EP 60 - How David Lowy Rocks the Business World, the Music World, the Skies, and Westfield
One of Australia's Leading Businessmen Talks True Work-Life Balance
David Lowy is a member of one of Australia’s most successful family business dynasties: The Lowy Family.
David, along with his brothers Peter and Steven and their father Frank Lowy, created the world's greatest shopping centre brand Westfield. In a bit of an exclusive, we journey into David's life growing up in the Westfield dynasty, his dream to play the worlds best rock venues, his desire to save the memories and history of war aircraft, and how he juggles family, rock, corporate finance and his own personal desires.
It's a true story of chasing your dreams whilst working in the super competitive corporate world. A story of true work-life balance in action.
Here’s what we discuss in this week’s show:
David Lowy is a member of one of Australia’s most successful family business dynasties: The Lowy Family.
David, along with his brothers Peter and Steven and their father Frank Lowy, created the world's greatest shopping centre brand Westfield. In a bit of an exclusive, we journey into David's life growing up in the Westfield dynasty, his dream to play the worlds best rock venues, his desire to save the memories and history of war aircraft, and how he juggles family, rock, corporate finance and his own personal desires.
It's a true story of chasing your dreams whilst working in the super competitive corporate world. A story of true work-life balance in action.
Here’s what we discuss in this week’s show:
- What are David's earliest memories of Westfield?
- David's memories of John Saunders the co-founder of Westfield Shopping towns.
- Creating the worlds greatest shopping centre brand.
- Where did the passion for guitar start in David's life?
- Mixing rock n roll and the business world.
- The secret to compartmentalising your interests.
- How does the family make their collaboration work?
- The start of putting the Dead Daisies together.
- What is David's song writing process?
- Restoring historic military aircraft and the people behind the stories
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Robbo's story about exercise
http://bit.ly/1TsXITK
Robbo's Red wIne story
http://bit.ly/1Q17Ljp
Lesson of Rock - Slash and Lenny
http://bit.ly/1OGFOxD
Lenny Kravitz "Always on the Run"
https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/greatest-hits/id723338099
Book "Frank Lowy"
http://amzn.to/21FYoLA
The Dead Daisies "With You and I"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCaq-cHRWUs
Book "Kerry Stokes” by Andrew Rule
http://amzn.to/1PVgmpA
Book “The Art of Learning” by Josh Waitzkin
http://amzn.to/1MYFiXa
The Mojo Radio Show Rewind Ep 21 with Didier Elzinga
http://bit.ly/1MYFqpH
The Mojo Radio Show
http://www.themojoradioshow.com
The Mojo Radio Show Answering Machine
08 7200 6656
08 7200 MOJO