This Month
This CEO loves soft sand running at an iconic beach
Entrepreneur and investor Gavin Basserabie gets up early three times a week to keep fit and revel in the beauty of Bondi.
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How many boats are too many?
Urbis and Cistri managing partner James Tuma reckons he almost gets more joy from working on boats than he does using them. And he has six to choose from.
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After working in the cloud, this CTO unwinds over curds and whey
HashiCorp boss Grant Orchard says cheese making is a magical process that “excites my inner child”.
Meet the law firm owner who loves to give people the chop
After a long day in court or a tough mediation, Paul D’Angelo likes nothing more than to put in a session of kung fu.
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September
Landing a punch is good for everyone, reckons this exec
Deel country leader Shannon Karaka is happiest when training hard and sparring with a fellow boxer.
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Nothing cosmetic about this executive’s hobby
Monday to Friday he’s a mild-mannered executive. On weekends Rohan Widdison, of New Laboratories, is a BMX bandit.
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Are 7 bikes too many? ‘I definitely need them,’ says this biotech CEO
Road bikes and mountain bikes create different sorts of joy for MicroBioGen founder Geoff Bell. Will an e-bike be next?
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Entrepreneur keeps shooting for success
Hayley Clarke, a co-founder of CandleXchange, has had a burning passion for netball since she was a child. Now she’s added coaching to her skill set.
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Best place for a family cycling holiday
While design and marketing boss Marcus Marchant likes the solitude of biking, nothing beats a family ride on Rottnest Island.
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August
How this rockin’ MD went from busking to a cover band
Dan Swart, the managing director of Hali Rugs, started his cover band as a musical gift at his mates’ weddings. More than a decade later, the group is still pumping.
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Forget ski holidays - take your kids horse riding in Mongolia
Crucial Dimensions managing director Geoff Flemming began horse riding as a kid. He’s got his own sons into it and now plans holidays around the pastime.
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The day this CEO encountered his greatest fear in the ocean
Co-founder of The DOM, Justin Seskin, loves surfing off Bondi, the Central Coast and Lombok. But he’d rather not see a shark again.
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‘I get scared,’ this exec says of skiing, but here’s why she loves it
Maxima Private co-founder Jacqui Clarke says the sport is the only thing that engages her whole family on holidays.
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July
This exec drives at 200km/h to ‘win more prizes than my wife’
Swoop chief revenue officer Sean Clarke says motor-racing enhances his driving skills, too.
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Why Kristina Keneally moved house for the love of a new sport
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation CEO Kristina Keneally has even moved to an island to be able to go kayaking regularly.
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Chilling at sea is a lifestyle decision for this law firm exec
“I surf solely for fun – not because it might make me fitter or better in some way,” says James Abbott, partner in charge (Sydney) at Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
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Why a good punch-up is so enjoyable for this exec
He’s had knee operations, wrist surgery, a finger op... but iPartners CEO Travis Miller still boxes for fun and fitness.
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June
Blackmores’ CEO has played this sport for 40 years. He says it’s perfect for execs
Alastair Symington has been playing basketball for 40 years, and has no intention of giving it up. It’s a “fantastic way to meet new people”, he says.
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How riding (and mucking out stables) keeps this CEO grounded
Working with a horse is a complete disconnect from her day job, says Bronwyn Le Grice, who leads a nonprofit focused on digital health technologies.
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Not into exercise? This could be the solution
After trying ‘everything’, Carer Solutions founder and chief executive Jane Morrell discovered reformer Pilates.
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