Catching Up With CUB

Daniel catches up with Andy Watson, Partner at Accounting Powerhouse Smith Feutrill. Buying into the business in 2015 at only 26, Andy now looks after some of Victoria's key Real Estate Agents, Property Developers, and Financial Services Businesses.

Daniel and Andy discuss the financial hacks of the top 1%, use of trust funds and the importance of evaluating your accountant's work.

Daniel catches up with Godwin Hili, Founder & Creative Director of Godwin Charli. After he reimagined the approach to made-to-measure, Godwin Charli has been at the forefront of men's and women's tailoring in Australia, worn by celebrities around the country since 2007.

Daniel and Godwin speak about his rise as an industry icon, the adversity that can come with rapid business growth and Godwin shares how defining his values saved him and his business.

Daniel catches up with Chris Round, Intellectual Property Lawyer and Partner at K&L Gates. Being a part of one of the largest global law firms for over 20 years, Chris has been responsible for copyright, trademark and design litigation of high-profile clients such as the AFL. His work has received international recognition through multiple accolades.

Daniel and Chris review all you need to know about registering your company's trademark, what to consider when choosing your brand-name and discuss important facts about trademark laws when scaling internationally.

Daniel catches up with Dr Lillian Nejad, Director of Omnipsych & Skills for Life. In addition to providing cutting edge clinical psychological services at her own clinic, Lillian is dedicated to teaching others crucial life skills that help with dealing with anxiety, insomnia, pressure and much more through her books and online courses.

Daniel and Lillian discuss how to best handle the stress every business owner is dealing with, they speak about the importance of managing our anxiety and how there is so much more to happiness than we might think.

Daniel catches up with Nick Reilly, Managing Director of Inovayt. With offices around the country, Inovayt offers a diverse range of financial services not just for the wealthy, focusing on the needs of everyday Australians.

Daniel and Nick speak about the art of delegating within your business in order to grow with stability, they look at the pros and cons of generating multiple revenue streams and discuss how to build successful referral-partnerships.

Daniel catches up with Paul Walton, Co-Founder of Flare Creative. With clients such as Ferrari and Pernod Ricard, Flare Creative delivers innovative concepts that challenge the status quo of customer experiences - re-imagining events virtually and in person.

Daniel and Paul talk about finding opportunity in expanding your company's offering, creating lucrative side-hustles you're passionate about and look into the steps of creating a brand experience that will leave your customer with goose bumps.

Daniel catches up with George Guse, Managing Director of Arc Renewable Group. George started his first successful internationally operated business at only 19. Now at 30, his experience and knowledge in the renewable energy sector make him one of Australia's leaders in the rapidly growing industry.

Daniel and George discuss how the evolution of renewable energy is impacted by capitalism & constantly changing policies, the future of the industry and answer an important question: "What is it we can guarantee our customer?"

Daniel catches up with Andrew McKenna, CEO of SelectPay. After successfully running multiple recruitment agencies over the past decade, Andrew identified a gap in the market for cash flow efficiency. This year he officially launched SelectPay, a buy now, pay later solution for businesses.

Daniel and Andrew speak about the significance & contents of a 24-months cash flow plan, what to consider when hiring a recruitment agency as well as when and why it's time for a business to scale.

SPECIAL EPISODE!

To celebrate 50 episodes, our host & CUB Founder Daniel Hakim switches seats, and speaks with team members Alice & Anthony about the history, present and future of CUB, revealing more about the man who made it all possible.

Daniel, Alice and Anthony talk about the value of community and culture and discuss how adversity and challenges have the ability to lead you towards your goals.

Daniel catches up with Brian Lim, CEO of Wise Networking. Combining his extensive knowledge on communication & outer space, Brian created the world's first on demand telecommunication network deployable by air - a solution for the loss of infrastructure during natural disasters.

Daniel and Brian talk about current developments in the space industry, the impact of geopolitics on the market and discuss why now is the time to start a 'space business' due to a distinctive decrease in cost of resources.