Why Australia's Richest Man Bought R.M. Williams

* Australia's finest export → https://rmwilliams.com/ * Full factory tour: How RMW makes Australia's national boot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyeugwh6Des * I make belts and bags from invasive pests: https://badleathergoods.com/ They let me interview Australia’s richest man, isn’t that wild? Dr. Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest went from ‘wealthy person’ to ‘national folk hero’ when he bought R.M. Williams 5 years ago, returning it to Australian ownership after it was sold to a French multinational conglomerate. It worked out well: when we filmed this, Twiggy had just doubled the size of the factory. (Also, his doctorate isn’t honorary: he finished a legit phD in Marine Science at age 57. Billionaires, am I right?) This was probably the most Australian moment of my life: hugging the owner of our national boot brand, wearing RM Williams boots and one of their kangaroo leather belts, right in the factory that makes them! 00:00 How Andrew Forrest made his money 00:57 Why Andrew Forrest bought RM Williams 03:23 The future of RM Williams 04:31 Why do Australians love Chelsea boots so much? 05:16 Andrew Forrest’s philanthropic charity work 07:43 Tall Poppy Syndrome: American individualism vs Australian egalitarianism full article: https://stridewise.com/rm-williams-andrew-forrest-interview/