This nimble manufacturer sells its video technology from Hollywood to Bollywood—so why hasn’t most of Australia heard of Blackmagic, the export magician? We ask founder and CEO, Grant Petty. Every time a new Blackmagic product comes out, Grant Petty learns to hate it. The process is essential, says Petty, to ensure constant reinvention. “Only by hating […]
As reality television has shown us, the beauty world can be an ugly business. We talk to Shelley Barrett, the entrepreneur who kept her focus on enhancing beauty and turned a pet project into the global phenomenon we know as ModelCo. Shelley Barrett has been in business since she was 21. Running her own modelling agencies for […]
Running a profitable and environmentally friendly business, like SunSalt, can take a lot of resources. So Jan and Duncan Thompson made the most of a $250,000 AusIndustry innovation grant to keep SunSalt exporting sustainably. When Duncan Thompson started working at an inland salt mine, he didn’t realise he was gathering knowledge to found SunSalt, and […]
Creative product packaging may be all you need to stand out on the shelf. But coming up with a product package design that screams ‘Buy me!’ isn’t simple. Mia Klitsas tells us how innovative packaging made Moxie a success. In the retail world, the general rule is: create a product, then package it. But when […]
Learning about teamwork on an outback shearing station, Jamie Carroll knows it’s the key to running a successful business. And the clientele obviously agree with Carroll’s approach to teamwork and customer service, because they keep coming back to Jamie Carroll Hair and Beauty. Jamie Carroll was a sheep shearer in outback New South Wales before […]
The music industry’s continuous transformation isn’t slowing down The Music Man, Barry Bull, in the slightest. Bull instead turns to innovation and incessantly reinvents Toombul Music, to keep up with the times and technology. Music is in Barry Bull’s veins. He even calls himself The Music Man, a phrase long since adopted by journalists, and […]
It’s one thing to take a niche product to the mainstream market, but exporting a niche is something completely different. Bruno Schiavi, from Jupi Corporation, shares his secrets to exporting the Pocket Sock. It was a sock that got this business on its feet. But with success that has been underpinned by quality and innovation, […]
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