Two Blokes One Business

Three and a bit years into Harwell, our recruitment agency, we open the doors on how we actually run it. You get the real business systems, processes, and structure we use today

The biggest lesson? We didn’t invent any of it. We copied the best operators we could find and paid to learn from them, over $200K so far.

We break down the three mentors who shaped us: SWISH for an honest, ethical sales process, Jess Cameron for leadership and mindset, and EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System) for scorecards, L10 meetings, and accountability.

We also cover how to map your first sales process as a simple flowchart with AI, and why our first offshore hire never had a chance.

You’ll hear how to turn content marketing on LinkedIn into a sales engine, and the AI tools we built to cut admin without replacing human contact.

Plus the maths on why saving 30% of a recruiter’s time could be worth $750K a year, how our company culture got too soft and what fixed it, what we still haven’t nailed, and the mindset you need before you leave your 9 to 5.

If you’re thinking about starting a business, or you’re in the messy early years of small business growth, this is the blueprint we wish we’d had. Hit play and steal what works.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:00 Updates
00:04:58 Copy the best operators
00:07:56 The $17K sales lesson
00:13:17 Map your sales flowchart
00:18:24 Leadership coaching with Jess
00:21:26 Installing EOS structure
00:29:00 Content and brand strategy
00:40:00 AI without losing humans
00:46:04 Culture versus accountability
00:53:23 Mindset before you start

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

Two heart attacks should have ended Rick Brennan’s story. Instead, he signed up for an Ironman.

If you feel stuck, anxious, or held back by your past, this episode shows you how to rebuild your body, mind, and confidence - one small step at a time.

Rick shares how he turned heart attack recovery into a new mission, and why the mental side of healing was harder than the physical side.

We also go deep on anxiety and depression, with Rick sharing how he reframed anxiety as a sign he cares, how journaling helped him take his own advice, and why so many successful people are secretly insecure.

He then opens up about something he has never shared on a podcast before.

This is a raw talk on men’s health, mental health, discipline, and courage.

If you’re ready to stop waiting and start small, press play now.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:00 Ironman after heart attacks
00:05:00 Driving through a heart attack
00:09:55 The overweight kid’s anchor
00:14:40 Taking your own advice
00:18:00 Reframing anxiety
00:25:10 What courage really means
00:35:25 The biggest excuse
00:38:05 Losing 40 kilos in 12 weeks
00:49:40 Anxiety, shame and tattoos
00:58:20 Spotted by a modelling scout

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

From the outside, Sarah Connolly had it all. A business, yoga classes, and a young family. But behind closed doors, she was drinking more than she wanted and it was eating away at her self-respect.

We sat down with Sarah, a grey area drinking coach who has been alcohol-free for seven years. She shares the one question that changed everything. Not “Am I drinking more than them?” But “Am I drinking too much for me?”

Sarah explains why some people can stop at one and others can’t. Hint: it has nothing to do with discipline.

We also dig into the moment Sarah knew she was done, and why she still had six more weeks of drinking first.

You’ll also hear Harvey’s plan for a drinking contract, and Sarah gives her honest take on moderation.

If you’re sober-curious, doing a booze challenge, or simply wondering if your drinking is too much for you, this episode may change how you see your next drink.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Thriving outside, struggling inside
00:04:39 The moment she was done
00:08:47 What made sobriety stick
00:13:06 The dopamine myth
00:16:37 Genetics and risk genes
00:19:40 Celebrating without the booze
00:24:36 Chasing the next rush
00:36:55 Grey area drinking explained
00:41:39 Can I drink again?
00:56:32 Rethinking your best self

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👉Connect with Sarah Connelly

https://www.sarahconnelly.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/sarahconnelly.coach/ 

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

Your plan B is killing your plan A.

In this episode, we show you how to build “the dog,”, which is the mental toughness that makes you smile when life gets hard (even if you weren’t born with it).

We also cover how to spot someone with the dog, and why the people around you set your standards.

You’ll hear how four days of TV news shifted one of our mindsets, and why you can’t cherry-pick someone else’s success. We break down Tony Robbins’ PARB loop (Potential, Action, Result, Belief) and why talent is more common than drive.

Maybe you’re an entrepreneur, a recruiter, or stuck in a job you’ve outgrown. If you want more self-discipline, more drive and a clear path to the life you want, hit play now to find out how to get the dog in you.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Old office stories
00:09:40 What is the dog
00:14:53 Born or made
00:18:34 Burn the boats
00:25:28 Watch what you consume
00:28:40 Work back from your dream
00:34:40 How to spot a dog
00:42:00 The PARB loop
00:46:40 Talent vs the dog
00:50:15 Final takeaways

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

You can give your time to others, build a business, and support the people around you while your own needs are never met.

In this episode, Harry singha shares what changes when he starts asking himself the questions he asks everyone else.

Harry takes us inside a childhood shaped by domestic violence and explains why he rejects the idea that he leaves home at 15 to “escape.” He shares what that day means to him, how listening to young people leads to his first workshops, and why helping others becomes such a strong part of his life.

He shares the shift from helping people because he needs to, to helping them because he wants to. For business owners and leaders who put everyone else first, his story raises a hard question about success and self-care.

We also explore courage, self-doubt, and the labels that shape what you think you can do.

Listen to the full episode for Harry’s take on personal growth, leadership, and building a life that has room for both impact and the people you love.

Key Points

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Childhood Behind Closed Doors
00:05:54 Asking For Help
00:17:34 Helping Through Listening
00:29:52 Letting Someone In
00:39:51 Asking Better Questions
00:46:27 What Courage Means
00:50:20 Feelings And Identity
01:02:26 Courage And Business Risk
01:10:23 Values And Virtues

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👉Connect with Harry Singha

https://harrysingha.com/
https://www.instagram.com/harrysinghaofficial

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

At 19, Morgan Nelson was an apprentice carpenter on $7.50 an hour, working 14-hour days in 42-degree heat, and using drugs just to get through the week.

He hit rock bottom hard. Then he asked a mate one question: how are you so happy?

That simple question led him to walk into a room he thought was a cult, start a business that night, and fail for two and a half years.

By 23 he was financially free and living in Mexico.

In this episode, he shares what actually shifted in his head, and why your brain treats leaving your comfort zone like a threat to your life.

We also get into how to rewire fear the way a dog trainer fixes a "bad" dog, and the three, two, one bungee rule Morgan still uses on anything scary.

Morgan shares the monkey cage story that shows why people talk themselves out of their dreams, the Asch experiment that gets 97% of a room to doubt their own eyes, and why the fear you feel around a big goal is really adrenaline.

If you're an entrepreneur, a tradie, or anyone staring over the fence at a better life, this mindset episode is for you.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Rock Bottom at 19
00:05:17 Where Resilience Comes From
00:09:24 Change Gets Harder After 25
00:13:13 Face the Fear Head On
00:16:59 The Three Two One Rule
00:21:30 The Monkey Cage Lesson
00:27:30 Learn to Love Uncertainty
00:35:23 The Asch Conformity Test
00:41:48 Set a Scary Goal
00:47:16 Don't Tell Small Minded People

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👉 Connect with Morgan Nelson

https://morgantnelson.com/
https://www.instagram.com/morgantnelson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-t-nelson/

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

"I don't have time" is the biggest lie you tell yourself. And it's the exact reason you should make a change.

In this episode of Two Blokes One Business, Harvs and Powelly break down the four excuses they’ve heard many times: I don't have time, I can't afford it, my partner won't approve, and I'm not good enough.

They don't tell you you're wrong, instead they hand you a reframe for each one so you believe it from the inside out. Y

ou'll hear why every choice you've made so far built the life you have now, and why nothing shifts until one of those choices does.

They also lived these excuses. In this episode, you'll learn:

✅A powerful reframe that turns all four excuses into the reason to act, not the reason to wait

✅ The 24 hour question that blows past the easy "no" in your head and reveals how resourceful you really are

✅ How to tell if "I can't afford it" is fear talking or an honest answer

✅ The three questions to ask before your partner's doubt becomes your excuse

✅ Why "I'm not good enough" never goes away (but there is something that shrinks it)

✅ The dog, horse and tiger model that shows how you'll perform when nobody is watching

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Inspired Founders panel recap
00:11:09 Reframing your excuses
00:16:00 Check your screen time
00:20:26 Quitting football for business
00:25:47 I can't afford it
00:30:08 The ten grand test
00:34:31 Partner won't approve
00:40:14 I'm not good enough
00:44:20 Dog, horse or tiger
00:49:54 Is a closed door on

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Srama, former Gold Coast Titans player and founder of a seven-figure buyer's agency.

You’ll hear how Matt's NRL career ended through injury, not choice. Which meant he had to walk away from his whole identity and start again from zero.

What got him through was a handful of athlete habits anyone can learn.

We also dig into the "five layers deep" exercise that turned "I want a million bucks a year" into "I want to pay off my mum's mortgage."

We cover why perfectionism comes from fear and why Matt had to unlearn it to scale.

We talk mentors, and why athletes have zero ego about asking for help.

If you're a business owner, career changer, or anyone who wants to be a better parent, partner or professional, this episode gives you the athlete mindset without the athlete background.

In this episode, you'll learn:

👉 The one thing to get clear on before you make a single change in your life

👉 How to build life-changing levels of discipline… even when you feel you don’t have any

👉 The "five layers deep" exercise that turned a shallow money goal into something far more powerful

👉 Why the trait that makes elite athletes great can hold you back in business (and what to replace it with)

👉 Two daily questions that separates people who get what they want from people stuck in a rut

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Find Your GPS Coordinate
00:04:15 Five Layers Deep
00:06:00 The Real Cause Of Perfectionism
00:10:07 Gamify Your Life
00:15:53 Discipline In Micro Moments
00:20:00 Win Your Morning
00:24:00 Unlearning The Locker Room
00:28:45 Ask Someone Three Years Ahead
00:32:00 Career Cut Short
00:36:00 Zoom Out Ten Years
00:41:40 Success Alignment Framework
00:46:20 The Price Of Sacrifice
00:51:00 Presence Over Presents

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👉Connect with Matt Srama

https://www.srama.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

We quit alcohol for a year to see what would happen to our health, business, and relationships.

Eight months in, and the results are far different from what we expected.

We’re sharing how things have changed physically, mentally, professionally, and personally.

This is an honest conversation about the benefits, the downsides, and the unexpected impact of removing alcohol from our lives.

And we answer the big questions like can life actually be fun without alcohol?

Or once the 12 months are over, will we start drinking again?

Tune in to hear about:

👉Why we decided to stop drinking alcohol for a full year
👉The difference between drinking for enjoyment and drinking to escape stress
👉How quitting alcohol affected our sleep, recovery, HRV and training
👉Changes in testosterone, liver markers, and overall physical health
👉The impact on our productivity and capacity for work
👉The impact of alcohol on anxiety, stress and mental clarity
👉Building self-discipline, self-confidence and trust in yourself
👉How friendships and social circles change when you stop drinking
👉Learning how to socialise without alcohol
👉Whether high performers and entrepreneurs should reconsider their relationship with alcohol
👉Whether we’ll drink again once the year is finished


Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Banter and catch ups
00:05:30 A year no booze
00:09:40 Pleasure or escape
00:17:20 Fitness and body stats
00:24:16 Calmer under pressure
00:30:12 The cost of being sober
00:37:00 Business locked in
00:44:40 Impact on relationships
00:49:50 Will we drink again?
01:00:24 Six months

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

Start A High-Paying Recruitment Business Using Your Industry Experience 👉 https://recruitmentagentinstitute.com/playbook-vsl-1-1

Most people have no idea how lucrative recruitment can be. Or how powerful it can be as a career change or side business.

In this episode, Blake Thompson from XRecruiter joins us to discuss why recruitment remains one of the most misunderstood high-income industries.

You’ll hear why experienced professionals can have an unfair advantage when becoming recruiters.

Plus find out why your existing industry knowledge, relationships, and expertise could become the foundation of a highly profitable recruitment business.

We also explore the mindset required to make a major career change, overcome fear and ego, take calculated risks, and build a career that gives you more control over your income, time, and future.

In this episode, you'll learn:

👉Why recruitment can be an incredibly lucrative career and business model
👉How recruitment agencies and recruiters actually make money
👉Why companies are willing to pay large recruitment fees
👉Why industry professionals can have an unfair advantage in recruitment
👉How to change careers without throwing away years of experience
👉Why specialist and niche recruiters can outperform generalist recruiters
👉The counterintuitive reason competition can improve the recruitment industry
👉How abundance thinking differs from scarcity thinking in business
👉Why becoming self-employed can create more control over your income
👉What the future of recruitment could look like as AI and technology evolve

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:10 Recruitment's Best Kept Secret
00:06:30 Who Thrives In Recruitment
00:11:03 Dan's $500K First Year
00:15:44 Lukewarm Water Is Dangerous
00:20:30 The Reason You Can't
00:25:30 Who Do You Become
00:30:30 Guard Your Crazy Ideas
00:36:50 Curiosity Builds Trust
00:42:10 Low Barrier, Big Opportunity
00:54:58 Future Of Recruitment And AI 

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Connect with Blake:

https://www.xrecruiter.io/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/startarecruitmentagency/

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.  

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business? 

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/