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The Australian Financial Review

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.

15 Minutes with the Boss

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 first level of advice is don’t freak out about it, but don’t ignore it either," he says.
 
"Get really good at using it, but also be very attuned to the things that it doesn’t do and that you can do over and above it."
 
On this week's episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out what the top lawyer thinks of AI disruption, how it will affect the legal profession and the best way lawyers can protect their jobs.
 
Further reading:
 
Why giving up control was Lune founder Kate Reid’s best business move
 
An eating disorder shaped the croissant queen’s career. A piece of advice from her father is also one of the secrets to her company’s success.
 
Daniel Mookhey: My younger self would hate my respect for John Howard
 
The NSW treasurer opens up about failure, conflict, his political heroes – and why he hates waking up early.

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

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.
 
"I imagined it would be an incredibly dynamic, collaborative, exciting job, and all of those things didn't come to fruition for me, and it sent me down a pretty dark path," says Reid.
 
On this week's episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out how this aerodynamicist applied her scientific rigor to become one of Australia's most well-known pastry chefs.
 
Further reading:
 
Daniel Mookhey: My younger self would hate my respect for John Howard
 
The NSW treasurer opens up about failure, conflict, his political heroes – and why he hates waking up early.
 
The email that cost this top exec a major deal
 
Esther Colwill, president of Asia-Pacific at Korn Ferry, loved her job at Deloitte – and then she had twins.

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Why Lune boss Kate Reid traded Formula 1 for croissants

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 self-confessed nerd says.
 
As a 16-year-old, he may not have liked the Liberal grandees’ politics, but these days Mookhey “is a little bit more sympathetic and understanding of where they were coming from".
 
On this week's episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down with the Labor politician to find out what eight years of opposition taught him, and the one piece of advice he would give his younger self.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
 
Further reading:
 
The email that cost this top exec a major deal
 
Esther Colwill, president of Asia-Pacific at Korn Ferry, loved her job at Deloitte – and then she had twins.
 
Do what others won’t do: AFL great Chris Judd’s formula for success
 
The former sports star and founder and portfolio manager of Cerutty Macro Fund has one career rule.

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on property prices, failure and conflict

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, emerging with critical lessons that have helped her in both her private and professional life.
 
On this week’s episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out how having a goal outside work spurred on this executive’s professional career.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
 
Further reading:
 
Do what others won’t do: AFL great Chris Judd’s formula for success
 
The former sports star and founder and portfolio manager of Cerutty Macro Fund has one rule that changed the course of his career.
 
This exec left banking to buy a caravan park. Now he runs an empire
 
Grant Wilckens co-founded G’day Group in 2004 and never looked back – apart from the time when he could have lost everything.

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Climbing the seven summits taught this executive one big lesson

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, who is the founder and portfolio manager of Cerutty Macro Fund, a concentrated equities fund that invests primarily in smaller companies, applied the same rule – and it changed the course of his career.
 
On this week's episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out how the former West Coast Eagles captain secured a premiership, two Brownlow Medals and is now tackling the world of small caps.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
 
Further reading:
 
AFL great turned stockpicker Chris Judd just made 20pc returns
 
One of the greatest to play Aussie rules, Judd has kicked off a second career in fund management buying ASX small-cap stocks. 
 
‘The phone stopped ringing’: How retirement shock hit this Olympian
 
In 2016, former Opals star player and Olympic medallist Lauren Jackson was forced to retire. Since then, her life has taken several turns.

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

"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 collapsed.
 
"It was probably the hardest I've ever worked, the most stressed I've ever been."
 
On this week's episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down with the former investment banker to find out how he survived the GFC, the lessons it taught him and how it fundamentally changed his business.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
 
Further reading:
 
The key trait private equity looks for when hiring a CEO
 
Thomson Reuters president Steve Hasker shares HR tips and why the soaring cost of AI tokens might just save your job.
 
Fasting, coffee and no chores: A Young Rich Lister’s success formula
 
Oscar Ledlin reveals the secrets of his success, including where his best ideas come from, his morning routine and the advice he almost always ignores.

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

“I've really changed my relationship with exercise over the past few years”, says Katie Lyndon, the chief executive of Exercise and Sports Science Australia.
 
The exercise physiologist has made a conscious effort to shift her mindset around workout routines from something she has to do to something she loves.
 
On this week’s episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down with Lyndon to find out how she designed a workout program that provides physical, mental and professional benefits.
 
This podcast was sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
 
Further reading:
 
Inside Ahmed Fahour’s high-performance morning routine
 
The chief executive of Gurner Group and former boss of Australia Post says the way he starts his day has been “transformational”.
 
Morning sun, and eat your vegies first: 19 habits for a healthier life
 
Exercise and nutrition are vital, but which specific habits offer the greatest bang for buck? Five doctors and a physiologist share their top longevity secrets.
 
The 20-minute ‘power’ fix missing from midlife workouts
 
Muscle power helps us perform basic everyday tasks but declines twice as quickly as strength during the ageing process.

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How an exercise physiologist designed her ideal workout routine

The president and CEO of Thomson Reuters says the company has had "bill shock this year in the tens of millions of US dollars over and above our budget”.
 
And while Steve Hasker maintains the global technology and information firm, which is valued at $US40 billion ($57 billion), is disciplined financially, the costs are rising.
 
This week, BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down with Hasker to find out how the company is navigating these technological advancements and the benefits of making career mistakes.
 
This podcast was sponsored by the City of Parramatta.
 
Further reading:
 
AI bill shock: Corporates revolt against costly models
 
AI usage is paid in tokens that represent how difficult a given task is, but the cost per token varies wildly for different models.
 
Five CEOs reveal the best piece of career advice they’ve ever received
 
The start of a new year is an opportunity to set fresh goals, create new routines and map out work objectives. Five business leaders share their morning routines and tips for getting ahead.
 
Use of AI ‘tech stacks’ driving demand for lawyers
 
The more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more professionals are needed to vet the technology’s outputs.

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Thomson Reuters CEO on AI bill shock, career risks and his biggest mistake

How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams. 
 
Don’t miss season six as we uncover how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

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Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29

In 2016, former Opals star player and Olympic medallist Lauren Jackson was forced to retire. She had had 17 knee operations and could not get on top of her injury.
 
“At that point, I was really aware that my identity as a basketball player was gone,” the now-chief strategy and basketball partnerships officer for the WNBL Australia recalls.
 
Since then, Jackson’s life on and off the court has taken several turns.
 
In this week's episode, the former basketball player tells BOSS editor Sally Patten about the challenges she faced when she retired for the first and second time, and how she forged a new career path after exiting the sport.
 
This podcast was sponsored by the City of Parramatta.
 
Further reading:
 
Ex-Opals star on the secret weapon transforming women’s sport
 
Lauren Jackson is now leading strategy for the Womenʼs National Basketball League and she has a front-row seat to the money flowing into the game.
 
How this four-time Olympian and CEO handles high-stress situations
 
From injury heartbreak to Earthletica co-founder, Bronte Campbell shares the radical shift in goal-setting that fuelled her transition from elite sport to start-up.
 
Basketball-playing MD: ‘We get hit in the face and we get back up again’
 
Humanity Health Group’s Dr Kylie Henderson has been playing the sport since primary school. Here’s how the game has shaped her management style. She answers our Time Out Q&A.

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‘The phone stopped ringing’: How retirement shock hit this Olympian

In our season finale of 2024, property developer and Rich Lister Tim Gurner discusses what he discovered by giving up alcohol, why he keeps a gratitude journal and the life changing advice he received from a 'hippie'.
 
15 Minutes with the Boss returns on January 28th 2025 but to keep you entertained until then we are releasing extended interviews of our favourite episodes as part of our Summer series from January 7. Happy holidays from the team at AFR podcasts.
 
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

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Tim Gurner: Unintended consequences of quitting alcohol, his challenging interviewing technique and the purpose of gratitude

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