Owner To Owner Podcast

@chanuoy is the co-owner of the @dimboolaimaginarium   After more than 20 years in the #hospitalityindustry in #Melbourne involving owning 2 restaurants Chan desperately needed a change. He described #melbourne and #restaurantownership as a "conveyer belt of sameness and pure hard work" -a change had to be made. Long story short @dimboola is where he and partner now live and work. How they ended u...

@richardthomas is #cofounder of @wormlovers where he is a #wormfarmer #breedingworms and the business supplies, services and educates on everything to do with #composting #nutrientcycling #soil #worms.  He also co-founded @Boogiefestival #musicfestival (after being integrally involved with another iconic festival @bigdayout ) and @treecreds Richard went to #Artschool @sydneycollegeofthearts in Syd...

@philmeddings  is joint #ChiefExecutive of @BintaniAustralia - a leading Australian supplier of #craftbrewing #ingredients. He's also #co-owner and/or #nonexecutivedirector of other #businesses #familybusinesses including @bentspokebrewing @bay13brewery @konvoykegs Phil left @kpmg in 2010 to join Bintani which had been started by his father in 1995. Since then he's become immersed in the #craftbre...

@TedAllender is a co-owner of ERA Nurseries . Born and raised in #Adelaide , he set up a nursery in Adelaide Hills in the mid-1970s, which operated for 20 years.  Set up ERA Nurseries in #Hamilton. Took an increasing interest in the selection and breeding of #eucalypt species for #woodproduction  which grew like topsy turvy because of #managedinvestmentschemes . After they fell over looked to dive...

@JanetBond   is the cofounder of @WattleRoad  which, based on this trend of people #movingtotheregions , was launched to guide to people considering this #lifechange , this #lifestylechange , and inspire them by talking to people who'd already done it. Through those stories, we hope that  people will know  what not to do, and what not to do.  The website is focussed on #regionalbusinesses #regiona...

@KarenLebsanft is the #CEO and #cofounder of @KurrajongKitchen  bakers of traditional #lavosh #flatbread Karen is a proud #burraburra woman of the #gundungurranation Based in the #lowerbluemountains in #NSW @KurrajongKitchen is #Australianow ned and #Australianmade , and has proudly supported #AustralianWheatFarmers since 1993. Karen runs her business successfully but the model is more family & co...

@LesWatson (aka The Timelord)  is a #smallbusiness #coach and #productivity expert. He was inspired by and trained with @DavidAllen who wrote #GettingThingsDone. He uses the #GTDmethodology in his work to improve productivity management, build team leadership & develop communication. Les believes higher productivity is determined by the answers to 2 key questions; 1. Where is your focus?  2. What...

@MarnieRoberts from www.winegrapes.com.au   is a #winemaker and champion of the #cooperativeownership  and operating model. As a #businessmodel #coops have been around for a long time but she believes they are in a resurgence.  She grew up in #Mildura surrounded by #coops and was really attracted to the ethos of it working for a collective. #winegrapes now has about 120 #growers and is based in #r...

@SabrinaRunbeck is a #peakperformanceconsultant with a background in #neuroscience and #publichealth . She #empowers her clients, including #smallbusinessowners , especially in #healthcare , to increase their #productivity and better look after themselves so that they can sustain themselves and their businesses. Her mission is to help business owners prevent their passion from becoming a prison . ...

@JennDonovan  is co-founder of www.spendwithus.com.au , an #onlinemarketplace and directory for #rural and #regional #smallbusinesses of Australia who have been impacted by #bushfire , #drought , and #coronavirus . @SpendWithUs supports #ruralbusinesses that find it hard to compete due to location, size, technology, and other adversities. Jenn was a #propertylawyer for 17 years before turning to #...

Ashley Darwen is the founder of @ADITS , an #ITservicecompany run out of #Bowen in #Queensland. He started the business as a 20 year old, and now has 36 employees. Born and bred in Bowen he started his business / working career when still in year 11 at the suggestion of a #teacher who thought he could be putting his efforts into something productive (because obviously, schoolwork wasn't going 100%...

Stephen Dowling is the founder of www.granthelper.com.au  and helps businesses to access #grants and increase their chances of being successful.  In this discussion we talk about; the massive and confusing array of grants at #councilgrants #stategrants and #federalgrants  the size of the grant market (currently in the billions) the industries where the grants are e.g. #medical , #foodandbeverage,...

Lisa Dwyer is a dairy farmer and is actively involved in #governanceroles with a number of #agricultural and #communitybasedorganisations . She started life in the #Victorianthoroughbredracingindustry before (her own words) 'being ambushed' into the #dairyindustry via a marriage proposal. She learned about dairy quickly and together they now run an 850 acre #dairyproperty in #southwestvictoria In...

Joanne Martin finds purpose in helping #innovators , #changemakers and #entrepreneurs to really ignite and #scaleup their #smallbusiness through #content marketing , #communication and #brandstrategy . She helps #aspiringauthors to write their own #book , and has also created a #multiauthorbook #platform to enable people to basically contribute a chapter to a book along with other authors and entr...

Warwick Powell connects #regionalAustralianbusinesses , #marketplaces , #regionalcommunities and economic project opportunities with the growing markets of Asia and in particular, #China , #HongKong and #Macau .  He's had wide experience in #cmmunitydevelopment and #regionaldevelopment and has spent 25 years engaged in regional businesses, particularly in #regionalQueensland , working across diver...

Elise Brown owns Fairdinkum Dogs www.fairdinkumdogs.com.au in #castlemaine. She was only 18 years old when she bought the business from a family friend (who was the second owner). That previous owner thought Elise was a great fit for the brand, and the product, because she had seen her riding her horse past her house, with her #BorderCollies on her tail.  Elise talks about; buying your #firstbusin...

Louise Brockman is the founder and CEO of the Advisory Board Center. She grew up in a small business family and started her first business at 19 years old. It's in her blood. She has experienced the absolute highs and lows. With this cumulative experience, she is on  a mission to help other #businessowners take advantage of outside advice. In our discussion she talks about;  the big adventures she...

Annabelle Hickson www.annabellehickson.com  is the founder of @Galahpress . Her new publication @GalahMagazine is a modern voice from the bush. Annabelle is also a #pecanfarmer west of  #tenterfield , an #author , a #podcaster. She maintains a rich and diversified portfolio of activities alongside her family life (a farmer husband and 3 lovely kids). In this episode she talks about her transition...

The Outback Alliance is a cross-sectoral group of #ngos and individuals who focus on the development, welfare and protection of Outback Australian communities and nature. The Alliance works together to advise, assist and advocate to all levels of government to adopt an approach to policy development and implementation that ensures the sustainable development of Outback Australia.   The vision of w...

Diana & Graham Sargeant run www.rosesalesonline.com.au , a leading destination for the #roselovers across  Australia. The business started unexpectedly while on their honeymoon.    It's always been a #familybusiness , built around #familyvalues and #parenting and  sharing the love for what is the #worldsfavoriteflower in a #sustainable, caring way for the #environment. In our freeflowing and open...

Sam Marwood co-founded www.cultivatefarms.com  which is a matchmaking service for retiring farmers and aspiring farmers and investors. Through this they are making ownership possible for the next generation. It started because Sam's dreams of ownership were squashed when his parents said no, you're not getting the farm.  In the discussion we cover; #smallscalefarms the hidden dream of people worki...

Peter Hurst from founded www.roadiii.com to showcase more of the great Australian #festivals, #culturalevents, #wineries and #distilleries that don't get the media limelight, are off the #beatentrack or are actually #huddengems. His mission is to challenge Australians to get out #ontheroad. He started www.roadiii.com about 3 years ago (and 2 weeks before Covid19). Originally trained as a #schoolte...

Justin Costello runs Costello Rural https://www.costellorural.com.au/ in Corryong, Victoria. It a second-generation family business. He grew up in Corryong, went away and then came back to take over the business from his father. In this episode he shares his personal experiences as a business owner and talks openly about his experiences of the Corryong fires in 2020. We cover; building business sk...

Ben Lazzaro is CEO of Australian Made Campaign Limited  which administers the globally recognised Australian Made Logo. It's a very famous logo and a true mark of Aussie authenticity and has been around for 30 years. And right now it's more popular than ever and the opportunities for #SMEs are significant. Being Australian and making Australian products is generally a positive in most markets, inc...

Blake Hutchison, CEO of flippa.com explains why it's critical that small business owners own their digital real estate. And he gives us a host of smart ideas to make it happen. Before being CEO @ www.flippa.com he ran www.luxuryescapes.com.au and worked in a senior role at www.xero.com.au (small business accounting software in the cloud). Flippa is a marketplace to buy and sell digital assets or d...