Editorial Team

Jonathan Jackson
EDITOR
info: Jonathan Jackson is an experienced editor and writer who has worked in print and digital media for almost 20 years.
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Sean Barrett
Finance
Sean is a co-founder and director at CurrencyFair with over 15 years experience in foreign exchange. Based in Newcastle, Sean heads up CurrencyFair’s Australian operations.
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Chutisa & Steven Bowman
Leadership
Chutisa & Steven Bowman are global business advisors.

Petar Lackovic
Team Building
Petar Lackovic is a highly sought after international speaker, coach and business adviser, who specialises in implementing successful strategies that produce consistent world class results. He is also the CEO of leading entrepreneur education facility, The Entourage.

Bernard Marin
Business
Bernard Marin is the founder and CEO of Marin Accountants, a firm specialising in advice for individuals, investors and family businesses.
Martin Martinez
Management 
Martin Martinez is the founder of Entrepreneur Card.
Alex Pirouz
Network 
Alex Pirouz is an entrepreneur, author and business mentor who assists companies to successfully start, grow and exit their business. Connect with Alex on LinkedIn.
Tim Reed
Management 
Tim Reed is the chief executive officer of Australia’s largest business management solutions provider, MYOB. He develops and drives the business’ strategic development, including its expansion into online business management solutions.
Fred Schebesta
Talent 
Fred Schebesta is one of Australia’s most successful ‘under-35s’ entrepreneurs and is co-founder of Australia’s leading financial-product comparison website, www.finder.com.au

Mellissah Smith
Marketing
Mellissah Smith is a serial entrepreneur and business leader with more than 20 years’ experience in marketing. She runs an international marketing consultancy firm that provides small businesses with a marketing consultant and in-house team of creative, web development and PR experts.

Lauretta Stace
Health
Lauretta Stace is Chief Executive Officer of Fitness Australia.

Blake Stirling
Wealth
Blake Stirling is an analyst with Wealth Within.

Pamela Young
Asia
Pamela Young is a strategic change consultant and has an extensive career in both consulting and executive management. She has lived and worked in many cultures including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, continental Europe and the USA. Her cross-cultural experience adds richness to her insights and is generously shared with people wanting to become better leaders and know how to lead change to achieve sustainable diversity.
Mark Champman
Tax 
Mark Chapman is Head of Tax with Taxpayers Australia, a not-for-profit organisation committed to a fairer and more transparent taxation system for every Australian taxpayer.
Andreas Costi
Securities 
Andreas is responsible for the development and sales of Goal Group Ltd suite of products and services and the relationship management in Australia and New Zealand.
Allan McKeown
Finance 
Allan McKeown is the CEO and Founder of Prosperity Advisers and has over 25 years experience providing taxation and wealth advice to a range of executive and high net wealth clients. Prosperity Advisers is a Chartered Accounting and Financial Planning Advisory firm with 120 staff and offices in Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane.
Abigail Koch
Business 
PR Manager at Compare the Market.

Alex Blinko
Communications
Alex Blinko is managing director, Truphone Australia.

Cholena Orr
Business
Cholena Orr is a business builder who is passionate about mindfulness and lifting people up. She heads pac executive Human Capital - a training, coaching and consulting business offering a range of models designed to support Human Capital needs throughout the business lifecycle; from clarifying strategy and goals through to working with individuals to help them become more resilient.

Christopher Vecchio
Finance
Christopher Vecchio is a Currency Analyst for DailyFX.com. He holds a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Government & Law and Economics from Lafayette College. During his undergraduate program, he gained a strong understanding of fundamental analysis of the foreign exchange markets by examining the interrelationship between geopolitical events, macroeconomic trends, and finance. Christopher also incorporates technical analysis into his research in order paint the most complete picture of what is occurring across various asset classes in the short-term and medium-term.

Con Georgiou
Innovation
Con Georgiou is the co-founder of One Million Acts of Innovation.
Dale Gillham
Investment 
Dale Gilham is Australia's most respected share market educator.
Daniel Stewart
Business 
Daniel is Marketing Manager at Australia at MAXAM.
Federico Re
Entrepreneurship 
Federico Re is an Entrepreneurial Coach and founder of creativeentrepreneur.com.au. For nearly two decades, Federico has assisted an array of fast growing SMEs in Australia, focusing on entrepreneurial leadership and innovation.

Fred McDougall
Innovation
Torrens University Australia aims to deliver an innovative environment for learning, scholarship and research that is culturally diverse and career-oriented with a global perspective. Torrens is a part of Laureate International Universities, a leading international network of over 75 innovative higher education institutions – teaching more than 800.000 students in 30 countries and online. Professor McDougall was Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) at the University of Adelaide, an appointment he held from 2005 until 2011. Previously he was the Foundation Professor of Management at the University, an appointment he has held since 1987, and Executive Dean of the Faculty of the Professions.

Jeff Cooper
Marketing
Jeff Cooper co-founded Step Change Marketing, serving clients across five continents. Jeff has been crowned one of Australia’s top marketers and entrepreneurs in B&T and Anthill magazine's 30-under-30 Awards, pioneered world-first technologies, co-authored a six-book series on strategy and guest lectured at Sydney's top universities.Jeff has a passion for business and extensive knowledge of human neurology, decision-making and behaviour to a range of clients.

Kochies Business Builders
Business
Kochie's Business Builders is dedicated to providing useful information to small and medium sized Australian businesses.

Mark Pope
Business
Mark Pope is the CEO of Chase Performance, a business improvement consultancy operating throughout Australia. Chase Performance has worked with businesses large and small to implement tailor-made solutions to drive growth and efficiency by engaging their people in the process.
Leon Gettler
Journalist 
An award winning author and journalist, commentator, lecturer, and speaker, Leon is a freelance business journalist who covers a range of areas including politics, strategy, globalization, leadership and all the big trends ahead. His main skill is summing up all the news that’s around. For the last 30 years, his main focus has been on management issues. He also produces two podcasts for RMIT University, Talking Business and Talking Technology. Leon has worked for Fairfax, News Limited, AAP and the Herald and Weekly Times.
Marty Wilson
Business 
Marty Wilson knows a thing or two about change. He is a Pharmacist turned Award Winning Copywriter turned Australian Comic of the Year turned Bestselling Author and Change Management Speaker.
Nicole Smith
Communications 
Nicole Smith has spent nearly two decades helping professional services firms to grow their businesses. A strategic marketing expert, Nicole established the Tin Shed marketing co-op in 2010.
Norah Breekveldt
Leadership 
Norah Breekveldtveldt is the Director: The Leadership Agenda, Ampersand Advisory.

Patrick Bright
Property
Patrick Bright is the Director of EPS Property Search. As a buyer’s agent he has purchased over 500 million dollars of real estate for clients and is the best-selling author of four Real Estate books in his “Insider’s Guide” series.

Peter Mason
Leadership
Peter Mason is the Managing Director of Ducon, an award winning builder based in Melbourne, Australia. Peter is a third generation industry leader known for his empathetic yet ‘getting it done’ attitude who finds relaxation from the hectic building design world sailing the cool waters of Port Phillip Bay.

Roger Mendelson
Finance
Roger Mendelson is CEO of Prushka Fast Debt Recovery Pty Ltd and is a principal of Mendelsons Lawyers Pty Ltd. Roger is also the author of The Ten Mistakes Businesses Make and How to Avoid Them and Business Survival.

Sadhana Smiles
Franchise
Sadhana Smiles is CEO Harcourts Victoria.
Sharon Zeev Poole
Communications 
Sharon Zeev Poole has worked in the Public Relations Industry for over fifteen years on high profile brands such as Starbucks and Warner Bros. Pictures. Eight years ago, she founded Agent99 Public Relations, a results driven agency specialising in traditional and digital PR integration.
Sonja Ceri
Marketing 
Sonja calls herself a storyteller, because that’s easier than listing social media expert, journalist, digital marketer, entrepreneur, mentor, workshop trainer, keynote speaker and opinionated blogger.
Stan Gordon
Business 
The Franchised Food Company was founded by Stan Gordon and is 100% Australian owned. Stan was chosen as the Ernst & Young Business Personality of the Year in 1990.
Tim Fung
Business 
Founder of Airtasker, a services marketplace allowing people to outsource chores and errands to people in their local neighbourhood community.

Tracey Angwin
Payroll
Founder & Managing Director of the Australian Payroll Association, Tracy Angwin is an advisor to many of Australia’s top 100 companies.

Alicia Collins
Communications
Communications Manager at Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA).

Brett McFall
Technology
Brett McFall is Australia's expert at making online marketing easy and regularly teaches thousands of people how to do what he does.

Nick Lembo
Communications
Head of Communications & Business Outreach - Yelp Asia Pacific.
Andrew Watson
Finance 
Andrew Watson is Executive Director, Export Finance, Efic. Andrew Watson is head of the SME team at Efic – which provides financial solutions to help small and medium-sized Australian businesses grow their exports, offshore investments and onshore export-related business opportunities.Prior to joining Efic, Andrew was Head of Rural & Regional Banking at Bankwest and successfully transformed this business, implementing a new sales framework and improving credit quality. He was also head of Bankwest’s Property Finance Business where he successfully implemented a new business strategy for the division.
Anthony Mitchell
Leadership 
Anthony Mitchell is the co-founder of Bendelta, a strategic leadership firm that creates transformational results on a scale greater than any other firm of its type in Australia. Anthony has also driven positive change as Chairman and National President of Amnesty International Australia for the last five years, and as a Director of the Aurora Education Foundation, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of Indigenous Australians through pioneering education initiatives.
Chris Dickinson
Software 
Chris Dickinson is manager at Pronto Cloud.
Chris Harrison
Systems 
Chris Harrison is Systems Designer at Aurecon.

Christopher Pyne
MP
Member of the Australian House of RepresentativesChristopher Maurice Pyne is an Australian politician and Liberal member for the House of Representatives seat of Sturt since the 1993 election.

Dale Smorgon
CEO
Dale Smorgon is CEO of Innovative Retail.

David Solomon
Business
David Solomon, Quiddity Business, works with business owners to uncover or rediscover their passion, purpose, vision and values, and then build a sustainable Higher Purpose Business around that.

David Smorgon OAM
Business
David Smorgon OAM is Executive Chairman, Family Business, Private Clients at PwC Australia.
Debbie Pask
Business Coach 
Debbie Pask is a business coach specialising in mindfulness, purpose and value. With a background in board level advertising, Meditation and Reiki, Debbie aims to inspire a conscious and connected approach to doing business – on both a commercial and personal level – in creating a more sustainable working life.
Deborah Coakley
Innovation 
Deborah Coakley is the Executive General Manager, Customer and Marketing at Dexus Property Group, responsible for management of marketing, people and culture, and customer services. She is responsible for office and industrial portfolio wide facilities management, procurement, sustainability and process improvement. Deborah holds over 20 years’ experience in management roles in consulting, HR and outsourcing, working with organisations including Deloitte, Qantas and Alexander Mann Solutions.
Kal Kotecha
Finance 
Kal Kotecha, PhD, is the editor and founder of the Junior Gold Report, a publication about small cap mining stocks that is read and enjoyed by thousands of investors. From 2003-2006, he was the editor and creator of the Moly/Gold Report, which focused on critical analyses and open journalism of companies profiting from the precious and base metals sector.

Marcus Crow
Business
Marcus Crow is a co-founder of 10,000 HOURS, a specialist firm that exists to help adults learn and improve their professional fitness for complex environments.

Mike Irving
Staff
Founder, Advanced Business Abilities I Business Coach I Recruiting Systems I Sales Coach I Communication Training.

Murray Howlett
Finance
Pilot Partners’ Tax Partner Murray Howlett has practiced as a professional business advisor since 1993. He is knowledgeable in all facets of federal tax and regularly consults on corporate tax, superannuation and international tax-related matters. Murray partners with businesses as a part of Pilot Partners’ advisory team. He has the unique ability to explain complex tax matters in an easy to understand manner. An advocate for the taxpayer, he is regularly engaged by clients to manage the dialogue with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) following tax audit and other investigations. Murray holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Bachelor of Laws and is a Chartered Tax Advisor and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Nick Dempsey
Software
Nick Dempsey, is General Manager of GMC Software, ANZ.
Peter O'neill
Consulting 
Peter is an author, a mentor and a highly experienced Managing Director and Business Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in Australia and overseas. He specialises in executive training and personal development for managers and employees. He has considerable real-life experience resolving “anti-social” people problems by implementing his unique Staff Management System. For further information or assistance, please email: peter@lextarconsulting.com or phone 0488 440 535. Information on Lextar Consulting can be found www.lextarconsulting.com
Ray Ridgeway
Business 
Ray Ridgeway is Chief Commercial Officer - Australia at World First.
Ric Spooner
Stock Market 
Ric Spooner is Chief Market Analyst for CMC Markets in Australia, and is the most experienced global analyst in the CMC Markets team with over 30 years working in financial markets.
Ronnie Altit
Business 
As Managing Director of Insentra, the buck stops with me. I am ultimately responsible for sales, people, process and client delivery. My main passion is delighting clients and growing my team members in a fun and professional manner. I truly love what I do!

Aaron Sansoni
Workplace
Aaron runs Paragon Global Investments, travelling the globe education Business Owners, Sales Professionals and Entrepreneurs.

Callum Laing
Feature
A partner in private equity company Unity Group, and is cofounder and nonexec director of The Marketing Group PLC.

Chris Stolke
E-Commerce
Head Digital Strategist Pronto Woven - Digital Strategy weaving together marketing, commerce and technology

Danielle Bond
Digital
Marketing & Communications Leader at Aurecon.
Jack Delosa
Entrepreneur 
Jack Delosa is the founder of Australia’s largest education institution for entrepreneurs, The Entourage. Jack also co-founded The Entourage Beanstalk Factory.
Gabriel Yi
Investment 
Managing Director at M3 Investment Group Pty Limited.
Darren Stevenson
Workforce 
Managing Director, Extend After School Care - what kids do out of school matters.
David Jackman
Business 
Director at Pronto Software.

Fred Nucara
Property
Director and Business Owner of Beller Commercial.

Jon Michail
Asia
Jon Michail is the founder and CEO of Image Group International.

Paul Lin
Tech Analysis
CEO & Founder @ Empirical Works - Mobile Thinking and Strategic Consulting for Corporates and Enterprises.

Tania Crosbie
Sustainability
The Crosbie Collective and Byron Bay Business Retreats - Director.
Corinne Canter
Culture 
Corinne Canter works with leaders and their teams to increase organisational effectiveness and business performance. Her expertise has been gathered over more than 25 years of challenging executive leadership roles in operations and human resources. Corinne’s experience at operational and board levels and collaborative approach to change enables her to produce effective roadmaps that relieve organisational pressure points, enhance performance and drive sustainable results
Raz Chorev
Markets 
Outsourced CMO, Marketing Strategies, Digital Transformation A natural leader with over 20 years in management roles, Raz offers unique leadership skills to a forward thinking business. With a supportive style that brings out the best in people, Raz believes in the power of teamwork and has experienced first hand the impressive results a collaborative environment can deliver.