In this episode of Success and More Interesting Stuff, we sit down with Dr Don Hamson, founder of Plato Investment Management.

Hamson built a $25 billion fund manager, but it started with a problem. His original long/short strategy was disrupted during the GFC when regulators banned short selling.

What followed was a shift towards income, built around a simple idea. In Australia, franking credits matter, particularly for retirees. That focus became the foundation of Plato’s business.

Today, Hamson runs a global investment firm with a systematic approach to investing, focused on consistency, risk management and long-term outcomes.

In this conversation, we unpack that pivot, how he thinks about building portfolios, and why process matters more than prediction over time.

Jillian Broadbent has worked at the heart of Australia’s financial and policy institutions for decades.

She began at the Reserve Bank under Nugget Coombs, helped build Bankers Trust during deregulation, and later served three terms on the RBA board through the Asian and global financial crises.

She also chaired the Clean Energy Finance Corporation from inception and served as Chancellor of the University of Wollongong.

In this episode, Broadbent reflects on central banking, board life, clean energy finance and why Australia still needs meaningful economic reform.

Guzman y Gomez Founder & co-CEO Steven Marks joins Matthew Kidman to discuss his decision to leave Wall Street, the tough early years building GYG, why quality is non-negotiable, and what comes next as the business expands into the US.