Jim Penman is one of Australia’s most iconic entrepreneur’s founding Jim’s Mowing and the Jim’s Group which now has 52 divisions and more than 5,000 franchisees in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

As the former CEO of Sportsgirl, Colleen Callander has had a remarkable rise to the highest echelon of leadership. From the shop floor at Just Jeans to standing at the helm of one of Australia’s most-loved fashion brands, Callander knows what it means to work her way to the top.

I was lucky enough to sit down with John Gualtieri last week to discuss his retail career finding out what he does and why he does it. Johns passion for product combined with his keen eye for detail has earnt him arguably the top job in Australian Retail. As CEO of Kmart Australia Limited, John has the pleasure of leading a business that everyone loves to talk about. Whether it’s their latest piece of must have apparel or their infamous air fryer, Kmart is always a hot topic. Anyone...

It was my absolute pleasure to sit down with Scott Fyfe and listen to his fascinating story which he tells so eloquently. The best advice the David Jones CEO received from his long-time mentor and former executive chairman of high street retailer Marks & Spencer, Sir Stuart Rose, was “keep your feet on the ground and keep running” At just 29 years old, Scott gained the rare opportunity to be Rose’s personal assistant for 18 months in the early years of his career at the UK chain. He...

Tulip Talks Episode Number 7 is now out there for you to enjoy! This week, I had the pleasure of talking to Chris Lude, CEO of Anaconda Group Pty Ltd, who are part of Spotlight Retail Group (SRG). When Chris joined Anaconda, the business had 34 stores and an ever-growing product range. Pausing to set the long-term strategic direction of the business, an important question was raised: what does Anaconda want to be famous for? The answer was simple. To be Australia’s first choice,...

Turns out CEO’s are pretty busy people… ….Not only is it hard enough scheduling time with these high flyers in the first place, business critical things pop up out of the blue that are way more important than podcasting with me! So much so this week I was left stranded without a guest. However, I promised myself I’d be consistent with my episodes each week so on that basis I took matters into my own hands. Old school Tulip Talks this week going back to my roots of how this podcast business...

I had such a great time recording this episode at the beautiful Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club and left feeling incredibly inspired by both my guest, and the surroundings! This week I caught up with Simon Traynor who is someone that I have admired for a long time. The reason I asked Simon to come on the Podcast was because I get asked all the time about how you become a Non Executive Director of an organisation? Clients and Candidates frequently ask "Is this something you have to be asked to...

Graham Dean is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Harris Scarfe who are now part of The Spotlight Retail Group. Prior to this, Graham held a number of senior executive positions at Myer as part of the Executive Leadership Team where he was responsible for the home and entertainment buying division as well as group supply chain. Originally from the UK, Graham has a strong retail pedigree with over 30 years of experience, having held senior positions at a number of high profile UK retail...

Eric Morris has been CEO since the inception of The PAS Group in 2005 and has led nine of the Group’s acquisitions and the successful integration of the Group’s businesses. Eric has over 36 years’ industry experience having held senior executive positions in both major international and national companies. Eric was recruited to Australia by Myer where he held the inaugural position of General Manager of the Private Brand Division responsible for the creation and launch of a number of the...

Steve began his retail career at Myer/Grace Bros on the Management Development Program, where he held various roles from Stores Management to Buying during his twelve years with the company. He then joined Nike Australia where he took on the role of Retail Director. Shortly after, Steve was offered the opportunity to move to NIKE’s world headquarters in the U.S. to head up the retail division for North America, including the iconic NIKETOWN flagship stores. After seven years with Nike,...

The first episode of my new Tulip Talks series. Daniel Agostinelli began his career at 16, working in a music store. From there he went on to buy his own Music store in Sydney with business partner Brett Blundy & together they went on to build Sanity Music from 1 store in his mother’s Rumpus room. Daniel sold out of the business after a public listing on the stock exchange in 1997. At 29 years old, he went to London looking for something new. He noticed trend setters wearing “trainers”...

I gave up boozing about 8 months ago and it’s changed my life. I’ve had lots of friends and acquaintances ask me about my journey so I decided to do a podcast about it. This isn’t me preaching about how bad alcohol is, I just realised it ain’t for me.

Freedom Day for us lot here in Melbourne so lots to celebrate. All the usual laughs from me plus an update on my sobriety…. Plus random calls with a few mates to see how they celebrated being out of lockdown!

There’s a big reveal in this episode which isn’t going to sit comfortably with a lot of my friends. Time will tell as to those that will support me in my journey!

You deserve this... Series 2 is in the pipeline but here’s something for you to keep you going in the meantime!

That’s a wrap on series 1... what a journey. Thanks so much for all of your support... go fund me still open for one last roll of the dice!

There’s no place like home... but where is that for me? Find out here as I talk about why I moved here and the difference between Pommes and Aussies!

I have started a go fund me page in the hope all my listeners donate and nominate a friend or family member that they believe deserves to take all of the cash raised. Please give generously and email me your nominations! Winner to be announced in two weeks! https://au.gofundme.com/f/Tulip-Talks

I talk with the General Manager David Wren about how the club is currently going. Let’s hope we can all get back out there ASAP.

Many subjects covered this week... send me your ghost and alien stories for next weeks episode!

A bit of a rude and devious episode this week... well it is my birthday!

Some pretty sick humour and more tales of my past.....

An emotional rollercoaster this week, life is for living cherish every day.

It’s a long one but there’s 20 years of life right here! It has felt like therapy for me... hope you all enjoy!