Jack Cowin’s three tips to play the coming downturn

The fast-food founder on building business, maintaining a marriage and why he would have turned down his 25-year-old self. “No capital, no experience. Ha!”

Peter Canvin

Oct 28, 2022 – 10.09am

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It is no surprise to see billionaire businessman Jack Cowin has beaten me to Catalina, the iconic harbourside restaurant in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, because he lives just round the corner.

It is a relief, though, to finally get together. We’ve been trying for a while to find a slot in his calendar after everything was put on hold for a month while he sailed around Europe to celebrate his 80th birthday with his kids and grandkids.