Tycoon Stories

Inspiring Journeys of Business Success

Month: February 2025

David Cooke: Advocate for Responsible Business and Sustainability

David Cooke is a distinguished business leader, academic, and advocate for sustainable and responsible business practices. With a career spanning over 30 years in the IT industry, he is best known for his tenure as the Managing Director and Chair…

Prince Andrew’s Newsnight Interview Criticized by Aide Amid Allegations of Ties to Chinese Spy

In newly disclosed court documents, a senior aide to Prince Andrew privately admitted that the duke’s infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview had been “ill-advised.” This remark was made in correspondence with Yang Tengbo, an alleged Chinese spy who was recently…

John Van Lieshout: From Furniture Mogul to Property Tycoon

John Van Lieshout (born 1946) is an Australian billionaire entrepreneur and property investor, best known as the founder of Super A-Mart, one of Australia’s largest furniture retail chains. After selling the business in 2006, he transitioned into property development, amassing…