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361. Ben Marsonet, CEO of Altus Group, on The 6 stages of executive evolution, leading with visibility, and how powerful stories shape culture

The Inner Chief

Release Date: 03/17/2025

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369. Driving business success through the development of your people, with Linda Carroll, Chief People Officer of G8 Education

The Inner Chief

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The Inner Chief

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The Inner Chief

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“If you want to know how you actually build a culture, it’s through stories you tell of the amazing things that people do inside of the business that make you sit back in awe.”

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Ben Marsonet, CEO of Altus Group, on The 6 stages of executive evolution, leading with visibility, and how powerful stories shape culture.

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With over 15 years of experience in the traffic management industry, Ben has held various operational, commercial and senior management roles at Altus Group, the largest and leading provider of traffic management services across Australia and New Zealand.

Starting on the frontline as a traffic controller, Ben worked his way up into executive roles before being appointed to the role of Group CEO in July 2021.

Since his appointment, he has led the business through a successful private equity investment, as well as doubling revenue and earnings of the business through a mix of organic growth and acquisition activity.

Ben has an immense passion for the safety and growth of people, and about leading a business that has a genuine impact on its employees and the communities it operates in.

In this CEO masterclass, we talk about:

✅ How curiosity and saying ‘yes’ to challenges will accelerate your career growth

✅ Integrating new teams during M&A while protecting a cohesive company culture and momentum

✅ Why spending time on the frontline strengthens employee connection authentically, and

✅ How vulnerability and sharing real stories builds trust, unity and a thriving workplace

Stay epic,

Greg

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