The Mentor with Mark Bouris

“Cutthroat competition results in nothing but a bloody red ocean of rivals fighting over a shrinking profit pool.”   How do you gauge market appetite and give it something new? Managed App is the first and only fully automated payment platform for property management – meaning instant payouts without the need for reconciling accounts or chasing tenants. Co-founder and CEO Nick Bouris is joined by...

How you decide to handle a business separates you from the pack.  Iris Smit is the founder of one of the biggest things to shake up the makeup industry in innovation – The Quick Flick .  The business is best known for its winged eyeliner tool, and it works by simply stamping the makeup on.  Game-changer. Mark and Iris chat about our obsession with finding and solving problems, building awareness a...

Gavin Rubinstein knows how to sell homes and himself. Unlike other real estate agents, Gavin has put himself in front of the screen as the face of  Amazon Prime’s hit show, Luxe Listings .  Voted Ray White’s top NSW agent seven times a row, Gavin is now venturing on his own, spreading his wings beyond Ray White under TRG . How does Gavin separate himself from an ego-driven pack?  Gavin and Mark di...

The AFL is the latest organisation to enter the Metaverse in a joint partnership with the digital agency, Be Media . Jordan Fogarty, the company's CEO and founder, has kept in step with web 1, 2 and 3, which Animoca Brands have since acquired for a 67 per cent stake at a valuation of more than US$5 billion.  Jordan and Mark discuss how NFTs can design unique ecosystems and opportunities for your b...

The cost of living is packing a punch right now. Equity Mates Media is Australia’s number one finance and investing podcast network, ranging from podcasts on how and where you should invest to Crypto and demystifying the economy. Its mission is to help people from all walks of life navigate the confusing world of finance whilst also building a viable business in the still-developing world of podca...

When we enter the market, competition can either be an ongoing headache or a problem waiting to be solved. The teeth whitening and dentistry industries have not always seen eye to eye. This is why Maria Lucas, a sought after dental hygienist in Sydney, and Alison Egan, founder of cosmetic teeth whitening business Sparkling White Smile has created controversy within their respected fields. They’ve...

Brisbane boy Jack Bloomfield first met Mark when he was 17, accompanied by his mother due to not being the legal age to check in to a hotel. Jack shared how he was making millions with his e-commerce businesses in Brisbane.  He's now graduated to a more serious game of business, launching a refund fraud detection company Disputify - which helps online merchants detect potential fraudulent purchase...

Scott Madden & Elle Nielson are partners in life and small business co-owners on the central coast of Australia.  Scott and Elle run three businesses of their own; Body Movement gym, smoothie bar Bowlarama and recently launched protein supplement brand, FWD Form . The couple has arranged their businesses to combine the multilevel needs of their customers exercise, diet and supplementation.  Wh...

Whenever cryptocurrency experiences a significant dip in the market, confidence in its future is destabilised.   Tracey Plowman, COO of the micro-investing app Bamboo , is an app that helps people get access to digital currencies with their spare change.  Keeping up with crypto is a job within itself and has provided the need for Crypto Curious , a podcast explaining complex topics in an easy-to-u...

Ash Belcastro is the founder of Engage , combat sportswear and gear.  He also happens to be the business partner of Eugene Bareman, managing UFC champions like Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski.  Ash’s love for combat sports occurred during a training trip to Thailand, where he would also lay down the seeds for Engage combat sportswear. Ash and Mark discuss identifying talent early, fostering g...

Imagine talking to an audience of over a million people who are watching you do walkthroughs, how-tos, and reviews about gaming. The gaming industry continues to grow and is platforming careers like YouTube, who make enough money to make your eyes water.  Grace Watkins is the co-founder of Click , a Sydney based gaming entertainment management company represents some of Australia’s biggest streame...

This is a bonus episode from Mark’s chat with SWEAT co-founder and former CEO Tobi Pearce on Straight Talk.  Listen to the full Straight Talk episode here Watch the full Straight Talk episode here SUBSCRIBE to Straight Talk with Mark Bouris. Previous guests include John Kavanagh , Alex Fevola , Trent Robinson and Alexis Fernandez . Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on  Instagram ,  Linke...

Communicating your brand's message can be the difference between make or break. Bumble , the female-initiated social network & dating app, has positioned itself as part of a broader cultural movement for gender equality. Its unique value proposition has leveraged established worldwide success.  Lucille McCart is Bumble's APAC Communications Director and leads the communications strategy.  Mark...

In its 120-year history, the affluent seat of Wentworth in Sydney is yet to elect outside of its Liberal preference. However, independent challenger Allegra Spender puts this under threat.  Liberal candidate for Wentworth, Dave Sharma, joins Mark Bouris to stake his claim for the Sydney eastern suburb seat.  Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn   &  YouTube .  ...

Aussie unicorn, Linktree is the link-in-bio category startup success story. Brothers Alex and Anthony Zaccaria and their business partner, Nick Humphreys, have found a solution that centralises creators' biggest headache on the internet, fragmentation of audience and revenue capabilities.  The platform is utilised by more than 24 million brands globally, including TikTok, Selena Gomez, Red Bull, '...

"If it's not edgy, then why are you doing it? " Michelle Battersby is the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Sunroom - a content and connection platfo r m for women and non-binary creators to make money. After 5 years in the corporate world, at the age of 25 Michelle was introduced to Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble’s CEO and Founder and tasked with launching the dating app into Australia.  Batt...

Justin Seskin is the CEO and co-founder of The DOM , an online outlet for shopping.  Raised by the rag trade, Justin Seskin wants to disrupt the Direct Factory Outlet and take it online. One of the backers of The DOM is Hilton Seskin. He is also Justin's father, known in the industry as part-owner of Rebel Sport during the '90s, founder of Glue Store and responsible for bringing Topshop and JD Spo...

Rey Vakili is the managing director of a three-sided marketplace business, LTK and has been tasked with establishing the Australian arm of the international platform alongside Alyce Tran, founder of Daily Edited.  LTK is the largest Influencer Marketing community that gives creators the ability to monetise while also serving the brands and shoppers they engage with on the fashion-tech platform.  R...

Increasingly, people prioritise passion over a paycheck, and many gravitate towards the creator economy. Jack Steele and Matt Ford are the charming duos behind The Inspired Unemployed .  The dynamic has shot to social media fame and has become a business, attaching with high tier brands, including the GQ, Redbull, Louis Vitton and Vogue.  The Inspired Unemployed have released a beer under Better B...

Within an instant, flash floods have destroyed the thousands of homes that reside along the northeast coast of Australia at the start of 2022.  It has become apparent that our country’s response to a natural crisis is not working, and it is in demand of an update.  Andrew Constance, former NSW transport minister, running in the marginal seat of Gilmore, witnessed firsthand the savagery of the Blac...

People are obsessed with watching Sydney-based chiropractor Dr Cody crack and adjust the necks, backs and hips of people with built-up tension. Cody has a powerful and loyal follower base of 300k on Instagram and three million on TikTok .  For this reason, people will travel for hours just to be cracked by him.  Mark Bouris and Cody discuss how entrepreneurs can reach up to 1 billion video views o...

Each of us will experience something in and outside of business life that will feel insurmountable, and the prospect of rebuilding your life is challenging to grasp. But you will always find the breakthrough you never knew existed. Linda Goldspink-Lord is an award-winning small-business owner of Poseidon Equine , an animal gut health company and alcoholic kombucha, Saint and Sinner .  Ten years ag...

When comedian Rebel Wilson announced that 2020 would be her year of health and underwent a dramatic body transformation, everyone wanted to know who the hell was her fitness trainer. Jono Castano is the Aussie boy keeping the celebrity bodies ripped, lean, and checked.  Beyond this, he co-founded ACERO gym in Sydney with his business partner, Amy Castano and is preparing to launch a fitness app un...

Why do we know more about outer space than we do about our own brains? GenieUs is a data science company that is on a mission to utilise the power of the human genome to unlock new solutions for neurodegenerative diseases.  Matt Keon is the co-founder and CEO of biotech company GenieUs , alongside Sam Brennan PhD with research lead and supported by a world-class advisory board including Alan Rober...

ModelCo and MCoBeauty is the fastest-growing beauty brand in Australia and continues to be led by the original founder and CEO, Shelley Sullivan.  For 20 plus years, Shelley has been making her way through the beauty industry, shaking up the cosmetic landscape with innovative, trend first products.  The brands have attracted the attention of some of the world’s most influential women, including El...