Oct 9, 2024
Dan Sims, award-winning sommelier and CEO of Revel - the brand behind Pinot Palooza and Mould Cheese Festival - joins the program today.
From his early days working in some of Melbourne’s top restaurants to creating international wine and cheese events across 14 cities and 6 countries, Dan has been a driving force...
Sep 18, 2024
Fabio Angele - owner and director of iconic Melbourne institution, Brunetti Classico - joins the program today. Drawing on 50 years of hospitality experience learned under his father's mentorship, Fabio rises at 1:30am everyday to oversee operations.
We explore why he does that, look at some of his...
Sep 12, 2024
Jun Lee is the founder of Korean Fried Chicken QSR, Gami Chicken and Beer. Leveraging a career in sales and strategy with multinational giants like Samsung SDS and BMC Software, Jun rekindled an old promise to his undergraduate mates after completing his MBA to form Gami - a business that reported to earn AUD 52 million...
Aug 27, 2024
Founder of Mr Black Spirits, Tom Baker, joins the program today. Until the brand was acquired by Diageo in 2022, Tom led the business as CEO, alongside Master Distiller, Philip Moore.
The bittersweet Australian liqueur’s iconic bottle was created by Tom - a designer by trade - and is now known the world over, with...
Aug 1, 2024
Making sense of customer data can be unbelievably difficult. Today, David Shukri - Client Service Director at Shopper Intelligence - joins the program to discuss exactly this. With over a decade of experience helping retailers and manufacturers navigate data to innovate, David has found himself focusing his interests...