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15 Minutes with the Boss

15 Minutes with the Boss

By: The Australian Financial Review
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15 Minutes with the Boss is a podcast that gives listeners exclusive access to some of the top CEOs in the country.

Each week AFR BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down with a prominent leader and asks them to share the invaluable advice and wisdom they have accumulated throughout their careers.

For stories of success and failure and everything in-between, search and follow 15 Minutes with the Boss. It’s 15 minutes you can’t afford to miss.

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Episodes
  • Inside Ahmed Fahour’s high-performance morning routine

    Inside Ahmed Fahour’s high-performance morning routine
    Apr 13 2026

    The chief executive of Gurner Group and former boss of Australia Post says his morning routine has been transformational.

    Ahmed Fahour says he now thinks more clearly, has lost 13 kilograms over the past two years and has discovered the best productivity hack: sleep.

    On this week's episode, the top executive tells BOSS editor Sally Patten how a new start to the day has helped drive high performance at work.

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    23 mins
  • BMW CEO says fuel crisis has sparked renewed interest in EVs

    BMW CEO says fuel crisis has sparked renewed interest in EVs
    Apr 6 2026

    Vikram Pawah has loved cars since he was a child. Or more specifically, engines.

    From Honda to Harley Davidson and now BMW, the chief executive has worked for some of the biggest car and motorcycle brands in the world.

    But as consumers continue to grapple with the ongoing fuel crisis sparked by the war in Iran, the luxury car CEO says change could be coming for the industry.

    On this week’s episode, the CEO of BMW in Australia and New Zealand sits down with BOSS editor Sally Patten to discuss how the crisis could drive an uptick in electric vehicles.

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    18 mins
  • ‘I didn’t realise how far gone I was’: How this CEO survived burnout

    ‘I didn’t realise how far gone I was’: How this CEO survived burnout
    Mar 30 2026

    When Jess Saxby became the chief executive of Banjo’s Bakery Cafes, she went "hell for leather".

    Taking over the family business, the new CEO was always chasing the next big thing for the chain. Until she realised she couldn't switch off.

    On this week's episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down with the bakery boss to find out how Saxby overcame burnout and the boundaries she's put in place since.

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    16 mins
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