Corporate Musclecast

Deviating from the theme around the Hustle, in this episode Dave and Trent discuss the strategy and impact of the Australian government's covid19 relief in the form of allowing early withdrawal from superannuation for eligible citizens.

(Full list of eligibility criteria found here: https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/super/in-detail/withdrawing-and-using-your-super/covid-19-early-release-of-super/#Eligibility)

Recorded early in August, we discuss some of the unexpected outcomes during the pandemic - including the significant reduction in national credit card debt levels, and explore a small-business case study with positive outcomes that would have been otherwise unachievable were it not for this relief program.

It's a glorious winter Sunday in Australia, I'm out for a walk on the beautiful Kiama coast - a 90min drive south of Sydney.

In today's 5 mins, I talk about the lessons I've learnt from "under the bar", what strength training has taught me. From understanding and embracing the long journey to your chosen success, to embracing failure as part of building resilience, and identifying your coaches in life.

Find the video behind this clip on my Instagram IGTV @Corporate_Muscle and @Corporate_Musclecast

Happy Sunday and enjoy!

Corporate Musclecast explores the hustle in business, success, fitness & men’s health.

In this episode, Dave & Trent dive into the astounding success of upstart apparel company Gym Shark, and their recent investment from venture firm General Atlantic, reportedly in the vicinity of 300 million pounds, resulting in a 1.3Bn pound valuation.

Phenomenal growth for an 8 year old upstart, that began life in the garage of a 19 year old.

We explore the social and e-comm strategies utilised by Gym Shark to build their Tribe and drive customer engagement, while comparing to the traditional strategies of more mature competitors.

We compare the bricks & mortar strategies and success of retailers like JB Hifi and T2, as well as the similar styled influencer & tribe-centric model of The Beard Struggle, and other online fashion retailers like The Iconic.

Jump in, be patient with our new journey, and enjoy!

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A quick dive into an alternate view on Seneca’s Moral Letters to Lucilius, letter XIII “On Groundless Fears”.

With respect to the current state of the world, and also my personal world, some reflection on the first two paragraphs, which I feel may have inspired Rocky’s quote “You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.” 

Dave & Trent dove into a discussion on the US Executive Orders affecting TikTok/ByteDance and WeChat/TenCent..
What is the US so worried about?
What data and consumer privacy is at risk?
What are the implications for the other investments of TenCent in gaming, fintech, & technology?

Corporate Musclecast explores the hustle in business, success, fitness & men’s health.

Welcome to episode 1 of the Corporate Musclecast!

We are Dave & Trent, a couple of Aussie mates living the dream, building successful careers across multiple industries, while juggling health, fitness, and raising families. 

Corporate Musclecast will take a polymath approach, to deep dive into everything from doing business in 2020 & beyond, entrepreneurship, strategy & CX, to performance & success in sport, health & fitness.