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Founder Fortunes

This Month

Chris Hulls, centre, as Life360 makes its public market debut in New York.

The ASX’s founders are in dump mode

Insiders are cashing out hundreds of millions of dollars of stocks after stellar share price runs. Are they sending a message?

  • Jonathan Shapiro

October

How Jason Daniel went from ‘loose kid’ to the Young Rich List

The LSKD founder always pushed boundaries as he built his activewear company. Now he’s chasing a $1 billion target.

  • Carrie LaFrenz

September

Declan Sherman went from Sydney  to New York to Brazil with Macquarie before starting his own business.

This ex-Macquarie banker toned up Brazil – and made a fortune

When Declan Sherman moved to the Latin American country with the investment bank, he was inspired to show the locals a new way to exercise.

  • Yolanda Redrup

August

Stake co-founder Matt Leibowitz.

This trader spotted a ‘really big gap’ – and made a fortune

Stake’s Matt Leibowitz loved his job as a derivatives trader, but when his friends started asking how to invest in US stocks, he saw an opportunity.

  • Yolanda Redrup
Gabriel Jakob in his office in Sydney.

This immigrant quietly made $550m. He has tips for making $1b

Gabriel Jakob is one of the most successful Australian entrepreneurs you’ve probably never heard of. Now he’s telling his story, but not posing for a full photo.

  • Yolanda Redrup

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