"It's a different ball game. Kestelman, who co-founded internet provider Dodo, is one of Australia's richest people, worth approximately $800 million. Lemanis played for the South East Melbourne Magic during the magical 1990s, but he now characterises that era as the "so-called" heyday of the sport. Larry Kestelman is a serial entrepreneur whose limitless enthusiasm for business has bred a winning culture throughout the expanding portfolio of companies over which he presides. This past off-season, for instance, Torrey Craig crossed from the Brisbane Bullets to the Denver Nuggets. The game is also strengthening again at the grassroots level. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google .css-k6dhax{-webkit-transition:text-decoration 0.2s linear color 0.2s linear;transition:text-decoration 0.2s linear color 0.2s linear;color:#0EA800;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;}.css-k6dhax:hover,.css-k6dhax:focus,.css-k6dhax:active{color:#1B7B10;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-k6dhax:hover,.css-k6dhax:active{outline:0;}Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. "But we've gone from the depths of despair to a position of immense optimism. Contact us by email, phone or post. He quit his job as a consultant to sell TVs on eBay for 1c. Property developer Larry Kestelmans LK Group has snapped up footwear and fashion retailer and wholesaler Brand Collective and is searching for more acquisitions to build scale ahead of a potential sharemarket float. His son will be there, of course, and he can think of no greater joy than their passion being shared in work and play. His mother found work in the laboratory of the Red Cross blood bank. Among his many achievements, the $500 million apartment complex Capitol Grand in Melbourne (with celebrity Charlize Theron the face of the project) and of course Dodo, the ISP Kestelman founded in 2001 and sold in 2013 for just under $230 million. Please try again later. Designed by architects Fender Katsalidis, the apartment project is expected to get under way early next year with completion due in 2025. Their lowest-paid player gets what our whole team gets paid. ", Harris, the author of Boom!, has seen what international success can do. [2], "Australia's 200 richest people revealed", "The Australian Financial Review Rich List Reveals Wealthiest 200", "Australia's wealthiest have become 50 times richer in my lifetime", "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people? He believes in me and trusts me, which is scary, but reassuring at the same time. Two four-bedroom penthouses in the complex are on the market for $22 million and $25 million. He is ranked 85 on the list behind the highest ranking debutant, Perth businessman Tim Roberts who is the son of Multiplex founder John Roberts who is ranked 62. "You would hear people had gone to jail," Kestelman says. "As an example, the Sydney Kings in 1992 went through the whole year with sell-out crowds of more than 10,000," he says. "She works across the more affluent part of the charitable sector," he says. He drives a Bentley but prefers his Lamborghini, which he opens up at speeds of 245 kilometres per hour on Sandown Raceway. That is why development sites are attracting such a premium because they are so difficult to put together.. ", With the NBL, Kestelman is close to getting what he wants. As a new NBL season dawns, he looks forward to sitting together as a family, including his 83-year-old mother, and seeing other clans enjoying a couple of precious hours together. (When China played in Melbourne a few days earlier, he was similarly livid when there was no logo-emblazoned media wall at the post-match press conference. Teams had gone broke or merged, many were in debt of more than a million dollars. "Certain NRL clubs weren't attracting those numbers.". "I always like coming in a little bit from the outside. And bloody hell, it was so much harder than I thought. "This is what happens when you put a serial entrepreneur at the head of a sporting league.". "If I got a 'no' 52 times, I'd probably be curled up in a corner talking to a psychiatrist. "We're back to being a credible proposition," he says. The differences between Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart on energy shine a light on the dilemma facing a nation blessed with oil, gas, and the sun and winds needed for renewables. Larry Kestelman wants to stop parents and amateur sports participants getting ripped off by the "leeches" that sell uniforms and apparel to thousands of teams and clubs across the country without putting any money back into the sport. Between the two businesses, well end with about 50/50 shoes and fashion and 50/50 between retail and wholesale operations, he said. Boris Rosenvasser, Kestelman's right-hand man, started with him at Dodo in a sales support role and is now chief operating officer of the LK Property Group. A render of the boutique apartment block proposed for the Williams Road site. His millionaire businessman father, Larry Kestelman, admits that his own passion for the sport also has familial roots. More than a million adults and children play club basketball in Australia, making it the second most popular participation team sport in the country. ", Rebranding the club Melbourne United in 2014, Kestelman faced an immediate backlash and not just from fans. window['fe-co-email-widget-fe-co-email-widget_1'] = {"position":"middle","hasSeparators":true,"theme":"domain"}; Pre speech nerves, least the range looks ???? Larry Kestelman is the immigrant turned entrepreneur who co-founded phone and internet company Dodo, which sold for a cool $230 million. There's NBA, then daylight. Kestelman has been watching the steady decline of basketball in Australia, despite the high level of talent, and had to do something. Become a Finest Broker or Agent ", Kestelman seems ready. "There must be a way to do it. The markets will determine what we are worth. He points out that Kestelman just signed a deal to host the comedic exhibition games of the Harlem Globetrotters when they next tour Australia. He placed his $7 million offer to take control of the league, and after some resistance, it was his. He struggled through school, focusing on social status rather than scholastic ability. First Ever will supply uniforms and other clothing to junior grassroots and elite teams across Australia, with a portion of every uniform jersey sold going into junior development programs with governing body Basketball Australia. Excellence in design and a commitment to client satisfaction is paramount toLK Property Groups values Partner with some of Melbourne and the worlds leading architects, such asBates Smart, Rothelowman and Bruce Henderson, we deliver solutions that consistently exceed expectations. You might as well have come from the moon. I love the location. John Hancocks family has made a fortune mining iron ore. Larry Kestelman is the immigrant turned entrepreneur who co-founded phone and internet company Dodo, which sold for a cool $230 million. Andrew Forrest is investing millions of dollars in a moonshot that is aimed at fireproofing Australia. [9] In 2014 he controversially announced that the team would rebrand as Melbourne United. He walks me through the abridged biography a few days later, in his 16th-floor penthouse office in Albert Park. Mr Kestelman said First Ever would build a sustainable business model and "drive out the leeches who currently profiteer from grassroots clubs and mums and dads across Australia and bring basketball under a unified sports apparel brand that everyone will know keeps profits in the sport". You understand what tough is when you come from nothing. I can see the trajectory," he says. Kestelman's financial investment in basketball is not middling, either. Either way, if you follow athletic pursuits in this country, you'll soon come to know him as the white knight of the NBL. "The main act is the basketball but what happens around it just as important. Vince Caligiuri. The rise in Atlassian's share price means they are each worth $5.16 billion now. [5], Kestelman's holding company is the LK Group. Roberts has a diverse number of investments including funds management and he is part of businesses such as AVWest and Warburton Group. Teams had gone broke or merged, many were in debt of more than a million dollars. Don't miss a thing! We're on a mission to radically improve the quality of Urban communities being developed across Australia. Last year Property Observer reported on the commencement of demolition for the Capitol Grand project in South Yarra. We found that many federations are staffed by volunteers who are time poor and had a lack of resources. Facebook Twitter LK Property Group transcend the current development industry by extending exemplary experience to clients with the exclusive LK Concierge, ensuring clients are well supported throughout their property purchase experience, from beginning to years after. Help using this website - Accessibility statement, block a takeover offer from US-based investment company Coliseum Capital. Melbourne property developer Larry Kestelman the second highest debutant on Rich List. Kestelman is barefoot with the top three buttons of his shirt undone. He worked hard, though, and on the advice of a family friend made his first foray into property, the field that would make him wealthy. Australian basketball is in safe hands. Lots of it (estimated worth: a lazy $750 million). As a property developer with more than 20 years experience, Larry Kestelman founded LK Property Group to pursue exceptional design and develop dynamic living spaces. And in 2016 he rebuilt the Brisbane Bullets, which is owned by the league (in other words, by him). The Stokes familys Seven Group used creep provisions and now sits at 72.6 per cent, after a complex exchangeable notes deal. Hear his story on the How I Made It podcast. ", Kestelman is executive director of the league but has appointed commercial lawyer Jeremy Loeliger, a former partner at corporate firm Holding Redlich, as CEO. More value was added to the site when a development permit was obtained, creating scope to develop a $100 million residential building with 21 apartments, overlooking nearby Como Park. A Ukrainian migrant, Kestelmans rags-to-riches life story has made him a beacon for achievement in Australias business, technology, property, and sporting landscape. "What I want is to set this up as a successful and sustainable sport a pathway for talented kids, and a place for true local heroes.". "I thought, 'Surely I can set this up as a proper, sustainable business,' " he says. "I would be disappointed if we are worth less. Now, with grandstands filling once more, exposure on both Foxtel and Channel Nine and the huge figure of Andrew Bogut returning home to play out his twilight years, not to mention stars like Ben Simmons, Patty Mills and Joe Ingles giving Australian basketball global credibility in Americas NBA, his vision is coming together. He will live in the grand penthouse above it with his partner Anita Pahor, founding patron of the Red Cross Society of Women Leaders. Meet the National Basketball Leagues Kestelman family: together, they live and breathe the competition. He says he lives "in the honour of his parents", and that the most important thing in his life is to set an example for his son. In his first year as league owner Kestelman negotiated a new television rights deal, the revival of the Brisbane Bullets, and a revamp of the league's brand identity and digital platform. South Yarra values have endured a wild ride since many of the apartments inside the imposing block were sold off the plan in 2017 and onwards. Founder & Executive Chairman Group But one thing's for sure, he's not done yet. The 2019 FIBA World Cup in China and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are only a few years away. For his 50th birthday last year, Kestelman flew 35 people to the sun-kissed Italian coastal village of Amalfi. "My cost of goods was zero," he says. "Yeah," he replies, with upturned palms. The combined wealth of the 200 individuals was calculated as A$342 billion; compared with a combined wealth of A$6.4 billio "So now we're a basketball company and a media company and an events company," says Loeliger, shaking his head. The property developer and owner of the National Basketball League worth $785 million in the 2022 Financial Review Rich List put together two sites on the corner of Williams Road and Bruce Street in early 2020 for around $19 million. He debuted on the Financial Review Rich List in 2017 with an estimated net worth of A$749 million. But its new sources of energy and the transition to net zero carbon emissions that are now captivating one of the Australias richest men. Kestelman was born in 1966 in Odessa, Ukraine. #TeamFE #nbl19, A post shared by Justin Kestelman (@justinkestelman) on Aug 27, 2018 at 1:18am PDT. [3] He debuted on the Financial Review Rich List in 2017 with an estimated net worth of A$749 million. His default restaurant is Rockpool at Crown Casino. "It was done quietly. Kestelman debuted on the BRW Young Rich List in 2005 with Dodo co-founder Igor Gilenko, with a shared net worth estimated at A$87 million. "Trying to be cool. A similar moment is approaching for basketball. He's really selling a story.". Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you. 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Basketball is bigger in those terms than AFL or rugby, both of which are constrained by their geographic heartlands. He also made millions as a property developer. [Larry's] really selling a story. While trying to renew an expired TV deal, Kestelman says he was "laughed out the door" by Channel 10. The US imports came here then and dominated, whereas now they play for experience in a hardened league. "The first time I heard Larry say that in public, I'm sure I heard laughter," says Fairfax Media basketball writer Roy Ward. In a sense he's happy to gamble on one day securing both a commercial victory and a legacy. [3] Twenty-six women were included on the 2019 Rich List, representing 13 percent of the list; up from seventeen in 2018, or 8.5 percent. "Let's not pretend we can win," he says, smiling. "Once he thinks what he is doing is right, it doesn't matter what people think of him," says Nick Marvin, former CEO of the Perth Wildcats. You might have heard of him as the man behind Dodo, the Melbourne-based internet service provider that he co-founded in 2001 and sold in 2013 for $203 million. Not overly political, they were nevertheless worried by what happened to anyone with an anti-communist bent. Former teammate Lanard Copeland was blunter still: "It makes you sick to your stomach. Kestelman is the millionaire saviour of an entire sport, the Frank Lowy of basketball and potentially the man with the most at stake in Australian pro sport history. Mr Kestelman said there was scope for an IPO, particularly to fund further acquisitions, but he was also happy for the group to remain private. Hancock Prospectings flagship Roy Hill mine delivers a $3.3 billion dividend despite weaker iron ore prices. A premium parking bay there recently sold for $200,000, while the biggest apartment 550 square metres with a 200-square-metre balcony is valued at around $25 million. ", Good for his future plans, too, for bringing big international clubs to play here. ", Life was similarly difficult for his parents. He's gambling his reputation on the resurrection of a competition that only three years ago was on the brink of collapse. (The time slot was chosen to precede the popular early-evening cricket matches of the Twenty20 Big Bash League. His estimated personal wealth is around $750 million. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is in London reassuring the Brits over the FTAs impact on their farmers and the climate, amid a sluggish parliamentary process. "You get to see a lot of businesses and how they succeed or the mistakes they make.". "It just meant I had a little money for a slice of pizza and pinball. Kestelman points out that, in Victoria at least, some were being held in front of a couple of thousand people at the State Netball and Hockey Centre. I spent a lot of energy on that," he says, shaking his head. Larry Kestelman Greater Melbourne Area 5,294 followers 500+ connections Join to connect Report this profile Activity We are excited to announce the return of the NBLxNBA games, with the Adelaide. The company has maintained the rage over the Labor governments industrial relations changes while handing down a huge return for billionaire Gina Rinehart. After school, he studied accounting at a college in Victoria. Heres what hes learnt. Inside the NBL, says the game moved swiftly from one played in "tin sheds" in the late 1970s to one that was knocking on the door of major sports status by the '90s. Kestelman owns various sporting groups, however his main wealth comes from property via his LK Property Groups which he is chief executive. And he has. Watching people threading necklaces with red coral, he would collect the tiny leftover fragments and make little bracelets to sell on the pier over the Tyrrhenian Sea. Do you want to book an inspirational sports star for your next event, campaign, or experience? We are onto doing slightly bigger developments. An entire bay of empty seats. "We're all on a mission. LK Property Group. In 2012 he bought the Melbourne Tigers (now Melbourne United) with his cousin and Dodo co-founder Michael Slepoy. Justin Kestelman said the business would manufacture both in China and in Australia and that the firm's website had been built by a team of in-house developers. The 2020-21 NBL season is scheduled to begin in October, however Kestelman has admitted the start date could be pushed back if the COVID-19 situation has not eased. The worlds richest people lost $2.1 trillion between them last year. While establishing and selling Dodo was his biggest success, Kestelman's wealth has been built on diverse sources including offshore call centres, city construction companies, an amusement centre in outer suburban Dandenong, a pair of home security firms and a sports betting website. When he first took Justin to a game he came away feeling like theyd been to a Harlem church where everybody went home with a spring in their step. The owner of the National Basketball League and Melbourne property developer, Larry Kestelman, is the second highest debutant to make it on the Financial Review Rich List. The company was not fined but was ordered to compensate customers and carry out a trade practices compliance programme. The family emigrated when he was 11 years old as part of a wave of Jewish immigrants leaving the Soviet Union, living for six months in Ostia, Italy, before securing Australian visas. Then he began dipping into other ventures, co-ordinated from an office above a fish and chip shop in Elsternwick. Why Choose Us One of the biggest successes for his vision was a new deal with Nine Entertainment Co to show a live match every week and Fox Sports to broadcast every game live. Introduction . #NBL #NBA #SportsBusiness #SportsManagement #LarryKestelman #SportsBiz #Basketball. Thereve been a few sleepless nights worrying about how to make it sustainable, but I feel were coming out the other end now, Larry says. Reigning champions Perth at least came close to selling out its 13,500-seat stadium for every match, while Melbourne United is back playing games at Hisense Arena. Larry Kestelman. You have to.". The Financial Review Rich List 2019 is the 36th annual survey of the 200 wealthiest people resident in Australia, published by The Australian Financial Review on 31 May 2019. Whenever a new venture needs services such as IT support, accounting work, HR, web design or publicity (including the NBL), Kestelman calls on that family of companies. By 31, Ruslan Kogan had landed on the Financial Review Rich List after building online retail group Kogan.com. In a bona fide first, the Sydney Kings will play the Utah Jazz, Melbourne United the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Brisbane Bullets the Phoenix Suns. Brokering the sale which sets a benchmark for a permitted development site in the plush suburb was Christies International Real Estates Sean Cussell. Anchorage bought Brand Collective from Pacific Brands in 2014 and bolted-on Shoes & Sox, a popular childrens footwear chain, four months later. ), Larry Kestelman is on a mission to turn the National Basketball League into a going concern.Credit:Kristoffer Paulsen. We're selling entertainment. Now the crowds and buzz in basketball are back, and season 2018-19 is off to a cracking start. ", Kestelman took over in early 2015, agreeing to pump $7 million in operating capital into the league once club owners allowed him his non-negotiable demand of a controlling stake. '. After watching his son play basketball, Larry Kestelman liked the sport so much he bought the NBL. Among the first-time billionaires are Computershare founder Chris. ", "Billionaire property developer Hui Wing Mau the highest debutant on BRW Rich List", "Mystery billionaire emerges from corporate shadows", "Letztlich macht es keine Differenz, ob Ihr Vermgen eine Milliarde betrgt oder sechs", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Financial_Review_Rich_List_2019&oldid=1068701069, This page was last edited on 29 January 2022, at 22:09. "Liking someone is often stronger than being born connected to them," he says, leaning back in his chair. "This helps build a connection between the grassroots and elite levels of the game in Australia," he said. PAS is about 70 per cent fashion and 30 per cent shoes, [Brand Collective] is about 70 per cent shoes and 30 per cent fashion, the Financial Review Rich Lister said. #OTTNO, A post shared by Justin Kestelman (@justinkestelman) on Apr 1, 2018 at 12:45am PDT. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. He left when he was 11, after his highly educated parents Mum was a doctor running a large gynaecological clinic, Dad an electrical engineer decided they wanted a better life. People tend to do the same thing over and over because it's just been done that way forever," he said. Once, after a business win, he took Akoka for a ride in his Ferrari to Chanel. [8], Kestelman became interested in basketball as a spectator in the 1990s. His first job was in accounts payable department of a tyre company. LK Group is a Melbourne-based family of private companies with diverse interests across: property; technology; human resources; business transformation and outsourcing; digital animation and sports. Since taking over four years ago, the NBL has grown from strength to strength. "It's about cheerleaders, fireworks, lights and music," he says later, in his slight, singsong Slavic accent. Its happened in a hurry. The leather good and fashion retailer posted strong double-digit sales growth over the year, but is bracing for a slowdown in 2023. Get the latest sports star inspiration, athlete + 61 (03) 8391 6000 enquiries@lkg.com.au Level 10, 10 Queens Road Melbourne VIC 3004 Australia Send Message [6], Kestelman debuted on the BRW Young Rich List in 2005 with Dodo co-founder Igor Gilenko, with a shared net worth estimated at A$87 million. LK is currently building the Capitol Grand project in Melbourne, which will consist of 500 plus apartments over 50 storeys. The Manly offering is part of family succession planning and follows Robert Magids sale of the Harbour Rocks Hotel in Sydney and the Hotel Lindrum in Melbourne. "Basketball is roast chicken," he says. Its wonderful, and we got a very good permit there. There is no bitterness. Chris Ellisons Mineral Resources is talking up its takeover bid for Norwest Energy as Gina Rinehart continues to slug it out with Strike Energy in the battle for Warrego. Staff reporter May 25, 2017 0 min read. Mr Kestelman said Queens Lane Capital was searching for more acquisitions and licensing deals with the aim of boosting annual revenue by about 20 per cent a year and eventually considering an initial public offering. A man sits alone on a folding chair at centre court, smiling. The Williams Road sites new owner is local developer JCL Prime, which will pursue the development with builder Henny. Larry is the founder and director of Oxygen Ventures, and a lead investor in Saisei. He is also known for his involvement in Australian basketball, including as the majority owner of the National Basketball League (NBL) since 2015. However, in Perth, the league still had great potential. I wont fail him, and I wont fail myself.. He has an extraordinary wealth of knowledge and experience having achieved enormous success in Australia s business, technology, property and sporting landscape. Larry Kestelman is a serial entrepreneur whose limitless enthusiasm for business has bred a winning culture throughout the expanding portfolio of companies over which he presides. ", Larry Kestelman: The Melbourne millionaire putting the bounce back into basketball. He has a blindingly successful property career, was founder of Dodo internet company and is the proud, beneficent owner and commander-in-chief of the NBL. Larry Holmes, also known as "The Easton Assassin", is a retired professional boxer with a net worth of $18 million. The purchase price was not disclosed. "Have you watched Australian Ninja Warrior?" LK Group operations span Australia, the United States, India, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic. Two floors down, on level 13, is the LK Property Group, headhunting agency First Avenue, investment capital firm Oxygen Ventures, his digital content creators Newsmodo and HR provider Wall Street. I did the research, spent three months speaking to every association, mums and dads, and put together a business case that my father ended up buying into, Justin says. 'What I want is to set this up as a successful and sustainable sport,' says Kestelman, 'a place for true local heroes. And we want to manufacture quality products, so there will be uniform standards.". Now Kestelman has international dreams for the league in the pipeline. "This is my way of giving back to the Australian community," he says. (Aussie rules is presumably a meat pie, soccer a lamb roast and cricket a snag in bread.) In 2015 he spent $7 million on a 51 per cent stake in the league itself. The nations miners, including Chris Ellison, enter the new year building on their huge fortunes, while its top tech entrepreneurs are nursing eye-watering losses. Official page of Larry Kestelman - Owner of the Australian National Basketball League & Executive Group. LK Property Group had its beginnings over two decades ago when founder and Chief Executive Officer, Larry Kestelman, began developing townhouses in suburban Melbourne. ", He arrived in Australia when he was 12. She is from UK. "Exactly. Kestelmans revamping of the NBL has led many of the best Australian players to return from overseas. PAS Group owns the Review, Black Pepper and Yarra Trail brands and the Designworks wholesale business, and licenses brands such as Everlast, Lonsdale, Slazenger, Mooks and Bluey. Luxury Residences in Milan: A Record-Breaking Half-Year! Lemanis argues the NBL has rapidly become one of the world's toughest competitions. The Brisbane Bullets play the Chinese national team in a friendly on the Gold Coast in July. Kestelman, an entrepreneur who has made his fortune in high-end property development - also co-founding the Dodo internet and phone business, which sold for almost $230 million in 2013 - has done. Kestelman's best guess is that the NBL will turn a profit in the 2019-20 season, his fifth year in control. A Ukrainian migrant, Kestelman's rags-to-riches life story has made him a beacon for achievement in Australia's business, technology, property, and sporting landscape. The initial AU$7 million investment Kestelman made is beginning to pay enormous dividends for the 52-year-old. But Mr Kestelman, whose LK Property Group has developed landmarks such as the $700 million Capitol Grand in South Yarra, already had his eye on larger projects, such as plans for an office tower at Cremorne, a trendy inner-city suburb in the south-east. Sign up to our mailing list or contact us. 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