No BS Business

Advantage Construction Projects is the story of vision turned into reality. Born from director Aaron Daly’s lifelong passion for building, this episode explores the art and passion behind creating some of Sydney’s most remarkable architectural homes. With a deep appreciation for progress, innovation, and problem-solving, Aaron shares insights from his experience—shaping not just structures, but la...

Ben & Aaron Tass along side Ryan 'Jenko' Jenkins are the leadership team behind Tass Constructions, a local construction and design company. The Tass boys started out doing small renovations and carpentry work, expanded into high end builds and now offering an in-house design and architecture arm that gives their clients the full start to finish service when building or renovating A...

Pat Connolly is a true blue entrepreneur, he posses that grit and determination of the greatest business leaders and innovators. Pats journey started in construction and now shifted to fintech since establishing Fiable (formerly Anility). With a strong background in procurement, contracts, and supply chain risk management Pat has bootstrapped his company from 1 to 25 employees and on its way to th...

Lee Rosenfeld established Innovative Home Loans after working as a mobile broker for a big 4 bank. Growing up in the Shire and now raising a family in the area Lee has established himself in the community as a trusted and approachable advisor in the finance and property sector.  Innovative Home Loans have a great reputation and are a staple Shire business. Enjoy!

Behind every good man is a better woman and aint that the facts. Til was the most requested guest back on the poddy for our first episode of the year, so here she is! It is interesting interviewing and speaking with your wife, much different from someone that I don't know or want to get to know. I am so proud of her and how she did though and had lots of fun with my model. Tilly is a very ins...

Madeline Tynan is a Director of Tynan Motors Group which is one of the Shires largest family owned companies, over 300 staff across multiple Shire locations and the South Coast. Madeline is also on the board of the Cronulla Sharks, The Disability Trust, Sutherland Shire Medical Research Foundation, a founder of The Michael Tynan Challenge and supporter of medical research and hospitals.

Tribe Social Fitness which is headed up by Mark Capelin & Adam Dykes is not just a gym, its a Sutherland Shire fitness institution focused on helping clients loose weight, eat well and get fit. Dykesy & Mark have unwavering core values and beliefs which filter to their team and through to their members & our community.  Both Mark & Adam are focused on being the best version of them...

Summer Priest from OhNine, making bookkeeping sexy since 2019. Summers love for her company, her team, her family and reputation is very inspiring. Summer doesn't give excuses, she gets after it fuelled by passion and strong beliefs. Helping local businesses by simplifying bookkeeping Summer has quickly built up a reliable and warm reputation in the area.  Thanks for your chat Sum!

Carmelo is the Sutherland Shires longest serving Mayor with over 10 years of service to our area. He is also the owner of Bianchini's Cafes which are located in Cronulla and Gymea. Carmelo was not an A grade student and left school in Year 10 to pursue a career as a cabinet maker shop fitter.  Carmelo has invested well and worked very hard, he goes into his strategy in property investment, cr...

Flour has quickly become the most popular cafe in The Shire! A unique concept of providing a more visual experience of the workings of a dough room and an A La Carte menu style offering combined with trendy and colourful interiors and a vibrant setting, Flour has raised the benchmark. Jimmy & Abbey started their cafe journey at Grind Cronulla where they began working out of school. They eventu...

Theres no denying that the Sammut Group have one of the best reputations in The Sutherland Shire when it comes to luxury development. Although Sammut Group these days are well known for projects such as Breeze, Vue, Coast, Parc & so on, I wanted to get into the early days of the business, their journey, what inspires Allen & Julian to stay ahead of the curve and continually setting the ben...

A bloody good PT and an even better bloke. Passionate about his industry and helping people better their lives Reece Mariner has recently taken the plunge into business ownership and started his own gym Refit Training in Caringbah. Reece is very well known and respected locally in his industry and there is no doubt that this gym will be a hit. Reece talks us through his journey from being a shipwr...

Daniel Tonkin is one of the most natural sales and business people I have ever met. From our first interaction at an open house I wanted to get to know Danny and his journey, he has this warm approachable energy and carries a wealth of knowledge in business and life. Danny has started and ran multiple successful companies from Think Renewable, WOW Recruitment, KWIC, Nu Agency Group and the list go...

Passionate about his trade and passionate about his people Chris has quickly become an industry leader within his field. Chris attitude towards constantly reinvesting into his brand and people has put him ahead of the competition and with a new state of the art showroom to show why he is the best at what he does. Chris goes into life growing up in Mount Druitt, overcoming adversity and how one day...

Fresh out of beauty school in the early 90's Leah took the plunge and opened her first business at the back of a nail shop paying $200 a week rent and mastering the in & out beauty service. A quickly growing business based on providing great service, a personable experience and a speedy service propelled Leah into opening in multiple locations across NSW & QLD. Leah currently has 8 lo...

You know the age old saying "make hay while the sun shines", thats exactly what Bronte Leghissa did when we encountered our first Covid 19 Lockdowns. Creating a platform to share insights, updates and support for local businesses that turned into a full guide to everything about The Sutherland Shire. Shire Scout has over 33,000 followers and is highly regarded as the go to Shire Guide. R...

Darcy & his brother Tristan went from making flat pack desks during covid that were stocked by IKEA, to growing that company to 25+ staff. Fast forward a couple of years they established Chopt Studio & Production which create custom joinery, sheet metal and stage sets for music events, festivals, The Australian Open and any event that requires outstanding brand activation. Darcy, Tristan a...

 How does a 14 year old boy from Lakemba go from waiting tables at one of Sydneys original Italian institutions "Rossini's" to opening the Shires first hatted restaurant?  Joe is a true pioneer of the restaurant scene in the Sutherland Shire and continues to adapt to the times and provide a truly unique and enjoyable dining experience.  It was a pleasure to hear his story from the s...

When I think of insurance brokers in the Sutherland Shire I think of Dean & DLB Insurance. Dean has an unreal social strategy, delivers great content that provides much needed info and is a proactive insurance broker and advisor for his clients and for our area.  Loved getting into Deans story from how he evolved from selling insurance at a big firm to taking the plunge and opening his own off...

Welcome! Growing up and working in the Sutherland Shire I have been surrounded by so many inspirational people that have built enviable businesses and brands. The purpose of this Poddy is to dig deep into the stories of the people behind the brands that make our area so incredible. I want to inspire the next generation to go out there and have a crack and educate those in our area on what it has t...