Ben Andrews

At The Top with Ben Andrews

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At The Top explores the hard-earned lessons behind building, scaling, and leading a business as it grows beyond the founder. Hosted by Ben Andrews, we unpack the learnings you only get from walking the path yourself, and normalise the doubts and pressures that rarely get airtime. If you're building something, leading a team, or carrying the responsibility that comes with owning a business, subscribe and join the journey.

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Ben Andrews

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I ignored 99% of potential clients... and scaled faster than my competitors 08.07.2026 32:26

Most mortgage brokers try to serve everyone. Andrew Johnson built a multimillion dollar business by deliberately ignoring 99% of potential clients. Andrew is the founder of Legal Home Loans, a mortgage broking business which only serves lawyers, judges and barristerrs. Instead of competing in a market with 22,000 other brokers, decided to focus exclusively on lawyers. In a country with 14.7 millio...

Private Equity Director: The red flags that make investors walk away 24.06.2026 42:13

Most founders think about private equity when they're ready to exit. The reality is, understanding how investors think about valuation, risk, and growth could transform how you build your business today, even if you never plan to sell. Katrina Engelbert is a Director at Pemba Capital Partners, a private equity firm with $2 billion in funds under management and investments across 36 companies. She...

Cybersecurity Expert: I've had CEOs crying... 'Do I have to sack 500 employees?' 10.06.2026 47:41

Most business owners think cybersecurity is something they'll deal with later. The reality is, you're already a target, and the threat landscape in 2026 is unlike anything we've seen before. Ahmed Khanji is Founder and CEO of Gridware Cybersecurity, an award winning cybersecurity business. He recently stated that after 17 years in the industry, he's never been more worried. AI powered tools are no...

I Worked Inside Canva & Atlassian: Here's what top leaders do differently 27.05.2026 37:55

Most founders think they need to have it all figured out. The truth is, the best leaders are just making it up as they go… and learning to be okay with that. Rhiannon Haart is a leadership consultant who has worked inside some of Australia's fastest-growing companies, including Canva and Atlassian. She's seen what happens when founders scale too fast, hold on too long, and struggle with the gap be...

I Started My Firm at 25… From a Hospital Bed 13.05.2026 31:48

Most lawyers dream of making partner. Chris Athanassios walked away from a top-tier firm at the age of 25 to start his own… they told him it was career suicide. Chris is Managing Principal at MillerPrince, a multi-partner law firm he co-founded at an age when most lawyers are still grinding toward their first promotion. In this conversation, he shares what it actually takes to build a firm from sc...

Law Founder: We disrupted ourselves with AI... and doubled revenue with half the team 29.04.2026 55:30

AI is changing how legal work gets done. But most law firms are watching from the sidelines. Alex Solo saw it coming and made a choice: disrupt his own business before someone else did. Alex is co-founder and CEO of Sprint Law, an award-winning law firm that launched Taylor AI, the world's first voice-enabled AI lawyer for small businesses. In 2022, while his firm was winning awards and scaling fa...

Venture-Backed Founder: I raised millions... and learned the hard truths about Investors 15.04.2026 31:25

Raising capital can speed up business growth. It can also speed up bad decisions. Tom Blinksell shares what founders only learn after the money lands. Tom is a venture-backed founder and CEO building in healthcare, with experience raising capital, managing investors, scaling teams, and learning the real trade-offs that come with growth. In this conversation, he shares the lessons that only become...