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Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Launa Inman has retail in her blood. Billabong is an iconic Australian surfing brand; what do you think young female leaders can learn from your commitment to saving it? At the time, it was probably my greatest moment: keeping Billabong on the stock market, 5, people employed, and giving the shareholders an opportunity to help get back some of their investment.

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It was a very emotional time, but we did it. I did find the scrutiny challenging. There was this fascination in the media that a woman was running a surfing brand from the very beginning. And yet you and the company ultimately prevailed, so do you have any thoughts on how other women might approach the media in a similar situation?

You really have to manage your stakeholders. They have papers to fill. They have columns to fill. You have to be very conscious of your obligations of continuous disclosure and you tread a very fine line. I had to keep saying to myself.

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Initially it did affect me when I picked up the newspaper, but I was so embroiled in trying to get through each day. Everyday things were changing and there was another challenge to deal with — that in the end I got through it. If anything my family found it more stressful. My husband would pick up the newspaper every day and see some comment or innuendo.

My children were seeing it, and they were getting kind of outraged for me.