Catching Up With CUB

Daniel catches up with Deena Tearney, Founder of Pacific Point. With locations from Honolulu to Sydney, to Singapore and Denver, Deena has built an international Salesforce Consulting Partnership whose unique reach and skillset merges the personal touch with technology, providing businesses with sustainable systems for strategic growth. From a Senior Consultant at IBM, to founding an intercontinan...

Daniel catches up with Louisa Nicola, CEO of Neuro Athletics. A former world champion triathlete and with her background in math and neurophysiology, Louisa combines science with business to work with NBA players, Wall Street executives and other high performers to optimise their physical, mental, and emotional health. "Perform better, think faster, and achieve results".  From starting her profess...

Daniel catches up with Peter Gatt, Founder of Hava. From his early days as founder of Vibrato, later acquired by Servian, Peter has continuously built some of the world's most innovative cloud-based data and security services, providing businesses with the best digital infrastructure available.  Developing a passion for coding at age 7, and with his incredible background in IT, Peter shares his kn...

Daniel catches up with Paul Hart, Executive Director of Canary Capital. Running one of the leading investment advisories in Melbourne, Paul has raised over $100 million since 2017, helping many Australian companies scale to the global stage. From his early days as a business analyst to now, Paul shares his secrets about the best type of companies to invest in, how to invest during economic cycles,...

Daniel catches up with Joanne Camilleri, Co-Owner of Gifts to Give. After being a Licensee Partner with Telstra owning multiple stores, Joanne and her Business Partner went on to founding companies like Solutions Builder and Work Tank. A profound serial entrepreneur Joanne continues to look for new opportunities that can be done better. With her love for business, Joanne brings her passion and ent...

Daniel catches up with Jason Robinson, Director of Future Advisory. By combining digital technology with his people-first philosophy, Jason brings a modern and innovative approach to accounting, helping his clients setup their finances in the best position for the future.  With his knack for financial management, and his experience in building quality teams, Jason shares his insights in how you ca...

Daniel catches up with Steven Khalil, CEO of STEVEN KHALIL. As Australia's leading red carpet and bridal fashion designer, Steven designs some of the most unique handmade dresses in the country, tailoring his couture to the personalised needs and style of his clients.  Having more than 3 decades of experience in the industry, combined with his flare and love for fashion, Steven shares his wealth o...

Daniel catches up with Troy Abolakian, Co-Managing Director of HYECORP Property Group. With their multigenerational business, Troy and his family have become one of Sydney's leading property developers, using a fully integrated approach to serve customers at every stage of the process from design, construction, all the way to building management. With his own extensive knowledge in the constructio...

Daniel catches up with Evelyn Jackson, CEO of Corporate Crayon. With a passion for team building and people, Evelyn helps Australian business owners better understand their talent, enhancing their engagement with the company and allowing them to become more connected and capable. From her world leading expertise in corporate HR to now being a successful entrepreneur, Evelyn distills what she's lea...

Daniel catches up with Joonas Karppinen, Founder of sport and racing tipping service Edge Alerter. With the highest profit on turnover in the industry, Joonas serves his members with the latest and most informative tips, giving them an edge in their bets. With his extensive background in financial markets and professional betting, Joonas passes on his life lessons, highlighting the value of experi...

Daniel catches up with Stuart Cook, Co-CEO of Flave & Founding Partner of TWIYO. From his early days as 23yo CEO of Zambrero and growing the chain to over 100 restaurants, Stuart has expanded multiple SMEs into national and global leaders, earning himself the 'Australian Young CEO of The Year' title. With his knack for operations and passion for business growth, Stuart discusses what it takes for...

Daniel catches up with Julie Parmax, Founder of 3 Marks of Existence. 3 Marks is a high-end interior design and styling practice for residential and commercial facilities, and as Principle Designer, Julie's guiding philosophy is to design well, live well, and dream well. In this episode, Julie shares her personal journey and the lessons she learned in business and in life, including what separates...

Daniel catches up with Nick Hedges, Director of ResolveHR. Bringing together his passion for people and expertise in Human Resources, Nick provides organisations with the guidance and solutions they need to build thriving team environments.  With his wide-ranging experience in HR, Nick discusses what makes a team exceptional, which includes building engagement from the start, knowing what values c...

Daniel catches up with David Keir, Founder of Dash and Principle at Entrepreneur Purpose. From his vast knowledge in financial advisory to world leading companies, and after successfully scaling Domino's presence in China, David now supports and mentors values-driven entrepreneurs to help them scale their own success. In this episode, David shares his entrepreneurial endeavours and the many lesson...

Daniel catches up with Kellie Rigney, Founder and Creative Director of Zjoosh. With 14 stores in Australia, and over 100 team members, Kellie operates a high-end lifestyle brand, providing luxurious fashion and homeware to women on the go. From being a corporate lawyer, to now operating a successful retail business, Kellie shares what she's learned in her career, including how to grow your company...

Daniel catches up with Alexander Baumjohann, renowned Professional Football Player who's played for some of the best teams in Germany, Brazil, and Australia. Now, his mission is to ignite the passion of football in Australia, to strengthen the football community and bring prosperity to the nation. With his remarkable achievements as an athlete, and now in business, Alex shares his lessons about ho...

Over the past few months, Daniel has been dropping hints that an exciting announcement was on the way, and in this week's episode it has finally arrived. Introducing Boa, asocial media platform exclusively for business owners and entrepreneurs that ensures no entrepreneur has to be on the journey alone. In this episode Daniel delves into the reason he started Boa, some of the lessons he learnt alo...

Daniel catches up with Renee Francis, Founder and Director of The Bubble Co. With teams across Australia and New Zealand, The Bubble Co. is a full-service digital agency that specialises in Web3 marketing and provides clients with all their digital marketing needs to effectively reach their audience.  From her experience in the corporate world to now running her own successful company, Renee discu...

Daniel catches up with Tim Cullen, CEO of TradieSpec. With almost 300 vehicles on the streets, TradieSpec is Australia's largest trade vehicle supplier and rent-to-own service, ensuring all tradies have access to a reliable, affordable, and well-fitted vehicle to suit all their business needs. After starting his business at just 26, Tim's company has grown at an exceptional pace, and he shares his...

Daniel catches up with Maria Bellissimo-Magrin, Founder of Belgrin, who combines her love of design and business experience to help companies use their brand and marketing to build the best creative visual-identities in their industry. In this episode, Maria discusses what she's done to overcome her biggest challenges, how understanding the value she's offering lead to her success and talks about...

Daniel catches up with Rick Williams, Owner of Platform 24. With over a decade of experience, Platform 24 is a Sydney IT solutions provider, specialising in end-to-end cyber security and support, ensuring that businesses have the best procedures and tools to be protected in this new digital environment.  Combining his unique background in teaching and IT, Rick discusses how business owners can ove...

Daniel catches up with Andrew Baxter, Founder of 24hr Business Plan. As former CEO of two of the country's biggest communications agencies, Publicis and Ogilvy, Andrew was involved in iconic projects such as AAMI's 'Rhonda & Ketut' & Coca Cola's 'Share a Coke' campaign. With his extensive career background, Andrew shares the principles every business needs to create a world leading brand, how to s...

Daniel catches up with Brady Yoshia, Founder of Brady Marcs Buyers Advisory. With offices in Sydney & Canberra, the buyers agency is serving new and experienced homeowners with a dedicated, professional, and unified team who are committed to helping them find their dream home or investment property.   With years of business and real estate experience, Brady shares her entrepreneurial journey, from...

Daniel catches up with Ryan Jones, Managing Director of Ryan Jones Building Co, whose mission is to serve families and build them the highest-quality boutique homes to enjoy for generations. Daniel and Ryan discuss insights on starting a business with no experience, how to find existing processes to gain an edge in your industry, and how to build trust with your clients and your team. 

Daniel catches up with Robbie Allison, Managing Director of QualityVend and Director at Blackroo Industries, where he gives a second chance Indigenous youth, provides financial support to disadvantaged communities, and supply's Australia with the best vending machines in the country. Robbie and Daniel discuss the importance of every team member having a known progression plan and clear vision of t...