Catching Up With CUB

Daniel catches up with Joonas Karppinen, Founder of sport and racing tipping service Edge Alerter. With the highest profit on turnover in the industry, Joonas serves his members with the latest and most informative tips, giving them an edge in their bets.

With his extensive background in financial markets and professional betting, Joonas passes on his life lessons, highlighting the value of experimenting and growing organically with your business in the early stages, and why you need to be aware of the dangers of cognitive bias.

Daniel catches up with Stuart Cook, Co-CEO of Flave & Founding Partner of TWIYO. From his early days as 23yo CEO of Zambrero and growing the chain to over 100 restaurants, Stuart has expanded multiple SMEs into national and global leaders, earning himself the 'Australian Young CEO of The Year' title.

With his knack for operations and passion for business growth, Stuart discusses what it takes for every founder to make a company grow, such as knowing the best techniques of sales, finding the right partners for business and for life, and how to discover opportunities.

Daniel catches up with Julie Parmax, Founder of 3 Marks of Existence. 3 Marks is a high-end interior design and styling practice for residential and commercial facilities, and as Principle Designer, Julie's guiding philosophy is to design well, live well, and dream well.

In this episode, Julie shares her personal journey and the lessons she learned in business and in life, including what separates the true experts in their field, why understanding the customer's experience is critical, and how to maintain your mental wellbeing as a high performer.

Daniel catches up with Nick Hedges, Director of ResolveHR. Bringing together his passion for people and expertise in Human Resources, Nick provides organisations with the guidance and solutions they need to build thriving team environments.

With his wide-ranging experience in HR, Nick discusses what makes a team exceptional, which includes building engagement from the start, knowing what values create a high-performing team, and how to develop relationships that allows your team to become their best selves.

Daniel catches up with David Keir, Founder of Dash and Principle at Entrepreneur Purpose. From his vast knowledge in financial advisory to world leading companies, and after successfully scaling Domino's presence in China, David now supports and mentors values-driven entrepreneurs to help them scale their own success.

In this episode, David shares his entrepreneurial endeavours and the many lessons his learned along the way, including why trust is crucial for every leader, how taking a step back can save you in troubled times, what core systems every company can use to scale, and much more.

Daniel catches up with Kellie Rigney, Founder and Creative Director of Zjoosh. With 14 stores in Australia, and over 100 team members, Kellie operates a high-end lifestyle brand, providing luxurious fashion and homeware to women on the go.

From being a corporate lawyer, to now operating a successful retail business, Kellie shares what she's learned in her career, including how to grow your company the right way, the importance of listening to your people, being prepared for difficult times, adapting to the market, creating an extraordinary culture, and more.

Daniel catches up with Alexander Baumjohann, renowned Professional Football Player who's played for some of the best teams in Germany, Brazil, and Australia. Now, his mission is to ignite the passion of football in Australia, to strengthen the football community and bring prosperity to the nation.

With his remarkable achievements as an athlete, and now in business, Alex shares his lessons about how obsession brings greatness, what the best form of leadership is for A-players, improving from failure, and how travel enhances your perspective and appreciation of life.

Over the past few months, Daniel has been dropping hints that an exciting announcement was on the way, and in this week's episode it has finally arrived.

Introducing Boa, asocial media platform exclusively for business owners and entrepreneurs that ensures no entrepreneur has to be on the journey alone. In this episode Daniel delves into the reason he started Boa, some of the lessons he learnt along the way and how to get involved as a founding user.

Daniel catches up with Renee Francis, Founder and Director of The Bubble Co. With teams across Australia and New Zealand, The Bubble Co. is a full-service digital agency that specialises in Web3 marketing and provides clients with all their digital marketing needs to effectively reach their audience.

From her experience in the corporate world to now running her own successful company, Renee discusses what makes an effective leader, how to build a unique business model from your values, and shares her knowledge on Web3's relevance for businesses.

Daniel catches up with Tim Cullen, CEO of TradieSpec. With almost 300 vehicles on the streets, TradieSpec is Australia's largest trade vehicle supplier and rent-to-own service, ensuring all tradies have access to a reliable, affordable, and well-fitted vehicle to suit all their business needs.

After starting his business at just 26, Tim's company has grown at an exceptional pace, and he shares his lessons on how every business leader needs to deeply understand their market, their team, their company, and especially themselves, to achieve the best results.