In this interview with Benjamin Lucas, Owner and Director of Flow Athletic, Ben describes the disaster of owning a gym during the lockdown and the bright, shining opportunity for an online business – launched in 2020 - that came next.

Must our response to the crisis be all about panic and negativity? Or can a crisis be an opportunity to transform, take risks and liberate ourselves from fear of failure? Superstar radio boss Gemma Fordham thinks so.

In a crisis, it’s hard to stay focused on performance. But Richard Facioni has managed to do just that, making some big, controversial calls at the same time as keeping his staff safe and engaged. Margot Faraci speaks with Richard in this episode, as part of the podcast series Heart & Hustle: How To Thrive In a Crisis.

In the third episode in my podcast series – Heart and Hustle: How to Thrive in a Crisis – I interview Sarah Wilson to work through the themes of her forthcoming book, This One Wild and Precious Life.

In this interview, Margot Faraci interviews Simon Corah, owner of Growth Mantra, a firm renowned for its ability to develop practical, commercial strategy with unique insight.

In the first podcast in this series Heart & Hustle, my guest is Rob Caslick, founder of Two Good Co. Two Good donates a meal to women’s safe houses with each meal sold and employs women from safe houses as a pathway out of homelessness.

They forego the security of a monthly salary to follow a dream. They have a vision and are brave, committed and diligent in bringing it to life. In doing so, they create jobs, serve their communities and they are role models of endeavour. Margot Faraci writes about the risk business owners carry and why they do it anyway.

A packed diary does not a great leader make, as someone once said about Summer and a swallow. A packed diary might demonstrate an addiction to activity. It might demonstrate mindless yes-ism. But not much else.

Every leader has a mother, whether present, absent, toxic or unconditionally loving. In this article Margot Faraci looks at research into how every person's leadership style was developed when they were toddlers, in response to that mother.

The hostage drama in Martin Place was a test of mettle for corporate leaders, highlighting the need to make swift, courageous decisions, writes Margot Faraci.