15 Minutes with the Boss

Sally Patten

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Booking Overview

This weekly executive-leadership interview features prominent CEOs, founders, senior executives, and occasional specialist leaders sharing lessons from their careers, business decisions, and leadership challenges. Agencies could credibly pitch established business leaders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, board-level executives, and authoritative experts in leadership or executive communication; booking is likely high difficulty because the show prioritizes prominent leaders and is produced by a major business publication.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Australia

Instagram: 286.0k followers

Contact Information

podcasts@afr.com

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Host

Sally Patten - Business journalist and BOSS editor at the Australian Financial Review.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
CEOs, founders, senior executives, business owners, executive search leaders, and recognized specialists with substantial leadership or organizational experience.
Required Achievements:  
Leading prominent organizations or businesses, Founding or scaling a recognized company or brand, Holding CEO or senior executive positions, Advising organizations on leadership, communication, or executive talent

Recent Guest Discussions

Louise Mahler - Public Speaking, Leadership Communication, Audience Engagement, Confidence, And Executive Presence.

Stuart Gregor - Entrepreneurship, Brand Storytelling, Consumer Communication, Industry Leadership, And Communicating With Investors.

Chris Karagounis - Senior Leadership, Executive Recruitment, Workplace Expectations, Working From Home, And Artificial Intelligence In Hiring.

Recent Topics

Executive Leadership, Business, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Careers

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
15 Minutes with the Boss
:

Fasting, coffee and no chores: A Young Rich Lister’s success formula

July 13, 2026

Oscar Ledlin is just 34 years old, but last year he was ranked number 55 on the Financial Review Young Rich List with a fortune valued at $123 million. The founder and chief executive of the Ledlin Group started the company after seeing a gap in the market for small commercial properties during the e-commerce boom. In this episode, the property entrepreneur sits down with BOSS editor Sally Patten and reveals the secrets to his success, including where his best ideas come from and the pie...

Why this expert thinks communication is ‘going down the gurgler’

July 06, 2026

Communications expert Louise Mahler has spent years helping leaders gain confidence, presence, and influence in the way they communicate. However, since the pandemic and the rapid increase of online platforms, Mahler believes people are losing the ability to engage with audiences. But she's hopeful that connection can be restored. On this week's episode, the former opera singers reveals her top public speaking tips to BOSS editor Sally Patten. This podcast was sponsored by the City of Pa...

This Four Pillars Gin co-founder is taking on whisky – and the ASX

June 29, 2026

Stuart Gregor has always been a keen storyteller. From his first job working in journalism as a copy boy to co-founding craft gin brand Four Pillars, this entrepreneur has used his skills to build brands and their narratives. Now the chief executive of ASX-listed Lark Distillery, the whisky boss is having to tell a new type of story to analysts and fund managers. In this week's episode, Gregor tells BOSS editor Sally Patten about the various challenges of speaking to consumers, the indus...

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