Business is brutal. Some days, you feel like an astronaut flying in space, and others feel like a dump truck is driving over you. The rollercoaster towards a never-ending goldmine is wild.
For me, it pulled my personality and insecurities apart. But in return, it helped me rebuild a better version through the myriad of mistakes I made and the journey from failure to outcome.
I’m here to give you my unfiltered journey, in the hopes you realise that pushing yourself is the greatest gift of all.
Send us a text In today’s episode, Shehan gets honest about something most founders secretly struggle with: control. When you’re building something from scratch, control feels necessary. It gives you certainty, structure, and safety. But over time, it can quietly become the thing that holds your business and your team back. He shares how he went from being a proud control freak (across every client file, email, and pixel of the brand palette) to learning the art of leadership; trusting people...
30 Oct 2025
Ep #16 - The Importance of Defining Business Values
Send us a text In this episode, Shey breaks down a topic he once dismissed as corporate fluff: business values. From eye-rolling at “Integrity” posters in big firms, to realising how core values quietly shape everything in a growing business — this is a candid, unfiltered take on why values actually matter. Whether you're a solo founder or scaling a team, Shey shares how defining your values can help your business make better decisions, move faster (without losing your soul), and avoid the pa...
23 Oct 2025
Ep #15 - Patience Is The Hardest Skill
Send us a text In today’s episode, Shey gets real about one of his biggest personal challenges: patience. From the sting of losing a potential client… to the shame spiral of comparison… to the hard truth about how long real growth takes — this is a vulnerable, unfiltered look at why patience isn’t just a virtue in business — it’s a necessity. You’ll hear: A raw story about losing a client to a competitorHow a 48-year-old business put things into perspectiveThe emotional cost of constantly fee...
16 Oct 2025
Ep #14 - Decision Fatigue
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan opens up about one of the most common, and least talked about, challenges for business owners: decision fatigue. He shares: Why most founders end up trapped in a cycle of micro-decisionsHow obsessing over daily workflow can stop real growthThe difference between “working in the business” and “working on the business”His personal shift from chasing productivity to making real progressIf you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by a to-do list t...
9 Oct 2025
Ep #13 - Ego vs. Confidence: Knowing the Difference
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan gets real about one of the most subtle but critical mindset traps in business: Ego disguised as confidence. He shares: The personal moments where ego showed up masked as self-assuranceHow to tell the difference between trusting yourself and protecting your prideWhy ego can be helpful but only in small dosesThe questions he now asks himself to stay grounded and lead with clarityWhether you're growing your team, chasing your next goa...
2 Oct 2025
Ep #12 - Revenue Lies We Tell Ourselves
Send us a text We’ve all told ourselves the lie: “If I just make X dollars, I’ll finally feel safe.” “If I hit that milestone, the stress will go away.” But the truth? Revenue doesn’t save you. It amplifies what’s already broken. In this episode, Shehan breaks down the revenue lies we tell ourselves, why hitting financial goals rarely feels the way we expect, and how chasing numbers for the sake of it can push you into bad decisions. I share my own mistakes from obsessing ov...
25 Sept 2025
Ep #11 - What I Avoided, Stopped Me From Growing
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan opens up about a hard truth that most business owners quietly live with: avoidance. He shares: The three things he’s avoided for years — and how each one held him backWhy fixing your health, showing your face, and speaking your mind are often the hardest movesHow avoidance can look like “being busy” — but really just stops growthThis episode isn’t a blueprint. It’s not advice. It’s just real talk from someone still wrestling with t...
18 Sept 2025
Ep #10 - The Art Of Sequencing Tasks
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan breaks down a simple but powerful concept that’s changed the way he runs business: sequencing. He shares: Why most people aren’t short on motivation — they’re short on execution structureHow understanding sequencing helped him escape the business hamster wheelThe underrated skill of knowing what task to do first, not just what needs doingFrom hiring and content to websites and operations, this episode unpacks how to stop reacting t...
11 Sept 2025
Ep #9 - Learn To Accept The Stress
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan opens up about one of the hardest and most honest parts of building a business: stress. He shares: The two kinds of stress that nearly broke him early on — money and identityHow walking away from a 6-figure salary triggered years of doubt and pressureWhy stress doesn’t disappear as you grow — it just changes shapeFrom late-night anxiety to leadership pressure, this is a raw look at how stress shows up in business and how to deal wi...
28 Aug 2025
Ep #8: Why We’re So Afraid To Fail
Send us a text Failure isn’t just part of the journey. It is the journey. In this short, punchy episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan breaks down the uncomfortable truth behind why we fear failure so much and what happens when we stop letting it run the show. He explores: Why fear of failure holds so many back (even if they won’t admit it)The subtle ways it shows up in business decisionsWhat changes when you expect failure to be part of growthWhy trying to avoid failing might actually slow ...
21 Aug 2025
Ep #7 - Failing Upwards
Send us a text In business, failure isn’t just part of the story — it is the story. In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan unpacks how his biggest stuff-ups became the very reason things grew — even when it didn’t feel like it at the time. He shares: The business mistakes that still sting years laterWhat he learned from losing clients, hiring the wrong way, and winging it way too oftenHow failure became a teacher — not a roadblockIf you’re in the early years of running a business, and...
14 Aug 2025
Ep #6 - When Business and Family Collide
Send us a text Running a business is hard. Raising a family is harder. Doing both at the same time? That’s chaos - and no one really tells you how messy it gets. In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan shares: The honest reality of trying to be a present dad and an ambitious business ownerHow guilt, exhaustion, and mental load creep into both worldsWhy work-life balance is mostly a myth — and what he tries to focus on insteadIf you’ve ever found yourself replying to client emails while...
7 Aug 2025
Ep #5 - The First Hire Fear
Send us a text Making your first hire is one of the most emotional, terrifying moves in business — and no one talks about how personal it feels. In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan reflects on: The moment he realised he couldn’t grow alone — but was terrified to bring someone onThe pressure of knowing someone else’s mortgage now depends on your businessHow he navigated the fear, the mistakes, and the mental shift it took to build a teamIf you’re a solo business owner, startup found...
31 Jul 2025
Ep #4 - Clients Are People Too
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan breaks down one of the most overlooked truths in business: your clients aren’t just invoices and projects — they’re actual people. He shares: Why his early business mistakes came from chasing transactions, not relationshipsHow learning to listen, follow up, and care like a human changed the way he built Elephant AdvisoryThe difference between being “professional” and being realWhether you’re in a service business, running a startup...
24 Jul 2025
Ep #3 - The Offshoring Breakthrough
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan shares how offshoring changed the entire trajectory of his business — and why it was never just about saving money. He talks through: The early days of Elephant Financial, when cash was tight and Aussie staff were simply out of reachMeeting Rushdie in Sri Lanka by pure chance, and how that kicked off an offshoring journey that’s lasted over 8 yearsThe hard reality that offshoring doesn’t fix your business problems — it just exposes...
17 Jul 2025
Ep #2 - You Don’t Need A Fancy Office
Send us a text In this episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan takes on one of the biggest early mistakes he sees new business owners make: spending money to look successful. He talks through: The dumb things he and his mates spent money on when they first started — from $3,000 Tom Ford suits to overpriced branding packagesHis wild journey through about ten different office spaces, from cramped rooms on Collins Street to employees literally working out of his houseWhy chasing the image of succ...
10 Jul 2025
Ep #1: Why No One Tells You How Hard It Is
Send us a text Starting a business isn’t just about cash flow or cool logos — it’s a daily battle with your own head. In this first episode of Unfiltered Business, Shehan opens up about the real side of entrepreneurship, mental health, and why running a small business is tougher (and more rewarding) than anyone admits. He talks about: The midnight panic attacks that convinced him his wife was pregnant (she wasn’t)Losing a best friend because they started a business wrong, and how that changed...
11 Jun 2025
Intro: Astronaut One Day, Roadkill the Next
Send us a text The entrepreneurial journey is a brutal rollercoaster that oscillates between feeling like an astronaut in space and being crushed by a dump truck. Through my personal business journey, I've experienced how challenges can tear apart your personality before helping you rebuild a stronger version of yourself. • Business has extreme highs and devastating lows that test your resilience • The entrepreneurial journey forces you to confront your insecurities • Mistakes and failures b...
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