The James Harrisson Show

What you'll learn from this interview: How to think about approaching a fundraise to increase the velocity and probability of success How to craft your story and structure your raise Common pitfalls at the pre-seed/seed stage that founders need to avoid Today I'm interviewing Abhi Maran, he's an investor at Rampersand, an early stage Australian venture capital fund. He also writes regularly as par...

What you'll learn from this interview: What it took to reach the "overnight success" moment that took Sourci from $1M in 2019 to $43M in 2020 The importance of knowing our strengths and doubling down on them after he struggled with dyslexia in school and early career How he thinks about building true company culture as the business has grown to dozens of employees in multiple countries Today I'm i...

What you'll learn from this interview: Lessons from building and successfully exiting 4 startups Frameworks for building companies and navigating the unexpected challenges of the acquisition process Lessons from his time at Microsoft, PWC, Amazon, and how those experiences have shaped him as a founder Today I'm interviewing David Lemphers . He's built and exited 4 companies including ZenDeals whic...

What you'll learn from this interview: What Mark learned about leadership from the army and how he applies that to business today Why his "retirement" after the Xplor acquisition only lasted 2 weeks before he jumped back in the founder seat How he's applying learnings from education with Xplor to healthcare with Kismet Today I'm interviewing  Mark Woodland , Founder & CEO of Kismet which is on a m...

What you'll learn from this interview: Frameworks Michael used to design his career Lessons from his time as a Product Manager at Google How he's making the renting generation love renting Michael has 8+ years experience managing global products, including successfully launching a global redesign of Google Play (worlds largest double sided marketplace) and scaling up the 3rd largest commercial rea...

What you'll learn from this interview: Tips for founders fundraising in this current environment Frameworks for investing in early stage startups as an Angel Investor How to build strong professional and personal relationships Rohit Bhargava is the Co-Founder of One Future Football , the world's first global digital football league, which just recently came out of stealth and announced their $3M p...

What you'll learn from this interview:   1) How Sunny launched and grew an outdoor clothing brand from $0 to $1 Million USD in sales within 4 months   2) How to design your ideal business and life   3) How he persevered through multiple failed attempts at business before finding success   My guest today is Sunny Gosal ( @sunnyallyear ), eCommerce expert and co founder of Northbound Gear ( @northbo...

My guest today is my good friend Rohit Bhargava, host of The Startup Playbook Podcast. He's an angel investor, founded multiple businesses and is heavily involved in the Australian startup scene   What you'll learn from this interview:   1) How 4 years of podcasting has unlocked more opportunities than he ever imagined   2) Lessons learned from experiencing burnout and why it's ok to take a tempor...

Today's interview is with Ellie Vaisman ( @ellievaisman ), co founder of Sourci ( @sourci.co )   What you'll learn from this interview:   1) Why he left a high paying property sales job to found Sourci despite having zero experience in international supply chain   2) The challenges of staying fully bootstrapped, not taking a salary for the first 18 months and reinvesting everything into the busine...

The other week I was in Sydney and I caught up with my good friend Ryan. We always have long deep chats so we set up the mics and ended up recording an almost 4 hour long conversation   We both spoke about a lot of personal things that we don't normally share. After listening to this conversation you will have a good idea of who we are and what we're all about   What you'll learn from this convers...

Spirituality, success & the dark side of personal development   What you'll learn from this interview:   1) The good and bad of personal development, what Dean learned from reading hundreds of books, spending multi 6 figures on coaches, seminars and going down the personal growth rabbithole   2) His more recent spiritual journey and what he's learned from looking internally rather than externally...

As the world remains on lockdown, I caught up virtually with one of my friends Tomas Stanford.   We chatted about how the current situation with COVID-19 will change the corporate environment, why this could be the last pandemic the world could see, and the opportunities that come from a period like this.   We also chatted about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a journey I've recently started and one Tomas ha...

A few months ago I jumped on the other side of the mic and was interviewed by my good friend Ryan Tan ( @ryan_tano ).   I really enjoyed the conversation so I wanted to share it here, hopefully you can get some value from hearing my story and thoughts on a wide range of topics including sales, books, 10 day Vipassana meditation plus more!

What you'll learn from this interview:   How burnout in a job she didn't like led Alex to start her own business How her views on "hustling" and work have changed and how she's been able to prioritise her health and wellbeing whilst growing the business The challenges of creating and marketing a physical product and how she's been able to address them   My guest today is Alex Phillips. After burni...

How Carlo Cisco is creating AMEX for the next generation   What you'll learn from this interview:   What he learned from his time at Groupon Japan, helping turn it into one of the company's largest and most successful international markets in just two months The problem with most credit card rewards programs today and how he's filling this gap with SELECT: "The Black Card for Millennials" How Carl...

What you'll learn from this interview:   How a parasite she got from a trip to Rwanda led to the founding of Matcha Maiden How she knew when the right time to leave her job and go all in on the business was The biggest challenges transitioning from corporate to doing her own thing, and how she overcame them   My guest today is Sarah Davidson. She's the co founder of Matcha Maiden, co owner of Matc...

Lessons learned from selling supercars, taking a non traditional career path & working in high pressure environments   What you'll learn from this interview:   His experience working at McLaren and the level of service required when your clients are dropping $1 Million+ on a car His experience working in high pressure environments as a Ferrari race mechanic at Bathurst 12 Hour How customer service...

What you'll learn from this interview:   How her own battle with ongoing autoimmune issues led to founding Almo Milk Why timing is a big factor in business and how she was able to spot and take advantage of a gap in market How she launched and grew the business despite facing huge global competitors   My guest today is Linda Monique. She's been a Private Chef and Food Nutrition Consultant, and mos...

What you'll learn from this interview:   What Chris learned from a 15 year tenure at Microsoft, and his thoughts on working in corporate and startups How he helped grow Xero in Australia from 7 staff and 4,500 customers, to 270 staff and 320,000 paying customers in 5 years as Managing Director The 3 criteria he uses to assess potential startup investments   My guest today is Chris Ridd, he's a bus...

What you'll learn from this interview:   How Jack went from broke living paycheck to paycheck to creating the life and business he wanted How he navigated this transition despite facing negativity from those around him Why he decided to shut down his first successful business to focus on new projects   My guest today is Jack Prow. Jack was once a broke tradie who was kicked out of school twice and...

What you'll learn from this interview:   How growing up as an introverted kid led to a passion for marketing The challenges he's faced with Bipolar 2 and how he manages it Why he wouldn't get rid of his illness even if he could   My guest today is Tim Beanland, he's the host of the BeanTalking podcast where he interviews peak performers who are the best in their field   He's also a passionate mark...

What you'll learn from this interview:   How selling DVD's out of his car grew into a business that was eventually acquired by Michael Eisner (ex CEO The Walt Disney Company) What he learned from his time at Miramax, working directly for Harvey Weinstein (and telling him to fuck off 20 years before #metoo) How to build a high calibre network when moving to a new city where you don't know anyone Ho...

He's ridden a motorcycle from UK to South Africa, opened a school in Kenya, now he's walking 3000 miles along the Congo River   What you'll learn from this interview:   How Toby dealt with being rejected from the Army after dedicating his entire early life to this goal (failing the final medical exam before admission) What he's learned from incredible adventures including riding a motorcycle from...

How to never fly economy class again   What you'll learn from this interview:   How Steve has gone the past 8 years only flying international business or first, and how he helps others do the same How he transitioned from corporate to his own business and the challenges he faced going from being a behind the scenes accountant to becoming the face of his company and brand How he got so much free pr...

He fled the Taliban and came to Australia, now he's a mortgage broker rated in the top 20 out of 16,000+, writing over $100 million in settlements   What you'll learn from this interview:   The incredible story of how Yousof came to Australia with his mother, after his father and uncle were publicly executed by the Taliban Whether greatness comes only from adversity, or whether we can cultivate gr...