The 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young Executives

Stay focused, work hard and get work experience in the field you want to move into are among the key pieces of career advice given to this year’s youthful leaders.

This year’s cohort: Chris Purdy, Christina Ruiz, Hayden Brass, Casey Tanks and Felix Sekulla. Louise Kennerley

Hannah Tattersall, Rachael Bolton and Sally Patten

Updated Jul 30, 2025 – 9.37am, first published at 5.00am

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This year’s cohort of BOSS Young Executives have each taken key career advice offered to them on board.

We ask the five leaders to share the top tip they’ve received.

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Hannah TattersallWork and careers reporterHannah Tattersall is a work and careers reporter for The Australian Financial Review and writes about executive education.

Rachael BoltonWork and careers reporterRachael Bolton is a work and careers reporter for The Australian Financial Review.

Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.