In this episode, I interview Vicky Stothard of Bethnal & Bec luxury staycations in the UK. Luxury Staycations help their clients save time and money over a vacation by providing the best accommodation, at the best price. What’s more exciting is they also offer Dog-Friendly...
197: From being a restaurateur, now helping businesses & professionals become more profitable and successful through digital marketing. Receiving multiple Best of Marketing Services Awards with over 5 million range and 11 FTEs. (Gordon Van Wechel)
Apr 03, 2022
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In this episode, I interview Gordon Van Wechel, Founder, CEO, and President of The Alchemy Consulting Group, based near Virginia Beach in the United States of America. Gordon set up his digital marketing agency to help businesses and professional practices improve their visibility, find their...
190: Aged 28 in 2017, started consulting company, building systems, processes, and training for small to medium businesses. Started by himself to now around 8 FTEs, growing revenue from $50,000 in the first year to last year’s $400,000. (Chris Gwinn)
Mar 09, 2022
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In this episode, I interview Chris Gwinn, the Founder and CEO of Great Lakes Advisory, a consulting company based in Chicago, USA, helping small to medium businesses with systems, processes, and training. The company’s mission is to improve overall efficiency to lower operational costs,...
188: After running & selling a 7-figure iPhone photography business, he found & launched a recruitment firm in 2020 to help 7 and 8-figure businesses hire A-players in 6 weeks or less. Now working to make it a mid-six-figure business. (Ugis Balmaks)
Mar 02, 2022
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In this episode, I interview Ugis Balmaks, the Founder of Recruiter Mill based in Budapest, Hungary, a recruitment firm specializing in helping online businesses hire the best talent to grow and scale their companies. Through the recruitment process, Ugi helps 7 and 8-figure businesses hire...
186: Aged 28 in 2017, started a self-improvement podcast to help people maximize potential and get life to the next level. From 52 episodes to more than 850 episodes reaching over half a million people in more than 120 countries. (Alan Lazaros)
Feb 23, 2022
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In this episode, I interview Alan Lazaros, the CEO and Founder of Next Level University, a self-improvement podcast based in Worcester, USA. Next Level University is an incredible platform that helps a variety of people get to the next level of life, love, health, and wealth through coaching,...
167: Started a full-service event management company during the outbreak of COVID-19. Helping clients & companies with their virtual events & meetings. From $350,000 to the current sales of $470,000 and with 12-15 FTEs. (Maddy Hearne & McKenzie Day)
Dec 19, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Maddy Hearne and McKenzie Day, the Co-founders of First Class Conferencing Facilitation, a tech startup based in Toronto, Canada. It’s a full-service event management company for virtual events and meetings. The company helps clients and companies with...
157: Started as VA in a corporate company, but due to drastic change brought by COVID, she utilized her skills in marketing & found certification to help six-figure business owners how to use systems to scale their business. (Salome Fourie)
Nov 14, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Salome Fourie, the Founder of The Fourie Agency, a business management agency based in Kansas, USA. The Fourie Agency helps six-figure business owners scale their systems business through systems and team management. Salome is a certified online business manager and...
142: From virtual collaboration space to restarting a modernized social media management platform in 2019, to help small to medium-sized businesses with digital marketing. Started out from 1 FTE to 12 & currently has 11,000 users. (Arjun Rai)
Sep 22, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Arjun Rai, the founder, and CEO of HelloWoofy based in New York, USA, a social media and blog management platform, driven by artificial intelligence that helps small to medium-sized businesses with smart marketing for the digital age. Arjun is always passionate about...
137: From a side hustler to founding a full-service ghostwriting agency in 2017, helping the world's leaders and doers turn their personal stories into brand assets. Now hitting around the bend of $500,000 in revenue with 10 FTEs. (Pauleanna Reid)
Sep 05, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Pauleanna Reid, the founder and celebrity ghostwriter at WritersBlok, a full-service ghostwriting agency based in Toronto, Canada that helps high-profile leaders and doers turn their personal stories into brand assets. Pauleanna is widely known as a journalist...
133: Started her own marketing consultancy in 2017 after getting fired from a marketing agency as a Director of Digital Content. From no clients and no profits to a six-figure business with 5 team members. (Shauna Armitage)
Aug 22, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Shauna Armitage, the Chief Marketing Strategist at Shauna Armitage-Moxie, LLC, a marketing and advertising company based in Denver, Colorado, USA, guiding early-stage startups in building a marketing strategy that gets results. They teach founders how to own...
127: Former accountant, now an award-winning family business strategist. With over a decade of family business expertise in Nigeria, she helps owners lead their family businesses to long-term impact & legacy by bridging generational gaps. (Nike Anani)
Aug 01, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Nike Anani, founder and CEO of Nike Anani Practice, Ltd., a strategic consulting company in Austin, Texas. Nike helps clients bridge generational gaps, to enable family businesses to successfully transition to the next generation and leave a lasting legacy.
With over...
100: A former Royal Marine physical trainer for 9 years, crumbled and barely living with a purpose, improved life for 6 years and now helping thousands of entrepreneurs who want to be more effective with their time and energy. (James Boardman)
Apr 28, 2021
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In this episode, I interview James Boardman, the Founder of Time Domination based in Bexhill, UK, which helps and supports business owners in managing their time, energy, balance, and productivity in order to have a sustainable personal and professional life. Time Domination prioritizes the...
091: While at a business bootcamp, came up with a social enterprise idea and in 2017, aged 21, launched the enterprise with just 2 FTE. Now has 4 team members and has impacted the lives of 37,000 women in NZ and counting (Jacinta Gulasekharam)
Mar 27, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Jacinta Gulasekharam, the Co-Founder of Dignity New Zealand (NZ), a social enterprise with a mission to deliver period equity and has created access to 32,000 sustainable period products. Dignity operates a “Buy one, give one” model for period...
085: Aged 30 in 2015 and with only $300 in startup capital, started SafeStack, and diversified into online education in 2020. Within 5 months, had 4,000+ learners, $280,000 in annual revenues and 8 FTE (Laura Bell)
Mar 07, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Laura Bell, the Founder, and CEO of SafeStack Academy, a boutique cybersecurity company with a team that now stretches across New Zealand and Australia. With over a decade of experience in software development and information security, Laura specializes in...
068: Sells hot sauce to Americans and chili vodka to Russians. In 2012, aged 34, couldn’t find sauce hot enough in Australia, made her own. 1 FTE to 5, sales doubled every year hitting $1m in 2019. Raised $2m from equity crowdfunding (Renae Bunster)
Jan 02, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Renae Bunster, the Founder and Global President of Bunsters Hot Sauces. An ex Television journalist, Renae fell in love with hot sauces while in Mexico in 2011. She couldn’t find anything hot enough back in Australia so she started making her own at home...
067: Aged 34 & 5 months pregnant, in 2009 quit cushy corporate job for greater flexibility. 2 years in, dropped all clients to focus on mentoring, memberships and online courses. 1 FTE to 3, just cracked $1m sales p.a. and 75% net profit (Kate Toon)
Dec 30, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Kate Toon, an award-winning SEO copywriter and SEO consultant and speaker with over two decades of experience in all things advertising, digital, and writing. She has worked with big brands such as Sanitarium, eHarmony, Curash, and Kmart. She has helped...
052: With 600 students in 10 countries, her online courses grew 214% in the last 6 months. Quit corporate to start a consulting business in marketing/branding/strategy, sick of selling her time moved to online courses in mid-2018 (Emily Osmond)
Nov 07, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Emily Osmond, an international marketing coach, speaker, and podcaster. She is the founder and editor of Australian interiors blog GetinMyHome. Her podcast, The Emily Osmond Show, shares practical strategies and candid real stories of entrepreneurs...
040: Youngest franchisor in Australia at age 27, got to 35 franchisees and sold out after 13 years. Started 6 businesses, travelled the world with the family, started an online business which did $1m in its first 16 months at 65% profit (Tina Tower)
Sep 27, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Tina Tower, an Australian businesswoman, entrepreneur, author, world traveler, and high-performance business consultant. In 2014, Tina was the winner of the Australian Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year award and was named by Huffington Post as one of the Top...
037: Aged 27 in 2014 skipped an MBA to get experience from her own business – empowering local food & beverage companies. Went from 1 to a team of 4, 50% growth p.a. over the 6 years and funded mostly from profits (Kim Bryden)
Sep 06, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Kim Bryden, CEO, and Founder of Cureate, a social enterprise based in Washington DC that aims to empower the food and beverage supply to meet the changing consumer demand. Kim has over 10 years of experience working in the food and beverage industry, and she helps...
034: They took over a yoga studio with 35 members, in a year got that to 300 then added another 100 online members during COVID. Increased prices, offered Pilates, improved the value to members and doubled recurring revenue to $360k (Kate Cashman)
Aug 16, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Kate Cashman, co-founder of Mana Movement Studio in Hobart, Tasmania. In early 2019, they took over the lease of one of the oldest yoga studios in Tasmania, increased prices, added Pilates, and pivoted to a membership model. The Founders took it from 35...
032: With a single 300L still at home in 2007 made an Irish-style, triple distilled whisky – merged, moved to a 4,500L and 2 other stills, launched an award-winning gin then sold out to return to distilling from home on a 700L still (Damian Mackey)
Aug 02, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Damian Mackey, a master distiller of whisky and gin and the founder of New Town Distillery in Hobart, Tasmania. In 2005, he started building a small distillery (Mackey’s Distillery) in his backyard in Hobart, and in 2007, filled their first cask with triple...
017: With 2 FTE, Launched in 2006 Just Before The GFC, They Grew to 9 FTE and $1M in Annual Sales with Many Bumps in the Road and Lessons Learned Before Selling Out 10 Years Later (John Groom)
Apr 19, 2020
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In this episode, I interview John Groom, the founder and previous CEO of Acrodata. In 2006, aged 39 and a year after getting married, John jumped from senior corporate life and started his first business which specializes in document security and management in the small market of Tasmania,...
012: In 2013 Took Over a Dead Bar Venue, Turned it into a Thriving Craft Beer and American-style Food Pub Initially Growing 20% Each Year and Now With 13 FTE, Added a Small Brewery and Soon Opening a Craft Beer Bottle Shop (Kris Miles)
Mar 15, 2020
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In this episode, I’ll have a conversation with Kris Miles, the co-owner of the Winston Ale House and The Winston Brewery, both in North Hobart, Tasmania. When Kris and his wife Caroline’s local pub went up for sale, they couldn’t pass on the opportunity to snap it up. After...
