He was born in 1929, took up swimming seriously when he turned 70, and has smashed four Australian records since January.

Telco pioneer James Spenceley is one of the youngest Australians to run a billion dollar company. The 41-year-old founded Focus Communications in 2007, leading the business to market capitalisation of more than $5 billion in 2016.

His ubiquitous technicolour images of Sydney Harbour put Australia firmly on the world stage bank in the 1980’s, making acclaimed artist Ken Done a multi millionaire in the process. Now aged 77, and with some tough years behind him, the iconic painter is at the peak of his career.

He is a veteran broadcaster who is recognised as one of Australia’s best newsmen. And during a career that spanned almost 50 years, Steve Liebmann covered some of the biggest moments in history, many of them as anchor of channel Nine’s Today Show.