First Act

First Act shares the origin tales and inspirational stories of Australia’s most innovative business owners and personalities. Hosted by Business Builders’ editors Cec Busby and Adam Bub, these frank conversations deliver a deep dive into the genesis of success.

In each episode, Cec, Adam and their guests unpack the motivations that fired up their journeys and explore the road travelled to reach their goals.

Business
Entrepreneurship
26
Sonia Majkic started her first business at the ...
34 min
27
Living the green life: Catherine Velisha’s jour...
41 min
28
From side hustle to media success: How Man of M...
41 min
29
How a skincare obsessive used science to build ...
42 min
30
From food labs to the aisles of Woolies: Dr Vin...
35 min
31
Expert networker Leela Cosgrove went from Brisb...
36 min
32
Celebrity chef Dan Churchill: The Aussie who’s ...
42 min
33
How Daniel Flynn made social impact easy for ev...
44 min
34
How Marion Grasby cooked up a global food empir...
35 min
35
What do pet owners want? Justus Hammer has figu...
41 min
36
Sarah Cordiner was the first woman in her famil...
50 min
37
Luxe Listings’ Simon Cohen has nailed the art o...
26 min
38
The man behind the Seabin Project: Pete Ceglins...
46 min
39
Family business dramas? Two Men and a Truck’s R...
32 min
40
How Australian women’s fashion trailblazer Jane...
41 min
41
Michelle Fotheringham is saving ‘corporate esca...
41 min
42
Why Jax Garrett is becoming ‘the Kris Jenner of...
39 min
43
How Skins founder Jaimie Fuller took on doping,...
42 min
44
Marketing expert, cancer survivor, ‘no bull’ mo...
45 min
45
Out of his darkest moments, Cuppa.tv's Luke Coo...
34 min
46
Lawpath's Tom Willis knows how to market your s...
45 min
47
Anaita Sarkar’s secrets to a booming green busi...
35 min
48
Flights of fancy: How Naomi Simson took RedBall...
41 min
49
Roxy Jacenko on why every day's a bitch
41 min
50
How Stephen J Hunt went from dish pig to $100m ...
39 min