The Business Game

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 1: $0M-$1M START UP AND SURVIVAL STAGE   In this episode of The Business Game , we sit down with Matthew Nowell , founder of MPAC Property Group, RentFinder Australia, and a new building company focused on cashflow positive investments.   Matthew shares how he had a $250,000 leadership role in the mining industry before making the life-changing decision to leave it all behin...

Send us Fan Mail Level 3: $3-$8M DELEGATION AND EARLY LEADERSHIP   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Phil Ohren , Founder and CEO of Intender , a growth marketing agency on a mission to make advertising useful, not annoying.  Like many founders, Phil spent years chasing growth, building teams, serving clients, and pushing for the next milestone. But behind the scene...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 4: $8M - $20M GROWING PAINS AND OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Skye Blanks , Chief Operations Officer at the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) and founder of Herman Todd Consulting Group , to unpack what it really takes to grow a business beyond founder hustle and into something that can scale sustaina...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 3: $3M - $8M   DELEGATION AND EARLY LEADERSHIP   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re joined by Mark Vange , founder and CEO of Autom8ly , a serial tech entrepreneur who has built and sold seven companies, holds more than 100 patents, and has spent decades building at the edge of software, gaming, fintech, and now AI.  In this episode, Mark unpacks what founders a...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 6: $50M – $150M  GOVERNANCE, DATA & SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE  On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Barry Patel , Founder and CEO of Galt Pharmaceuticals , a company redefining how pharmaceutical businesses are built, scaled, and distributed.  Starting with no outside investors and bootstrapping his way through one of the world’s most heavily re...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 2: $1M – $3M FIRST TEAM, FIRST SYSTEMS   Most founders think scaling is about working harder... but Michael Barbarita learned the opposite.  In today's episode of The Business Game , Michael shares lessons from more than 30 years building and operating businesses across retail, manufacturing, finance, and service industries. From growing a retail company from $2.5 milli...

Send us Fan Mail What if the best software developer for your business isn't an agency, a freelancer or even an employee?  According to Paul Salvage - Chief AI Officer & founder of Productly - the best developer for your business is... you.  In this episode of The Business Game , Paul explains why AI is fundamentally changing software development, why traditional agencies are becoming obs...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL TWO: $1M to $5M FIRST TEAMS, FIRST SYSTEMS STAGE   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Robyn Anderson , Founder of JAM AI and creator of Club JAM . One of the fastest-growing AI communities helping small business owners actually understand and implement AI into their day-to-day operations.  After building 17 different AI courses around tools tha...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 3: $3M – $8M  DELEGATION & EARLY LEADERSHIP STAGE  On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Chad G. Bauer , owner of SR&B Advertising , a second-generation agency leader navigating the pressure of modernising a 60-year family business without losing the legacy that built it.  After stepping into the company founded by his father, Chad realise...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 1: $0 – $1M   STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGE   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Laura Campbell , Founder of Hip Surfer, the Australian baby product brand transforming how parents carry their children.  What started as a side hustle during maternity leave quickly became something much bigger. After struggling with chronic pain and finding existi...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 1: $0 – $1M STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGE On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Ian Stephens , one of Australia’s leading sales psychologists, speaker, author, and performance coach who has worked with businesses in 29 countries around the world Before becoming an internationally recognised sales expert, Ian spent years fighting to keep his busines...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 2: $1M – $3M FIRST TEAM, FIRST SYSTEMS STAGE   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Dustin Snyder , Founder and Chief Advisor of WayForward , the company helping organisations uncover the hidden behavioural systems driving turnover, disengagement, low performance, and leadership problems inside teams.  After leading a 600-person manufacturing tur...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL THREE: $3M to $8M:   DELEGATION AND EARLY LEADERSHIP   On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Melanie Warner , founder and CEO of Defining Moments Press.  After rebuilding from $3.6 million in debt to multi-millions in just 18 months, Melanie has turned personal adversity into a scalable business model that helps entrepreneurs turn books into client...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL FOUR: $8M to $20M GROWING PAINS & OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Melissa Drew , Founder and CEO of InSite BUILD , a construction management firm delivering complex government and institutional projects across the Mid-Atlantic.  After a 20-year career leading large-scale construction projects for national contrac...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL TWO: $1M to $3M:   FIRST TEAMS, FIRST SYSTEMS, FOUNDER LED   In today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Mark Story , construction consultant, turnaround specialist, and founder of Commercial Construction Services LLC .  For nearly 40 years, Mark has worked on high-stakes construction projects across government infrastructure, stadiums, data centres, an...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 6: $50M – $150M GOVERNANCE, DATA & SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE In today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Jesse Vidrine , Founder of Vidrine Pharmaceutical Group and President & Co-Owner of Boudreaux’s New Drug Store , a pharmacist-owned compounding pharmacy that has exploded from a small local operation into a national business licensed across 45+ U...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 1: $0 – $1M STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGE Andrew Whittle is the Co-Founder of Being Wear, a gender-free, sensory-friendly underwear brand inspired by his daughter’s experience with ASD and ADHD. In this episode, Andrew shares how a personal family challenge turned into a startup, the lessons he’s learned building an early-stage brand, and the realities of trying to grow witho...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL 1: $0 – $1M STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGE In today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Andrea Tortella , Founder and CEO of Thrad – the company building advertising infrastructure for AI, placing ads directly inside conversations with large language models. After working at Perplexity and becoming obsessed with the shift from browsing to answers, Andrea re...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL ONE: $0 to $1M: STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGE   In today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Lori Ana Valentin , analytical chemist, former forensic scientist... and Founder of Radiant Journey, where she helps scientists, engineers, and high-performing professionals navigate burnout, leadership pressure, and the hidden psychological cost of high-stress wo...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL FIVE: ORGANISER $20M to $50M   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Tim Vipond , Co-Founder and CEO of Corporate Finance Institute, a global education platform training finance professionals in over 200 countries.  After building a $20M+ business off the back of SEO and digital distribution, Tim shares how he turned content into a global growth e...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL SEVEN: GLOBAL LEADER $150M to $500M On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Jay Aldebert , Chief Growth Officer at International Services Inc , and a profit strategist who has analysed more than 80,000 privately held businesses over the past 25 years.  Having generated billions in consulting outcomes, Jay shares why most business owners don’t actual...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL FOUR: SCALE BUILDER $8M to $20M   On today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Ben Gilliland, Founder of Future Proof Property Intelligence , a business tackling one of the biggest and fastest-growing threats facing homeowners today: the collision of climate risk and insurance.  With over 37 million homes already at extreme risk, and $22 trillion in real...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL TWO: $1M to $3M: EARLY BUILDER In today’s episode of The Business Game , we’re sitting down with Sarah Forrai , Co-Founder of Contour Cube , the viral tool designed to make facial icing easy and accessible for everyone. With organic endorsement from Kendall Jenner , over 1 billion views on social media, and features in GRAZIA and the Daily Mail , Sarah breaks down for us how...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL FOUR: SCALE BUILDER What does it actually take to build a business when capital is tight, competition is high, and every mistake gets amplified as you grow? In today's episode of The Business Game , we're chatting with Justin Giuffrida , co-founder and CEO of Citizens , a rapidly growing Australian café brand redefining coffee culture in the United States. In this...

Send us Fan Mail LEVEL TWO: EARLY BUILDER What does it actually take to build a business where the biggest risk isn’t your product… but people?  In today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re talking to cybersecurity expert Robert Siciliano to break down what’s really happening as AI reshapes fraud, deception, and trust – and why most businesses are completely unprepared for it.  Robert tells us t...