touch. Malcolm Turnbull? Poor judgement. Kevin Rudd? Proved Santa Clause wasn’t real. Carbon dioxide? Not a pollutant. Don’t miss Alan Jones.
Graeme Samuel
As NAB continues to do everything it can to appease the ACCC when it comes to its bid for AXA Asia Pacific, will they make it past competition watchdog Graeme Samuel?
Malcolm Turnbull
As recent polls reveal the Greens stand to benefit from Rudd’s follies, the man who laid it all on the line for Labor’s failed policy – Malcolm Turnbull – speaks out. While he pegs Rudd as “gutless” with “no principles”, he says a vote for the Greens is a wasted one.
Prof. Alec Cameron
There’s no question the GFC changed the business management landscape. Professor Alec Cameron, Dean of UNSW’s Australian School of Business, reveals where to from here.
Janine Allis
Janine Allis’s Boost Juice is now 250 stores-strong in 14 countries – but how did she do all this in less than a decade?
Alan Joyce
The flying kangaroo has hit its fair share of turbulence lately. To find out how Qantas plans to once again reach clear skies, Peter Switzer spoke with CEO Alan Joyce.
John Symond
To find out where Aussie is headed, and to get his take on the outlook for the Australian economy, Peter Switzer spoke with Aussie John.
Terry Davis
Coca-Cola Amatil’s Terry Davis offers the real deal on the real thing. Don’t miss as Switzer takes a closer look at a stock that’s much more than a caffeinated beverage.
Graeme Wood
From tiny start-up to listed company – don’t miss the founder of Wotif.com Graeme Wood’s secrets for success.
Paul Cave - BridgeClimb
Switzer speaks to one business owner who overcame many a challenge to climb his way to the top and to carve out a niche – BridgeClimb’s Paul Cave. Watch now to find out how you too can reach new business heights.
