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Willing Property founder Tim Willing at his coffee shop in Mt Lawley.

Tim Willing on healthy habits, high-end builds and the chance encounter that changed his life

The Perth property developer who gets up at 4.45am to exercise for two hours every day tells how sitting in business class next to a billionaire changed the trajectory of his career.

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Diane Smith-Gander at the Grand Orient in Perth.

Diane Smith-Gander on life, corporate politics and breaking up the boys club

The prominent company director talks life lessons, not shying away from social issues and breaking up the boys club.

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Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney, talking to Jesinta Burton in City Beach.

Kate Chaney on duty to family, falling into politics – and not putting up with crap

Kate Chaney talks about what her prominent West Australian political family taught her, and about being bold on climate policy in a mining town.

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WA Auditor General, Caroline Spencer, during an interview with Jesinta Burton at The Shoe.

Caroline Spencer on playing watchdog to a mega-government and the career she almost had

The state’s 19th auditor general talks the conversation that changed her life, holding a mega-government to account, and what she makes of being dubbed its most effective opposition.

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WAtoday journalist Jesinta Burton and Hesperia managing director Ben Lisle at Dilly Dally in Subiaco.

Ben Lisle on life lessons, riding motorbikes and helming Hesperia

The man leading one of Perth’s most successful property development firms talks calculated risks, motorbikes, and helming Hesperia.

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WAtoday reporter Jesinta Burton and Committee for Perth chief executive Paula Rogers at Petition.

Paula Rogers on her love affair with Perth – and on guiding its future

Paula Rogers left her London borough bound for Western Australia more than two decades ago after falling in love with Perth. Now, she’s selling it to the world.

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Prominent Perth businessman John Poynton AO and WAtoday reporter Jesinta Burton at Samuels on Mill.

John Poynton on the pressure of a legacy and getting on the wrong side of a media mogul

The man widely considered one of Perth’s most successful corporate advisors talks flying, the pressure of a legacy, and his fear that he “wasn’t very bright”.

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St John WA chief executive Kevin Brown in Lathlain.

Kevin Brown on aviation, ambulances and the career he almost had

Even as a child, Kevin Brown recalls being mesmerised by the rush of traversing a busy airport and watching the enormous airplanes roaring up and down the tarmac. Now, he’s swapped aircraft for ambulances.

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WAtoday reporter Jesinta Burton and HBF chief executive Lachlan Henderson at The Westin Hotel’s Haven Lounge.

From GP to CEO: How this corporate boss brought one skill full circle

Lachlan Henderson was leading a hospital group through a pandemic in the world’s most locked-down city when he got an offer he couldn’t refuse: to return home.

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