# What I learned in business (that didn't kill me!) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944.md RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68c8d9069445f7a95104183c Official site: https://shows.acast.com/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didnt-kill-me Author: James Stewart Episodes: 31 ## Resource Have you ever wondered why some businesses go broke and others are successful? Have you ever wondered why some leaders rise to the top in difficult situations? For 40 years I was a corporate undertaker. I buried businesses that failed and helped save those where there was still a pulse. I was parachuted into some of corporate Australia’s biggest financial crisis, insolvencies and turnaround environments. I have been in Board rooms, Court rooms and on shop floors when all seems lost (and sometimes it was). Over decades at the coal face of business (often in the most difficult circumstances), I have seen & heard stories that delighted and inspired me, as well as those which serve as a guide of the path not to take. I also spent years in leadership roles at Ferrier Hodgson and KPMG Australia where I sat on the Board and was the National Consumer and Retail leader. The purpose of What I learned about Business (that didn’t kill me!) is to share the stories behind some of the world's most interesting business situations, how they unfolded, how my guests dealt with them, and how those experiences changed them and the way they do business. I hope that my podcast entertains and engages lis… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944.md ## Episodes - [Jennifer Westacott AC: The Voice of Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/jennifer-westacott-ac-the-voice-of-business) — 2026-06-01T20:36:25+00:00 - [Kim McDonnell: The Social Enterprise Entrepreneur](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/kim-mcdonnell-the-social-enterprise-entrepreneur) — 2026-05-25T19:00:00+00:00 - [Tom Krulis: Godfreys. Petstock. Cheap as Chips.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/tom-krulis-godfreys-petstock-cheap-as-chips) — 2026-05-18T19:00:00+00:00 - [Sally Bruce: The Social Impact Banker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/sally-bruce-the-social-impact-banker) — 2026-05-11T19:00:00+00:00 - [Peter Robinson: Bombs, Bullets & The Batman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/peter-robinson-bombs-bullets-the-batman) — 2026-05-04T19:00:00+00:00 - [Kate Jenkins AO: The Commissioner.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/kate-jenkins-ao-the-commissioner) — 2026-04-27T21:30:00+00:00 - [Angus Raine: Housing Affordability Crisis.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/angus-raine-housing-affordability-crisis) — 2026-04-20T19:00:00+00:00 - [Merriden Varrall: China, Trump & the New World Order.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/merriden-varrall-china-trump-the-new-world-order) — 2026-04-13T19:00:00+00:00 - [Mark Raddan: CEO Interpath Advisory.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/mark-raddan-ceo-interpath-advisory) — 2026-03-23T18:00:00+00:00 - [Adam Posner: What's the Point of Loyalty?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/adam-posner-what-s-the-point-of-loyalty) — 2026-03-09T18:00:00+00:00 - [Anne Laure Descours: The Invisible Engine of Global Retail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/anne-laure-descours-the-invisible-engine-of-global-retail) — 2026-03-02T18:00:00+00:00 - [Ian Robson: Premierships & Pressure points. Sport in the Spotlight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/ian-robson-premierships-pressure-points-sport-in-the-spotlight) — 2026-02-23T18:00:00+00:00 - [Simon Toohey: Masterchef to Market Maker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/simon-toohey-masterchef-to-market-maker) — 2026-02-16T18:00:00+00:00 - [Andrew Love: Surrounded by Liars and Thieves](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/andrew-love-surrounded-by-liars-and-thieves) — 2026-02-09T18:00:00+00:00 - [Christo Van Egmond: The School of Rock!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/christo-van-egmond-the-school-of-rock) — 2026-02-02T18:00:00+00:00 - [Anastasia Pelot: Inside the Mind of Gen Z & Gen A.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/anastasia-pelot-inside-the-mind-of-gen-z-gen-a) — 2026-01-19T18:00:00+00:00 - [Andrew Yates: CEO KPMG Australia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/andrew-yates-ceo-kpmg-australia) — 2026-01-12T18:00:00+00:00 - [Jim Sarantinos: Parramatta Eels. No easy try.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/jim-sarantinos-parramatta-eels-no-easy-try) — 2026-01-07T18:00:00+00:00 - [Anna Samkova: Customer Strategy, Loyalty and Behaviour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/anna-samkova-customer-strategy-loyalty-and-behaviour) — 2026-01-04T18:00:00+00:00 - [Nishan Wijemanne: From Start Up to Shiperoo!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/nishan-wijemanne-from-start-up-to-shiperoo) — 2025-12-09T18:00:00+00:00 - [Bruce Carter AO: Harris Scarfe. Elders. Whyalla. Crown Resorts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/bruce-carter-ao-harris-scarfe-elders-whyalla-crown-resorts) — 2025-12-01T18:00:00+00:00 - [Iain Nairn: Laura Ashley, Witchery, Country Rd, David Jones & Hudsons Bay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/iain-nairn-laura-ashley-witchery-country-rd-david-jones-hudsons-bay) — 2025-11-24T18:00:00+00:00 - [Jackie Kruger: Black Milk. Fandom, Sharkies & Alternative Fashion.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/jackie-kruger-black-milk-fandom-sharkies-alternative-fashion) — 2025-11-17T18:00:00+00:00 - [John King: Myer, House of Fraser, Matalan.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/john-king-myer-house-of-fraser-matalan) — 2025-11-10T18:00:00+00:00 - [Frank Cancelloni: Murder, Mystery, Jim Thompson & The White Lotus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-i-learned-in-business-that-didn-t-kill-me-7504944/frank-cancelloni-murder-mystery-jim-thompson-the-white-lotus) — 2025-10-29T18:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.