Mark Bouris speaks to business owners and entrepreneurs, finding out what makes them tick and their plans for growth. Some business owners are on the way up and enjoying new success, others are at a turning point. Mark digs into their stories and finds out why they set out to create their own path, their challenges and where they go from here. Based on his own personal experiences and learnings, he also passes on his own guidance on how to take their business to the next level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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episode 130: #130 – The Soak Life: Brainstorming, Beauty & Baths
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 and has grown to have her products stocked in 32 retailers around the country. But like many business owners, she's now at a crossroads about how best to grow The Soak Life, with questions about her product range, manufacturing, staffing and where she needs to turn next...
episode 129: #129 – Business Chicks: Failure, Success & Persistence
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 grew Business Chicks to more than 45,000 members around Australia, running conferences and networking events. Emma moved to the USA in 2016 to try and grow the business there, but describes it as her biggest failure...
episode 128: #128 – Namaste Technologies: The Big Business of Cannabis
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 world's largest e-commerce platform focussed on selling cannabis products. We talk all about the way that cannabis products are being legalised around the world (although not yet in Australia!) and the emergence of a huge industry where Sean is riding the wave.
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episode 127: #127 – Birth Beat: Revolutionising Pregnancy Care
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 online platform running antenatal classes for pregnant women and their partners from conception through to after the baby is born, and it's the only Australian online antenatal course that is recognised with a private health provider number...
episode 126: #126 – NETFIT Netball: Bringing Confidence to Fitness
This week I'm joined by former elite netballer Sarah Wall and current Giants Netball captain Kimberlee Green to talk about their business, NETFIT Netball. NETFIT started out in 2012 as coaching clinics and netball gym classes, and has grown into a coaching, nutrition and training app that provides year-long health and fitness programs. With more than 1.2 million people playing netball in Australia, I think they're onto something...
episode 125: #125 – P.E Nation: Nostalgia, Emotions & A Passion For Fashion
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 own business in 2016, which is now stocked in over 200 retailers worldwide and has been worn by many famous faces, including the Kardashians. We talk all about clothes and fashion, as well as the emotional challenges of running a business...
episode 124: #124 – PropertyNow: Selling Property Privately
I'm joined by Andrew Blachut from PropertyNow, a real estate company helping people sell their property privately, charging no commission to real estate agents. Their business is complicated by the big players that control the market - Real Estate and Domain - but they've grown to more than 2000 current active listings. We talk about how Andrew should get the word out in the market, who is competition is, and how the entire process works with selling property privately...
episode 123: #123 – Pete Evans: Business, Wellness & Pets
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 healthiest animal food in the country. We talk about the business - but also a huge range of other topics, including wellness, authenticity and motivation. Pete is a fascinating and sometimes polarising guy - so it was interesting to hear from the man himself about what makes him tick.
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episode 122: #122 – No Grainer: Growing Without Grains
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 of necessity - being diabetic and coeliac - but they have since realised the market for grain-free products is skyrocketing. When I first met them on The Mentor TV show, they were close to shutting down - their fridge was broken, they had no business systems and weren't making any money...
episode 121: #121 – Joey Scandizzo: Winning Awards & Keeping It Simple
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 about how he got into the game and why he keeps entering awards, how to build a team culture where nobody wants to leave, and how his products range, Eleven Australia, came to be so successful.
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