Category: Veteran Entrepreneurs
Interview with Kevin O’Connor Founder of Double Click and FindTheBest
While you are most famous for co-founding Double Click which sold to Google you started as an entrepreneur right out of college. How did you know Intercomputer Security Systems (ISS) would be a hit? It eventually sold to IBM. I knew I wanted to start a company so I went and talked to a lawyer [...]
How Sharon Lechter’s Marketing Genius Sold Over 27Million Books
At Under30CEO one thing that we appreciate is great marketing, but what we like even better is when the person behind the “marketing genius” tells us that the product sells itself. This is exactly what Sharon Lechter does. Sharon Lechter is Co-Author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad series with Robert Kiyosaki and has released [...]
Tristan Sender of GO Get Car Share Talks About Innovation and Entrepreneurship
It all started with a conversation between co-founders Bruce Jeffrey’s and Nic Lowe: “Wouldn’t it be great to share a car with our neighbors?” Starting with just three cars, the business now has 530 vehicles Australia-wide, ranging from inner-city-friendly compacts to wagons, utes and people-movers. The company now has over 11,000 members. In this Q & [...]
How to Build a Successful Business and Grow Your Online Presence with Simon Baker
Simon Baker was the CEO and Managing Director of the Australian-listed online real estate company realestate.com.au, which was the leading provider of online real estate sites – operating 22 sites in 10 countries. Simon delivered great returns for the shareholders by increasing the market capitalisation from $8m in June 2001 to over $600m in June [...]
How McDonald’s Former CEO Ed Rensi is Building His Own Burger Empire
Ed Rensi started his climb to CEO of McDonald’s as grill man in Columbus, Ohio. Eighteen years later as CEO of one of the most famous corporations in the world, Rensi led McDonald’s to serving their 50billionth hamburger, practically invented the Chicken McNugget, doubled US Sales to $16Billion and increased the number of McDonald’s locations [...]
How to Create a Gobal Brand with Emanuel Perdis
Emanuel Perdis is the dynamic Managing Director and co-founder of Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics. He has overseen and implemented double-digit business growth for the brand year after year for the past fourteen years and been an integral part of the global growth of the brand. Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics has over 65 concept stores and over 4,500 [...]
Interview: Robert Kiyosaki Discusses What it Takes to be Successful
Robert Kiyosaki is an American investor, businessman, self-help author and motivational speaker, who has written 15 books, with combined sales of over 26 million copies. Three of Robert’s books, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant, and Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing, have simultaneously been on the top 10 best-seller lists of The Wall [...]
Interview with Barbara Corcoran on Starting, Scaling and Investing in Businesses
Barbara Corcoran took a $1000 loan to start her real estate business and turned it into a 5 billion dollar business which she sold for 66 million. Today she is the real estate contributor to NBC’s Today Show and an investor on the hit show Shark Tank. On Shark Tank Barbara has invested in 11 [...]
Sydney Entrepreneur Matt Barrie Reveals How he Built Australia’s Largest Outsourcing Site
Matt Barrie is an award-winning entrepreneur, technologist and lecturer. He is Chief Executive of Sydney-based Freelancer.com, which is now the world’s largest outsourcing marketplace connecting over 1.5 million professionals from around the globe. In 2011, he was named BRW Entrepreneur of the Year. Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Matt has experienced his fair share of ups [...]
What Makes a Good Leader: An Interview with John Assaraf
As a teenager, John was involved with a negative ‘street’ lifestyle that could’ve easily led to jail or the morgue. In his quest to overcome these challenges, live a purposeful life and become a millionaire he studied brain science and quantum physics – as they relate to achieving success in business and life. Through consistent [...]
