Alan Kohler, Robert Gottliebsen and Stephen Bartholomeusz are three of Australia's premier business commentators, and together they form the KGB. In this podcast series they interview the nation's biggest corporate names and brightest economic minds, including Qantas chief Alan Joyce, GE vice-chairman John Rice, Grattan Institute CEO John Daley and Telstra's Andrew Penn.
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Are you a risk takerrisk-taker on the path to success? Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and a hunger for knowledge that propels you forward in your professional journey? Look no further, because we have just the podcast for you.I’ Introducing Risk Takers: The Top Business Podcast for Entrepreneurs and Professionals, where we dive deep into the world of business with inspiring stories, expert advice, and invaluable insights from industry leaders. Get ready to fuel your ambition, expand y ...
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Brent sits down with corporate turnaround expert Joe Sheram to discuss financial risk, corporate theft, the importance of cash, and some of the biggest challenges businesses face when navigating a crisis from a financial perspective. Joe has helped countless organizations restructure, and strategize their way through some of the most complex and se…
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#08. The State of Security - SPECIAL EPISODE
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2020 has been a year full of change. In this week's special episode Brent sits down with Vice Presidents Bryan Taylor, Josh Noland and Max Briggs for a lively discussion on the current state of security. The team discusses current trends affecting business owners, law enforcement, and employees and what to expect in the future. They also discuss ho…
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As part of our on going conversation around corporate espionage, we decided to sit down with a real KGB spy for some insider knowledge. In this week's episode, Brent sits down with author and former KGB spy Jack Barsky to discuss the growing threat of corporate espionage, how bad actors can access a company's most valuable secrets, and how that inf…
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Human trafficking touches nearly every city, county, state and locality in America. Yet law enforcement remains critically under prepared to handle this insidious business. Bazzel Baz, star of NBC's hit show The Blacklist, and real life CIA super spy is often refereed to as the patron saint of missing children. In this week's episode Baz sits down …
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Its not always the stuff of cold war spy novels but corporate or economic espionage continues to affect businesses all over the world both large and small at an exponential rate. It seems like there's a new breach every time you turn on the news. The difference is the biggest companies have the resources and budget the protect themselves. But where…
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#04 Brad Orsini - Community-based Security
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Visiting our places of worship shouldn't be dangerous. Unfortunately, faith-based organizations are facing the difficult challenge of how to protect their congregations from religion-motivated violence, and still maintain the welcoming, open environment community members expect. In this week's episode Brent calls up Bradley Orsini, the Senior Natio…
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Have you ever had a gut feeling you were being followed? You might not be so crazy after all. It's a frightening thought. You've spent years building your business, but all it takes is one bad day to compromise that dream. In this week's episode Brent sits down with FBI Special Agent (Ret.) Dell Spry to discuss surveillance detection routes, what t…
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#2 Terry Fisher -- Electronic Countermeasures
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Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what it is about your business that is truly valuable? When you really think about it, any business with a product or service has something a competitor or adversary could use. And if you're being honest, you probably haven't fully considered all the ways they might get their hands on that information. You've s…
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Dell Spry, a former FBI investigator and counterespionage expert, sits down to discuss the biggest case of insider theft in U.S. History: The Aldrich Ames Case. Hear how he, along with the help of the CIA, and the fellow FBI agents used their cunning, hard work, and old fashioned investigative work to capture and convict most infamous CIA officer-t…
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KGB Podcast Series - How Origin is handling the resources crash
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Origin Energy MD Grant King joins Stephen Bartholomeusz and Robert Gottliebsen for a discussion of his company's future as it deals with some extreme headwinds.By The Australian
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KGB Podcast Series - Can Coca-Cola Amatil maintain a healthy bottom line? (Episode 26)
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Coca-Cola Amatil still has a long way to go, according to MD Alison Watkins. So how can the company strengthen its earnings growth in an environment that's increasingly health conscious?By The Australian
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KGB Podcast Series - How Alan Joyce made Qantas fly (Episode 25)
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What's it like to withstand extreme and sustained criticism only to finally get your chance to prove your detractors wrong? Qantas CEO Alan Joyce was told again and again that he should resign, but deliver a fantastic return to profit in the past 12 months. In this interview, Alan discusses the challenges of staying the path amid extreme scrutiny a…
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KGB Podcast Series What's behind the Blackmores phenomenon? (Episode 24)
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Blackmores CEO Christine Holgate joins Alan Kohler, Robert Gottliebsen and Stephen Bartholomeusz to discuss one of the outstanding success stories of the ASX in 2015.By The Australian
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KGB Podcast Series - Scott Morrison On Budget Repair And Reform (Episode 23)
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A balanced budget isn't built in a day, according to Australia's treasurer. Speaking to Alan Kohler and Robert Gottliebsen in the wake of a MYEFO statement that pushed fiscal surpluses further into the future, he discusses the Turnbull Government's plans for growth and budget repair.By The Australian
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KGB Podcast Series - How Coles took Woolworths down, down (episode 22)
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Coles' transition for flat sales to flattening its competition over the past decade has been a remarkable success. In this episode, CEO John Durkan explains how the supermarket was turned around, and how he plans to keep it on top.By The Australian
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KGB Podcast Series - Telstra's Future Under Andy Penn (Episode 21)
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What's next for Australia's biggest telco? CEO Andy Penn seems focused on innovation, as Telstra pivots away from fixed lines and copper, and towards e-health and mobile media. But these strategies come with their own risks. In this episode, Andy explains his strategy for the future of Telstra.By The Australian
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