The Push
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -The Push is the essential podcast for small and medium companies searching for their next stage of growth.
Marketing, product, and sales is hard, easy, fun, awful, stressful, or euphoric, it just depends on what day you're asked.
So, listen, laugh, and learn with expert co-hosts Jack Ferguson and Alex Urquhart as they deconstruct relatable challenges, and offer straightforward, easy-to-understand remedies - all whilst having a laugh!
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Episodes
Matthew Kelly on the difficulties of building a company when you‘re not a salesman, firing a rockstar employee, and the importance of iterative marketing.
January 18, 2017 10:20 - 1 hour - 63 MBThis episode features Matthew Kelly, Managing Director of Just Media Design, a social first digital agency.In this episode we talk about how Matt started a company and got his initial clients despite hating cold calling.Matt also talks about how he had to fire an employee who was a rockstar on paper and what he learned from that experience.Of particular interest were Matt's stories around Iterative Marketing and how he applies the 'Test, Measure, Repeat' philosophy to his business and his cli...
Nicholas Heaney on the dangers of outsourcing Tech, dealing with social stigmas and the rollercoaster of raising capital.
December 02, 2016 10:20 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBThis episode features Nicholas Heaney, CEO and Co-Founder of Puntaa, a social betting app.In this episode we talk about the challenges of launching a Tech Startup in the Gaming Space.Nick talks about how he changed from a law career to the Startup Life, how difficult it is to deal with social stigmas in running a company associated with betting and some of the mistakes he made when trying to get the product developed overseas.Nick was very open with the challenging times he had to push throug...
Chris Macaulay on how the Lean Startup Failed him, the pain of multiple pivots and the art of Enterprise Sales.
November 24, 2016 10:20 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis episode features Chris Macaulay, CEO of Advvy and Organiser of Silicon Beach Brisbane.In this episode we talk about many challenging topics including how the Lean Startup Approach to growing a Startup failed Chris and his team and what it's like to have to pivot multiple times after months of development to achieve product-market fit.Chris talks about other tough times including how he had to make good employees redundant and the 9 month challenge of finding a CTO (Chief Technical Office...
Gail Creighton Davies on communication skills learned through adversity and growing up in Northern Ireland
November 17, 2016 10:20 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThis episode features Gail Creighton Davies. Gail is Director of Rhapsodate Consulting, Co Director of Picnic and Co and Founder of the G8 Ladies.In this episode we talk about the communication skills Gail picked up after having a daughter with Down Syndrome and how she was able to translate that communication to her professional life.We talk about becoming a better listener and why that it is such a vital skill in this day and age.We also discuss what it was like growing up in Northern Irela...
Dr Glen Richards on Financial Adversity, Surviving within your own company and Entrepreneurial Seizures.
November 10, 2016 10:20 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThis episode features Dr Glen Richards. Glen is an investor on Shark Tank Australia, Non-Executive Director of Greencross Ltd and Non-Executive Director of 1300 Smiles.In this episode we cover politics and Glen's view on the current political climate, what it took to push through particularly hard financial times in the early days, how he survived as CEO in a company where his CFO wanted him fired, his work as an investor, avoiding entrepreneurial seizures and how he got on Shark Tank Austral...
Steve Baxter on Shark Tank, The NBN and the state of Entrepreneurship
October 26, 2016 10:20 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBThis episode features Steve Baxter. Steve is an investor on Shark Tank Australia, founder of River City Labs and CEO of Transition Level Investments.In this episode we cover Steve's early life, his time in the army, what it is like to exit a company, the NBN, working for Google and of course, Shark Tank Australia.It is always a privilege to talk to someone as knowledgeable as Steve. I hope you enjoy this episode. I had a great time recording it.
Joe Fox on Marketing Ad Spends, Branding and Managing Stress
October 19, 2016 10:20 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBThis episode features Joe Fox. Managing Director of Studio Culture and Social Media Marketing expert. In this episode we cover what Joe's early life looked like, his views on all things digital marketing from Facebook to Snapchat to Livestreaming. If you are looking for some extra advice on Digital Marketing or Branding then this is the episode for you.
Paul Davies on B2B Sales Tactics
October 05, 2016 10:20 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBThis episode features Paul Davies. Established Sales Specialist with over 15 years experience selling services. Paul isn't your stereotypical sales guy and in this episode he was able to break down how he goes about approaching new organisations without being pushy or 'salesy.' If you want some sales advice and would like to avoid the Hard Sell, then this episode is for you.
Dr Catherine Ball on the future of Drones, Innovation Fusion and turning down Q and A
September 27, 2016 10:42 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBThis episode features Dr Catherine Ball, CEO of Remote Research Ranges and Managing Director of Elemental Strategy. In this interview we explore Catherine's vast expertise into the world of Drones, how she juggles numerous projects at once and why she turned down ABC's Q & A amongst other topics. Catherine's current passion project involves a crowd funding campaign for the Future Hear Project. This project is doing amazing work to help make 3D printing of bodily tissue and organs a reality. S...
Mitch Hills on Starting a Business at 16, Building an App without investment and knowing when to quit
September 20, 2016 08:42 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBThis episode features CEO of AroundAbout App Mitch Hills.We talk about how age is no barrier when starting a business and you are never too young to start.
Tanya Williams on Tradigital Marketing, conquering Self Doubt and the role your Digital Footprint plays in your Career
September 04, 2016 08:42 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThis episode features COE (Chief of Everything) at Digital Conversations, Tanya Williams.We explore her expertise in tradigital marketing and how businesses need to approach this in the current business climate.
Tres West on Lean Startup, Chasing Investment and how the Startup Ecosystem Operates
August 18, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBThis episode features one of the good guys of the Australian Startup scene: Tres West. Tres has lived and breathed Startups for the last 2 years and has some great insights to share.
Nathan Hoad on Coding, Internal Communication and Productivity
June 18, 2016 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBHooray, this is my first Podcast episode and I'm excited to finally be on this platform. This episode features one of my good friends and mentors who has had amazing business success over the past 5-6 years. He is one of the best tech minds in Brisbane and is my go to man for any tech problems.We talk about a bunch of stuff in this episode from Coding and the importance of software, all the way through to tools for productivity, Remote Work and working hard vs working smart. His company he ta...