Catching Up With CUB

Daniel catches up with Quan Payne, Founder & Creative Director of Studio Payne. Starting the creative agency in 2019, Quan has worked with celebrities such as LeBron James & Kendall Jenner and created campaigns for some of the world's biggest brands including Google, Nike & Clavin Klein.

On this episode, Daniel and Quan delve into his impressive resume and explore the lessons we can learn from industry greats about branding and marketing. They also discuss strategies for creating an appealing brand and ensuring that your brand image aligns with your company's future vision.

Daniel catches up with Tony Kofkin, the Group CEO of Kofkin Bond & Co. With over 50 years of industry experience, they are one of Australia's leading financial planning organisations for individuals, families, businesses, not-for-profits and charitable foundations, and highly regarded in private wealth management and corporate advisory. 

Daniel and Tony discuss ways to save money on your taxes, the Australian economy and what’s to come, as well as how we can improve our cost of housing. The pair also discuss how Australia may be on the verge of an economic boom, providing some welcome relief for our listeners.

Daniel catches up with Dan Copsey, CEO of Agency Stack, a whitelabel digital marketing agency that he and his best friend have scaled to over 100 staff globally. Together they also run multiple NGO's that work to provide aid to all corners of the globe including a free healthcare centre in Pakistan as well as a pub in Victoria as a passion project.

Daniel & Dan discuss managing failure and how to know when it's time to move. They also explore the keys to being a successful manager and how the greatest gift of running a successful business, is having the ability to give back and make a positive difference in the world.

Daniel catches up with Serene Lim, Founder of Cup 49, a TikTok viral brand offering DIY Bubble Tea Kits that Serene started in a bid to reduce single use waste in the industry. Serene is a master of short form content marketing and has since gone on to create another multi-million dollar retail company Gellae, all in less than 4 years.

On this episode, Daniel and Serene speak about the keys to success on TikTok and short form marketing and how to create an effective content marketing system. They also discuss how Serene turned her customers into superfans, building a strong community by including them in product research and more.

Daniel catches up with Mark Van Rijmenam, CEO of The Digital Speaker & Futurwise. Mark is an accomplished author and speaker in the emerging technologies space and has worked as an advisor to multiple Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Daniel and Mark talk all things AI, how corporations are adopting the technology and ways for SMEs to leverage these changes. They also predict what the world is going to look like in 10 years, and how misinformation and a lack of trust in journalism is impacting our world today.

Daniel catches up with Richard Theodorakis, CEO of Pride Security Group. Starting as a one man band less than 4 years ago, Rick has since grown the security firm to over 100 staff across the country, generating more than $10 Million in revenue annually.

On this episode, Daniel and Richard discuss the recent attacks at Bondi Junction, exploring appropriate responses for security firms and their personnel in such crises. They dive into Richard's entrepreneurial path and discuss the commitment, work ethic, and mindset essential for business success.

Daniel catches up with Dr Josh Wall, Co-Founder & Medical Director of Contour Clinics. Starting as a one-man band just 5 years ago, Josh's team has now grown to over 100 employees who collectively treat 6000 patients every month, turning over $40Million+ annually.

Daniel and Josh discuss the concepts of beauty, vanity and confidence as well as the lessons Josh has learned over the past 5 years of rapid growth. They explore different methods and strategies to manage a team of over 100 staff and why it is important to own your destiny, regardless of whether you're winning or losing.

For the 200th Episode of Catching Up With CUB, Daniel catches up with his friend, mentor and Australian business icon, Mark Bouris. Mark is one of the most renowned businessmen in Australia, most remembered for founding Wizard Home Loans in 1996 before exiting the business and selling it for $500 Million in 2004. Today he is the chairman of Yellow Brick Road and host of The Mentor podcast.

On this episode, Daniel & Mark discuss Mark's daily habits and tactics for managing stress and time as the founder and CEO/Chairman of multiple businesses. They explore the common traits shared amongst successful entrepreneurs and talk about their podcasts and how they have both evolved over 600 episodes between them.

After 4 years, it is with great pride to share our 200th episode with all of you. Thank you for listening and supporting us over the last few years!

Daniel catches up with Kent Joseph, CEO of Equity Transport Group. Entering limousine company Hughes (now part of ETG) at just 24, the outstanding impact he made on the 120 year old business quickly propelled him to the CEO position. Since then. Kent has diversified the company group's offerings, expanding its scope beyond transportation services.

On this episode Daniel and Kent discuss sales strategies, the importance of simplifying your business and creating a culture centred around saying 'yes'. They also explored how to identify a poor culture fit within your business and what to do when this problem arises.

Daniel catches up with Taryn Williams, Founder of WINK models, The Right Fit & #Gifted. Taryn is an award winning founder & CEO, and over the course of 20+ years has earned a reputation as one of Australia's most prolific entrepreneurs at the intersection of talent, media and technology.

On this episode Daniel and Taryn discuss the struggles of being a non-technical founder, being a true innovator of your industry, and how to identify the big problem that you are trying to solve when starting your business.