Anthill Magazine

What I have learnt (the hard way) – John Eales

John Eales – Businessman and former Australian rugby union captain Playing sport at an elite level can teach you a lot about yourself… and others. Since retiring from a stellar international rugby union career that saw him captain the Wallabies to World Cup victory in 1999, ...

What I have learnt (the hard way): Domenic Carosa – Podcast

Domenic Carosa, Dominet Corporation (former CEO, destra Corporation) Domenic Carosa founded destra Corporation (then called Sprint) with his sister Anna in 1993. By 1998, destra ran a number of the leading entertainment websites in Australia. In 2000, the company reverse-listed on the ASX a matter of hours ...

What I have learnt (the hard way) – Domenic Carosa

Domenic Carosa, Dominet Corporation (former CEO, destra Corporation) Domenic Carosa founded destra Corporation (then called Sprint) with his sister Anna in 1993. By 1998, destra ran a number of the leading entertainment websites in Australia. In 2000, the company reverse-listed on the ASX a matter of hours ...

What I have learnt (the hard way): Christopher Witt

Chicago-bred Christopher Witt spends plenty of time on faculty at the University of New South Wales, but he’s quick to point out that he’s no academic. Having spent his early career at big corporations such as AT&T, Telstra and Motorola, Witt is now doing his ...

Robyn Archer, AO

Robyn Archer AO, 59, has achieved what many attempt: a life less ordinary. By marching to the beat of her own drum, Archer’s distinguished resume reads singer, writer, artistic director and public advocate of the arts. She can now add ‘Program Curator, 2008 Alfred Deakin ...

Leigh Jasper, Co-founder and CEO, Aconex

The timing was bad, but the growth was fast. In March 2000, with many internet start-ups disappearing off the radar, 25-year-old Leigh Jasper quit his job at McKinsey & Company and threw his hat into the dot-com ring. With business partner Rob Phillpot, Jasper managed ...

Roger, Doin’ Time Marketing Manager

A little understanding goes a long way.   When I came back to jail, I was lost, angry, disappointed, frustrated. I was placed in the Youth Unit and one of the mentor prisoners introduced himself. He asked if I was okay, did I need anything. It was ...

Andrew Gaze – The business of basketball

As Australian basketball icon and long-time Melbourne Tigers player, Andrew Gaze learnt a lot about the business of basketball. But that didn’t stop him experiencing the odd balls up in his own retail ventures.   Sometimes the numbers just don’t add up.   The biggest issues the Melbourne ...

John Anderson – Interactive marketing

Four years ago, John Anderson was working in business development for a logistics company when he got bored “not doing things my way”. With his business partner, Anderson started Yeahpoint, offering clients unique ‘point of product’ retail marketing opportunities using interactive in-store media. Recently Yeahpoint ...

Jennifer Goddard – Memory maven

Illustration: Sam Griffin Jennifer Goddard may be dyslexic, but that doesn’t stop her reading 800 words a minute. Her personal success in using mental literacy techniques to avoid flunking out of university led her ...