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In this new Ep of Finding the Front, we are joined by two icons of the Australian mining industry, Raleigh Finlayson and Tim Goyder. Greenfield vs brownfield opportunities, building a company today, ownership, M&A and doing a deal, the long term strategy behind the Goyder stable of companies, followed by Ral laying out the Genesis Minerals vision and strategy (inc the Vault acquisition) and the ever evolving company it is. We discuss surviving the tough times, looking after the investor (recent tax changes) and the commodity outlook going forward.  An opportunity like this is rare. Captivating, and full of exclusive, deep insights from two absolute leaders in their field. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

Our special guest for this Episode is Andrew Mitchell, Founder and Senior Portfolio Manager of Ophir Asset Management, in what is another absolute ripper of an episode and an opportunity to hear from a leader in their field. Andrew unpacks growing up in Adelaide, his career including his first roles leading to the amazing opportunity to work with David Paradice and his team, the GFC impact on his views and investing outlook, starting Ophir and the principals of the company and his mindset behind building one of Australia's most highly regarded small and mid-cap fund managers. Andrew absolutely lives and breathes investing, the conversation includes views on the impact of recent tax changes,  local Fund Managers he looks up too, the competitive funds management marketplace, starting out in the industry and the current market domestically and in the US, and looking forward across business, and life. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

In this enlightening new two-part episode of Euroz Hartleys Finding the Front we feature the very highly regarded Murray Leahy, Founder & Executive Chair of proudly Western Australian, Kalgoorlie based integrated mining services and resource asset management company MLG Oz (ASX: MLG). Leaving school at just 14, Murray describes his journey in his beloved WA goldfields building a cornerstone mining services business that now forms part of the lifeblood of WA’s gold sector. The journey is nothing short of remarkable. Across this two-part conversation, Murray shares raw, hard-earned insights into the realities of building his business, cost pressures, and the opportunities and challenges for growth in the expanding gold sector. Beyond business, Murray also shares his thoughts and experiences on family, resilience, and a deep connection to community. A humble, honest, grounded, and genuinely inspiring story. Part B will be released Monday 11th May To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

In this enlightening new two-part episode of Euroz Hartleys Finding the Front we feature the very highly regarded Murray Leahy, Founder & Executive Chair of proudly Western Australian, Kalgoorlie based integrated mining services and resource asset management company MLG Oz (ASX: MLG). Leaving school at just 14, Murray describes his journey in his beloved WA goldfields building a cornerstone mining services business that now forms part of the lifeblood of WA’s gold sector. The journey is nothing short of remarkable. Across this two-part conversation, Murray shares raw, hard-earned insights into the realities of building his business, cost pressures, and the opportunities and challenges for growth in the expanding gold sector. Beyond business, Murray also shares his thoughts and experiences on family, resilience, and a deep connection to community. A humble, honest, grounded, and genuinely inspiring story. Part B will be released Monday 11th May To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

In the lead up to the much anticipated 26th annual Euroz Hartleys Institutional Investor Conference at Rottnest Island, in this episode of Finding the Front we take the opportunity to have a chat to three leading Australian Small Companies Fund Managers who are long time attendees of the conference. A big thanks to Andrew Mitchell, Founder & Senior Portfolio Manager of Ophir Asset Management Liam Donohue, Principal and Portfolio Manager, Lennox Capital Partners and, Matt Griffin, Co-Portfolio Manager, Maple-Brown Abbott for their thoughts and insights on the investing landscape, sectors and stocks and how they are approaching the year ahead. Lots of takeaways! To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or to leave some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

Revo Fitness is a home grown fitness and gym operator that was founded on the mission to make quality fitness more affordable and accessible to all and after hearing this episode you will understand why it has become such a huge success. Achieving big awards in 2025 like the #1 Top Value Brand for Gym & Fitness Clubs for Finder's Customer Satisfaction Awards and National Winner for Outstanding Growth Category at Telstra Best of Business Awards are further confirmation of what Revo Fitness has achieved. This proudly Western Australian start up was founded by our very special guest for this episode, Andrew Holder, back in 2012 at the tender age of 21 while he was still studying at University, and striving to become a WA State Cricketer…..which by the way he became. Phenomenally, Revo Fitness has become one of the largest privately owned fitness operators in Australia with some 71 locations. Andrew’s speaks so well and his journey has included some pretty serious recognition including: - Named in WA’s Young Achiever Awards list - Winner of the Business News 40 under 40 Murdoch University People’s Choice Award in 2022 - Finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2023 & 24 It is a real privilege to have Andrew on the show. This is one very insightful conversation into entrepreneurship and scaling a business on the national stage, while preserving the very core values of Revo Fitness that remain so ever important, and that were established from the very beginning. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

Our special guest for this episode is highly regarded, Sydney based fund manager Chris Stott. Chris earnt his stripes working for some 12 years with funds management luminaries Geoff Wilson and Matthew Kidman and the team at Wilson Asset Management, the majority as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager responsible for managing the investment team and overseeing the investment portfolios. He did well. So much so that in 2014, the Australian Financial Review named Chris as one of the Five Best Young Fund Managers in Australia. In 2019 Chris co-founded 1851 Capital leveraging his 22 years’ experience in the Australian funds management industry, and kicked off his one and only fund at the start of February in 2020. With COVID, unbeknown to Chris, literally around the corner, timing was everything and provides for a fascinating insight into investment portfolio management in very challenging times. Outside of investment management, Chris is also Deputy Chairman of the foundation of his beloved Sydney AFL team the Sydney Swans. This certainly is a captivating conversation. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

Our special guest for this fantastic episode of Finding the Front is Kyle De Souza, leading Resources Analyst for Euroz Hartleys and immediate past President of the WA School of Mines Alumni. Originally from Bombay in India, Kyle aged 7, with his family moved to Perth and went about settling into life in WA. Graduating from the WA School of Mines with Honours, he built a career as a mining engineer, spending some 15 years in hard rock mining across Western Australia. Over this period, Kyle achieved both a First Class Mine Managers Certificate of Competency and an Underground Shift Supervisors Certificate of Competency – not easy by any stretch. Kyle was invited to join the Council of the WA School of Mines Alumni in 2012. His career progressed to an established and valued position within mining success story Saracen Minerals. He then decided to make an important but difficult decision to pivot his career in a new direction towards the financial markets taking a role as a Resources Equity Analyst with the Equities Research team in Euroz Hartleys. He was appointed to the highly regarded role of President of the WA School of Mines Alumni in 2022 for a 3 year term. This is an absolute ripper with so many reflections and insights of life and building a career overlayed with a love of the mining industry and the people in it. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

Our special guest for this Episode of Finding the Front is Tony Ottaviano, the Managing Director & CEO of lithium producer Liontown Resources and what an insightful and educational story it is! Raised in a close Italian family, Tony started as a graduate with a mining job in the Pilbara. He rose to the senior level management of BHP and shares his deep insights into the iron ore sector including the introduction of Fortescue Metals, the proposed takeover of Rio Tinto by BHP, drilling, leading teams, mines and production. He made the move from big business to a small lithium company called Liontown Resources after getting a call from Chair Tim Goyder and what a journey this has been. Building a company, securing offtake agreements with Ford, LG and Tesla, construction, challenges of the lithium market, the impact of China: overcapacity, involution, CATL and the recent capital raising including the cornerstone investment of $50m by the National Reconstruction Fund investment. Tony is passionate and shines through in what really is a fantastic insight with so many takeaways.   To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

Our very special guest is John Rothwell AO, the Founder, former Executive Chair and current Independent Non-Executive Director of Australian ship building success story Austal. John arrived in Australia from the Netherlands around age 10 and didn’t speak English, he left school at age 15 and followed his entrepreneurial spirit that kicked in early. John worked out early that he loved making things and was good with his hands. He built his first boat at age 13 and wacked a motorcycle engine in it to make it go. Austal was founded in 1988 and the rest is history. It is now one of Australia’s largest defence exporter and the first ASX listed shipbuilder with a current market cap of more than $2bln and has designed and constructed over 350 vessels for commercial and defence operators in 59 countries worldwide. It has major defence contracts with the US Navy. John provides a detailed insight into this remarkable story and growing Austal to be the phenomenal company it is today. This story is one that will no doubt be told for many, many years to come. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

50th Ep. Gold. China. Leadership. Strategy. Australian Mining’s Challenges. Unfiltered. Our special guest is one of Australia’s most influential mining leaders, Jake Klein, Executive Chair of Evolution Mining. In this jam packed Finding the Front 50thepisode Jake provides valuable lessons and observations in gold, China and importantly, the future of Australia's mining sector. A seriously insightful discussion, Jake opens up on his: early days in Cape Town and arriving in Australia with $1,000 in his pocket, the major influence of his first job at Macquarie Group,  views on early China and leading the largest foreign gold miner in China Sino Gold to a $2.2B exit, insights into the founding of Lynas Rare Earths Ltd where he was a long term Non-Exec Director, his journey over 15 years and the steps to build Evolution into a gold powerhouse - M&A, gold assets (inc. Mt Rawdon, its mine life to now becoming a Pumped Hydro Project for Qld energy), costs, people, gold price and the challenges facing the future of the Australian mining sector including the major influence of China. For those who love mining or are involved in the industry, opportunities like this don’t come along often.  To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

A Legend Behind the Wheel of Business. Few names carry weight in the WA Automotive sector like John Hughes. Starting his own business in his early 30s in 1969 and for over 50 years, navigating business cycles, accumulating a stable of new car brands and a huge pre-owned vehicle operation to now having car yards across Perth. John has led from the front the whole way doing what he loves. This is a timeless episode for all generations and walks of life. From his background and upbringing, to becoming a household name in Perth and beyond, this story is packed with deep insight, energy, and inspiration. The takeaways and life lessons just keep on coming: Getting a start in the Car industry Meeting his beautiful wife Margarita Borrowing the lot to get his first site The power of loving what you do   What it takes to build and maintain a trusted brand What it takes to be a best seller - sales and marketing truths from a master The mindset behind being extraordinary — every single day Family This conversation is a rare window into the mind of one of Australia’s most enduring entrepreneurs.  To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

New Episode: Finding the Front with Dino Otranto, CEO of Fortescue Metals (FMG.ASX) In this rare and candid episode, Dino reflects on the pivotal moments that shaped his career—from his early upbringing to leading operations in Mozambique and navigating major challenges in Canada, including a 77-day employee strike and the devastating Brumadinho tailings dam disaster. Dino opens up about his journey to FMG, his transition into the CEO role, and the values he brings to leadership: transparency, authenticity, and deep respect for the company's legacy. He also acknowledges the powerful influence of Dr Andrew Forrest and the contribution and culture of FMG’s 20,000+ strong team. This episode goes beyond mining. It explores innovation at the intersection of technology and sustainability, and Fortescue’s vision of producing Green Iron—a bold roadmap that’s redefining the future of iron ore. A hugely insightful listen with a proud WA leader who is helping lead a global shift. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

Our special guest for this episode is Loui Kannikoski, the Founder, Managing Director & CEO of leading marine solutions provider Bhagwan Marine. After leaving school at age 14, Loui began his career working in the family crayfishing business in Geraldton, taking over the business in the mid-1980s. In the late 90s, Loui and his family decided to change tack and shift out of crayfishing and enter the oil and gas industry as a service provider. Well the rest as they say is history. In 2000, Bhagwan Marine was formed and some 24 years later the company listed on the ASX now operating across the oil & gas, resources, civil construction, logistics and defence industries. There are not too many journeys around like this one. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here

In this Ep of Finding the Front it was a privilege to host Robert Millner AO, widely regarded as one of Australia’s most experienced and respected investors and Chair of iconic company, the 120+ year old Soul Patts (Washington H. Soul Pattinson). Rob is the 4th generation of his family to lead the business and the simple but important takeaways from this conversation are compelling for all investors. Rob has been Chair of Soul Patts over the past quarter of a century overseeing significant growth in shareholder value and increasing the dividends paid every year over the last 25 years. This podcast covers comparison to Berkshire Hathaway, his family upbringing, first job in the markets, the Soul Patts journey and focusing on good people and cash generation, New Hope Coal, Brickworks, TPG, buying businesses and what is key, his view on the cost of doing business, the current market conditions and the US and much more. To request a Euroz Hartleys team member to contact you or if you have some feedback on the podcast please click here   Please follow us and stay up to date with Euroz Hartleys on LinkedIn To be added to the podcast “new release” email distribution list please click here