Tait Ischia is a copywriter, content strategist and author. His book, ‘Copywrong to copywriter’, is a handbook for anyone who feels like they can’t write to save themselves. In this episode of MATE, we talk about what’s involved in defining a successful content strategy, how to write copy that converts more customers and how to launch … Continue reading MATE 020 – Tait Ischia on content strategy and writing copy that converts sales

Kevin Holesh is an app developer who built ‘Moment’—an iPhone app which tracks how long you spend using your phone each day and helps you stop using it. He’s also behind ‘Focus’—an app which stops you texting and driving; and Move—which helps you stay active. The technology behind each of these projects is truly innovative (read: hacky!), and … Continue reading MATE 019 – Kevin Holesh built an iPhone app to stop you using your iPhone all day

Richard Hack is the Managing Director of Diemen’s Hot Sauce, and was also a Co-founder of The Taboo Group—a youth marketing agency with a reputation for some of Melbourne’s best activation campaigns. We discuss the entrepreneurial lessons he learned from both of these ventures, including how he built successful businesses despite every challenge the world threw at him. … Continue reading MATE 018 – Richard Hack explains how to build successful businesses against all adversity

Sabrina Must is a writer, an author of multiple books and a copywriting consultant. We have a fascinating discussion about why the written word is still so important for marketing today. Sabrina reveals her secrets to writing killer copy. We talk about how writing is different from other forms of media, like: images, audio and … Continue reading MATE 017 – Sabrina Must on effective copywriting and living as an author

There’s no doubt that Paul Ramondo is the best digital marketer in all of Western Australia. He consistently delivers insane results for his clients (think 2,737.80% ROI campaigns!) by employing the latest strategies in digital and social media. Join Adam Jaffrey as he talks to Paul about what it’s really like starting a marketing business, … Continue reading MATE 016 – Paul Ramondo creates 2,737.80% ROI campaigns using marketing funnels

Minter Dial is a controversial marketing consultant with unique perspectives on digital transformation, as well as building brands through employees. Listen in to hear his argument as to why your employees are more important than your customers, and how to succeed in this new age of heightened customer expectations. Minter also tells us about a school teacher who made … Continue reading MATE 015 – Minter Dial on why your employees need to be your biggest brand advocates

Rory Aronson revolutionised agriculture when he created the coolest invention ever—FarmBot—an AI robot which farms your veggie patch. Seriously, this autonomous robot plants seeds, waters the garden, checks the soil nutrients and kills the weeds. In this episode of MATE, Rory explains how he built this precision agriculture machine and why it’s going to transform the … Continue reading MATE 014 – Rory Aronson introduces FarmBot, the AI robot which farms your veggie patch

Bill Friedman has spent his entire adult life working in and around the Las Vegas casino business, alongside the gangsters who built the Las Vegas Strip. He has spent countless hours interviewing members of The Mafia, researching their histories and building a picture of the gambling industry in America. In this fascinating conversation, Bill shares the stories … Continue reading MATE 013 – Bill Friedman reveals the business principles of Las Vegas gangsters

Chris Rauschnot is a digital influencer, content producer and marketing consultant from Las Vegas, Nevada. I interviewed Chris at the Bellagio Hotel on The Strip, where he revealed the marketing secrets big brands can learn from Las Vegas. We also talked about influencer marketing, social media marketing, Pokémon GO, and why Chris decided to base … Continue reading MATE 012 – Chris Rauschnot shares the marketing secrets of Las Vegas

Maneesh Sethi is a serial entrepreneur and a serial troublemaker. He’s the founder of Pavlok, a habit-changing wearable wristband which gives you electric shocks. His career is pervaded with shocking (no pun intended!) stories … like the time he bought his own private island; the story of how he wrote a best-selling book at 14 … Continue reading MATE 011 – Maneesh Sethi explains how to change your bad habits using Pavlok