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In this episode, we chatted with Steve Orenstein, founder of Locate2U. Steve's insights into the shipping and logistics industry are mixed with some great discussion about evolving tech, as well as the value of SEO strategy and getting your digital strategy right. You'll want to tune into this one if you have an interest in shipping and courier businesses, as well as the future of GPS tech and some successful SEO hacks.

In this episode, we had a very topical discussion with Simon Davies, founder of Bastion Brands, a leading medical marketing agency in Australia. Not only did Simon share his industry insight into the vaccine marketing campaigns in Australia, but some very valuable stories about finding your first footing in marketing agencies, how to choose the right niche for your business, and a slew of management advice. While Simon's industries are medicine and marketing, if you have an interest in management in general, you'll get something valuable from this episode.

In this episode, Ben Lipschitz, co-founder of FoodByUs, talked us through his journey growing the 'one-stop procurement shop' platform that connects small-to-medium hospitality businesses to wholesalers.

Ben shared some great insights in this ep, with advice for adapting a B2B hospitality service during a pandemic, running a 2 sided marketplace, and how to stay curious and open-minded when moving from one industry to another.

In this episode we spoke to Elon Datt, founder of Tapt by Hatch, the contactless digital business card fuelled by NFC technology enabling Aussie professionals to connect more easily and safely.

We chatted to Elon about how he found his way out of the paratrooper career path and into founding web-dev company Hatch and the growing Tapt start-up, building a solid team, and the unique way they leverage LinkedIn to grow brand awareness.

In this episode Will Campbell, co-founder of the innovative Melbourne-based wedding experience start-up Nudo, takes us through how he went from wedding photographer to CEO of a business that's taking the stress out of tying the knot. We chat about scaling service-based start ups effectively, getting the right business partners, approaching pain points with new creative perspectives, and the importance of identifying what you're good at and divorcing the rest. 

Will's passion for the change Nudo makes is infectious, so if you need a motivator that's chock-full of stories behind the start-up journey and valuable industry insights, just click play.

Matej's business journey has thrown him some curve balls, from pro sport to founding start-up Speedfit while starting a young family. In just 8 years, Matej has launched the business from obscurity to fame, forecasting a revenue of $7.6m this financial year.

Listen to our interview with Matej on this week's episode to learn how Matej brought revolutionary health & wellbeing tech to Aus, appearing on TV across the country and making tough investment calls to optimise Speedfit's success today.

From high school acquaintances to making $43 million in 3 years and bringing PPE to Australia during the height of the pandemic, Ellie & Giovanni are making their mark on their industry as Australia's #1 end-to-end product sourcing startup Sourci. They had some really great stories to tell, so if you're looking for an interesting supply chain interview to get some product sourcing and startup management tips from, then this'll be the episode for you.

In this episode we had a really passionate conversation with Paul El Sibai, the founder of SwapPay- Australia's first platform that works with charities and recycling organisations to trade used clothes for usable credits. Paul had a lot of insights into seeing failures as assets that set you up for future success, encouraging staff to make their own decisions, and creating a win-win business model that people want to see succeed. If you're interested in building sustainable businesses and turning failures into strengths, this will be a really solid ep.

After identifying a parking crisis and creating the tech to fix it, Jack Perkins co-founded the growing BaseUp, a smart parking tech startup working with major players in the commercial property sector. In this episode, Jack shares his experience building start ups in the parking tech space along with having happy clients as your sales team, hiring the right people, and turning bumps in the road into opportunities for growth.