PEERS

How many times have you felt like you’ve failed, peers? 

Did you know that 20% of startups fail within their first year? This jumps to 60% if you account for the first three years. This isn’t meant to be disheartening, rather, it’s a cold, hard fact that we as entrepreneurs need to be aware of. 

One person who didn’t let this statistic bring them down is Abhishek Bhattacharya, the Co-Founder of Brú Finance. and Whrrl.

Abhishek started three companies before finding success in building India’s first Agri-Fintech Blockchain platform. 

In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, Abhishek shares why we need to expect failure, how he gained funding for his company, and why you shouldn't go the distance by yourself. 

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Check out Brú Finance: https://bru.finance/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/brufinance/

Youtube Page:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOD3EuZgMKxDAUOCXFBhhEw

Connect with Abishek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhib3012/

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What was the way of life you witnessed when growing up, peers? 

For today’s guest, Peter Kristianto Widjaja, his parents were self-employed.

It was through seeing the freedom and flexibility they had that made Peter want to take his own leap into the world of business and entrepreneurship. 

In this week’s episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, we chat with the Founder of software construction company, Hubble about leaving your comfort zone, the reality of studying while building a business, and why you have to be passionate to make it work.

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Check out Hubble: https://hubble.build/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Hubble.Build

Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3zzhQAsyl-EzJfXt4IM9fw

Connect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkwidjaja/

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When do you know that it’s time to step out on your own, peers? For today’s guest, Kayla Castañeda, it was losing her job mid-pandemic that made her think, “When life gives you lemons, make aguas frescas.” Now, Kayla is the CEO and Co-Founder of Agua Bonita, a drinks company that sells a take on a delicious Mexican drink.

In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, Kayla shares why there’s never a “perfect” time for anything in life, how her heritage shaped her business, and why everyone can have an opinion but you’re the one building your brand. 

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• Check out Agua Bonita: https://www.drinkaguabonita.com/
• Instagram Page: https://instagram.com/drinkaguabonita
• Connect with Kayla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylacastaneda10/
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Sometimes in entrepreneurship it can be hard to know when it is the best time to take your side hustle full-time. Sometimes you can tell and other times, it may be decided for you. 

That was the case for today’s guest Michael Tich, the Co-Founder of HomeRoom. In today’s episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, Michael shares his journey of working on HomeRoom while keeping a full-time job in marketing and data science, as well as how to keep up the energy and momentum as a start-up founder.

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• Check out HomeRoom: https://livehomeroom.com
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/livehomeroom
• Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/livehomeroom/
• Connect with Michael Tich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-tich-53849b30/
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While many of us struggled throughout the COVID pandemic, some industries were almost completely decimated. 

Today’s guest is part of one of them. Sophia Aliza Jamal is the Co-Founder and COO of Pinkcollar Employment Agency, a Malaysian professional migrant worker recruitment agency with ethical sourcing and hiring practices for employers and workers. 

In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, Sophia shares how they managed a migrant agency through border closures and lockdowns, why we should listen to the voice inside us as it grows louder, and how to choose hope during the dark days. 

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• Check out PinkCollar: https://hirepinkcollar.com/
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hirepinkcollar
• Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/hirepinkcollar
• Connect with Sophia Aliza Jamal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiajamal/
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When have you turned a failure into a lesson, peers? 

For today’s guest it was when he thought he was doing the “right” thing that a major breakthrough arrived. A breakthrough that would change the course of his life and business. 

In this fascinating episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, Shah Rafayat Chowdhury, the Co-Founder of Footsteps Bangladesh shares how he created an organisation that’s restructuring communities, his journey with experience-based charity work, as well as figuring out how to solve these big world problems.

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• Check out Footsteps: https://www.footstepsbd.org/
• Connect with Shah Rafayat Chowdhury: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shah-rafayat-chowdhury/
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Were you bullied in school, peers? Are you being bullied as an adult? There’s no denying that bullying can have a profound impact on who we are and how we move through the world. 

This was certainly the case for today’s guest, model-turned-filmmaker, Shreya Patel. As the only person of colour in her school in Canada, Shreya felt the cruelty of people from an early age. But rather than letting this define her or crush her spirit, she met up with the bullies ten years on as the best version of herself. Not for them, but for herself. 

In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, the Founder of Window Dreams Productions shares how she overcame her tormentors, why your “private victories” are so important, and how she navigated white systems and structures as a person of colour. 

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• Check out Window Dreams Production's website: https://windowdreams.ca
• Connect with Shreya on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imshreyapatel/
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As a child, today’s guest Tahnee Bridson suffered from worry and anxiety. But it wasn’t until Tahnee was a medical student that she really began to take note of her mental and physical health. After pushing it too far, Tahnee ended up going from a student working in a hospital to a patient, under the care of her colleagues and friends. 

This was just one of the experiences that led Tahnee to found Hand-n-Hand Peer Support. A free and confidential service for medical professionals who are struggling from burnout and trauma. 

In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, we sit down with the 2022 Queensland Young Australian of the Year, as she shares the importance of taking care of yourself first, how to shrug off people’s opinions (particularly when in a small rural town), and why you should make a change, even when you don’t feel ready to.

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• Check out Hand-n-Hand Peer Support's website: https://www.handnhand.org.au
• Connect with Tahnee on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahnee-bridson-38b9b0112/
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Too often as entrepreneurs, we can attribute our success to luck. But as this episode’s guest reminds us, the road to building something that is ours is a road paved with hard work.

The hard work of finishing your university degree. The hard work of accruing the skills you’ll need in your professional journey. Maybe the hard work of climbing the corporate ladder, or making the money you’ll need to support yourself once you take the plunge. 

The hard work of, in the case of Marial Lewis, moving from Cairo to Tasmania, then ascending from paralegal to partner in the legal world, before making the leap and starting her own firm, Crossover Law Group.

In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify,  Immigration Lawyer Marial Lewis takes us through the challenges and privileges of a career in the world of law. The piles of work that have to be waded through in order to help your clients, and the reward of being recognised by your professional community.

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• Check out Crossover Law Group's website: https://crossoverlaw.com.au/
• Connect with Marial on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marial-lewis/
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In a classic game of word association, perhaps some of the terms you most readily relate to being an entrepreneur are  “adventure”, “risk” and “reward”. But some terms you maybe don’t consider are “validation” and “quantifiable research”.  

While taking the plunge is an essential step in going out on your own, doing the work is just as essential. Knowing that your venture will succeed beyond your own premonition and dedication, that a market exists for your product or skills, and that people are willing to pay for them.

In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, Daryl Lim Co-Founder of Augmentus takes us through the journey from stable income (pre-venture), bootstrapper, all the way to raising his first round of funding. Daryl explains how his company managed to develop its product through these various stages, and how that landed Augmentus as a world-leading, no-code robotics platform.

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• Check out Augmentus' website: https://www.augmentus.tech/
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• Connect with Daryl on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryllimyq/
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