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Tesla chair Robyn Denholm denies the car manufacturer is hunting for a new CEO – just after selling $50m in stock

Simon Thomsen - May 1, 2025 4 MIN READ

Robyn Denholm was on stage Blackbird’s Sunrise when the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published news that Tesla, the company she’s chaired since 2018, was on the hunt for a new CEO. The basketball-loving-and-owning Australian, a Blackbird director, was talking to Sydney Kings and Boomers coach Brian Goorjian about the lessons from sport for leadership and… Read more »

Business

Tim Doyle has a dildo problem and needs a hand

Simon Thomsen - May 1, 2025 2 MIN READ

Eucalyptus cofounder Tim Doyle has revealed that the best way to get a job at his health startup is to solve his dildo problem. He wants you to slide into his LinkedIn DMs to solve the “dildo mountain” he has in a warehouse – the result in a pledge in his startup’s early days. Doyle… Read more »

Advice

Government and business must overcome short-term thinking if Australia is to prosper: Hostplus CIO Sam Sicilia

Gina Baldassarre - September 14, 2018 4 MIN READ

Having invested $900 million into venture capital so far, Hostplus CIO Sam Sicilia believes the fund is helping to build a prosperous future for Australia.