Dain Walker

Agency

Business EN ↓ 132 episodes

In 2018, I was broke, 200k in debt, and working an unfulfilling job. I started a content creation agency and scaled it from 1 freelancer to a team of 30+ in just 4 short years. Now I run Australia’s fastest-growing agency: rivyl. As a guy who runs an agency working with global brands and celebrities, I decided to start interviewing people who take Agency over their lives. To unpack what entrepreneurs do to get ahead in business and life. My goal is to unearth the tactics, mindset, and motives that make high performers tick so you can get a leg up and take Agency with whatever you’re doing.

Author

Dain Walker

Category

Business

Podcast website

dainwalker.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

#130 - How to Build A Business When You Have No Money | Yasser Zaki 11.07.2026

When Yasser Zaki left Egypt for Australia, his father gave him one warning: "Don't come back crying". Within months, he found himself broke, sleeping under a tree in Campsie, and eating one meal a day at 4 PM just to survive the night.  Fast forward to today, Yasser is the powerhouse CEO of Tender Loving Care spanning 7 industries, 9 businesses, 8 countries, and 3,000 employees. In t...

#129 - The Truth About Success From A 2x Guinness World Record Holder | James Castrission 03.07.2026

In this episode, we sit down with James Castrission, founder of MyAdventure Group and a 2 x Guinness World Record holding explorer who left a safe job at Deloitte to tackle the most treacherous environments on Earth. James shares the unfiltered reality of stripping away corporate ego, building elite teams, and using extreme adversity to forge an unbreakable mindset. We dive straight into the mecha...

#128 - Navigating The 2026 Economy: Your Wealth Preservation Strategy | Scott Kuru 26.06.2026

Ready to build wealth, generate passive income, and achieve financial freedom in 2026? Stop waiting for the system to save you. In this episode, property investing expert Scott Kuru (Co-founder of Freedom Property Investors) reveals the exact strategies you can use to grow your net worth. The reality is that relying on the traditional path won't save you anymore. If you want true financial ind...

#127 - The AI Era: The Illusion Of AI Productivity | Frank Greeff & Marissa Kos 19.06.2026

Are you actually scaling your business with AI, or are you just addicted to the dopamine of prompt engineering and chasing the next generative AI trend? In this episode, we sit down with Frank Greeff (Co-founder of Kinso) and Marissa Kos (Founder of MXM and AI Technician) to expose the truth about the current AI gold rush and the future of artificial intelligence. We bypass the generic "how t...

#126 - How LSKD Turned Customers Into a Massive Global Community | Jason Daniel 12.06.2026

How did a $30 motocross logo turn into a $150 million global fitness empire? In this episode, Jason Daniel, the CEO and Founder of LSKD, breaks down how a performance lifestyle brand exploded to 32 retail stores and a massive team of 700 employees. But the journey was far from easy. Jason opens up about the reality of being stuck at a $3 million revenue plateau for five straight years. The convers...

#125 - 11 Rules of Marketing And What Actually Works | Andrew Tindall 05.06.2026

In this episode, Andrew dismantles the 11 biggest rules in modern digital marketing strategy, starting with the hard truth that engagement rates have absolutely zero correlation to actual sales. If you are treating your marketing campaigns like a race for virality, you are hitting a performance plateau. Andrew reveals why ROI is the most overvalued metric in the industry, and why forcing your logo...

#124 - Ignore Corporate Rules: How Raw Chaos Built Australia's #1 Beer | DJ McCready 29.05.2026

Stop pretending to be the perfect CEO. Discover how DJ McCready used severe childhood trauma, radical vulnerability, and a massive appetite for risk to build a $50M business empire, turning out to be Australia’s #1 Beer. If you are trying to play it safe, your business growth is already finished. In this episode, Mountain Culture co-founder DJ McCready drops the polished CEO act and reveals the ra...

#123 - Turn LinkedIn Into A Lead Machine With The 3-Layer Tribal Formula | Matthew Lakajev 22.05.2026

Stop losing B2B sales to outdated LinkedIn advice and generic content marketing. B2B expert Matt Lakajev reveals the exact "Tribal Content" strategy to dominate organic reach, drive massive inbound lead generation, and book high-ticket clients on demand. The social media marketing landscape has completely shifted into interest-based algorithms. If you are still relying on traditional Ide...

#122 - 18 Years On Camera: The Power Of Being Your Own Biggest Fan | Brittney Saunders 15.05.2026

Why your obsessive work ethic is destroying your company's growth. Fashion CEO Brittney Saunders breaks down the painful reality of scaling a business and why you must step out of your own way to survive. Scaling a multi-million dollar brand requires more than just a good product, it requires an entirely new founder psychology. In this episode, Fayt founder and omnichannel CEO Brittney Saunder...

#121 - The Digital Mind: Have We Outsourced Human Intelligence? | Jeremy Tang 08.05.2026

The search landscape has fractured, and chasing shiny AI Optimisation trends is a guaranteed path to obscurity. Programmatic SEO authority Jeremy Tang dismantles the myth that ChatGPT requires a new playbook, exposing how AI engines essentially run hyper-fast Google searches using it as the Master Index for information retrieval. Jeremy rips apart standard marketing, proving why fighting industry...

#120 - The Things You Must Never Let AI Control | Joe Stolte 01.05.2026

In this episode, we sit down with six-time founder Joe Stolte to explore the reality of AI adoption and why refusing to adapt will ultimately bankrupt your business. After achieving four successful startup exits, Joe realised most entrepreneurs treat AI as a shiny distraction. Joe breaks down the mechanics of the AI Maturity Ladder, revealing why he uses incentives and intensive two-day workshops...

#119 - The Brutal Truth About Scaling The Diary Of A CEO | Grace Miller 24.04.2026

Grace Miller, Head of Experimentation and Failure for Steven Bartlett and The Diary Of A CEO gives the honest truths and secrets of how Steven Bartlett’s business empire was created. Grace talks to us on stripping away the "paper walls" and fake industry rules about production that hold brands back. In an unfiltered conversation, Grace explains how true longevity comes from the raw hones...

#118 - The "Founder's Trap": Why You Probably Shouldn't Be The CEO | Josh Sparks 17.04.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Josh Sparks, former CEO of Thom Browne New York, advisor for Deus Ex Machina, and ex-managing director for Anthropologie E-Commerce to decode the harsh realities of scaling a business. The skills and hustle required to launch a brand are rarely the same as those needed to sustain it, and most founders fall into the "Founder's Trap" by confusing ego with elite oper...

#117 - The Cost of Conviction: Building a Fashion Label With Purpose | Cathryn Wills 10.04.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Cathryn Wills to explore the profound personal and professional growth required to leave the corporate machine and build a legacy brand from scratch. After a 12-year career climbing to Managing Director of Mimco, Cathryn realised her success felt like "Groundhog Day." She walked away from it all to find true purpose. Cathryn breaks down the launch of San...

#116 - The Psychology of Success: How To Rewire Your Identity | Calvin Coyles 03.04.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Calvin Coyles to decode the inner psychology of elite founders. Moving past traditional business strategy, Calvin unpacks the profound impact of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and how the labels you attach to your identity are secretly dictating your company's growth. Calvin explains the confronting reality that 95% of your neurological connections are for...

#115 - Your Audience Doesn't Want Your Ads Anymore | Nathan Perdriau 27.03.2026

Most founders are still playing a game that stopped working years ago. They think better targeting, better funnels, or more spend will fix their ads. But the reality is harsher, competition is higher than ever, algorithms are smarter than ever, and 99% of ads simply don’t work anymore. In this episode, Nathan breaks down the new playbook, why creative volume is replacing traditional strategy, how...

#114 - How To Radically Change A 133-Year-Old Legacy Brand Without Destroying It | Michael Breckler 20.03.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Michael Breckler, CEO of Betts Shoes, to deconstruct the reality of turning around a retail empire and pulling himself back from the brink of personal collapse. Michael inherited a 133-year-old, 5th-generation family business staring down $12 million in debt. He had to make ruthless decisions to keep the company alive. He unpacks his exact turnaround blueprint: sh...

#113 - The New SEO Blueprint: Ranking In The Era Of AI Search | Harry Sanders 13.03.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Harry Sanders, Founder of StudioHawk, to deconstruct where the internet is heading and how to build your brand's SEO strategy. Going from homeless and couch-surfing at 17 to building one of the largest dedicated SEO agencies in the world, Harry has an unparalleled understanding of brand visibility, algorithms, and business resilience. He breaks down the massiv...

#112 - The Uncomfortable Reality Of Building An Empire | Marc Hermann 06.03.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Marc Hermann, Co-founder of Everlab, to deconstruct the friction of scaling a business and the urgent need to redesign how we view human health. Driven by the sudden loss of his father at age 48 to an undetected heart condition, Marc has built a preventative health-tech empire designed to catch invisible risks before they surface. Marc delivers a masterclass on th...

#111 - Steal these Frameworks that Billionaires Obsess Over | Nathan Chan 27.02.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Nathan Chan, the CEO of Foundr, to deconstruct the exact frameworks he has extracted from interviewing the world’s most successful billionaires, including Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, and Seth Godin. Over the last 12 years, Nathan grew a global empire from his parents' basement, and today, he is sharing his 9 core principles for mastering leadership, s...

#110 - An Exceptional Entrepreneurship Playbook | Jack Delosa 20.02.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Jack Delosa to unpack the hidden psychological drivers and fundamental business mechanics required to scale an empire. Jack reveals why entrepreneurship is fundamentally a trauma response, and why the "dirty fuel" of anger and proving people wrong will eventually lead to burnout. We deconstruct the concept of taking true "Agency" over your life, shifting from bein...

#109 - Debunking Myths About Your Brain From A Harvard Scientist | Tessa Forshaw 13.02.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Tessa Forshaw, a Cognitive Scientist and Lecturer at Stanford, to dismantle the biggest myths surrounding creativity and innovation. Tessa explains why the idea of being "Right Brained" or "Left Brained" is scientifically false  and reveals that creativity is not a personality trait, but a cognitive muscle that can be trained. We go deep on the biology of innovati...

#108 - The New Operating System For Building A Media Empire | Sam Gaudet 06.02.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Sam Gaudet, the Creative Director and "Architect" behind Dan Martell’s media empire. Sam explains how they scaled from a modest 10k following to over 8.8 million followers across platforms by treating content creation not as art, but as a manufacturing process. We deconstruct the specific infrastructure required to scale a personal brand: from the "...

#107 - The New Media Era: The Shift To Personal Branding | Dan Martell & Taki Moore 30.01.2026

In this episode, we sit down with Dan Martell and Taki Moore to dismantle the old playbook of corporate marketing. They argue that we are living through a "silent crash" of trust, in which the era of the faceless corporation is ending, and the age of the founder-led media company has begun. We explore why most business owners are still playing "amateur" by treating content as a lottery ticket rath...

#106 - The Content Strategy Mistakes That Are Costing You | James Smith 23.01.2026

James Smith is one of the internet’s most unapologetic voices on fitness and modern culture. Known for cutting through online noise with blunt honesty, James has built a global audience by challenging misinformation, calling out performative success, and prioritising action over aesthetics. In this episode, he unpacks content creation, monetisation, virality, and personal responsibility offering a...

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