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Bryan Singer co-founded Rip Curl in the 1960s and today it's one of the worlds most iconic surf brands. In this revealing interview Bryan takes us deep inside the Rip Curl tent where he shares how he started the business, where the name came from, how they managed extreme growth, and how at one point, they were looking down the barrel of Rip Curl existing no more.

Oh, and the quote of the interview? When asked how Rip Curl began, Bryan responds ...

"We were just looking for a quid to fund our next surfing holiday."

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Tom O'Toole  is the larger than life founder of the famous Beechworth Bakery chain. Not only is he the creator of some of the finest sweet and savory treats going around, he is also an incredibly inspiring small business owner who tells it like it is.

Tom O'Toole  is the larger than life founder of the famous Beechworth Bakery chain. Not only is he the creator of some of the finest sweet and savory treats going around, he is also an incredibly inspiring small business owner who tells it like it is. He also happens to be one of Australia's most motivational speakers. Not bad for a bloke who grew up in extreme poverty.

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Andrew Griffiths is Australia's #1 small business author, with 11 books published in over 50 countries. Yes, he's prolific! His ability to create relevant, easy to understand and implement content laser-targeted at growing any small business is unmatch...

Andrew Griffiths is Australia's #1 small business author, with 11 books published in over 50 countries. Yes, he's prolific! His ability to create relevant, easy to understand and implement content laser-targeted at growing any small business is unmatched. He's also an all round good guy.

My initial intention for interviewing Andrew was to discuss how a small business owner should and could go about writing a book as part of their overall marketing strategy. However, very early on in our chat, it became bleedingly obvious that quality time should be spent discussing the overall importance of creating useful, engaging content in all its forms - not just a book. So that's what this interview is all about.

This is right up there with one of my favourite interviews. I hope you agree.

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In this week's episode I have a fireside chat with Adrian Swift, the Nine Network's Executive Producer of The Voice - one of the most successful TV shows Australia has ever seen. At the time of the interview they were getting 2.

In this week's episode I have a fireside chat with Adrian Swift, the Nine Network's Executive Producer of The Voice - one of the most successful TV shows Australia has ever seen. At the time of the interview they were getting 2.5 million viewers per episode - by the end of the series, this had skyrocketed to 3,000,000 viewers ... just slightly more than Australia's #1 small business marketing podcast ;0)

Now, you may well be wondering what can us small business owners learn from the marketing of a hit TV show like The Voice. The answer is PLENTY!

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Three years ago BlackMilk Clothing didn't exist. Then one day in 2009, James Lillis sold a pair of leggings for $10 that he'd stitched together around his kitchen table. The dream was launched. - Two and half years later BlackMilk Clothing is a multi-...

Three years ago BlackMilk Clothing didn't exist. Then one day in 2009, James Lillis sold a pair of leggings for $10 that he'd stitched together around his kitchen table. The dream was launched.

Two and half years later BlackMilk Clothing is a multi-million dollar, 100% Australian-owned business employing 130 people and selling out of everything they make ... bought by an unbelievably loyal following of raving fans - 160,000+ of them on Facebook, alone!

Not to mention the tens of meet-up groups that connect globally, all manned by volunteers who live for BlackMilk's next product.

Oh, and did I mention they've done this on a modest marketing budget of ZERO DOLLARS! Yep, nudda. Zip!

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Larry Bloch co-founded Netregistry in 1997 - right in the high diddle diddle of the dot com boom. Things were going swimmingly with the business doubling every couple of months ... until mid 2000 when the boom went bust. -