Agency Podcast

She Thanked the Boss Who Fired Her. Here's Why | Sharon Blain

1.2K views · 3d ago · 1:46:07

Guest: Sharon Blain

Followers aren’t expertise. Sharon Blain OAM, hairdressing icon, hair educator and founder of HAIR The Movement, explains why social media experts don’t last, and why real skill, communication and a personal brand built on substance outlast every trend.

Topics: Meet Sharon Blain OAM · Why Followers Don't Create Educators · Sacked At 14, "You'll Never Be A Hairdresser" · Turning Dad's $10,000 Into Her First Salon · The Bank Loan That Sent Her To Vidal Sassoon · Thanking The Boss Who Sacked Her

How She Built A Global Beauty Brand With Zero Ad Spend | Elena Asher

2.7K views · 2w ago · 1:39:26

Guest: Elena Asher

We also get into her years selling from mall kiosks, the two lessons from that job she still uses to close deals today, why she refuses to use slides or a script when she's paid to speak on stage, and her own very candid, very unfiltered take on money, safety and relationships, which she offers purely as her own opinion from fifteen years working almost exclusively with women.

Topics: Building Lashmakers From Nothing · Why She Only Works With Manufacturers, Never Suppliers · The Glue Dealer Story, How Lashmakers Started · The Philosophy Behind "Your Business Never Says No" · From Serbia To Miami, Her Global Upbringing · Why Most Women End Up In The Beauty Industry

How To Build A Company Worth Backing | Jason Georgatos and Lachlan Cameron

38K views · 3w ago · 2:19:13

Discover what serious partners really look for before they back a business, how to prepare for your next phase of growth, and the deal traps that catch most founders out. In this episode, we sit down with two heavyweights of the investment world: Jason Georgatos (President of Partners for Growth, who has backed high growth companies around the world) and Lachlan Cameron (Managing Director of Canopy Green, who has scaled large enterprise teams and major property projects).

Topics: The Wrong Reasons to Bring In Backers · The Preparation Blueprint · Do You Need Experience? · The Stigma of Failure · Equity vs. Debt Explained · The "3 Fs" Trap

Are You Actually Built For This? The Real Price Of Entrepreneurship | Omar Zenhom

44K views · 1mo ago · 1:52:19

Guest: Omar Zenhom

Are you actually built for entrepreneurship and scaling a startup, or do you just like the founder title? We sit with Omar Zenhom, who survived 17 failed businesses to build a SaaS software empire and The $100 MBA. Omar strips away the glamor of startup culture, detailing how he lived in poverty and went years without a day off just to stay in the game.

Topics: Why Saying "Yes" Means Saying "No" (The Trade-Off) · Treating Business Like a Video Game · Why You Must Get Comfortable With Failing · Walking Away From a Safe Career · The "Old Navy" Days · The Shift From Employee to Entrepreneur Mentality

Stop Looking For A-Players. Become An A-Leader | Doza

152K views · 2mo ago · 1:24:28

Are you actually an A-Leader capable of attracting elite talent, or are you accidentally diminishing your team? Discover how to avoid founder burnout, scale your business, and start building a super team. In this episode, we sit down with Doza, founder of The Geronimo Academy, to deconstruct the exact frameworks he uses to build autonomous, high-performing "super teams" without corporate middle management.

Topics: What exactly is a "super team"? · Why peer-led standards beat corporate structure · The truth about removing middle management · Why an "A-Leader" attracts A-Players · What a high-performance scorecard looks like · High trust & high accountability

Delegate The Outcome: The System For Building Autonomous Teams | Jess Whatman

265K views · 2mo ago · 1:28:49

Guest: Jess Whatman

Master effective delegation, scale your business, and start building autonomous teams. Discover how to escape the daily grind and leverage AI to drive 400% growth. In this episode, we sit down with Jess Whatman, Founder and CEO of AgentSync, to deconstruct how she scaled her agency by 400% in just two years by mastering the art of delegation.

Topics: Why Delegation is a Skill You Must Learn · The Delegation Game: When to Use AI vs. Humans · Why You Should Never Trust AI With High-Stakes Deals · Will AI Actually Replace Your Team? · Why AI is Destroying Entry-Level Jobs · How to Build an AI Intranet

Stop Making This Costly Mistake in B2B Pitches | Ed Chambers

252K views · 2mo ago · 1:43:53

Guest: Ed Chambers

Master B2B marketing, high-stakes negotiations, and modern leadership. What happens when you walk into a multi-million dollar boardroom pitch and executives try to tear you down? In this episode, we sit down with Ed Chambers, an expert in finance and corporate strategy, to deconstruct his proven methods. From his early days in Dubai to leading massive marketing teams across Australia and the UK, Ed reveals what it actually takes to win in today's corporate landscape.

Topics: What Marketing in Dubai Looked Like Before Digital · Rebuilding Brand Trust · Why AI Can Never Replace Human Trust in Sales · Vulnerability in High-Stakes Negotiations · The Mistake Founders Make in B2B Pitches · Body Language & Reading a Boardroom

Finder's $680M Success: What Most Agencies Get Wrong About The Algorithm | Jeremy Cabral

239K views · 2mo ago · 1:44:45

Guest: Jeremy Cabral

In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy Cabral to deconstruct his exact method for building Finder into a global comparison powerhouse. Learn all about his reverse engineering success, mastering the PR machine, and building an untouchable business moat.

Topics: Surviving a Google Penalty · Building a Culture Driven by Radical Values · Why Jeremy Actively Dissuades Candidates in Job Interviews · The 5 Ways to Retain Top Talent (Without Them Leaving) · Hiding Top Talent from Recruiters · The Growth Strategy for Ultimate Scale

Booking Global Icons in 48 Hours: How We Built Australia's #1 Festival | Mike Christidis

301K views · 3mo ago · 2:02:52

Guest: Mike Christidis

Here is how the co-founder of Australia's largest independent music and events company navigated a $3.6M loss while scaling a $150M live music empire. In this episode, we sit down with Mike Christidis of Untitled Group to deconstruct exactly how he navigated industry failures, managed massive egos, and ultimately Built Australia's #1 Festival.

Topics: From Local Nightclubs to Massive Arenas · How to Spot a $100M Artist First · The Economics of Global Music Festivals · Outsmarting Music Industry Agents · Managing Massive Egos & High-Stakes Negotiations · The 48-Hour Strategy That Landed Nelly Furtado

The "Invoice" Every Founder Pays For The 16-Hour Day | Robert Van der Moigg

246K views · 3mo ago · 1:23:40

Founder burnout is real, and Robert Van der Moigg can prove it. You work 16 hour days, you skip the recovery, and you tell yourself you'll fix your health once the business is built. Robert spent 20 years managing the private lives of self made billionaires and royalty, and he has bad news for you. Your biology is keeping a ledger, and one day it sends the invoice.

Topics: 20 Years Managing Billionaires' Private Lives · Your Genes Are a Roadmap, Not a Destiny · Treating Illness vs Preventing It · The Business Model Behind Modern Medicine · Your Laptop Isn't Your Most Important Device · The 16-Hour Founder Day, Dissected

Stop Treating Social Media Like a Billboard: Showpo's Content Strategy | Jane Lu

260K views · 3mo ago · 1:31:29

Guest: Jane Lu

Jane is the mastermind and "The Lazy CEO" behind Showpo, a massive global E-commerce empire. Because she had no money and couldn't bear the shame of telling her parents she quit her prestigious job, Jane lived a double life. For two full years, she put on a corporate suit and rode the bus into the city with her mum, secretly building her business on the side.

Topics: Leaving the corporate "prison sentence" · Her first business & "nobody shops online" · The shame of failing and hiding it from her parents · Why you shouldn't quit your job · The second business: first sale in a week · Telling her parents (two years later)

How to Build A Business When You Have No Money | Yasser Zaki

183K views · 3mo ago · 1:30:20

Guest: Yasser Zaki

When Yasser Zaki left Egypt for Australia, his father gave him one warning: "Don't come back crying". Within months, he found himself broke, sleeping under a tree in Campsie, and eating one meal a day at 4 PM just to survive the night.

Topics: "Don't Come Back Crying": Arriving in Australia · Fired in Month One: The Sales Betrayal · Surviving on One Meal a Day at 4 PM · The 2-Day Butcher Paper Business Strategy · The Backward Business Plan: Reverse Engineering Success · How to Control the Conversation with Mentors

The Truth About Success From A 2x Guinness World Record Holder | James Castrission

278K views · 3mo ago · 1:32:54

Guest: James Castrission

In this episode, we sit down with James Castrission, founder of MyAdventure Group and a 2 x Guinness World Record holding explorer who left a safe job at Deloitte to tackle the most treacherous environments on Earth. James shares the unfiltered reality of stripping away corporate ego, building elite teams, and using extreme adversity to forge an unbreakable mindset.

Topics: Finding Adventure & The Murray River Trip · The Murray River Lesson: Aligning Objectives · The Decision to Paddle to New Zealand · Extreme Accountability: Why Leaders Take the Blame · Surviving 13-Meter Waves & Sharks · 62 Days Later: Arriving in New Zealand

The Rulebook is Broken: Why Hard Work is a Losing Game | Scott Kuru

216K views · 4mo ago · 1:37:51

Guest: Scott Kuru

Stop waiting for the system to save you. In this episode, property investing expert Scott Kuru (Co-founder of Freedom Property Investors) reveals the exact strategies you can use to grow your net worth. The reality is that relying on the traditional path won't save you anymore. If you want true independence, you need a highly strategic, data-driven plan to reach your "Freedom Number".

Topics: From Sleeping on a Couch to Multi-Millionaire · The May Budget & The Squeeze on Small Business · Your "Freedom Number" Explained · The Hidden AI Data Center Crisis · Why You Should Never Copy Elon Musk in Business · The 5-Step Formula to Escape the System