Pak Chat is where ambition and real conversation collide. Hosted by Blake Thorn, Pak Chat shares real lessons, mindset shifts, and strategies from Australia’s leading minds in property, business, sport, and beyond. From building wealth to navigating growth, it’s real people, real lessons, and making the complex simple. The conversation starts now!
Pak Chat
Claim This Podcastby Blake Thorn
5.0(8 reviews)
16 episodes
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Pak Chat is where ambition and real conversation collide. Hosted by Blake Thorn, Pak Chat shares real lessons, mindset shifts, and strategies from Australia’s leading minds in property, business, sport, and beyond. From building wealth to navigating growth, it’s real people, real lessons, and making the complex simple. The conversation starts now!
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Publishing Since
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Recent Episodes
April 24, 2026
#15 - Angus Barwick: From Carpenter to Multi-Business Director & Top Sydney Buyer’s Agent
Angus Barwick, a Sydney-based entrepreneur and property expert who is currently managing four distinct businesses while navigating the journey of new fatherhood. Angus shares raw, unfiltered lessons from his time as a carpenter to becoming a top Sydney buyers agent, discussing everything from manufacturing "ghosts" to the secret of securing off-market property deals. If you want to learn how to build a business that works for you—rather than the other way around—Angus’s practical, "no-BS" approach is exactly what you need to hear. 00:52 The Sustainability Trap: Lessons from the eco-friendly toothpaste industry 09:23 Knowing When to Exit: Why Angus is selling "The Good Company" 13:05 Manufacturing Nightmares: Losing $3,000 to "ghost" factories 16:21 Buying Undervalued Assets: Finding a "garage business" with massive upside 25:57 The Founder’s Face: Why personal branding is the future of business 31:33 The Outsourcing Blueprint: Cutting costs by 63% with offshore talent 44:30 The Hardest Lesson: Relinquishing control to allow for true growth 51:34 The Sydney Property Game: Data-driven investing vs. emotional buying 55:18 Off-Market Secrets: Why agents prefer working with buyers agents 01:01:46 Low-Risk Entrepreneurship: Advice for starting without "fucking up
April 16, 2026
#14 - Jason Peterson: What Renovating an Investment Property in Australia Actually Costs
Jason Peterson is the founder of Sensational Services — a Sydney-based trades business covering everything from electrical and plumbing to carpentry, drafting, and pool maintenance. In this episode, Jason breaks down exactly how he structures renovations to deliver maximum value without the bloated margins — including why he swears by IKEA kitchens over custom cabinetry, how prefab frames could cut your duplex costs by 10–15%, and what a full gut renovation on a two-bedroom investor unit actually costs. He also gets into the business side: trade accounts, cash flow, how to fund a renovation without a traditional loan, and why he's never once charged a call-out fee. Whether you're a property investor, a homeowner planning a renovation, or a tradie thinking about going out on your own — this one's packed with practical, no-BS advice from someone who's been doing it for 25 years. 04:01 – What Sensational Services Actually Does (One-Stop Shop Explained) 09:03 – How COVID Made Sensational Services Busier Than Ever 14:54 – The Full-Service Model: Concept to Completion in One Team 28:09 – Trade Accounts, Cash Flow & the Bargaining Power Most Tradies Miss 37:41 – Why He Recommends IKEA Kitchens Over Custom (Custom vs IKEA: Real Numbers) 48:10 – Full Investor Renovation Cost Breakdown: What to Spend and Where 57:20 – Where Sensational Is Headed: School Contracts, Drafting & the Next 12 Months 01:03:35 – How to Fund a Renovation: Equity, Future Rent & Paying on Completion
April 9, 2026
#13 - Richard Bharata: How He Built a 19-Property Portfolio Starting With $50K in Gambling Debt
In this episode of Pak Chat, Richard Bharata walks through every step of the journey — from working four jobs post-engineering degree (including getting fired from a sushi restaurant and a kebab shop) to cracking a $150K government role through networking, losing his savings to gaming addiction, and then systematically building a 19-property, 25-tenancy portfolio using low-doc loans, equity recycling, trust structures, and relentless imperfect action. This one is full of real numbers, real mistakes, and real strategy. If you want to know exactly how someone goes from $0 to $14M in Australian property — don't skip this. 0:36 — Sent to Australia alone at 13 with no English 8:06 — Engineering degree, 4 jobs, fired from sushi & kebabs 12:35 — One-way Tiger Air ticket to Sydney with 50 resumes 20:16 — How a high-paying job led to a $50K gaming addiction 26:00 — First property: $1.2M in Sydney, $220K deposit, nearly wiped out 32:16 — The strategy: how he went from property 1 to 19 39:03 — Low-doc loans, equity recycling & the CBA LMI waiver that unlocked everything 54:04 — Launching the buyer's agency: iProperty Finder 1:01:36 — Caught at work, resigned, and went all-in on the business 1:09:06 — $14M portfolio today: cash flow, trust structures & what comes next 1:19:35 — Advice for anyone starting their property journey now
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