In this episode of the Dion Guagliardo Podcast, I interview Graeme Goldman - executive chairman at Clark Rubber. Clark Rubber is an iconic Australian retailer that was founded in 1946 which is famous for selling pools, foam and rubber products. Graeme is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience growing businesses from startups to internationally listed corporations.

Throughout this episode, Graeme talks about the contrast of working in corporate vs working for yourself and the importance of choosing your long term career path. It was also very funny to hear the backstory of his choice of always wearing two watches.

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In this episode, I interview Phil Morle - partner at Main Sequence Ventures. Phil is a prominent name in the venture capital ecosystem who's well known for co-founding Australia's first start-up incubator - Pollenizer. From its foundation in 2008, Pollenizer went on to help hundreds of ideas turn into real businesses including Spreets which was founded and sold within 12 months for $40 million.

Throughout this episode, Phil discusses how he transitioned from high paying big tech to risking it all and working for himself in the VC space - at a time when the startup ecosystem barely existed. It was very inspiring to hear Phil's dedication for solving some of societies' most difficult challenges with a focus on hard science.

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In this episode, I interview Jalal Shaik - founder and managing director of GAMEFACE.AI. GAMEFACE.AI is a real-time sports analytics company that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide key insights and analytics from the match.

Founded in 2015, Jalal and his co-founder James grew the business from the StartMate accelerator program all the way to recently exiting to Slinger for $33 million. 

It was fascinating to hear Jalal's thoughts on how AI and machine learning is going to change the sporting world in the next few years.

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In this episode, I interview Brian Sullivan - managing director at Sullivan Property Consultants (SPC). SPC is a property investment, development and management group specialising in the retail, commercial and industrial sector in Western Australia.

Started in 2010, Brian grew the business from the ground up using his vast experience in property investment. It was interesting to hear Brian's perspective on the property market over the years and where it's going today.

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In this episode, I interview Ken McKenzie, the former managing director, publisher and owner of Media and Marketing Limited based in Hong Kong. Ken worked his way up from copy-boy at a local newspaper in rural Australia to becoming the owner of one of Asia Pacific's largest and most trusted publications.

Ken went on to sell Media and Marketing Limited to return home to Gunnedah and purchase Namoi Valley Independent - the rural newspaper publication where he started his career. It was fascinating to hear Ken's thoughts on the changing media landscape and his journey in business and the media industry.

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In this episode, I interview Domenic Lo Surdo, the founder of Stamford Capital. Stamford Capital provides property developers and investors with access to a broad range of financing options and advice to ensure their transaction is successful.  Founded in 2011, Dominic grew the business in the aftermath of the GFC into a successful provider of finance amounting to billions of dollars in transactions per year.

Throughout the episode, Domenic talks about the importance of understanding yourself to be an effective leader, as well as the importance of company culture. I hope you enjoy the show. Feel free to leave a review and share with your family and friends. 

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In this episode, we have Cameron Schwab, founder of Design CEO. Cameron is a leadership coach and strategist. He was appointed the CEO of the famous Richmond football club at the age of 24 and the youngest in the history of the game. For the next 25 years, he was the CEO of Richmond, Melbourne, and Freemantle when those clubs were at their lowest ebb, both on and off the field.

He's the second longest serving CEO in the modern game. Having taken on some of sports, most difficult and daunting challenges. Cameron established a track record of building teams and organizations, unifying groups, while navigating periods of genuine adversity and complexity. It was fantastic to hear Cameron's insights on leadership and high performance.

I hope you enjoy the show. Feel free to leave a review and share with family and friends.

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In this episode, I interview Pamela Jabbour - founder of Total Image Group. Total Image Group is Australia's leading uniform and work wear specialists with a strong focus on fashion and design.

Founded in 2005, Pamela got her first few clients by cold calling 100 people per day for an entire year. Alongside kickstarting her business, this process refined the business' strategy as Pamela received countless insights from her target market.

Total Image Group now provides uniforms for over 300,000 individual people and have amassed large clients including Woolworths, Pandora, Dan Murphy’s and many more. It was great to hear Pamela's outlook on the hard-work and drive required in business as well as the need to be an honest and transparent leader. Hope you enjoy the show and feel free to share with family and friends

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In this episode, I interview my Dad! Jim Guagliardo grew up in rural WA in Geraldton. We discussed a variety of topics from his experience with running an earth moving and gas business, being frugal during tough economic times and important life lessons. Hope you enjoy. Feel free to share with family and friends. Happy Father's Day to everyone for this Sunday! 

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In this episode, I interview Jack Gance, the billionaire co-founder of Chemist Warehouse. Chemist Warehouse is one of Australia’s largest privately owned companies with over 550 stores and $7 billion a year in sales. It’s not hard to see why Jack is a permanent fixture on the Financial Review Rich List with a personal fortune of $1.57b.  

It was fantastic to have Jack on the show to hear his insights on business and specifically  the world of pharmacy. He talks in detail about the growth of Chemist Warehouse from a family business into a multinational company.

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