Startup to Stewardship: How a family business was Built to Matter with Josephine Sukkar

On the From the Top podcast, Josephine Sukkar AM joins Chad Hesters and Allan Marks to share insights on scaling Buildcorp, leading a family enterprise, and building enduring culture and governance.

By Chad Hesters, Allan Marks

In this episode of From the Top with Chad Hesters, host Chad Hesters sits down with Josephine Sukkar AM, cofounder of Buildcorp and chair of the Buildcorp Foundation, alongside Allan Marks, managing partner of Boyden's Sydney office. Josephine shares the 36-year journey of building Buildcorp from an $80 million project in 1990 into a billion-dollar enterprise with over 600 employees, all while navigating the unique challenges of running a family business at scale, scaling across geographies, and translating lessons from the arts world into boardroom strategy.

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About the Authors

Chad Hesters

President & CEO, Boyden Corporation
Member, Board of Directors

Chad Hesters is an experienced global leader with a comprehensive background in executive search, business advisory and consulting. As CEO, he focuses on maintaining Boyden’s high standard of client service and its industry leadership, while developing and implementing strategies to further expand the firm’s global presence and enhance its capabilities across all lines of business.

Allan Marks

Managing Partner, Australia

Allan Marks is recognised as one of Australia’s leading executive search consultants. In addition to his background in finance, he has extensive experience in the executive search industry throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America as well as Australia. He focuses on CEO, C‑level, and Board appointments, as well as Board Advisory. He previously served on the Boyden World Corporation Board and leads CEO & Board Services for APAC.