How I Made It

How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

How I Made It is a business podcast hosted by The Australian Financial Review, with 63 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Australian Financial Review hosts How I Made It, a business show with 63 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  'I had $200′: Inside Aussie Bruna Papandrea’s meteoric Hollywood rise

  Aug 18, 202639 minS6

  When Bruna Papandrea arrived in New York, she had $200. An avid storyteller, the South Australian began reading scripts for her friend, actor Anthony LaPaglia. But it was when she was offered a job working for legendary filmmakers Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella that her career transformed. “I was 29, and I get chills telling the story because that is just a moment that you can't fathom how much it's going to change your life,” the film producer says. In this week’s episode, host Lauren Sams finds out how Papandrea became one of Hollywood’s most powerful storytellers, producing huge hits from Big Little Lies and Gone Girl to The Undoing. This podcast was sponsored by Sinch Engage . Further reading: ‘I owe you nothing’: Two unlikely partners and a $20b housing empire Craig Carracher knew student accommodation could be vastly improved – and a serious moneymaker.  How this 26-year-old built a $100m robotics company Andromeda founder Grace Brown reveals how her hi-tech companion, Abi, has disrupted an industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #3

  How this ex-Packer lawyer secured Australia’s biggest real estate deal

  Aug 11, 202636 minS6

  “Kerry Packer was one of the last greats,” says Craig Carracher, co-founder of The Living Company. As the media mogul's lawyer, Carracher spent five years observing his intuition, leadership and deal-making. Since embarking on his own entrepreneurial venture with business partner Stephen Gaitanos, Carracher has applied “the Kerry Packer factor” to his housing company. On this week’s episode of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams finds out how this founder secured one of Australia’s largest real estate deals – and built a $20 billion empire.   This podcast was sponsored by Sinch Engage . Further reading: Alex Vynokur bet the house on ETFs. He won The aspiring entrepreneur knew the odds were stacked against his start-up, Betashares.  How this 26-year-old built a $100m robotics company Andromeda founder Grace Brown reveals how her hi-tech companion, Abi, has disrupted an industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  How this 26-year-old built a $100m robotics company

  Aug 2, 202635 minS6

  Grace Brown had always enjoyed maths, science and music. Teamed with a “wild imagination”, her interest in patterns meant she was obsessed with all things magic. When she took on an engineering design subject in high school, everything became clear. “I wanted to spend the rest of my life working as an engineer because you could just imagine something and create it that didn't previously exist,” says the now- 26-year-old. Brown has since turned her fascination into a thriving robot helper start-up, Andromeda. On this week’s episode of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams finds out how this engineer-turned-entrepreneur built a $100 million company. This podcast was sponsored by Sinch Engage . Further reading: AI leads Australian start-up $5b funding boom Funding for tech start-ups surged by $1 billion last year, with more than 60 per cent going to AI companies, but VCs say the market is not in bubble territory. A 25-year-old Melburnian now has a $100m robot helper start-up Female founders are still struggling to receive funding, but Grace Brown’s robotics start-up just banked a $23 million series A funding round. Alex Vynokur bet the house on ETFs. He won The aspiring entrepreneur knew the odds were stacked against his start-up. But Betashares is now Australia’s second-largest exchange-traded fund provider at $75 billion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Alex Vynokur bet the house to start Betashares. It now manages $75b

  Jul 28, 202634 minS6

  The former lawyer walked away from a top-tier legal career to risk his house on an ETF venture. It’s now the country’s second-largest exchange-traded funds provider. "I was just totally convinced that you know I should just do it," says the Betashares founder. On the first episode of the new season of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams sits down with the chief executive to found out how he turned his start-up into an industry giant. This podcast was sponsored by Sinch Engage . Further reading: Luck, timing or hard work: What it takes to become a top entrepreneur What makes a business venture successful? Australia’s top business leaders reveal how they built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way. Four leaders who came to Australia with nothing, and made it to the top Australia may be imperfect, but for these bosses it was the land of opportunity. Record wave of ETFs flood the ASX, with more to come Firms are rushing to launch new funds on the ASX as retail investors demand access to the country’s top fund managers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  How I Made It

  Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29

  Jul 22, 20261 min

  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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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