#276 Lachlan Vidler - Smart Investing in a Tough Market
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Daniel catches up with Lachlan Vidler, Founder & Director of Atlas Property Group - one of Australia’s leading investment-only buyer’s agencies helping Australians grow their wealth through property. A former academic turned property strategist, Lachlan is also the resident expert on Channel 9’s Budget Battlers and author of the best-selling book A Military Guide to Property Investing. Daniel and Lachlan explore the reality of Australia’s housing crisis, what’s driving property prices up, and how everyday Australians - and especially business owners - can still build...
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#275 Noha Abadeer - From Rock Bottom to Global Shelves
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Daniel catches up with Noha Abadeer, Founder and CEO of CB Skinteq - the global skincare brand built from resilience, reinvention, and relentless belief. From losing everything in a failed franchise to rebuilding from her living room during lockdown, Noha transformed her lowest moment into a thriving international business now stocked across Australia, New York, and soon Paris. Daniel and Noha explore the power of starting over, how to find purpose in failure, and the lessons behind turning hardship into a brand loved worldwide. Exclusive Offer for our Listeners CUB member...
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#274 Patrick WIlliam - Fund Your Growth Without the Banks
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Daniel catches up with Patrick Williams, Managing Director of Rixon Capital, a private credit and lending firm helping Australian SMEs access capital without giving away equity. From his early career in M&A at Macquarie to raising over $160 million in funds, Patrick shares how he built a business bridging the gap between investors and high-quality companies that banks overlook. Daniel and Patrick explore smarter ways to fund growth, the rise of private credit, and why strong negotiation skills, confidence, and clarity are key when borrowing to scale your business. Exclusive Offer...
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#273 Bryce Szandro - The Lessons Behind a Gaming Empire
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Daniel catches up with Bryce Sandro, Founder and CEO of Paragon, one of Australia’s fastest-growing gaming studios with teams across Sydney, Melbourne, Canada, and Europe. From freelancing out of his parents’ spare room in Townsville to working on global titles like Call of Duty and Borderlands 3, Bryce shares how he built a multimillion-dollar gaming business from scratch. Daniel and Bryce dive into what it really takes to build a global gaming studio - from billion-dollar titles and AI-built worlds to the lessons behind scaling creative teams, winning global clients, and turning a...
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#272 Rajneen Arora - Earning the Right to Lead
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Daniel catches up with Raj Arora, CEO and Partner of Best Gift Group - Australia’s market leader in multi-vendor gifting across hospitality and wellness. From joining the company to eventually leading it through digital transformation and global expansion, Raj’s story is one of grit, growth, and self-belief. Daniel and Raj explore the mindset behind scaling someone else’s business as your own, how presence and positivity fuel performance, and what it takes to lead expansion from Australia to New Zealand, Dubai, and beyond. Exclusive Offer for our Listeners Long-time CUB member...
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#271 Rita Agoulian - Turning Likes into a Million-Dollar Business
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Daniel catches up with Rita Agoulian, Founder and CEO of LickYourPhone Media, the social media agency that turned a viral Instagram food page into a multi-million-dollar business. From quitting her finance job to leading a 25-person team, Rita shares how she transformed her passion for food into one of Australia’s most recognised digital marketing brands. Daniel and Rita dive into building a niche agency, converting followers into customers, and why strong systems, strategy, and relentless focus are the real ingredients behind sustainable growth. Exclusive Offer for our Listeners...
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#270 Alex Kleizinger - The Secret to Scalable Sales
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Daniel catches up with Alex Kleizinger, CEO of Illicium, a sales systems expert helping hundreds of businesses build scalable, high-performing sales teams. From growing up in the former USSR to leading one of Australia’s leading sales consultancies, Alex shares how structure, not luck, drives consistent growth. Daniel and Alex unpack what makes a truly effective sales system, how to scale your sales team without chaos, and why the best founders build processes before hiring people. Exclusive Offer for our Listeners Long-time CUB member David Aherne, Managing Director of Across the...
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#269 Marissa Kos - How Founders Turn AI Into Growth
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Daniel catches up with Marissa Kos, Founder of MxM.ai and one of Australia's leading voices in AI. From lessons learned in the social media boom to AI as today’s biggest wealth opportunity, Marissa explains why business owners must adopt early - and how to do it responsibly. Daniel and Marissa discuss how founders can systematise AI into their business, why trust and transparency matter, and how AI can free teams from burnout while levelling the playing field against big corporates.
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#268 Ari Galper - The Secret to Shorter Sales Cycles
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Daniel catches up with Ari Galper, the world’s leading authority on trust-based selling, Founder of Unlock The Game and AriAI. From leaving a traditional sales career to pioneering a new way of selling, Ari has helped thousands of businesses shorten sales cycles and win clients without the endless chase. Daniel and Ari explore the core principles of trust-based selling, why authentic relationships beat outdated tactics, and how shifting focus from the pitch to the problem can transform results. They also touch on Ari’s work in AI sales coaching and the personal lessons that have shaped his...
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#267 Steve Grace - Spotting Opportunities Others Miss
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Daniel catches up with Steve Grace, Founder of The Nudge Group, Curious Media, and The Pillars - ventures spanning recruitment, media, and Australia’s newest ultra-premium members club. Known for scaling and selling companies, Steve has built a career on spotting opportunities others miss. Daniel and Steve discuss the future of podcasting, the challenges of building a members club, and the lessons of starting and selling businesses, along with insights on burnout, co-founders, and why pioneering new ideas is both the hardest and most rewarding path. Exclusive Offer for our Listeners...
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Daniel and Steve discuss the future of podcasting, the challenges of building a members club, and the lessons of starting and selling businesses, along with insights on burnout, co-founders, and why pioneering new ideas is both the hardest and most rewarding path.
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