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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 days 22 hours 57 minutes
episode 81: #81 – Be Broth & Jack Media: Generating Health and Generating Leads
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 Woolworths. Then Mark speaks to James Kitchener who runs Jack Media, a lead generation and sales agency living the dream based out of Byron Bay.
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episode 82: #82 – Monsta: Taking On DIY Giants
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 products directly to consumers, and using technology to provide easy support and advice. The conversation isn't just about taking on the big boys, it's about manufacturing in Australia, marketing, social media, engaging with customers and how to grow your team.
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episode 83: #83 – The Fruit Box Group: Keeping Workplaces Healthy
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 than 30,000 deliveries each week around Australia. Hear how he did it and what he plans to do next.
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episode 84: #84 – Lorna Jane Clarkson: Inventing Activewear
This week Mark sits down with woman credited with coining the term "activewear", Lorna Jane Clarkson - the founder of the hugely successful Lorna Jane fashion label. Lorna Jane talks about her humble beginnings in a gym 29 years ago, the biggest challenges in her career, tall poppy syndrome, and why budding entrepreneurs should just go for it.
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episode 85: #85 – Wimp 2 Warrior: Leading Human Transformation
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 for their first fight. It is backed by some of MMA's biggest names including John Kavanagh and Conor McGregor - and has ambitious growth plans. Nick talks about going global, the challenges of raising capital and why anyone who does the program deserves to be called a warrior.
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episode 86: #86 – Hatching Lab: Turning Tech Failure Into Success
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 then she's launched Hatching Lab, an innovation partner and software developer for large corporates and startups; and a program called Tech Ready Women supporting other women turn their tech ideas into reality.
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episode 87: #87 – Raw and Fresh Pet Food
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, which has grown from working in a shipping container in the back yard to producing and delivering two tonnes of made-to-order fresh pet food each week. They've done it all themselves and are now ready to franchise and scale up.
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episode 88: #88 – Sport Heroes Group: Putting Data Into Fitness
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, exclusive offers and prizes, just for exercising - effectively frequent flyer points for your activity. They talk about hacking into Nike, tracking data and the huge opportunities ahead for the business.
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episode 89: #89 – The Rolling Fix: Riding Into Success
Mark talks to Cameron Harrison and John Treloar, who went from running a mobile bicycle repair van to providing bike service options for businesses and buildings all around Sydney. They're also involved in selling electric bikes, encouraging more people to be active without having to break a sweat with a motor-assisted ride. They discuss the future of the business with more people riding bikes, and what's coming up next.
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episode 90: #90 – Michael Klim's MILK & Co: From Swim To Skin
Mark sits down with former Olympic swimming champion Michael Klim about his skincare business, MILK & Co. Michael's company has been around for almost a decade, with his skincare range in 3000 stores domestically. Mark and Klimmy talk about starting a brand from scratch, expanding into Asia and why work-life balance is so important when running a global business.
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