The Mentor with Mark Bouris

#147 – Oz Design: 40 Years of Furniture

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Furniture is fashion, and Aussies are very house proud.” Dave and Scott Shedden from Oz Design Furniture join me to talk about their 40 years of...

#146 – Searsmiths: The Aussie Barbecue Revolution

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“It's the best bit of steak I've ever tasted.” That's my feedback on the Searsmiths barbecue, after founders Dave Thomassian and Paren Arz...

#145 – Captain Richard de Crespigny: Building Resilience

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"Mistakes happen. How you respond to them is key.” I'm joined by Captain Richard de Crespigny, most famous for piloting QF32, a Qantas A380 whic...

#144 – Craig West: Looking at Mentors Differently

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Having a mentor is not about theory, it's about practical, usable resources that you can use straightaway.” Craig West joins me to talk a...

#143 – Matt Purcell: An Examined Life

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Life hands you a bunch of cards and what's the alternative to not playing them the best you can?”Matt Purcell is a fascinating guy - he r...

#142 – Fast Fuel Meals: Combining Food & Logistics

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“I choose this life and you don't get a second chance.” Chad Taylor joins Mark Bouris to talk about his healthy meal delivery business, Fa...

#141 – Shhh Silk: The Business of Sleep

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Sometimes you have to do something crazy.” Hear how Olivia Carr started her silk sleepwear business by jumping on a plane and hand-delive...

#140 – Cranky Health: Adam & Belinda Macdougall Are Shaking Up Business & Personal Life

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“You have to really love a person to go into business with them.” Adam and Belinda Macdougall join the podcast to talk about growing their...

#139 – Drew Mitchell: From Wallabies to ESquared Fitness

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Former Australian rugby union star Drew Mitchell talks about his new venture, the Australian arm of fitness marketplace ESquared Fitness. It's an app ...

#138 – Navigating Social Media: Facebook, Instagram & More

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“It's really important to tell your brand and company story.” Alexandra Sloane, Facebook's Australian head of marketing, joins The Mentor ...

#137 – Bench On: Getting Employees Off The Bench

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Your employees are your company's value”. Tim Walmsley joins the podcast to talk about his business Bench On, which allows companies to p...

#136 – Nimble Activewear: Recycling, Clothing & Empowerment

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Turning plastic bottles into fashion - hear how Vera Yan and Katia Santilli have saved a quarter of a million plastic bottles from landfill with their...

#135 – Life Cykel: Making Magic with Mushrooms

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Julian Mitchell, the co-founder of a biotechnology company called Life Cykel, which is trying to change the world with mushroo...

#134 – Michelle Bridges: From Biggest Loser to 12WBT & Beyond

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by one of Australia's most recognisable faces of the health and fitness industry - Michelle Bridges. From early days as a teenage...

#133 – Angela Vithoulkas: Mixing Business With Politics

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is a little different - I'm talking with a small business owner who has become a politician: Angela Vithoulkas. Angela and her bro...

#132 – TripaDeal: Navigating The World of Travel

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Norm Black, the co-founder and CEO of online travel business, TripaDeal. Norm started the business in 2011 by selling luxury t...

#131 – Presentation Studio: Making Powerpoint Less Painful

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Emma Bannister, the founder and CEO of Presentation Studio, a business dedicated to improving pitches, PowerPoints and present...

#130 – The Soak Life: Brainstorming, Beauty & Baths

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Yasmin Border, founder of luxury Australian bath salt brand, The Soak Life. Yasmin's bootstrapped her business for two years a...

#129 – Business Chicks: Failure, Success & Persistence

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Isaacs is the owner and CEO of Australia's largest professional network for women, Business Chicks. She joins Mark Bouris to talk about how she g...

#128 – Namaste Technologies: The Big Business of Cannabis

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week our episode is a little different. Mark is joined by Sean Dollinger, the founder and CEO of Namaste Technologies in Canada. Namaste is the w...

#127 – Birth Beat: Revolutionising Pregnancy Care

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by a real go-getter in the health space - Edwina Sharrock and her online antenatal classes start-up, Birth Beat. Birth Beat is an...

#126 – NETFIT Netball: Bringing Confidence to Fitness

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by former elite netballer Sarah Wall and current Giants Netball captain Kimberlee Green to talk about their business, NETFIT Netb...

#125 – P.E Nation: Nostalgia, Emotions & A Passion For Fashion

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Pip Edwards, co-founder of activewear brand P.E Nation. After 17 years working in fashion, Pip took the plunge to start her ow...

#124 – PropertyNow: Selling Property Privately

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined by Andrew Blachut from PropertyNow, a real estate company helping people sell their property privately, charging no commission to real esta...

#123 – Pete Evans: Business, Wellness & Pets

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I am joined by chef Pete Evans to talk about his new business venture, Healthy Everyday Pets. It's a pet food company aiming to be the healt...

#122 – No Grainer: Growing Without Grains

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Sally and Jo Godfrey, who are the founders of grain-free bread business called No Grainer. They started the business because o...

#121 – Joey Scandizzo: Winning Awards & Keeping It Simple

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Joey Scandizzo, just after he's announced as the Australian Hairdresser of the Year for an incredible fourth time. We talk a...

#120 – Edwards and Co: Pushing The Hair Boundaries

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Jaye Edwards, founder of hair salon group Edwards and Co. He's only 28 but has 6 salons around Australia, built on innovation ...

#119 – Cronulla Florist: From Struggling to Success

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Kim from Cronulla Florist - who was featured on the second episode of The Mentor TV show. Kim came to us exhausted from workin...

#118 – Johnny Di Francesco: Perfecting Pizza

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I’m joined by Johnny Di Francesco, chef and owner of Gradi Group, a hospitality group with restaurant ‘400 Gradi' in Melbourne and soon...

#117 – The Mentor Episode #1 Revisited: Moreton Bay Realty

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Stephanie Wimpenny to talk about her experience being on my TV show, The Mentor. Stephanie and her family were in the first ep...

#116 – Quickbooks: Sorting Numbers From Nonsense

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Bianca Bowron-Cuthill, who is the Head of Customer Success at Intuit QuickBooks. That means she knows a lot about helping busi...

#115 – Roses Only: Flowers, Technology, and Logistics

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by one of the expert guests on the TV show, Jack Singleton, who is chairman of Roses Only. I've known Jack for 20 years when he t...

#114 – Matt Lancashire: The Art of The Sale

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by the first of the experts I've called in to help on The Mentor TV show - Matt Lancashire. Matt is the principal of two Ray Whit...

#113 – Mentored.com.au: Giving Small Business A Voice

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm doing something different - and talking about my new project, Mentored. After doing this podcast for over a year, and with the TV show T...

#112 – The Property Mentors: Taking on Sharks & Cowboys

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Mark talks to Luke Harris and Matt Bateman, who run the investment business The Property Mentors. They work with people looking to invest i...

#111 – PCYC: Changing Youth Social Enterprise

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by a mate of mine, Adam Thompson, who is the club manager at PCYC Woolloomooloo. They're a charity close to my heart - I'm the pa...

#110 – Redback Technologies: Smarter Solar Power

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Phil Livingston, the founder of Redback Technologies, a solar power company specialising in panels and batteries for homes and...

#109 – Glamazon: Making Over Mobile Beauty

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, I'm joined by Lauren Silvers and Lisa Maree, the founders of Glamazon. It's a mobile beauty services marketp...

#108 – Black & Farrelly: Messaging, Moments, and TV Madness

14 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Legendary TV producer Marion Farrelly joins Mark on The Mentor this week, to talk about pitching, messaging and her life producing ratings juggernauts...

#107 – Stratosphere Performing Arts: Dancing Around Business

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, my guest is Kate Gibbs, the owner and principal of Stratosphere Performing Arts, a dancing studio in Sydneys...

#106 – Havven: Decrypting Cryptocurrency

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about one of the hottest topics around - cryptocurrency. Kain Warwick is the founder of a new Australian cryptocurrency called Havve...

#105 – Shark Shield: The Science of Freedom

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mark is joined by Lindsay Lyon, the owner and CEO of Shark Shield - the only scientifically proven and independently tested electronic shark...

#104 – Sweet&Chilli: Shaking Up The Drinks Game

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week my guest is Cam Northway, founder of drinks agency Sweet&Chilli. From humble beginnings designing cocktail menus for bars in 2006, they ...

#103 – Seven Women: Putting Business Sense Into Charity

26 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a bit different for The Mentor, talking with the founder of not-for-profit organisation Seven Women, Stephanie Woollard. Mark and Step...

#102 – Spriggy

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our first podcast for 2018, Mark talks with Mario and Alex from Spriggy, a digital pocket-money tool for children. With Spriggy, parents put money ...

#101 – Gary Mehigan: Food For Thought

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark is joined by a special guest: celebrity chef, restauranteur and fellow PodcastOne host, Gary Mehigan. They talk about Gary's rise from working as...

#100 – Cambridge Markets: Markets, Meetings & Community

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark speaks to Madelienne Anderson and Rebecca Fox, the founders of a markets business in Sydney's eastern suburbs - Cambridge Markets. They're being ...

#99 – Digilante: Upending Agency Models

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark takes a look at digital and creative agencies - with one man who has both worked for them and started his own. Kiel Van Daal is the co-founder of...

#98 – Australian Treasurer, the Hon. Scott Morrison: Small business Digital Taskforce

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark has a very special guest this week - the Australian Treasurer, the Hon. Scott Morrison MP. He and Mark talk about the government's Small Business...

#97 – Collabosaurus: Collaboration Is King

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mark talks partnerships and cross promotion - in the interests of collaboration for business. His guest is Jess Ruhfus, the founder of Colla...

#96 – Verde Restaurant & Bar: Regulations & Red Tape

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Things get a bit fiery this week - talking about the challenges facing the restaurant industry with all its rules and regulations. Our guest is Antoni...

#95 – Academy Xi: Bridging The Digital Skills Gap

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark talks to Ben Wong and Charbel Zeaiter, the founders of digital education company Academy Xi. They specialise in courses in areas such as virtual ...

#94 – Bloke In A Bar: Footy, Beer & Business

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark speaks to Denan Kemp - a former NRL player who has launched a beer company, designed to be the perfect companion for watching the footy at the pu...

#93 – Getting Pitch Perfect: 60 Seconds

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark speaks with a man in the business of coaching. Marcus West has been a presentation coach for 20 years and recently started an online platform to ...

#92 – VetChat: Looking After Man's Best Friend

12 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

All pet owners have experienced the problem where it's hard to get out-of-hours medical advice from a vet for peace of mind. This weeks guest is solvi...

#91 – Over The Moo: The Dairy-Free Dream

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark talks to Alex Houseman, the founder of Over The Moo, a dairy-free ice cream company born out of necessity - Alex is lactose intolerant. Over The ...

#90 – Michael Klim's MILK & Co: From Swim To Skin

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark sits down with former Olympic swimming champion Michael Klim about his skincare business, MILK & Co. Michael's company has been around for al...

#89 – The Rolling Fix: Riding Into Success

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark talks to Cameron Harrison and John Treloar, who went from running a mobile bicycle repair van to providing bike service options for businesses an...

#88 – Sport Heroes Group: Putting Data Into Fitness

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark talks to Sam Canavan from Sport Heroes. They're an app that links to your fitness tracker and offers you rewards, discounts from brands, exclusiv...

#87 – Raw and Fresh Pet Food

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Mark focuses on a business that serves man's best friend - their pets. Adam, Scott and Holly are the founders of Raw and Fresh Pet Food, wh...

#86 – Hatching Lab: Turning Tech Failure Into Success

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark talks with Christie Whitehill, who made her first move into the tech world with a dating app that was blown out of the water by Tinder. Since the...

#85 – Wimp 2 Warrior: Leading Human Transformation

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark speaks to Nick Langton, the co-founder of Wimp 2 Warrior, a 22-week mixed martial arts program in gyms worldwide, training amateurs to be ready f...

#84 – Lorna Jane Clarkson: Inventing Activewear

18 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mark sits down with woman credited with coining the term "activewear", Lorna Jane Clarkson - the founder of the hugely successful Lorna Jane...

#83 – The Fruit Box Group: Keeping Workplaces Healthy

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mark speaks to Martin Halphen, who took his business The Fruit Box Group from delivering fresh fruit to 300 households in Melbourne to more ...

#82 – Monsta: Taking On DIY Giants

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mark speaks to Phil Scardigno, the founder of online DIY retailer Monsta. Monsta is cutting out the middle man selling paint and other DIY p...

#81 – Be Broth & Jack Media: Generating Health and Generating Leads

28 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

First up this week on The Mentor is Melissa Morphet - whose wellness product, Be Broth, an Aussie-first ready to drink bone broth - is now selling in ...

#80 – Alex McKinnon: A New Business Life After fFootball

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, this a special episode with former NRL player Alex McKinnon. After a life-changing injury ended his foo...

#79 – Men's Grooming: Wil Valor & Patricks

14 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, our first guest is Mark Ferguson - a basketball player turned tailor - running Wil Valor, a bespoke men...

#78 – Growing Fast vs Just Getting Started: Koala Mattresses & Double Tap Agency

03 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark speaks to two businesses in very different growth phases. First up: Dany Milham and Mitch Taylor, the founders of Koala Mattress about their incr...

#77 – Business Partnerships: Adore Beauty & Lingmo

23 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark goes into the nuts and bolts of business partnerships. First up is Kate Morris, founder of online retailer Adore Beauty, which partnered with Woo...

#76 – Frankie Swimwear & Parallel Parking

16 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark speaks to Rebecca Klodinsky, the founder of Frankie Swimwear about her growth into a global business from zero background in fashion. Mark also t...

#75 – Hire A Hubby and Virtual Angel Hub

07 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, the founders of two different out-sourcing businesses are on the show. Brendan Green from Hire A Hubby talks...

#74 – The Comms Department & SixtyFour Films

02 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Mark speaks to two successful services businesses. Bec Brown from The Comms Department gives us some great insights about PR, managing comm...

#73 – Hawke's Brewing Co & Nexba

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Bouris talks to Nathan Lennon and Dave Gibson from Hawkes Brewing Co about launching a beer company with Bob Hawke, and Troy Douglas, one of the ...

#72 – Luke Mangan

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, It was a great pleasure to have chef and businessman Luke Mangan in the studio today! We talked about Lukes ...

#71 – Libby Gardner & Luke Beeton

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, I had the pleasure of meeting two young business owners from very different fields. First up is a great chat...

#70 – Janeece Keller & Gabriel Sarajinsky

05 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, Im talking all things travel! Our first guest is Janeece Keller, founder of Bound Round, a family travel app...

#69 – Pete Neill & Selena Mazuran

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Mentor with Mark Bouris, we talk to two businesses at opposite ends of the education spectrum. First up is Pete Neill from Code Camp,...

#68 – Chris Matthews & Kieran Harrison

20 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're going natural! First up host Mark Bouris talks to Chris Matthews and Kieran Harrison from Little Urchin, a natural sunscreen which was...

#67 – Kate Kendall & Ben Lucas

13 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

host Mark Bouris presents an outstanding episode today, breaking down the challenges and opportunities in different parts of the fitness industry. We ...

#66 – Stephen Jackson & Mel Moloney

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Things get a bit fiery in the studio this week which I love! It was great to chat to Stephen Jackson from Jackson Rowe Real Estate about training staf...

#65 – Khaisser Khater & David Malcom

29 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Bouris has a great show today with two fantastic guests! Two dudes who are really shaking up the food industry. Khaisser Khater, co-owner of...

#64 – 2017 Preview

17 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

TMBS is back for 2017, asking the hard hitting questions of the Australian business sector. Tune in guys, we're in a new studio and have announced som...

#63 – Kumar Manix & Marnie Flanagan

02 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, host Mark Bouris chats to Kumar Manix and Marnie Flanagan who couldnt be in more different businesses, Kumar (The Space Ship) the wor...

#62 – Anthony Millet

25 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you're keen to finally get into the Aussie property market, then this episodes for you! Anthony Millet and his company Brick X are changing the gam...

#61 – Kapuddle & Amanda Rose

17 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week host Mark Bouris has on the show two of our well deserving guests that didn't squeeze into the end of last year. All three of them are chall...

#60 – Lochie Graham & Jerry Lewis

21 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

There's no age limit to joining The Mark Bouris Show! Lochie Graham is a 13-year-old boy with an old soul and a big heart! He joined us on the show to...

#59 – Jason Loft Tim Jones

07 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Two great examples of everyday ingenuity at work on the MB Show today. Host Mark Bouris chats to Jason Loft from Pedals Espresso and Tim Jones from Tr...

#58 – Adam Macdougall, Tom Carroll, Richard De Crespigny & Guillaume Brahimi

23 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

With so many great guests this year, we thought it was about time for another best of episode. An interesting collection for our 58th episode; a footb...

#57 – Mark Cronje & Christopher McCorry

09 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

They eat, sleep and work together and they're not even married! Mark Cronje and Christopher McCorry jumped off a ledge 6 months ago to start http://sp...

#56 – The ladies lounge

26 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Reverse podcast and an interesting perspective change today. The lovely ladies from The Ladies Lounge join host Mark Bouris in the X Studio to talk ab...

#55 – Anna Porter & Fiona Nadaya

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Aussies love property as an asset class, but with popularity comes price pressure, making it a tough market to get into! Today on TMBS, host Mark Bour...

#54 – Emotional resilience

07 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Apologies everyone, we forgot to post this episode a couple weeks back. Plenty of good stuff though on emotional resilience, pivoting and the skill of...

#53 – Tom Carroll

24 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The parallels between sport and business produce great lessons for both sides of the fence. World surfing champion, big wave rider, entrepreneur and a...

#52 – Daniel Borg & Alison Michalk

20 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Couldn't find the light switch this morning, but podcasting in the dark wasn't that bad! Great line up today; the George boys from Autonado, Daniel Bo...

#51 – Dave Liston & Danny Burrito

06 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of young blokes having a crack thats what its all about! Host Mark Bouris chats to Dave Liston from OURGO.co is helping young Aussies take ba...

#50 – Seema Kumar, Dave Thompson & Sonia McDonald

22 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Bouris chats to Vice President of Innovation, Global Health and Policy Communication, Seema Kumar joins TMBS to discuss the global innovatio...

#49 –James Kennedy & Tyson Koh

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Building brands can be tough, but don't worry TMBS has got you covered. James Kennedy has worked with some of the biggest brands on the planet; Rolex,...

#48 – Ned Moorfield

25 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Host Mark Bouris presents a David and Goliath story this week! Ned Moorfield, the CEO and co-founder of ridesharing service, GoCatch tells TMBS how to...