‘Listen to yourself’: The phone call with my mother that changed me

Sally PattenBOSS editor
Nov 5, 2026 – 5.00am

Breakfast with the BOSS

We sit down with a business leader to talk morning routine, productivity tips and getting ahead. This week, we speak to Vanessa Torres, the chief executive of mining services company Perenti. 

Let us assume you are at home in Perth. What time do you wake up, and what is your morning routine?

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• Breakfast with the Boss
• BOSS
• Leadership lessons
• Stress management
• Careers
• Work/life balance
• Mining

Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com

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