by Sean Steele
Founders who've scaled. Founders still striving. What could you achieve if you knew the secrets and strategies of the Founders who've already achieved scale? Join Sean Steele as he shares his insights from growing 4 companies by a total of 100m in revenue, interviewing Founders who've made it and learning from industry experts. The ScaleHQ Podcast is more about strategy and practical tools, than inspiration.
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March 17, 2026
<p><strong>What we cover in this episode: </strong></p><ul><li><p>Why business owners can’t afford to let their hard-earned wealth sit idle — and what to do instead </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The case for active portfolio management over set-and-forget index funds, especially in down cycles </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Why losing 30% of your portfolio is far more damaging than most people realise — and how to avoid it </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>What’s really driving global market instability right now: geopolitics, US policy shifts, AI overvaluation, and more </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>AI stocks: the difference between the profitable giants who can absorb losses and the mid-tier companies heading for trouble </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Terry’s own portfolio moves — why he’s now sitting at 60% cash in his trading portfolio and what triggered it </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The sectors showing resilience right now: defence, pharmaceuticals, and select profitable retailers </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Why Australian banks may be more exposed than investors think </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The VIX Index: the free tool that’s flagged every major market crash for 100 years — and what it’s saying right now </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>What to do with your industry super fund before a correction hits — a practical three-step checklist </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>How to spot the signals that the market is bottoming out and it’s time to get back in </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Why market downturns are the five-to-ten year cycles that serious wealth builders have been waiting for </p></li></ul><p>About Terry: </p><p>Terry Tran is the founder and CEO of Freedom Trader and a former fund manager with 15 years of institutional experience and nearly 30 years in financial markets. He has helped over 1,600 business owners and professionals learn how to safely build wealth outside their business — without the hype and without the BS. What sets Terry apart is that he doesn’t just teach theory: he openly shares his own live strategies, actual investments, and the trades he buys and sells every week, so students learn in real time what works and, just as importantly, what to avoid. </p>
November 4, 2025
<p><strong>Guest:</strong> Darren Finkelstein — The Accountability Guy®<br><strong>Host:</strong> Sean Steele — Founder, ScaleHQ</p><p><strong>What we cover in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Why accountability—not motivation—is the missing link for most founders and teams</p></li><li><p>The truth about execution: why brilliant strategies fail without follow-through</p></li><li><p>Darren’s journey from high school dropout to award-winning Apple exec</p></li><li><p>How to create a culture of clarity, ownership, and delivery inside your business</p></li><li><p>The accountability traps founders fall into (and how to avoid them)</p></li><li><p>Simple frameworks to drive progress without micromanaging your team</p></li><li><p>What real coaching looks like when performance stalls</p></li><li><p>Darren’s approach to scaling businesses, mentoring leaders, and building systems for success</p></li><li><p>The mindset shift from being “busy” to being effective</p></li><li><p>Why your to-do list is lying to you—and how to structure action that actually gets results</p></li></ul><p><strong>About Darren:</strong></p><p>Darren Finkelstein is an international accountability coach, author of multiple bestsellers, and a former Apple executive turned small business entrepreneur. Through his coaching firm, Tick Those Boxes, he helps founders, executives, and high-performing teams unlock serious results by building a culture of clarity, action, and responsibility.</p>
October 15, 2025
<p>In this episode, Sean sits down with Josh and Damian, co-founders of NeverNormal, a digital growth and strategy consultancy helping scaling businesses make smarter technology decisions. Together, they unpack why so many founders end up overwhelmed by digital complexity, how to diagnose whether your challenges are people, process, or platform related, and why clarity is the real enabler of growth.They also explore the pitfalls of tech-first thinking, the rise of fractional leadership, and the founder mindset shifts needed to build scalable, resilient businesses that use technology as an enabler, not a distraction.Key Topics Covered• Why NeverNormal exists: helping founders make smarter digital decisions without overcomplicating growth.• The overwhelm of digital choice: why too many tools and systems lead to decision paralysis.• People, process, and tech alignment: how to diagnose what’s really blocking growth.• Tech as an enabler, not the solution: how to avoid being dazzled by shiny new platforms.• Build vs. buy: when proprietary systems make sense (and when they’ll kill your exit value).• The founder factor: what to do when the biggest roadblock is the person at the top.• Fractional leadership: using fractional CTOs, CMOs, and CFOs to scale smarter.• Practical roadmap: NeverNormal’s 3-step, 4–6 week diagnostic for uncovering business bottlenecks<br></p>
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Founders who've scaled. Founders still striving.
What could you achieve if you knew the secrets and strategies of the Founders who've already achieved scale? Join Sean Steele as he shares his insights from growing 4 companies by a total of 100m in revenue, interviewing Founders who've made it and learning from industry experts.
The ScaleHQ Podcast is more about strategy and practical tools, than inspiration.
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