SEPTEMBER 2009

Winning And Losing In Business

Harold Mitchell, Mitchell Communication Group

Harold Mitchell came from humble beginnings in the Gippsland forests to head up Australia's biggest media buying company. He was an alcoholic at 23 and went broke years later , owing $32 million in personal guarantees. Now he's back on the Rich List, turning over more than a billion dollars a year. He has very clear philosophies on business and life, and now divides his time between supervising the business and devoting time and energy to supporting the arts. He tells us his secrets for success.