Adam Thorn features

Editorial.

Stories behind the people.

Long-form interviews that uncover the people behind influential brands and businesses.

From founders and CEOs to creatives and innovators, I produce in-depth interviews that go beyond biography, revealing the thinking, decisions and experiences behind successful businesses.

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Last of the Mavericks

The barely-believable story of how Max Hazelton walked back from the dead to revolutionise aviation and take on Qantas and Virgin.

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Magic in the Sky

How Sydney and Melbourne hosted rival drone light shows designed by teh world's biggest - rival - producers.

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Tinie Tempah

Patrick Okogwu reveals how he dragged himself out of his tough council estate and built a business that’s turning the music industry on its head.

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Journalism is a job for the rich

Expensive degrees and unpaid internships have priced all but the most wealthy from becoming reporters, broadcasters or writers in Australia.

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Failure to Launch

Virgin Orbit's extraordinary plan to launch rockets from old 747s has ended in failure. But was CEO Dan Hart dogged or deluded for thinking he could make it work?

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Stopping Traffic

For more than three decades, Gordon Reid charted the comings and goings of aircraft until he hung up his keyboard. Here, he tells his story.