Forbes Australia is celebrating the release of its biggest issue to date, which features CEO of WiseTech Global Richard White on the cover.
White is one of the ten richest people in Australia, with a net worth of around $9.7 billion, largely due to the success of his freight software company WiseTech.
Forbes Australia editor-in-chief, Sarah O’Carroll, said: “Richard White is a true Australian success story. The fascinating story of his success is inspiring and proves how connecting like-minded people, and one conversation, can lead to a $25 billion business.”
CEO of ReadyTech Marc Washbourne, former NSW Premier and Australian Senator Kristina Keneally, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners Tim Sims, Linktree Co-Founders Nick Humphreys and brothers Alex and Anthony Zaccaria, supermodel-turned-entrepreneur Miranda Kerr and New Zealand opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa are all highlighted in the 108-page issue, which was released on June 19.
The magazine highlights include:
Kristina Keneally holds extensive leadership experience, spanning politics, sports, and her current role as CEO of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation in Australia. In an interview for the magazine, she reflected on the invaluable insights she has gained throughout her career.
ReadyTech, a software company, had humble beginnings, being bootstrapped by Co-Founder Marc Washbourne for five years. Presently, the ASX-listed company has a market cap of about $360 million (at time of printing), 500 staff and global operations. In the following text, Washbourne details how the challenges faced in the early years were instrumental in the company’s triumph.
Tim Sims, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners, which manages $9 billion in assets, discusses public vs. private equity, debt markets, interest rates, the challenges of investing in startups, deal cadence, and the current investment market with Forbes Australia’s Managing Editor, Stewart Hawkins.
Nick Humphreys and brothers Alex and Anthony Zaccaria have been working together for over a decade and feature on the latest issue of Forbes Australia. Their first venture was a music marketing platform called Bolster, which they exited in 2020. They later created Linktree, a tool that enables social media users to share multiple links in a single profile. It has been valued at $2 billion as of last year.
Miranda Kerr started modeling when she was 13. By 2013, she was the second-highest paid model globally. In 2009, she pioneered the multi-billion-dollar organic skincare industry by launching KORA Organics. Despite being in her 40s, Kerr strives to establish her business as a renowned name worldwide, confident that her strategy will work.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, a New Zealand opera singer, has performed for influential figures worldwide. Today, she savors her time in the gardens of her tranquil Bay of Islands estate, enjoying her family’s company alongside her dogs. Although retired, she gives back through mentoring aspiring opera vocalists, which she speaks about in her Forbes interview.