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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"One Team, One Score, One North Star" - Jonathan Corr, Ellie Mae CEO
April 14, 2020 22:04 - 46 minutes - 107 MBJonathan Corr is my guest on this episode of Scaling Up. Jonathan is the current CEO of Ellie Mae. This episode is a wonderful deep dive into the world of a highly experienced CEO who has had the benefit of seeing the full spectrum of the growth curve. Ellie listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011, relatively early in its journey. Jonathan oversaw and came through all the common scaling challenges – re-platforming of their technology stack, changes in their business model, and by far...
Zillions of Pillows and Why Culture Matters - Spencer Rascoff, Co-Founder of Zillow Group [S2.E1]
April 06, 2020 22:15 - 40 minutes - 93.6 MBWelcome to Season 2 of Scaling Up! My guest on this episode is Spencer Rascoff. Spencer looms as a large figure in the US tech scene – twice he has co-founded billion dollar businesses. His first, the travel website HotWire was sold to Expedia, and it was there, he met Rich Barton – the Expedia and Glassdoor founder. Together, with several others, they then set off and co-founded Zillow. Zillow is now all things real estate in the US – for anyone looking to buy, rent, value a house, or ...
'Zillions of Pillows' and why culture matters - Spencer Rascoff, co-founder of Zillow Group
April 06, 2020 22:15 - 40 minutes - 93.6 MBWelcome to Season 2 of Scaling Up! My guest on this episode is Spencer Rascoff. Spencer looms as a large figure in the US tech scene – twice he has co-founded billion dollar businesses. His first, the travel website HotWire was sold to Expedia, and it was there, he met Rich Barton – the Expedia and Glassdoor founder. Together, with several others, they then set off and co-founded Zillow. Zillow is now all things real estate in the US – for anyone looking to buy, rent, value a house, or ...
'Zillions of Pillows' and why culture matters - Spencer Rascoff, co-founder of Zillow Group [S2.E1]
April 06, 2020 22:15 - 40 minutes - 93.6 MBWelcome to Season 2 of Scaling Up! My guest on this episode is Spencer Rascoff. Spencer looms as a large figure in the US tech scene – twice he has co-founded billion dollar businesses. His first, the travel website HotWire was sold to Expedia, and it was there, he met Rich Barton – the Expedia and Glassdoor founder. Together, with several others, they then set off and co-founded Zillow. Zillow is now all things real estate in the US – for anyone looking to buy, rent, value a house, or ...
The Future of the Flat White w/ Nick Stone, CEO and Founder of Bluestone Lane (Bonus Episode) [S1.E7]
March 23, 2020 21:41 - 51 minutes - 119 MBWelcome to a bonus episode of Scaling Up season one – I recorded this while on the road recording season 2, but it feels like it has a natural home, with the other amazing Australian growth stories told in the previous season. Nick Stone is the CEO and founder of BlueStone Lane. This story starts in an underground coffee shop in New York City, where an ex AFL player, turned investment banker decides he was missing the authentic Australian coffee experience and sets up a side hustle to his m...
The future of the flat white w/ Nick Stone, CEO and founder of Bluestone Lane (Bonus episode) [S1.E8]
March 23, 2020 21:41 - 51 minutes - 119 MBWelcome to a bonus episode of Scaling Up season one – I recorded this while on the road recording season 2, but it feels like it has a natural home, with the other amazing Australian growth stories told in the previous season. Nick Stone is the CEO and founder of BlueStone Lane. This story starts in an underground coffee shop in New York City, where an ex AFL player, turned investment banker decides he was missing the authentic Australian coffee experience and sets up a side hustle to his m...
The future of the flat white w/ Nick Stone, CEO and founder of Bluestone Lane (Bonus episode)
March 23, 2020 21:41 - 51 minutes - 119 MBWelcome to a bonus episode of Scaling Up season one – I recorded this while on the road recording season 2, but it feels like it has a natural home, with the other amazing Australian growth stories told in the previous season. Nick Stone is the CEO and founder of BlueStone Lane. This story starts in an underground coffee shop in New York City, where an ex AFL player, turned investment banker decides he was missing the authentic Australian coffee experience and sets up a side hustle to his m...
The future of the flat white w/ Nick Stone, CEO and founder of Bluestone Lane (Bonus episode) [S1.E7]
March 23, 2020 21:41 - 51 minutes - 119 MBWelcome to a bonus episode of Scaling Up season one – I recorded this while on the road recording season 2, but it feels like it has a natural home, with the other amazing Australian growth stories told in the previous season. Nick Stone is the CEO and founder of BlueStone Lane. This story starts in an underground coffee shop in New York City, where an ex AFL player, turned investment banker decides he was missing the authentic Australian coffee experience and sets up a side hustle to his m...
From Outhouse to the Penthouse - How Guy Russo turned around Kmart [S1.E7]
December 18, 2019 10:22 - 53 minutes - 122 MBUnlike the other interviews in this series, this is a retrospective tale, recounting one of Australia’s greatest turnaround stories Guy Russo is one of Australia’s business masterminds. As CEO of McDonald's Australia and China for over a decade, both businesses excelled. His toughest assignment though was to salvage Kmart from the scrapheap. Under his guidance, he guided Kmart to retail supremacy in Australia. The inclusion of a story like this in this podcast is an important one, as busin...
From Outhouse to the Penthouse - How Guy Russo turned around Kmart [S1.E6]
December 18, 2019 10:22 - 53 minutes - 122 MBUnlike the other interviews in this series, this is a retrospective tale, recounting one of Australia’s greatest turnaround stories Guy Russo is one of Australia’s business masterminds. As CEO of McDonald's Australia and China for over a decade, both businesses excelled. His toughest assignment though was to salvage Kmart from the scrapheap. Under his guidance, he guided Kmart to retail supremacy in Australia. The inclusion of a story like this in this podcast is an important one, as busin...
From Outhouse to the Penthouse - How Guy Russo turned around Kmart
December 18, 2019 10:22 - 53 minutes - 122 MBUnlike the other interviews in this series, this is a retrospective tale, recounting one of Australia’s greatest turnaround stories Guy Russo is one of Australia’s business masterminds. As CEO of McDonald's Australia and China for over a decade, both businesses excelled. His toughest assignment though was to salvage Kmart from the scrapheap. Under his guidance, he guided Kmart to retail supremacy in Australia. The inclusion of a story like this in this podcast is an important one, as busin...
From Outhouse to the Penthouse - How Guy Russo Turned Around Kmart [S1.E6]
December 18, 2019 10:22 - 53 minutes - 122 MBUnlike the other interviews in this series, this is a retrospective tale, recounting one of Australia’s greatest turnaround stories Guy Russo is one of Australia’s business masterminds. As CEO of McDonald's Australia and China for over a decade, both businesses excelled. His toughest assignment though was to salvage Kmart from the scrapheap. Under his guidance, he guided Kmart to retail supremacy in Australia. The inclusion of a story like this in this podcast is an important one, as busin...
'Grit and Hustle over Glitz and Glamour' with Kate Morris, founder of Adore Beauty [S1.E6]
December 10, 2019 00:57 - 40 minutes - 92.6 MBThis is the quintessential heroic founding tale. In 2001, with online retail in its infancy, Kate with just $12,000 of borrowed money in her back pocket, set out with a mission of empowering women to make better beauty decisions. At this point, everything was against her. No experience, no money, no brands wanting to join her platform. Fast forward 20 years and Adore Beauty will this year have over $100 million in revenue, 14,000 products across 200 of the world’s biggest beauty brands and o...
'Grit and Hustle over Glitz and Glamour' with Kate Morris, founder of Adore Beauty
December 10, 2019 00:57 - 40 minutes - 92.6 MBThis is the quintessential heroic founding tale. In 2001, with online retail in its infancy, Kate with just $12,000 of borrowed money in her back pocket, set out with a mission of empowering women to make better beauty decisions. At this point, everything was against her. No experience, no money, no brands wanting to join her platform. Fast forward 20 years and Adore Beauty will this year have over $100 million in revenue, 14,000 products across 200 of the world’s biggest beauty brands and o...
'Grit and Hustle over Glitz and Glamour' with Kate Morris, founder of Adore Beauty [S1.E5]
December 10, 2019 00:57 - 40 minutes - 92.6 MBThis is the quintessential heroic founding tale. In 2001, with online retail in its infancy, Kate with just $12,000 of borrowed money in her back pocket, set out with a mission of empowering women to make better beauty decisions. At this point, everything was against her. No experience, no money, no brands wanting to join her platform. Fast forward 20 years and Adore Beauty will this year have over $100 million in revenue, 14,000 products across 200 of the world’s biggest beauty brands and o...
Grit and Hustle Over Glitz and Glamour with Kate Morris, Founder of Adore Beauty [S1.E5]
December 10, 2019 00:57 - 40 minutes - 92.6 MBThis is the quintessential heroic founding tale. In 2001, with online retail in its infancy, Kate with just $12,000 of borrowed money in her back pocket, set out with a mission of empowering women to make better beauty decisions. At this point, everything was against her. No experience, no money, no brands wanting to join her platform. Fast forward 20 years and Adore Beauty will this year have over $100 million in revenue, 14,000 products across 200 of the world’s biggest beauty brands and o...
'Cracking the Culture Code' with Didier Elzinga, co-founder and CEO of Culture Amp
December 03, 2019 21:07 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MBDidier Elzinga is the co-founder and CEO of Culture Amp – a people and culture platform, with a mission of powering culture focused companies right around the world. Culture Amp is a pin-up of the growing Australian technology scene, having recently reached unicorn status – the coveted billion-dollar valuation. While on the periphery, this founding story could be seen to be that of a quintessential fast-growing technology business; venture capital-funded, global focus from day one and the...
'Cracking the Culture Code' with Didier Elzinga, co-founder and CEO of Culture Amp [S1.E5]
December 03, 2019 21:07 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MBDidier Elzinga is the co-founder and CEO of Culture Amp – a people and culture platform, with a mission of powering culture focused companies right around the world. Culture Amp is a pin-up of the growing Australian technology scene, having recently reached unicorn status – the coveted billion-dollar valuation. While on the periphery, this founding story could be seen to be that of a quintessential fast-growing technology business; venture capital-funded, global focus from day one and the...
Cracking the Culture Code with Didier Elzinga, Co-Founder and CEO of Culture Amp [S1.E4]
December 03, 2019 21:07 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MBDidier Elzinga is the co-founder and CEO of Culture Amp – a people and culture platform, with a mission of powering culture focused companies right around the world. Culture Amp is a pin-up of the growing Australian technology scene, having recently reached unicorn status – the coveted billion-dollar valuation. While on the periphery, this founding story could be seen to be that of a quintessential fast-growing technology business; venture capital-funded, global focus from day one and the...
'Cracking the Culture Code' with Didier Elzinga, co-founder and CEO of Culture Amp [S1.E4]
December 03, 2019 21:07 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MBDidier Elzinga is the co-founder and CEO of Culture Amp – a people and culture platform, with a mission of powering culture focused companies right around the world. Culture Amp is a pin-up of the growing Australian technology scene, having recently reached unicorn status – the coveted billion-dollar valuation. While on the periphery, this founding story could be seen to be that of a quintessential fast-growing technology business; venture capital-funded, global focus from day one and the...
The Making of a Category Killer with Matt Spencer, CEO Baby Bunting [S1.E3]
November 20, 2019 01:54 - 52 minutes - 121 MBBaby Bunting is Australia’s largest baby goods retailer, and this episode tracks the strategy & execution of what was a small, state-based, family-owned and operated business into the emergence of the leading national retailer in the category. Matt gives amazing insight into the playbook of how this all unfolded over the 10 years (and counting) of his time as CEO, driving revenue from $40m to over $350m. Matt dives into the importance of an incremental strategic approach, understanding how e...
‘The Making of a Category Killer’ with Matt Spencer, CEO Baby Bunting [S1.E4]
November 20, 2019 01:54 - 52 minutes - 121 MBBaby Bunting is Australia’s largest baby goods retailer, and this episode tracks the strategy & execution of what was a small, state-based, family-owned and operated business into the emergence of the leading national retailer in the category. Matt gives amazing insight into the playbook of how this all unfolded over the 10 years (and counting) of his time as CEO, driving revenue from $40m to over $350m. Matt dives into the importance of an incremental strategic approach, understanding how e...
‘The Making of a Category Killer’ with Matt Spencer, CEO Baby Bunting
November 20, 2019 01:54 - 52 minutes - 121 MBBaby Bunting is Australia’s largest baby goods retailer, and this episode tracks the strategy & execution of what was a small, state-based, family-owned and operated business into the emergence of the leading national retailer in the category. Matt gives amazing insight into the playbook of how this all unfolded over the 10 years (and counting) of his time as CEO, driving revenue from $40m to over $350m. Matt dives into the importance of an incremental strategic approach, understanding how e...
‘The Making of a Category Killer’ with Matt Spencer, CEO Baby Bunting [S1.E3]
November 20, 2019 01:54 - 52 minutes - 121 MBBaby Bunting is Australia’s largest baby goods retailer, and this episode tracks the strategy & execution of what was a small, state-based, family-owned and operated business into the emergence of the leading national retailer in the category. Matt gives amazing insight into the playbook of how this all unfolded over the 10 years (and counting) of his time as CEO, driving revenue from $40m to over $350m. Matt dives into the importance of an incremental strategic approach, understanding how e...
'Art meets Science' with ROKT's Bruce Buchanan [S1.E3]
November 12, 2019 21:45 - 45 minutes - 104 MBUnknown to many, Bruce is one of Australia’s great entrepreneurs. As CEO, he scaled Jetstar to Asia’s largest low-cost carrier and then he co-founded ROKT, a global marketing technology business with over $100m in revenue that is growing rapidly. Bruce has seen everything from start-up land to billions in revenue and so he is a great person to give insight into many of the key issues and pain points that all successful entrepreneurs face in their journey; scaling teams, raising money, found...
'Art meets Science' with ROKT's Bruce Buchanan
November 12, 2019 21:45 - 45 minutes - 104 MBUnknown to many, Bruce is one of Australia’s great entrepreneurs. As CEO, he scaled Jetstar to Asia’s largest low-cost carrier and then he co-founded ROKT, a global marketing technology business with over $100m in revenue that is growing rapidly. Bruce has seen everything from start-up land to billions in revenue and so he is a great person to give insight into many of the key issues and pain points that all successful entrepreneurs face in their journey; scaling teams, raising money, found...
Art meets science with ROKT's Bruce Buchanan
November 12, 2019 21:45 - 45 minutes - 104 MBUnknown to many, Bruce is one of Australia’s great entrepreneurs. As CEO, he scaled Jetstar to Asia’s largest low-cost carrier and then he co-founded ROKT, a global marketing technology business with over $100m in revenue that is growing rapidly. Bruce has seen everything from start-up land to billions in revenue and so he is a great person to give insight into many of the the key issues and pain points that all successful entrepreneurs face in their journey; scaling teams, raising money, f...
'Art meets Science' with ROKT's Bruce Buchanan [S1.E2]
November 12, 2019 21:45 - 45 minutes - 104 MBUnknown to many, Bruce is one of Australia’s great entrepreneurs. As CEO, he scaled Jetstar to Asia’s largest low-cost carrier and then he co-founded ROKT, a global marketing technology business with over $100m in revenue that is growing rapidly. Bruce has seen everything from start-up land to billions in revenue and so he is a great person to give insight into many of the key issues and pain points that all successful entrepreneurs face in their journey; scaling teams, raising money, found...
Art Meets Science with ROKT's Bruce Buchanan [S1.E2]
November 12, 2019 21:45 - 45 minutes - 104 MBUnknown to many, Bruce is one of Australia’s great entrepreneurs. As CEO, he scaled Jetstar to Asia’s largest low-cost carrier and then he co-founded ROKT, a global marketing technology business with over $100m in revenue that is growing rapidly. Bruce has seen everything from start-up land to billions in revenue and so he is a great person to give insight into many of the key issues and pain points that all successful entrepreneurs face in their journey; scaling teams, raising money, found...
Taking on McDonald's with Guzman y Gomez's Steven Marks [S1.E2]
November 01, 2019 05:42 - 44 minutes - 102 MBSteven Marks is the founder and global CEO of Guzman y Gomez – Australia’s fastest-growing quick-service restaurant. Steven’s inspirational story is one of someone who has seen the full spectrum of both success and setback. His passion for his brand is undoubtedly palpable. The lessons Steven has learned on leadership while fighting the challenges of scaling a business of this complexity make for an incredibly interesting discussion. All delivered with the high energy Steven Marks has becom...
Taking on McDonald's with Guzman y Gomez's Steven Marks [S1.E1]
November 01, 2019 05:42 - 44 minutes - 102 MBSteven Marks is the founder and global CEO of Guzman y Gomez – Australia’s fastest-growing quick-service restaurant. Steven’s inspirational story is one of someone who has seen the full spectrum of both success and setback. His passion for his brand is undoubtedly palpable. The lessons Steven has learned on leadership while fighting the challenges of scaling a business of this complexity make for an incredibly interesting discussion. All delivered with the high energy Steven Marks has becom...
Taking on McDonald's with Guzman y Gomez's Steven Marks
November 01, 2019 05:42 - 44 minutes - 102 MBSteven Marks is the founder and global CEO of Guzman y Gomez – Australia’s fastest-growing quick-service restaurant. Steven’s inspirational story is one of someone who has seen the full spectrum of both success and setback. His passion for his brand is undoubtedly palpable. The lessons Steven has learned on leadership while fighting the challenges of scaling a business of this complexity make for an incredibly interesting discussion. All delivered with the high energy Steven Marks has becom...
Prologue: A Welcome to "Scaling Up"
November 01, 2019 05:41 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MB"Scaling Up" is a new podcast series, hosted by Ed Cowan. Scaling a business is hard. Very few succeed to even navigate their way through startup land, and many that do hit a wall at some stage. Some companies though, find a way to continue to grow year on year, and in doing so become incredibly successful and durable businesses. This podcast is on a mission to discover the secret sauce of these successful Australian founders and CEOs, with the purpose to inspire the next generation of en...
Prologue: A Welcome to Scaling Up
November 01, 2019 05:41 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MB"Scaling Up" is a new podcast series, hosted by Ed Cowan. Scaling a business is hard. Very few succeed to even navigate their way through startup land, and many that do hit a wall at some stage. Some companies though, find a way to continue to grow year on year, and in doing so become incredibly successful and durable businesses. This podcast is on a mission to discover the secret sauce of these successful Australian founders and CEOs, with the purpose to inspire the next generation of en...
Prologue: A Welcome to "Scaling Up" [S1.E1]
November 01, 2019 05:41 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MB"Scaling Up" is a new podcast series, hosted by Ed Cowan. Scaling a business is hard. Very few succeed to even navigate their way through startup land, and many that do hit a wall at some stage. Some companies though, find a way to continue to grow year on year, and in doing so become incredibly successful and durable businesses. This podcast is on a mission to discover the secret sauce of these successful Australian founders and CEOs, with the purpose to inspire the next generation of en...