Scaling up: Lessons from the world's best CEOs and Founders
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings“Scaling Up” is a new podcast series that tells the scaling stories of great growth companies from around the world, as experienced by their founders and CEOs.
With the aim of inspiring and educating the next generation of entrepreneurs, as well as helping current business leaders, this podcast series hopes to give insight into what it takes to scale a business to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
Hosted by Ed Cowan and supported by TDM Growth Partners.
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The King of Kalgoorlie - Bill Beament, Founder and CEO, Develop Global [S8, E2]
July 15, 2024 04:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBBill Beament grew up in a working class family out of Esperance in Western Australia. He dreamed of being a general manager of a mine one day. Instilled at a young age with a deep work ethic and an acute commercial sense, he achieved much, much more than this as CEO and Executive Chair of Northern Star. Bill reshaped the underground gold mining industry and built from scratch a $16b, ASX 50 behemoth. Not resting on his laurels though, Bill has more recently turned his attention to wrappin...
Taking the Pain Out of Payments - Hiroki Takeuchi, Co-Founder and CEO GoCardless [S8.E1]
June 27, 2024 02:16 - 36 minutes - 82.8 MBHiroki Takeuchi, the co-founder and CEO of GoCardless started in 2011. GoCardless is a star of the blossoming UK FinTech scene- last valued at $2.1b, the business is on a mission to take the pain out of payments for businesses of all shapes and sizes – from your local gym collecting monthly membership right through to the Uk’s biggest utility companies. Payment collection is a problem as old as time, and in creating a bank payment network to rival the card networks like Visa and Mastercard...
Culture Scaling Playbook: Hiring and Retention [S7.E2]
April 23, 2024 01:25 - 34 minutes - 79.9 MBWhat is a high-performing culture? It's a question some think as straightforward as it is philosophical. In these special episodes, we explore high performing cultures; what they are, how to create them, and most importantly how to not just maintain them, but scale them. By drawing upon the wisdom of the previous CEOs, founders, leaders who I have had the pleasure of interviewing over the last six years between them have created some $150b in market capitalisation. After 42 episodes of Sca...
Culture Scaling Playbook: Ep 1 Values
March 19, 2024 22:46 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBWhat is a high-performing culture? It's a question some think as straightforward as it is philosophical. In these special episodes, we explore high performing cultures; what they are, how to create them, and most importantly how to not just maintain them, but scale them. By drawing upon the wisdom of the previous CEOs, founders, leaders who I have had the pleasure of interviewing over the last six years between them have created some $150b in market capitalisation. After 42 episodes of Sca...
Culture Scaling Playbook: Values [S7.E1]
March 19, 2024 22:46 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBWhat is a high-performing culture? It's a question some think as straightforward as it is philosophical. In these special episodes, we explore high performing cultures; what they are, how to create them, and most importantly how to not just maintain them, but scale them. By drawing upon the wisdom of the previous CEOs, founders, leaders who I have had the pleasure of interviewing over the last six years between them have created some $150b in market capitalisation. After 42 episodes of Sca...
The 6-Star Entrepreneur - Adam Schwab, the CEO and Co-Founder of Luxury Escapes [S6.E9]
December 13, 2022 00:12 - 47 minutes - 109 MBAdam Schwab is our guest on Scaling Up, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escapes – a travel marketplace with almost $1b in bookings annually. Adam’s story is that of a quintessential and accomplished entrepreneur – one of trial and error, learning from mistakes and applying it to the next chapter as is always required. Luxury escapes and its coming to being is exactly this – the twist and turns of a variety of businesses, over almost a decade, that eventually spun out something that was sca...
"The 6-Star Entrepreneur" - Adam Schwab, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escapes [S6.E9]
December 13, 2022 00:12 - 47 minutes - 109 MBAdam Schwab is our guest on Scaling Up, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escapes – a travel marketplace with almost $1b in bookings annually. Adam’s story is that of a quintessential and accomplished entrepreneur – one of trial and error, learning from mistakes and applying it to the next chapter as is always required. Luxury escapes and its coming to being is exactly this – the twist and turns of a variety of businesses, over almost a decade, that eventually spun out something that was sca...
"The 6-Star Entrepreneur" - Adam Schwab, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escape
December 13, 2022 00:12 - 47 minutes - 109 MBAdam Schwab is our guest on Scaling Up, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escapes – a travel marketplace with almost $1b in bookings annually. Adam’s story is that of a quintessential and accomplished entrepreneur – one of trial and error, learning from mistakes and applying it to the next chapter as is always required. Luxury escapes and its coming to being is exactly this – the twist and turns of a variety of businesses, over almost a decade, that eventually spun out something that was sca...
"The 6-Star Entrepreneur" - Adam Schwab, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escapes
December 13, 2022 00:12 - 47 minutes - 109 MBAdam Schwab is our guest on Scaling Up, the CEO and co-founder of Luxury Escapes – a travel marketplace with almost $1b in bookings annually. Adam’s story is that of a quintessential and accomplished entrepreneur – one of trial and error, learning from mistakes and applying it to the next chapter as is always required. Luxury escapes and its coming to being is exactly this – the twist and turns of a variety of businesses, over almost a decade, that eventually spun out something that was scal...
IPOs, Takeovers, SPACs and All Events In Between - Reggie Aggarwal, CEO and co-founder Cvent
December 01, 2022 22:27 - 48 minutes - 112 MBReggie Aggarwal is the co-founder of Cvent, a $600m revenue Software company, that is listed on the Nasdaq (ticker CVT). Cvent is allows organizations to more efficiently run, manage and host all formats of events from virtual to in-person and hybrid. If you have been to a large conference recently, chances are it hasa been powered by Cvent. Reggie is in a very unique position, having founded the company in 1999, he has seen 3 recessions, an IPO, A SPAC, a merger, competitors come and go a...
IPOs, Takeovers, SPACs and All Events In Between - Reggie Aggarwal, CEO and Founder of Cvent [S6.E8]
December 01, 2022 22:27 - 48 minutes - 112 MBReggie Aggarwal is the co-founder of Cvent, a $600m revenue Software company, that is listed on the Nasdaq (ticker CVT). Cvent is allows organizations to more efficiently run, manage and host all formats of events from virtual to in-person and hybrid. If you have been to a large conference recently, chances are it hasa been powered by Cvent. Reggie is in a very unique position, having founded the company in 1999, he has seen 3 recessions, an IPO, A SPAC, a merger, competitors come and go a...
The Great Australian Hustle - Ruslan Kogan, Co-Founder and CEO, Kogan.com [S6.E7]
November 10, 2022 20:55 - 47 minutes - 109 MBRuslan Kogan, the CEO and co-founder of Kogan.com (ASX:KGN) is the guest on this episode of 'Scaling Up'. Kogan.com is Australia’s largest pure play online retailer with over $1b in sales. Many listeners over the years would have no doubt been introduced to Kogan.com via their incredibly successful own brand electronics business that catapulted the business to a size and scale that has allowed them to enact a phenomenal e-commerce playbook. Aside from expanding their direct to consumer produ...
"The Great Australian Hustle" - Ruslan Kogan, co-founder and CEO, Kogan.com [S6.E7]
November 10, 2022 20:55 - 47 minutes - 109 MBRuslan Kogan, the CEO and co-founder of Kogan.com (ASX:KGN) is the guest on this episode of 'Scaling Up'. Kogan.com is Australia’s largest pure play online retailer with over $1b in sales. Many listeners over the years would have no doubt been introduced to Kogan.com via their incredibly successful own brand electronics business that catapulted the business to a size and scale that has allowed them to enact a phenomenal e-commerce playbook. Aside from expanding their direct to consumer produ...
"The Great Australian Hustle" - Ruslan Kogan, co-founder and CEO, Kogan.com
November 10, 2022 20:55 - 47 minutes - 109 MBRuslan Kogan, the CEO and co-founder of Kogan.com (ASX:KGN) is the guest on this episode of 'Scaling Up'. Kogan.com is Australia’s largest pure play online retailer with over $1b in sales. Many listeners over the years would have no doubt been introduced to Kogan.com via their incredibly successful own brand electronics business that catapulted the business to a size and scale that has allowed them to enact a phenomenal e-commerce playbook. Aside from expanding their direct to consumer produ...
Democratising Investing - Alex Vynokur, Co-Founder and CEO, BetaShares [S6.E6]
October 27, 2022 20:39 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBAfter a mini hiatus, 'Scaling Up' is back, and we have some incredible guests lined up in the coming months, none more so than this episode. Alex Vynokur came to Australia as a 16 year old from Soviet Ukraine, not speaking a work of English, but with a steely determination to make something of himself. And that is an understatement as to what he has achieved since – in the midst of the GFC, he co-founded BetaShares, a passive Exchange Traded Fund (or ETF) fund manager, with roughly $23b und...
Democratising Investing - Alex Vynokur, Co-founder and CEO, BetaShares [S6.E6]
October 27, 2022 20:39 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBAfter a mini hiatus, 'Scaling Up' is back, and we have some incredible guests lined up in the coming months, none more so than this episode. Alex Vynokur came to Australia as a 16 year old from Soviet Ukraine, not speaking a work of English, but with a steely determination to make something of himself. And that is an understatement as to what he has achieved since – in the midst of the GFC, he co-founded BetaShares, a passive Exchange Traded Fund (or ETF) fund manager, with roughly $23b und...
Democratising Investing - Alex Vynokur, Co-founder and CEO, BetaShares
October 27, 2022 20:39 - 41 minutes - 93.9 MBAfter a mini hiatus, 'Scaling Up' is back, and we have some incredible guests lined up in the coming months, none more so than this episode. Alex Vynokur came to Australia as a 16 year old from Soviet Ukraine, not speaking a work of English, but with a steely determination to make something of himself. And that is an understatement as to what he has achieved since – in the midst of the GFC, he co-founded BetaShares, a passive Exchange Traded Fund (or ETF) fund manager, with roughly $23b und...
Michelin Star Software with Joel Montaniel, CEO and Co-Founder, SevenRooms [S6.E5]
September 15, 2022 02:58 - 48 minutes - 112 MBJoel Montaniel is the Co-founder, and CEO of SevenRooms, a private software company devoted to improving the way hospitality operators leverage their data to enhance business operations, build better direct relationships with customers and deliver an unforgettable customer experience. In their own words, SevenRooms allows ‘the big to feel small and the small to feel big’ when it comes to customer relationships. The conversation traverses a wide range of topics; from scaling a global busines...
"Michelin Star Software" with Joel Montaniel, CEO and Co-founder, SevenRooms [S6.E5]
September 15, 2022 02:58 - 48 minutes - 112 MBJoel Montaniel is the Co-founder, and CEO of SevenRooms, a private software company devoted to improving the way hospitality operators leverage their data to enhance business operations, build better direct relationships with customers and deliver an unforgettable customer experience. In their own words, SevenRooms allows ‘the big to feel small and the small to feel big’ when it comes to customer relationships. The conversation traverses a wide range of topics; from scaling a global busines...
"Michelin Star Software" with Joel Montaniel, CEO and Co-founder, SevenRooms
September 15, 2022 02:58 - 48 minutes - 112 MBJoel Montaniel is the Co-founder, and CEO of SevenRooms, a private software company devoted to improving the way hospitality operators leverage their data to enhance business operations, build better direct relationships with customers and deliver an unforgettable customer experience. In their own words, SevenRooms allows ‘the big to feel small and the small to feel big’ when it comes to customer relationships. The conversation traverses a wide range of topics; from scaling a global busines...
Special episode: Australia's Greatest Unknown Technologist w/ Hugh Williams
August 25, 2022 01:31 - 46 minutes - 107 MBHugh Williams probably isn't a name that pops to the front of mind when talking Australia's greatest technology exports - but it should. His career leading huge teams on cutting edge projects at global tech giants Google, Microsoft and eBay have fundamentally changed the way we live our lives. Globally, few possess the depth of domain expertise as Hugh. This episode dives into 'what great looks like' when it comes to individual engineers, small product teams and larger organisations, and h...
Special episode: Australia's Greatest Unknown Technologist w/ Hugh Williams [S6.E4]
August 25, 2022 01:31 - 46 minutes - 107 MBHugh Williams probably isn't a name that pops to the front of mind when talking Australia's greatest technology exports - but it should. His career leading huge teams on cutting edge projects at global tech giants Google, Microsoft and eBay have fundamentally changed the way we live our lives. Globally, few possess the depth of domain expertise as Hugh. This episode dives into 'what great looks like' when it comes to individual engineers, small product teams and larger organisations, and h...
Closet in the Cloud - Jenn Hyman, co-founder and CEO, Rent the Runway [S6.E3]
August 10, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 85.9 MBOur guest today on scaling up is Jenn Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway (Nasdaq:RENT). From a thought bubble to ringing the bell on the Nasdaq and being the first business to do so with a female CEO, CFO and COO, Jenn has been at the helm of a business that is a classic two-sided network case study. We dive into this, and the scaling challenges of growing both sides of the network in creating a closet in the cloud for over 2.5 million American women. The network playbook has been ...
Closet in the Cloud - Jenn Hyman, Co-Founder and CEO, Rent the Runway [S6.E3]
August 10, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 85.9 MBOur guest today on scaling up is Jenn Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway (Nasdaq:RENT). From a thought bubble to ringing the bell on the Nasdaq and being the first business to do so with a female CEO, CFO and COO, Jenn has been at the helm of a business that is a classic two-sided network case study. We dive into this, and the scaling challenges of growing both sides of the network in creating a closet in the cloud for over 2.5 million American women. The network playbook has been ...
Closet in the Cloud - Jenn Hyman, co-founder and CEO, Rent the Runway
August 10, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 85.9 MBOur guest today on scaling up is Jenn Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway (Nasdaq:RENT). From a thought bubble to ringing the bell on the Nasdaq and being the first business to do so with a female CEO, CFO and COO, Jenn has been at the helm of a business that is a classic two-sided network case study. We dive into this, and the scaling challenges of growing both sides of the network in creating a closet in the cloud for over 2.5 million American women. The network playbook has been ...
In a league of their own - Mike Serbinis, CEO and co-founder, League
July 27, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBMike Serbinis is the CEO and co-founder of League – a healthcare platform on a mission to empower people to live the lives that they want to lead; happier, healthier and longer League started on the premise that the future of healthcare and its delivery was going to be less bureaucratic, less institutional, and consumer first. This simple insight came about both from personal interactions with the health ecosystem in the United States, but also more importantly from Mike’s previous experien...
In a League of their Own - Mike Serbinis, CEO and co-founder, League
July 27, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBMike Serbinis is the CEO and co-founder of League – a healthcare platform on a mission to empower people to live the lives that they want to lead; happier, healthier and longer. League started on the premise that the future of healthcare and its delivery was going to be less bureaucratic, less institutional, and consumer first. This simple insight came about both from personal interactions with the health ecosystem in the United States, but also more importantly from Mike’s previous experi...
In a League of their Own - Mike Serbinis, CEO and co-founder, League [S6.E2]
July 27, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBMike Serbinis is the CEO and co-founder of League – a healthcare platform on a mission to empower people to live the lives that they want to lead; happier, healthier and longer. League started on the premise that the future of healthcare and its delivery was going to be less bureaucratic, less institutional, and consumer first. This simple insight came about both from personal interactions with the health ecosystem in the United States, but also more importantly from Mike’s previous experi...
In a League of Their Own - Mike Serbinis, CEO and Co-Founder, League [S6.E2]
July 27, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBMike Serbinis is the CEO and co-founder of League – a healthcare platform on a mission to empower people to live the lives that they want to lead; happier, healthier and longer. League started on the premise that the future of healthcare and its delivery was going to be less bureaucratic, less institutional, and consumer first. This simple insight came about both from personal interactions with the health ecosystem in the United States, but also more importantly from Mike’s previous experi...
Flying High - Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger, Co-founders & CEO’s Allbirds [S6.E1]
July 17, 2022 22:36 - 45 minutes - 104 MBSeries 6 of Scaling Up kicks off with Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger, the co-founders and co-CEOs of AllBirds. From a Kickstarter campaign, to listing on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ:BIRD) in a little over six years, this is an insane scaling story of one of the fastest growing brands in history. Originally born out of hustle and grit and then of thoughtful growth and innovation, Allbirds’ brand has always centered on a promise that great products have to be sustainable. Allbirds is the leading brand w...
Flying High - Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger, Co-founders & CEO’s Allbirds
July 17, 2022 22:36 - 45 minutes - 104 MBSeries 6 of Scaling Up kicks off with Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger, the co-founders and co-CEOs of AllBirds. From a Kickstarter campaign, to listing on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ:BIRD) in a little over six years, this is an insane scaling story of one of the fastest growing brands in history. Originally born out of hustle and grit and then of thoughtful growth and innovation, Allbirds’ brand has always centered on a promise that great products have to be sustainable. Allbirds is the leading brand w...
Flying High - Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger, Co-Founders & CEO’s Allbirds [S6.E1]
July 17, 2022 22:36 - 45 minutes - 104 MBSeries 6 of Scaling Up kicks off with Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger, the co-founders and co-CEOs of AllBirds. From a Kickstarter campaign, to listing on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ:BIRD) in a little over six years, this is an insane scaling story of one of the fastest growing brands in history. Originally born out of hustle and grit and then of thoughtful growth and innovation, Allbirds’ brand has always centered on a promise that great products have to be sustainable. Allbirds is the leading brand w...
Leading with a Smile - Phil McKenzie, CEO Pacific Smiles Group
December 21, 2021 21:54 - 44 minutes - 102 MBPhil McKenzie, the CEO of Pacific Smiles Group, the ASX listed (PSQ:ASX) dental services business is our final guest of Season 5. Phil joined Pacific Smiles in 2018, taking over the previously founder led business and completely reshaping the corporate culture. Many listeners may be familiar with Pacific Smiles given its listed nature, or as a customer of one of its 115 dental clinics around Australia. Phil is a wonderful leader – someone who intertwines himself deeply within the business,...
Leading with a Smile - Phil McKenzie, CEO Pacific Smiles Group [S5.E7]
December 21, 2021 21:54 - 44 minutes - 102 MBPhil McKenzie, the CEO of Pacific Smiles Group, the ASX listed (PSQ:ASX) dental services business is our final guest of Season 5. Phil joined Pacific Smiles in 2018, taking over the previously founder led business and completely reshaping the corporate culture. Many listeners may be familiar with Pacific Smiles given its listed nature, or as a customer of one of its 115 dental clinics around Australia. Phil is a wonderful leader – someone who intertwines himself deeply within the business,...
People and Culture Mini Series (part 2) - Culture as a Product w/ Anna Binder, CPO Asana [S5.E6]
December 19, 2021 05:32 - 50 minutes - 116 MBEpisode 2 of our People and Culture mini series features the phenomenal Anna Binder, the CPO of Asana, the $15b NYSE and LTSE listed technology business that is changing the way businesses work, collaborate and thrive. The genesis of Asana is important to frame this conversation; When co- founders of Asana Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein were both working at Facebook, of which Dustin also co-founded, they discovered amongst the hyper scale journey that that business was on, everyone...
People and Culture Mini Series (part 2) - Culture as a Product w/ Anna Binder, CPO Asana
December 19, 2021 05:32 - 50 minutes - 116 MBEpisode 2 of our People and Culture mini series features the phenomenal Anna Binder, the CPO of Asana, the $15b NYSE and LTSE listed technology business that is changing the way businesses work, collaborate and thrive. The genesis of Asana is important to frame this conversation; When co- founders of Asana Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein were both working at Facebook, of which Dustin also co-founded, they discovered amongst the hyper scale journey that that business was on, everyone...
People and Culture Mini Series (part 1): Reimagining the face of corporate America w/ Elias Torres (co-founder) and Dena Upton (CPO), Drift [S5.E5]
December 13, 2021 23:32 - 41 minutes - 94.9 MBThis episode is the start of a Scaling Up mini series hoping to illuminate some amazing growth stories in regards to people and culture. We go deep on the scaling challenges that all companies face when it comes to people and culture and highlight what best in class can look like - from the role of a great, strategic CPO, to operationalising the values of the business, we are hoping this mini series really illuminates some amazing growth stories in regards to scaling a business' most importa...
People and Culture Mini Series (part 1): Reimagining the face of corporate America w/ Elias Torres (co-founder) and Dena Upton (CPO), Drift
December 13, 2021 23:32 - 41 minutes - 94.9 MBThis episode is the start of a Scaling Up mini series hoping to illuminate some amazing growth stories in regards to people and culture. We go deep on the scaling challenges that all companies face when it comes to people and culture and highlight what best in class can look like - from the role of a great, strategic CPO, to operationalising the values of the business, we are hoping this mini series really illuminates some amazing growth stories in regards to scaling a business' most importa...
People and Culture Mini Series (part 1): Reimagining the Face of Corporate America w/ Elias Torres (Co-Founder) and Dena Upton (CPO), Drift [S5.E5]
December 13, 2021 23:32 - 41 minutes - 94.9 MBThis episode is the start of a Scaling Up mini series hoping to illuminate some amazing growth stories in regards to people and culture. We go deep on the scaling challenges that all companies face when it comes to people and culture and highlight what best in class can look like - from the role of a great, strategic CPO, to operationalising the values of the business, we are hoping this mini series really illuminates some amazing growth stories in regards to scaling a business' most importa...
The only car sales(man) you ever want to meet - Cameron McIntyre, CEO Carsales.com
December 09, 2021 21:33 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBCameron McIntyre is one of Australia's most respected executives, having played a major part in the Carsales.com (CAR:ASX) journey over the last 15 years, initially as the CFO in the late 2000s where he was charged with seeing the business' transition to the ASX boards, and most recently as the CEO, where he has been guided the business tremendously well through their next stage of growth. Carsales is now a beast of the business, with a market capitalisation of over $7b and a top line revenu...
The only car sales(man) you ever want to meet - Cameron McIntyre, CEO Carsales.com [S5.E4]
December 09, 2021 21:33 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBCameron McIntyre is one of Australia's most respected executives, having played a major part in the Carsales.com (CAR:ASX) journey over the last 15 years, initially as the CFO in the late 2000s where he was charged with seeing the business' transition to the ASX boards, and most recently as the CEO, where he has been guided the business tremendously well through their next stage of growth. Carsales is now a beast of the business, with a market capitalisation of over $7b and a top line revenu...
The Only Car Sales(man) You Ever Want to Meet - Cameron McIntyre, CEO Carsales.com [S5.E4]
December 09, 2021 21:33 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBCameron McIntyre is one of Australia's most respected executives, having played a major part in the Carsales.com (CAR:ASX) journey over the last 15 years, initially as the CFO in the late 2000s where he was charged with seeing the business' transition to the ASX boards, and most recently as the CEO, where he has been guided the business tremendously well through their next stage of growth. Carsales is now a beast of the business, with a market capitalisation of over $7b and a top line revenu...
The forty year overnight success story - Dr Sam Hupert, CEO and Co-Founder, Pro Medicus [S5.E3]
December 05, 2021 20:55 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MBPro Medicus may well be one of the most under the radar growth stories of the world. Many listeners would not have heard of Pro Medicus (ASX:PME), nor its low profile and humble CEO and founder, Dr Sam Hupert. Which is funny, given that the business started in 1983 and has a current market capitalisation c$6.5 billion. This is a story of patience, persistence, and perseverance. An inspirational story that needs to be told. There is some ground to cover for sure - in 1983, the IBM personal ...
The Forty Year Overnight Success Story - Dr Sam Hupert, CEO and Co-Founder, Pro Medicus [S5.E3]
December 05, 2021 20:55 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MBPro Medicus may well be one of the most under the radar growth stories of the world. Many listeners would not have heard of Pro Medicus (ASX:PME), nor its low profile and humble CEO and founder, Dr Sam Hupert. Which is funny, given that the business started in 1983 and has a current market capitalisation c$6.5 billion. This is a story of patience, persistence, and perseverance. An inspirational story that needs to be told. There is some ground to cover for sure - in 1983, the IBM personal ...
The forty year overnight success story - Dr Sam Hupert, CEO and Co-Founder, Pro Medicus
December 05, 2021 20:55 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MBPro Medicus may well be one of the most under the radar growth stories of the world. Many listeners would not have heard of Pro Medicus (ASX:PME), nor its low profile and humble CEO and founder, Dr Sam Hupert. Which is funny, given that the business started in 1983 and has a current market capitalisation c$6.5 billion. This is a story of patience, persistence, and perseverance. An inspirational story that needs to be told. There is some ground to cover for sure - in 1983, the IBM personal ...
The future is Brighte - Katherine McConnell, CEO and founder, Brighte [S5.E2]
November 28, 2021 21:16 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBKatherine McConnell, the founder and CEO of Brigte is revolutionising how Australians are financing and decentralising sustainable energy solutions in their homes. A former Macquarie banker, and mother of two, Katherine initially mortgaged the family home to go after the opportunity of becoming the leading consumer finance business in the space. And that she has – Brighte has financed ten percent of the solar installations in Australia and processed over a billion dollar of applications acro...
The future is Brighte - Katherine McConnell, CEO and founder, Brighte
November 28, 2021 21:16 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBKatherine McConnell, the founder and CEO of Brigte is revolutionising how Australians are financing and decentralising sustainable energy solutions in their homes. A former Macquarie banker, and mother of two, Katherine initially mortgaged the family home to go after the opportunity of becoming the leading consumer finance business in the space. And that she has – Brighte has financed ten percent of the solar installations in Australia and processed over a billion dollar of applications acro...
The Future is Brighte - Katherine McConnell, CEO and Founder, Brighte [S5.E2]
November 28, 2021 21:16 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBKatherine McConnell, the founder and CEO of Brigte is revolutionising how Australians are financing and decentralising sustainable energy solutions in their homes. A former Macquarie banker, and mother of two, Katherine initially mortgaged the family home to go after the opportunity of becoming the leading consumer finance business in the space. And that she has – Brighte has financed ten percent of the solar installations in Australia and processed over a billion dollar of applications acro...
Eating the Bank's Lunch w/ Athena Home Loans Co-Founders Nathan Walsh and Michael Starkey [S5.E1]
November 21, 2021 23:26 - 47 minutes - 109 MBWelcome to the fifth season of "Scaling Up"! Expect an ecclectic mix of incredible Australian growth stories, told by their founders and CEOs. Some of the episodes are with businesses at the earlier stages of their scaling up journey, as well as a few of Australia’s largest listed businesses. Regardless of scale, or business model, there are some common scaling pain points, and we try again to uncover how these leaders have overcome them. Like our last series, we also have a little mini seri...
Eating the bank's lunch w/ Athena Home Loans co-founders Nathan Walsh and Michael Starkey [S5.E1]
November 21, 2021 23:26 - 47 minutes - 109 MBWelcome to the fifth season of "Scaling Up"! Expect an ecclectic mix of incredible Australian growth stories, told by their founders and CEOs. Some of the episodes are with businesses at the earlier stages of their scaling up journey, as well as a few of Australia’s largest listed businesses. Regardless of scale, or business model, there are some common scaling pain points, and we try again to uncover how these leaders have overcome them. Like our last series, we also have a little mini seri...