Business Owners' Wisdom

Business Owners' Wisdom is a rare collection of insights from 16 Australian business owners, including Mark Carnegie, Harry Triguboff, Imelda Roche, Collette Dinnigan, Lorna Jane Clarkson and Tom Waterhouse.

Brett Kelly, a young and successful business owner in his own right, asked each person about their life and business. What wisdom did they gain from years of hard work, and how did it shape their lives? How do people achieve such extraordinary feats in business?

The result is a captivating set of candid interviews that reveal the mindset of Australia's most successful business owners. Each person and every story is unique, and in many cases completely unexpected. As Brett uncovers, the life of a business owner rarely goes to plan but it's always exciting.

This book is a must read for everyone interested in the future prosperity of Australian business and society.

Interviews: James Erskine, Tom Waterhouse, Harry Triguboff, James Stevens, Bill Bridges, Collette Dinnigan, Mike Cannon-Brookes, John Cutler, Nicola Cerrone, Mark Carnegie, Andrew Simmons, Peter Stutchbury, Imelda Roche, Brett Blundy, Matt Moran, Lorna Jane Clarkson.

"You've got to be passionate about whatever you're doing, and you've got to be prepared to do stuff that other people won't do." - Mark Carnegie

"I have been fortunate to see many amazing things, work with so many different people and see so much of the world ... we have managed to achieve a few things." - Imelda Roche

"When you've got an online business you also have other things that you can give your customers ... If you want to be, you can be far more. That's the exciting thing." - Tom Waterhouse