Prime Time: The handbook for those in the prime of their life

by Bec Wilson

352 pages, Paperback

Expected publication January 27, 2026

About the author

Bec Wilson is one of Australia’s authorities on modern retirement. She is the author of the newly released and bestselling guidebook, How to Have an Epic Retirement, published by Hachette, and a well-recognised thought leader amongst over-50s across Australia. Bec writes a weekly column for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Money Section, has a podcast for pre and post retirees called Prime Time, guest speaks at events nationally, and is creating pre-retirement online education for delivery to modern pre-retirees at scale in partnership with some of Australia’s largest funds and service providers.

She was the Founder and former CEO of Starts at 60 where during her decade long tenure, she built one of Australia’s largest and most socially engaged online communities of more than a million people in their 60s and beyond and an award-winning and #1 mature digital media brand, helping them navigate the complexities of modern retirement. She also built Travel at 60, a scalable online/offline national travel company that is dedicated to over-60s.

Bec also has a long and respected background in communications and marketing, having worked in advisory, strategy, growth and consulting roles throughout her career. Most recently, she’s spent time guiding companies who are developing products and services for modern pre- and post-retirees including property developers, financial services companies and healthcare organisations.

She is also a mother of three kids now in their late teens (plus two noisy but cuddly shih tzu-poodles!), is married, loves to travel.

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative read.