The EO Business Podcast
Episodes
Ep 73 New Sydney President(a) Kim Liddell talks EO, trucks and construction
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard the term non-destructive excavations? Well me neither before this interview but Kim's business NDEA is a leading supplier of this ...
Ep 72 Leon Black talks Cyber Criminals, the Dark Web and a Merger
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the interesting conversion we talk about Leon's journey from EO Accelerator through to EO. How cyber criminals on the can be earning $70K a ...
Ep 71 Otto Dargan's tale from biz in bedroom to international staff of 300 plus with Home Loan Experts
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Otto has a unique spin on Mortgage Broking using the best brightest minds (he has a really big team in Nepal) and technology to help speed up approval...
Ep 70 With Max Doyle at the helm, Hello Social is changing the way big businesses do marketing!
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in Episode 70 with Max Doyle who runs Hello Social which is a highly successful marketing agency that's been running for over 9 years.Wha...
Ep 69 Why using a travel agent suddenly makes a lot of sense...EO'er Penny Spencer explains.
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a rough ride for travel businesses during the last 12-18 months. Not sure about you guys but I've been adverse to using travel age...
Ep 68 American Private Equity snap up Jane Bianchini’s Video Interviewing platform on 24x Gross Revenue
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oh what a ride it’s been! Having years of experience in traditional recruitment, Jane saw a tech opportunity and pivoted. Now a SAAS business, Alcam...
Ep 67 John Li’s Online Amazon business turning over $14 million USD pa in 3 years (and growing)
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s money in those Gummy Bears. John, who has recently joined EO Sydney, moving from the US, has an incredible story of turning a vitamin gummy ...
Ep 66 Behind the scenes with EO Organiser Extraodinaire Natasha Chamberlain
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With no day being the same Natasha is absolutely loving the support role at Sydney EO. Tash makes everything run smoothly for us EO’ers in Sydney so...
Ep 65 Attorney Chris Baxter discusses the importance of getting IP right (in his portfolio of 25 startups)
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris is an IP attorney by trade by day and angel investor. He's a member of Sydney EO.In 2007 he made his first start up investment, outside of ...
Ep 64 Meet Dr Ansgar Cheng who discusses his thriving Singaporean dental practice and Covid jab rollout
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Cheng from an early age learnt from his father to go deep and approach business for the long term.Using this approach he has been able to build a t...
Ep 63 Oliver Mistry's Compare TV gets 200,000 visitors a month with 5 star dining on the side
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver is a new Sydney member with 2 established businesses going full tilt.Compare TV has a massive 200,000 visitors per month mainly driven by SEO t...
Ep 62 Sydney EO'er Dean Taylor's Wine Business goes public with market cap of $60M
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dean is on a bit of a Sydney EO holiday at the moment but in the interim he's been whipping up a storm in his publically listed wine business.In ...
Ep 61 Meet Melbourne EO'er Kym Hyunh & his WeTeachMe Marketplace
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kym's early love of books and family background as refugees is the backdrop for the marketplace WeTeachMe.com which facilitates over 60,000 class...
Ep 59 Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson helps companies navigate the seas ahead and picks hot new sectors for investment
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In his late teens, Anders family arrived in Canberra from Sweden on a 3 year diplomatic mission. When the time came to leave, Anders wasn’t ready to...
Ep 58 Meet Tony Falkenstein: YPO’er and Godfather of EO NZ
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony is an impressive businessman having done more than 50 start ups in his career. At an early age, Tony worked for Polaroid, blagging his way into a...
Ep 57 Socialites NZ marketer Wendy Thompson discusses next trends in social media
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Thompson's Socialites NZ was one of the first businesses to master the social media agency landscape more than 10 years ago. Following on f...
Ep 56 EO'er Mike Marr creates 8 start up businesses+ acquires many more via TPT Group
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Marr is busy building business via his corporate entity TPT Group. Over multiple offices around New Zealand he employs 200+ staff. Having started...
Ep 55 Stunning Architecture by Brisbane Property Developer Warren Swanson
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Brisbane property developer Warren Swanson. Warren joined EO first in New York after a string of successful developments in Brisbane sent him ove...
Ep 54 Perth's Jim Tsagalis explains how he built the state's biggest independent commercial real estate agency
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This fortnight, in Episode 54, meet Jim Tsagalis from EO Perth who owns WA’s biggest independent commercial real estate agency, Lease Equity. Jim’...
Ep 53 EO NZ's Warner Cowin Accelerates from the AirForce to Building Bridges
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Warner's talks about building bridges and helping big companies make big decisions before and after COVID.4 years ago he went from Accelerator to...
Ep 52 Meet Gerard Murtagh Making Dirty Work Profitable
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The unexpected loss of Gerard's Dad propelled him into business at the age of 20 running a trading company. Gerard is possibly EO's oldest y...
Ep 51 Brigit Esselmont's Tarot Card Business chalking up 1.5million visitors a month
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brigit likes to roll up her sleeves. After learning some SEO, she got to work on a fledging business website in Tarot Cards. Fast forward 10 years lat...
Ep 50 Meet the incoming FY21 Sydney EO President - Justin Jameson
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin (JJ) gives us an overview of what's happening in the Sydney chapter for FY21 working with chapters all around Australia and NZ. You'l...
Ep 49 James Lawrence discusses digital marketing opportunities via his Rocket Agency
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After starting life as a lawyer, a chance part time job in marketing in his older brother's business turned into a successful long term 3 way par...
Ep 48 Emilya Colliver talks about how investing in art can pay huge dividends
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emilya advises some of Australia's biggest companies on what artwork to purchase for their workplaces and developments. After formally studying i...
Ep 47 Angelica abandoned a professional LA singing career to start her own business
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An early singing flirtation in the States was abandoned in Angelica's early 20's. After spotting people drinking Prosecco in Hollywood, she ...
Ep 46 Paul Gordon's Catalyze APAC helps big companies make billion dollar decisions!
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Well this is all very exotic - Paul advises big companies, often in secrecy, on how to make million and billion dollar decisions. Huge. Learn about ho...
Ep 45 Joel Nicholson juggles four businesses to create long term wealth
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I love Joel's approach to business - everything is for the long term which is super cool. Taking over a business his father started in the 1970&a...
Ep 44 Mad Mex Head Honcho, Clovis Young, shares his Wall Street to Burrito Franchise Story
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in California, Clovis loved eating Mexican. This passion, a return to business school after a successful run on Wall Street, ignited a 1 st...
Ep 43 Ali Green shares on her social purpose book publishing business - Pantera Press
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
12 years ago Ali set out to create a business that celebrated unknown Australian writing talent. As luck would have it their first book Betrayal by Si...
Ep 42 Marcus Dervin journeys from Ashram to multi-million dollar recurring revenues
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What started as an IT job hustle at a major bank has turned into a multi-million dollar recurring IT business focussing on the Microsoft environment. ...
Ep 41 Steve Chapman has had the biggest year of his life all powered by Nootropics
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After an early failed venture at 20, Steve tells us about how he was taken under the wings of a YPO'er, Sam Prince (net worth estimated $294m). O...
Ep 40 Wondered what the Entrepreneurs Operating System (EOS) is? Find out in the interview
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people have been talking about EOS. After running his own business consulting group, Daniel Davis stumbled across a book called Traction by A...
Ep 62 Sydney EO'er Dean Taylor's Wine Business goes public with market cap of $60M
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dean's done a number of Start ups from storage to marketplaces but always in wine. Not a bad gig if you can get it.His latest venture Digital Win...
Ep 39 James Vickery re-invents his IT business by moving his workforce offshore
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James spent the best part of the last 5 years re-inventing the landscape of his IT services business to create operational flexibility and agility. In...
Ep 37 James Breeze based in Bali, drinking cocktails, working on the business not in it!
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all want that right? Work on the business not in. Find out how James and his wife Kylie have re-invented themselves and life based out of a stunnin...
Ep 36 Victoria talks about adopting her niece and changing the way Australian Executives are recruited
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria has had lots of balls in the air of late but is powering through with her new expanded family and Executive Search Company Parity consulting....
Ep 35 After a big VC sellout in Canada, Jeff Downs reinvents business in his own way
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff has been in Australia 12 years and now owns and runs Redback Connect - a digital recording agency of sorts. Hear about his story from grocery sto...
Ep 34 Fatima Said riding a wave of success with ecommerce giant eWave after family implosion
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fatima, originally hailing from Austria, has had a wild ride since being initially in business from the age of 16 with her 2 brothers. After the famil...
Ep 33 Behind the scenes of Sydney EO with Pip Kearney our new GM
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pip has recently taken on the role of GM of the Sydney EO Chapter after working at a global architecture firm. Have you ever wondered what goes on wit...
Ep 32 Accelerator Aaron Langer's Fashion brand Arms of Eve taking off!
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron moved back to Sydney from LA just a couple of years ago with his Australian wife. Listen to this exciting story of Aaron and his wife rebuilding...
Ep 31 Adina Jacobs STW Brand 21 years young and kicking goals internationally!
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Adina started her Smarter Than Most (STW) in 1998 when there was no such thing as a dedicated bag for laptops. Hard to believe right? As luck would ha...
Ep 30 Tracy Anwin is the master of payroll! Hear about the industry association, training organisation and growing payroll business
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy has been involved with payroll businesses for 26 years! Through a combination of luck, naivety and hard work she has mastered a segment which ma...
Ep 29 Stuart Mills talks marketing with online hamper biz GourmetBasket.com.au
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart has taken his online gourmet hamper business to the next level by a combination of clever marketing and logistics. Learn about how he's do...
Ep 28 Steven Richardson discusses SILQ, a Saas business that services the legal fraternity
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I love a recurring revenue business. Get a sticky niche that's recurring and it gets even better. Steven started with reporting software for Barr...
Ep 27 Owen Firth's ReadyGrad is changing the way uni's educate students for the job market
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Markets are changing and it's not just go to uni and get a job anymore. Employers, as we all know, want staff with some practical no how - not wh...
Ep 26 Gaurav Oberoi's husband and wife business ASEA has 400 care staff and growing
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's been major changes to the way the National Disability Insurance Scheme operates in the last few years. This structural change has created...
Ep 25 Tal Williams from Holman Webb talks law, entrepreneurs and Sydney EO!
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tal and Holman Webb have been avid supporters of the Sydney Chapter for 4 years now since being invited via then president Jamie Warner. Tal talks abo...
Ep 24 Esha Oberoi interviews Brendan about the role meditation has played in running his Wedding Venue Seacliff House
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Well this was unexpected - I invited Esha in for an interview on the podcast and she turned the tables and interviewed me! In this interview we discus...
Ep 23 Darcy Small GSEA Australian winner talks about his Coffee project - withKua.co
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darcy was the national winner of the Global Student Entrepreneurs Award (GSEA). At 23, he's just finished an engineering degree at UNSW and has h...
Ep 22 Nik Samuelson sells business in 2018 and dives straight into Workclub
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nik is a long standing EO member of about 20 years. Last year and successfully exited his project management business and was looking for something ne...
Ep 21 LIsa Andrews talks about being invited to Necker Island and her multiple fast growth businesses
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You'd never suspect it but Lisa is a chartered accountant with a passion for growing businesses fast. In this interview discover how Lisa has ach...
Ep 20 Sameer Kassam - 4 kids under 5 and tax reduction business cranking!
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Great fireside chat with Sameer about Charternet and their R&D strategy to reduce tax for companies that are investing in innovation.-------------...
Ep 19: Accelerator and PR maestro Sharon Zeev Poole talks about Agent 99
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Agent 99 Sharon runs comms for the hugely successful Accelerator program for Sydney EO and is of course a member herself of the program. She's be...
Ep 18 Venture Funder Jason Georgatos talks fast growing business and cash
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jason started life at the Silicon Valley Bank and soon ventured into his own gig with 2 other partners - Partners For Growth (https://www.pfgrowth.com...
Ep 17 Rob Rawson's talks about his SAAS play Time Doctor and 30,000 monthly subscribers
17 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Rawson discovered a need for his software in the marketplace after developing it to remotely monitor his own workforce. Fast forward to today and ...
Ep 16: Luxico.com.au boss Tom Ormerod unveils how the rich pay for their annual skiing trips
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and his wife Alexandra have built a lifestyle and business around renting their own, and others, high end properties. In this interview you'l...
Ep 15 Andy Jamieson launches new Insurance Industry disrupter Advisr.com.au
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After working several years in corporate, in 2007 started a digital marketing agency in his bedroom that he grew to a team of 30 and sold in 2012. Aft...
Ep 14 Gina Lednyak: New York to Sydney and everything in between
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Lednyak talks about her early years as a migrant in New York and her social media management agency L&A Social.--------------------ABOUT EO E...
Ep 13 Dionne Taylor from Polkadot Communications talks about her new app Story Match
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dionne has been running her PR business profitably for many years. She joined EO a few years back now and it's supported to make a jump to what p...
Ep 12: Daniella Menachemson talks about her cool furniture business BSeatedGlobal.com.au
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EO'er Daniella runs her family furniture business BSeatedGlobal.com.au and has focussed on fitouts for the hospitality industry. She's now e...
Ep 11: Bar King Sven Almenning talks secret drinking holes and what makes his staff great
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sven talks about running bars in Sydney (under lock out laws) and the differences in lane culture of Melbourne. He's currently working on a new o...
Ep 10: New Sydney EO Member Libby Ray talks about her exciting & growing AV / Sound business
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Libby runs a very successful corporate AV business with her husband - servicing trade shows and corporates in Sydney and Melbourne. Libby embraced EO ...
Ep 9: Franziska Iseli talks about business and motorbike adventures on the Silk Road
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Well this was fun! 2018/19 Sydney EO Learning Chair Franziska talks about her marketing business Basic Bananas and her travels around the world.------...
Ep 8: Taxibox's Jeremy Rosen rides the wave of storage innovation
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Taxibox brand is a well seen brand on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne. In this interview Jeremy discusses how the brand was created and the ch...
Ep 7: Justin Doobov, EO'er and No.1 Australian Mortgage Broker
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Justin talks about his business Intelligent Finance and the changes happening right now in the Australian Banking system and why getting finance is be...
Ep 6: Ex-police officer Kris Cochrane learns training on the job before joining EO
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this candid interview we learn about Kris's journey from a policeman in Hobart to his national training business and the highs and lows along ...
Ep 5: Chris Gray, master of lifestyle, talks about his strategies to maximise fun time
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gray has always had a great reputation in EO maximising his fun time with boats, cars and travel whilst minimising time on the job. In this cand...
Ep 4: Coffee Parts king Pedro Lara gives a tour of his cool HQ
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pedro talks about running a business his father initially started in 1999. Pedro is a master of online and has turned Coffee Parts into a category lea...
Ep 3: Marc Levin talks about his involvement with EO today and growing up with a YPO dad
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marc grew up in South Africa and was exposed to the YPO / EO worlds from an early age. He and his brother run a mid-market office furniture business a...
Ep 2: Lindsay Rogers talks about her EO journey and the rapid rise of Chello
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay has been an EO member for just 2 years and has grabbed the organisation by the horns. In this interview she deep dives into her business Chell...
Ep 1: Kiel Van Daal, Sydney President FY19, joins Brendan Torazzi to launch the Sydney EO chapter podcast
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this first Episode Kiel talks about what it's like to lead the Sydney chapter and about his digital innovation agency Digilante.com.auThe Entr...