Tales From The Top

In this episode we were joined by Dr Brandon Gien — one of the world’s leading voices in design strategy and innovation. He shares how design is much more than aesthetics- it’s a force that drives change, shapes policy, and fuels sustainable growth.

As Chair of Good Design Australia and Executive Director of the Australian Design Council, Brandon is leading the charge for design excellence with global impact. With a PhD. i...

Today we welcome back a true motorsport icon David Brabham

With a career spanning decades and victories across every major discipline — from Formula 3 to Le Mans — David has raced with the best, led legendary teams, and built a legacy of excellence, grit, and leadership.

In this episode, David opens up about:

🏎️ Racing across the globe with top-tier teams and manufacturers
🏆 The mindset and work eth...

🌍 From escaping a war-torn country to building a thriving global business – Stan Zaslavsky's story is one you won’t want to miss!

In this week’s episode, we hear from Stan Zaslavsky, founder of Eagle Vision, a leading company in 3D architectural visualisations. As a migrant from Georgia, Stan and his family moved to Australia in 1991, seeking a better life after the civil war. Fast forward to today, and Stan has buil...

From Hollywood Blockbusters to Blockchain Breakthroughs: The Wild Journey of Luke Lombe! 

This week on Tales from the Top, we sit down with Luke Lombe, a serial entrepreneur whose career is as diverse as it is fascinating.

From managing marketing strategy for Iron Man 3 in China to leading a $160M VR real estate project in Times Square, Luke has spent his life at the cutting edge of innovation. Now, as the founding partner ...

Today our guest is Ross Morgan

Ross is a multi-award-winning fine artist. 

Winner of the John Shaw Neilson Acquisitive Art Prize. Finalist in the SALA Art Prize on multiple occasions and a semi-finalist in Australia’s richest art’s prize, the Doug Moran portrait prize.

He’s an Author/ Illustrator and has released five books with some of the world’s

leading publishing houses.

His works can be found in Adelaide’s parli...

In this episode we chat with Giacomo Ciufoli who is known for embracing the unusual and showcasing the rarest gemstones, resulting in jewellery that commands attention for its originality and confidence.

From his initial career as a commercial pilot, Giacomo changed course to become a jewellery designer of distinction. His new route has led him to incredible heights, meeting interesting clients and travelling to exotic loc...

Richard Brunning is the Co-Founder of Bad Obsession Motorsport and Co-Host of the enormously successful YouTube channel of the same name.

Closing in on 50 million views, the channel takes on automotive projects with a unique style that is informative and entertaining. We chat with Richard about Project Binky, motor racing, life, music and all things Bad Obsession Motorsport.



Today’s episode is sponsored by Kyron A...

Kim Ryrie – Influencing the Sound of the World’s Biggest Artists

Kim Ryrie is a visionary entrepreneur, who pioneered the use of computers and digital technology in music and film. 

Starting out of a basement in Sydney, Kim and his team created the world’s first digital sampling synthesiser, which would go on to alter the course of contemporary music in the 80’s and beyond. The Fairlight CMI would be used by many of the world’s bigge...

David has dedicated his career to designing and building some of the finest art furniture the world has seen.

Since 1977 his company Boucher & Co has forged a global reputation for design excellence, crafting, one-of-a-kind, bespoke mechanical furniture pieces for the world’s connoisseurs. 

Royalty, sultans, movie stars, heads of state and captains of industry are among their exclusive patrons.

David and his team have raised the a...

Today, our guest is Michael Neal, Michael is a high-level strategic thinker and creative marketing specialist. With over 30 years of industry experience. He possesses a unique ability to assist organizations to think about marketing in new and exciting ways. His outstanding track record as a marketing practitioner is combined with experience as a research academic, tutor, thinker, writer, and speaker in the discipline of marketing....

Today our guest is Joelie Chisholm, The Chair of GB Climbing’s Competition and Performance Group and the executive director of the Boat Race company. Throughout her career, she has held many senior positions at the national sports organization level. These include Water Polo Australia, Australian Taekwondo, and Rowing Australia. 

Joelie’s passion for sport spanned several disciplines, and it's fair to say that sport at the high...

We will be talking to David about his motor racing career, and his current venture building the fiery Brabham BT62 

We’ll find out just what it takes to win in the heat of endurance racing and how that has shaped the evolution of Brabham Automotive.

David’s passion for racing was ignited at the relatively late age of 17 after seeing a go-kart during a US factory visit with his Indy Car racing brother, Geoff. 

From 1982, David regularl...

In today’s show, we are joined by "Wine to the Stars" founder - Andrew Roper

 Having grown up with his father as a high-end wine auctioneer, Andrew has had a lifetime of experience in the wine industry. His father’s clients in the UK were some of the most famous and influential of their time and they included the likes of Freddy Mercury, Elton John and Richard Branson.

On their return to Australia, building on his father’s ...

In today’s show, we are joined by master winemaker Chris Hatcher.  After 35 years with Wolf Blass creating some of Australia's most successful wines, he is now a highly respected international wine show judge,  recipient of countless trophies and the creator of more than 200 gold medal-winning wines. 

Being a winemaker isn’t just about wine tastings and prestigious events, it's science and hard work!

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In today’s show, we are joined by Nicholas Dunstone – Businessman, lawyer, philanthropist, and Founder of “The Light Adelaide”. We will be talking to Nick about his career, what drives him and the revolutionary new arts precinct he has co-founded.

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Nick is a man of many talents, many ideas, big dreams and is described by those who know him best as a “doer”. 

His diverse career as a businessman has seen him sit on b...