About thinkbig magazine

“The global personal development industry has been waiting for a long time for a useful and high quality magazine to help people find meaning and become part of a like minded community of achievers. Think Big is the way forward for anyone who thinks big and pursues their goals with passion.”

- Chris Howard, international speaker, author and contributing editor to Think Big Magazine.

It’s about empowerment

Think Big Magazine is published by Mindset Media Pty Ltd. Think Big has been developed to capture and reflect the values and tools of leaders, inspirational people, entrepreneurs and every day wisdom. We are interested in stories that inspire and motivate people. Think Big writers and contributors are leaders in their fields and include Chris Howard, John Demartini and Justin Herald plus many more. Think Big is published every two months and is the only magazine in its class that features a full online version. Think Big is distributed through 2,500 Australian newsagents and is available through paid subscription. Back copies are distributed through Universal and Chris Howard events and other events. Think Big also has a VIP subscriber list of over 1,000.

Key people

Michael Walls – publisher and managing editor

Michael Walls has more than 20 years experience in the media business. He started his career as a journalist for Cumberland Newspapers and went on to become editor of major regional newspapers where he won national awards for journalism and newspaper design. He moved into metropolitan newspapers as a senior reporter and sub-editor with The Sunday Telegraph and The Australian. Michael has owned his own consulting business where he provided strategic advisory services in public relations, publishing and media management to large and small clients. These included two of the region’s pre-eminent universities, The University of New South Wales and The Australian Graduate School of Management. Today, Michael is publisher and managing editor of Think Big Magazine. He holds a masters degree in media education (UNSW).  

Ken Wood – director

Ken Wood and his partner, Karen Corban, are the owners of Universal Events, Australia’s largest personal development company (currently ranked 13th in BRW’s Fast100 list of the fastest growing Australian companies). Originally educated as an engineer, Ken has since become a serial entrepreneur, using his expertise in IT, business strategy, and business systems to launch six companies to date.

Karen Corban - industry consultant

Karen is the founder and director of Universal Events and brings 15 years of business expertise in the personal development industry to Think Big Magazine.  After graduating from the UNSW with a BA, Karen started her first business at the age of 21 in retail, specialising in high end clothing imports. She has launched and built several businesses ranging from clothing to seminars and now publishing.  Karen is passionate about sharing information with companies and people to facilitate growth and  she brings her wealth of experience in personal development to Think Big Magazine as co-founder.

Reuben Buchanan – director

Reuben Buchanan has 14 years experience in publishing, finance and investment. His career started in property project marketing for large developers where he developed his understanding of finance and investment. He then moved into the stock market industry working for a NZ based financial education company as a senior lecturer on technical analysis and share trading.In 2001 he used his knowledge to launch Wealth Creator Magazine, which is today one of Australia’s leading investment publications. Reuben developed the Wealth Creator brand into a small media company encompassing TV, radio and events. He sold the group three years later to a private investment group.Today Reuben Buchanan is a corporate advisor for Sydney based advisory firm, Integral Capital Group. His primarily role involves raising capital for both public and private companies, of amounts between $1m and $20m. These companies use the funds to expand or make acquisitions of other companies. Integral Capital also assist companies with their IPO plans as an advisor, and from time to time do private placements into public companies of around $1m to $5m.Reuben is a co-founder and director of Think Big magazine and has been instrumental in the establishment and growth of this exciting new magazine.

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