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Month: August 2025

Zoë Foster Blake – Author, Entrepreneur & Creative Powerhouse

Born: 28 July 1980, Bowral, New South Wales, AustraliaOccupations: Author · Columnist · Editor · EntrepreneurSpouse: Hamish Blake (m. 2012)Children: 2Website: zotheysay.com Early Life & EducationZoë Foster Blake grew up in Bundanoon, New South Wales, as the youngest of eight…

Nick Molnar: Redefining Retail Finance Through Afterpay

Early Entrepreneurial DriveNick Molnar’s journey as an entrepreneur began long before Afterpay. Born in February 1990 and raised in Sydney, he demonstrated a strong business instinct during his school years at Moriah College. As a teenager, he became Australia’s top…

Ruslan Kogan: Visionary Entrepreneur Behind Kogan.com

Early Life & Entrepreneurial SparkBorn in November 1982, Ruslan Kogan migrated from Belarus to Australia with his family in 1989, settling in a Melbourne housing commission flat. His entrepreneurial instincts emerged early—at age 10, he launched a golf ball resale…

Billabong: The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of a Surfwear Icon

A Surfside Dream: Founding on the Gold CoastFounded in 1973 on the sun-kissed shores of Gold Coast, Queensland, Billabong International Limited was born from a love of surfing and a desire to create durable, functional apparel for the ocean-driven lifestyle….