Future of Australia Podcast

"From High School Dropout to Published Author Running the Fastest Growing Human Capital Management Company in Australia" On Episode 56 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Jarrod McGrath, the Founder and CEO of SmartWFM, which grew 61% last year, to do over $4 million in annual revenue. This made SmartWFM, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies in Australia...

"From Being a Teenage Club Promoter to Starting One of The Fastest Growing New Plant Based Product Companies in Australia [ASX - LV1]" On Episode 55 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Ran Vaingold the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Live Verdure (ASX - LV1), which grew 77% last year, to do nearly $1 million in annual revenue. This made Live Verdure, on the Financial Review list...

"From Special Forces Commando to Re-Entering Civilian Life After 24 Years, and Creating One of the Fastest Growing New Property Companies in Australia" On Episode 54 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Robbie Turner, the Founder and Managing Director of Axon Property Group, which grew 69% last year. This made Axon Property Group, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing n...

"Offering Her Staff a FOUR Day Work Week, While Building One of the Fastest Growing New Media Agencies in Australia" On Episode 53 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Marilla Akkermans, the Founder and Managing Director of Equality Media, which grew 129% last year, to do over $3.2 million in annual revenue. This made Equality Media, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growin...

"From Studying Philosophy and Astrophysics to Starting one of the Fastest Growing New Publicly Traded [ASX: WZR] FinTech Companies in Australia" On Episode 52 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Anthony Nantes, the Founder and CEO of WISR [ASX:WZR], which grew 199% last year, to do over $27 million in annual revenue. This made WISR [ASX: WZR], on the Financial Review list of 100 fas...

"From Driving Brand and Business at Nike & Levi Strauss in Europe, to Private Equity, before Starting One of The Fastest Growing Strategy Consultancies" On Episode 51 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Rosanna Iacono, the Managing Partner of Growth Activists, which grew 43% last year, to do nearly $1 million in annual revenue. This made Growth Activists, on the Financial Review lis...

"From 100 Hour Weeks In a Wine Bar, to Machine Learning Algorithms for Real Estate, and Creating One of the Fastest Growth Tech Companies in Australia" On Episode 50 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Richie Ragel and Michael Cleary the Co-Founders of Milk Chocolate Property, which grew 129% last year, to do over $1.9 million in annual revenue. This made Milk Chocolate Property, on...

"Helping Aussie Brands Go Global, Building One of the Fastest Growing New Freight Companies in Australia" On Episode 49 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Chris Lebon, the Founder and Managing Director of United Carriers APAC, which grew 132% last year, to do over $4.4 million in annual revenue. This made United Carriers APAC, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new...

"Borrowing $500,000 To Win His First Client, Becoming the Fastest Growing Marine Consultancy in Australia with 35 Staff in Three Years" On Episode 48 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Claudio Del Deo, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of O2 Marine, which grew 70% last year, to do over $1 million in annual revenue. This made O2 Marine, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest...

“Creating Websites at 10 Years Old, Working in a Top Tier Law Firm, to Founding the Fastest Growing New Legal Tech Business in Australia” On Episode 47 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Alex Solo, the Co-Founder of Sprintlaw, which grew 105% last year, to do over $2.2 million in annual revenue. This made Sprintlaw, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies...

"From Wales to Sydney, and Seeking Autonomy as The Motivation for Starting one of the Fastest Growing New Recruitment Companies in Australia" On Episode 46 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Ieuan Williams, the Director and Co-Founder of Mane Consulting, which grew 57% last year, to do over $5.3 million in annual revenue. This made Mane Consulting, on the Financial Review list of 1...

"Solving BILLION Dollar Supply Chain Problems and Why COVID Changed Everything" On Episode 45 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Dean Stroessenreuther, the Director and Founder of Highbury Co, which grew 36% last year, to do nearly half a million in annual revenue. This made Highbury Co, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies in Australia, one of the FAST...

"Transforming an Idea for Gluten Free Beer to 1700+ Locations, Creating One of The Fastest Growing Beer Brands in Australia" On Episode 44 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Richard Jeffares, the Founder and CEO of Two Bays Brewing Co, which grew 160% last year, to do over $2.4 million in annual revenue. This made Two Bays Brewing Co, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest gro...

“From Princess Diana’s Personal Trainer to Creating the Fastest Growing Fitness Franchise in Australia” On Episode 43 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Cameron Falloon, the Founder and Co-CEO of Body Fit Training, the fastest growing new fitness franchise in Australia with 300+ locations, that grew 74% last year, to do nearly $12 million in annual revenue.

"Building The Fastest Growing Commercial Real Estate Buyers Agency and Moving Away from Residential Property Investing" On Episode 42 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Scott O'Neill, the Co-Founder and CEO of Rethink Investing, who help real estate investors who want to access high yielding commercial investment properties in Australia. They have been on the Australia Financial Re...

"Qutting a Dream Job at Google to Build One of the Fastest Growing New Businesses in Australia" On Episode 41 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Colm Dolan, the CEO & Founder of Publift, who help publishers increase advertising revenue. They grew over 141% last financial year, to do nearly $14 million in annual revenue, and become the 14th fastest growing new business in Australia.

"Making Impact While Making Millions, With the Fastest Growing New Social Enterprise in Australia" On Episode 40 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Wade Tink, the Co-Founder and General Manager of Project Everest Ventures, a social enterprise who work with socially-driven partners and Uni-Students to make a positive global impact. They grew over 56% last financial year, to do nearl...

"From Starting a Restaurant in Germany as a University Student to Creating The Fastest Growing AirBNB Management Business in Australia" On Episode 39 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Quirin Schwaighofer, the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of MadeComfy, an Award-winning Airbnb management service in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, that grew over 103% last financial...

"Being The Solution to Climate Change, with a BILLION Dollar goal and Turning That Into a Fast Growth Success Story" On Episode 38 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Ben Hutt, the CEO and Managing Director of Evergen, a company that creates software to enable smarter energy by orchestrating large fleets of batteries to enable Virtual Power Plants to solve climate change, that grew...

"Becoming One of The Fastest Growing New Management Consultancies in Australia by Doing The Opposite of The Big Four" On Episode 37 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Paul Eastwood, the Founder and CEO of Pollen Consulting Group, a management consultancy with a difference, focused on driving bottom-line performance by creating value through end-to-end supply chain transformation, w...

"Using Automated Disinfecting Lights and Robots to Tackle COVID-19 and Become The Fastest Growing New Healthcare Business in Australia" On Episode 36 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Chad Wilhelm, the Founder and CEO of Wilhelm Integrated Health, a company specialising in equipment and technology solutions for high risk clinical environments such as operating rooms, intensive car...

"How Tony Turned a Struggling Digital Gifting Company Into a Fast Growth Success Story Selling 400,000+ Gift Cards per MONTH" On Episode 35 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Tony Karp, the CEO of Prezzee, a digital gifting company which grew 400% last financial year. This made Prezzee, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies, one of the FASTEST GROWING ne...

"From Making $1,000,000+ Mowing Laws at 17 to Becoming One Of The Fastest Growing New Engineering Businesses in Australia" On Episode 34 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Luke Brown, the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Keeden Contracting, who provide civil infrastructure services to both the private and public sectors of the construction and mining industries, which grew 558% la...

"Becoming One Of The Fastest Growing New Recruitment Businesses in Australia While Having Two Weddings and Five Pregnancies in the Founding Team" On Episode 33 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Joanna Ward, the Co-Founder & Director of MayDay Recruitment, who provide temporary, contract and permanent recruitment services, for business support functions, which grew 64% last financi...

"How Predicting Technology Trends Enabled Vamsi to Build One of The Fastest Growing New Businesses in Australia" On Episode 32 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Vamsi Krishna Gosu, the Founder and Director of Techforce Services, a Salesforce Development and Consulting Agency, which grew 64% last financial year, to do over $2 million in annual revenue.