‘It's the Mount Everest of careers’: How Fleet’s CEO built an $800m company

‘It's the Mount Everest of careers’: How Fleet’s CEO built an $800m company

November 16, 2025 · 33 min · Season 5 · Episode 9

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Flavia Tata Nardini discusses her journey from rocket scientist to CEO of Fleet Space Technologies and her impact on Australia's space industry.

Since she was a little girl, Flavia Tata Nardini was obsessed with space. The Italian-born rocket scientist began her career at the European Space Agency but moved to Adelaide in her 20s, where she found herself confronted with a lack of industry. Left with no other choice, she started her own business. On this week's episode of How I Made It, Rich List editor Yolanda Redrup finds out how the CEO of Fleet Space Technologies reignited Australia’s space industry – and built an $800 million company. This podcast was sponsored by Telstra . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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