The EO Business Podcast

In the 1990's Andrew had grown his personal training business within Fitness First to a point where there was no where else to go. Absolutely passionate about fitness he went onto to create Vision Personal Training Group, which is a franchised group of small fitness studio around the country. A member of YPO since 2009, tune in to hear his story of how he took Fitness First and won the battle...

Nathan was one of the first podcasters I listened to and was very much an inspiration for the EO podcast, He's interviewed all the hard to reach entrepreneurs. (Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John & many more). Unlike most podcast interview series Nathan Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 j...

On forum retreat, Simon receives a letter that he has asked her to write as part of an exercise. The letter is a massive shock when Simon realises he's not the family man that he wanted to be. This event, about 5 years ago, becomes an inflection point for Simon to change life direction. Fast forward to 2021, Simon has exited his business and has his family life back in balance. Family Vision...

I loved this behind the scenes on how listed companies use investor relations and financial communications to share their equity story and manage executive reputations. It's so fascinating. Julia has built up the Capital Network over many years and her team of 8 publicists cover their financials and brand reputation to share positive news for mainly ASX listed companies. Julia is an absolute...

You know your starting to get established when you get return visitors. Sven first appeared in Episode 11 of the Podcast more than 2 years ago when the world was definitely a different place. Sven has over 200 staff and multiple(7)  awesome secret bars and restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne. They all have a twist in they are tricky to find and even harder to leave. Find out about his F**K YEAH st...

Who doesn't want more time in their day? Tristram's 365 Solutions Group focusses on building the foundations of automation for business in order that owners have more time in their day. In this interview, discussed some simple wins, the power of writing a book and his journey in EO after just joining recently. More info: https://www.365solutionsgroup.com.au/ -------------------- ABOUT EO...

Have you heard the term non-destructive excavations? Well me neither before this interview but Kim's business NDEA is a leading supplier of this service to Tier 1 construction companies all over NSW. What's super impressive about Kim is that she's built up a sizeable business filled with lots of plant and equipment single handedly. Kim is the Sydney EO president for FY22 and clearly...

In the interesting conversion we talk about Leon's journey from EO Accelerator through to EO. How cyber criminals on the  can be earning $70K a month for hacking the right systems and ransoming off access return. Finally we talk about how his cyber security business Anspired was a merger of equals with another firm in Brisbane and how they have made this super successful. Check more out here:...

Otto has a unique spin on Mortgage Broking using the best brightest minds (he has a really big team in Nepal) and technology to help speed up approvals and measure risk. Onshore Otto has a team of 30 staff who drive innovation for Home Loan Experts. In this interview he talks about the current market, slow down with the big 4 banks, why second tier lenders can be a really good strategy for obtaini...

Join us in Episode 70 with Max Doyle who runs Hello Social which is a highly successful marketing agency that's been running for over 9 years. What's super impressive about Max is that he's only in his early 30's and is growing close to 50 staff. Clients include Uber, Microsoft, Evian and Woolies and Hello Social seems to work predominately with the bigger end of town. Listen i...

It's been a rough ride for travel businesses during the last 12-18 months. Not sure about you guys but I've been adverse to using travel agents in recent years but now with all the hassles with this stop start world - it actually makes a lot of sense. Penny's Spencer Travel Group has been operating over 25 years operating in the corporate and leisure market. Corporate Travel is open...

Oh what a ride it’s been! Having years of experience in traditional recruitment, Jane saw a tech opportunity and pivoted. Now a SAAS business, Alcami Interactive is a platform that allows businesses to screen potential candidates before meeting them. Jane had no intentions in selling but got an offer which she couldn’t refuse in December 2020. Find out what’s happened. More info: https://alcamiint...

There’s money in those Gummy Bears. John, who has recently joined EO Sydney, moving from the US, has an incredible story of turning a vitamin gummy business into an online powerhouse. John handles the ideas and manufacture. Amazon do the fulfilment. Learn all about the Amazon eco system and how smart operators like John are killing it! More info:  https://belivestore.com/ -------------------- ABOU...

With no day being the same Natasha is absolutely loving the support role at Sydney EO. Tash makes everything run smoothly for us EO’ers in Sydney so tune in to get a real insight into what happens to make EO Sydney so great. More info: https://www.eonetwork.org/sydney/upcoming-events -------------------- ABOUT EO Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) is a global business network of 18,000 + influe...

Chris is an IP attorney by trade by day and angel investor. He's a member of Sydney EO. In 2007 he made his first start up investment, outside of Baxter IP, and has gone on to have a portfolio of 25 start up companies. With this type of investment, there's a high degree of risk, but also the other side of the coin is a high reward factor when things work out. Chris has a number of areas...

Dr Cheng from an early age learnt from his father to go deep and approach business for the long term. Using this approach he has been able to build a thriving dental practice Specialist Dental Group. During COVID he has had to pivot the business as previously he mainly had an international clientele but it has all worked out well for him. During this interview he also discusses the rollout of the...

Oliver is a new Sydney member with 2 established businesses going full tilt. Compare TV has a massive 200,000 visitors per month mainly driven by SEO traffic. At Your Table deliver 5-star dining experiences all around the country all delivered in the comfort of your home. More info: https://www.atyourtable.com.au/ https://www.comparetv.com.au/ -------------------- ABOUT EO Entrepreneur's Orga...

Dean is on a bit of a Sydney EO holiday at the moment but in the interim he's been whipping up a storm in his publically listed wine business. In a very short space of time he's changed DW8's market cap from $6M to $60M and got some great institutional investors on during the process. Tune in to find out how he's done it and a little bit about his story. -------------------- AB...

Kym's early love of books and family background as refugees is the backdrop for the marketplace WeTeachMe.com which facilitates over 60,000 classes per annum.  Kym's been heavily involved with EO on a regional level so tune in and learn all about his journey with EO supporting him throughout the journey. Website: https://weteachme.com/ -------------------- ABOUT EO Entrepreneur's Or...

In his late teens, Anders family arrived in Canberra from Sweden on a 3 year diplomatic mission. When the time came to leave, Anders wasn’t ready to go and winged himself a full scholarship at ANU studying law and political science. These days he is the managing Director of Thinque, a consultancy business that helps companies see the future and plan for remaining relevant in a fast changing world....

Tony is an impressive businessman having done more than 50 start ups in his career. At an early age, Tony worked for Polaroid, blagging his way into a finance position. After a short period, he realised he wasn’t up for it but stumbled across a  unique skill to sell stuff. That skill spat at ideas that made money, fast usually often on a recurring business model. Several of Tony’s businesses have...

Wendy Thompson's Socialites NZ was one of the first businesses to master the social media agency landscape more than 10 years ago. Following on from that she has become the biggest and well known social media agency players in New Zealand. Recently, during lockdown, she even managed to acquire a competitor! Here about this and all the latest social media trends. -------------------- ABOUT EO...

Mike Marr is busy building business via his corporate entity TPT Group. Over multiple offices around New Zealand he employs 200+ staff. Having started in 1999, he is 100% owner of the group and continues to grow and learn through the acquisition of relevant businesses. Here Mike's fantastic growth story. Learn More: http://www.tptgroup.co.nz/ -------------------- ABOUT EO Entrepreneur's...

Meet Brisbane property developer Warren Swanson. Warren joined EO first in New York after a string of successful developments in Brisbane sent him overseas looking for the next steps. After 12 months in New York, he returned to Brisbane to continue kicking property goals. Learn More: https://www.visie.com.au/ -------------------- ABOUT EO Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) is a global business...

This fortnight, in Episode 54, meet Jim Tsagalis from EO Perth who owns WA’s biggest independent commercial real estate agency, Lease Equity. Jim’s been in the real estate game most of his life and started Lease Equity about 20 years ago with a $120 million shopping centre deal, after his employer sold to Mirvac and couldn’t find anyone with the right skills to complete it. Apart from the commerci...