Welcome to the founder's podcast, "whose bright idea was this anyway?". A podcast by founders for founders and SME business owners. We will be bringing interviews with founders, investors, entrepreneurs, business advisors, growth specialists and much much more. Episode 1 features entrepreneur, investor, startup mentor Alan Jones
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Episode 15 with special guest: Founder and director LEP Digital, Laura Prael
Welcome to episode 15 of The Founder's Podcast, and we are delighted to bring you our very special guest, Laura Prael. Laura is the founder of LEP Digital (lep.digital) an award winning digital marketing agency, based on the Central Coast of New South Wales. In 2018, Laura was named the Outstanding Young Entrepreneur at the NSW Business Chamber Awards Central Coast. In 2019, Excellence in Micro Business category of the NSW Business Chamber awards, and this year, announced as finalist in the Australian Small Business Champion Awards
11 May 2020
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Episode 14 with special guest and Managing Director of Succession Plus, Craig West
Welcome to episode 14 of The Founder's Podcast, Whose Bright Idea Was This Anyway? This week, we are delighted to bring you Craig West, Founder and Managing Director of Succession Plus. Craig is a CPA Accountant, specialising in Business Exit and Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPS) in planning business exit as well as superior organisational performance. This is a must listen to episode if you're considering using ESOPS within your business, or looking to drive productivity and engagement
27 Apr 2020
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Episode 13 with special guest and Principal of Scope Legal, Chaz Dheer
Welcome to episode 13 of The Founder's Podcast, Whose Bright Idea Was This Anyway, with our very special guest, Chaz Dheer, Principal of Central Coast firm, Scope Legal. Chaz is a deal maker specialising in M and A, (acting for both buyers and sellers), Capital Raising and Private Equity. We discuss all things deal structuring whether you're an early stage founder, or business owner assessing your exit or acquisition options.
5 Apr 2020
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Episode 12 with special guest and Founder of Acquisiti, Andrew Cassin
Welcome to episode 12 of the Founder's podcast and this week, we are delighted to welcome Andrew Cassin, founder of Acquisiti to our show. Andrew is a Licensed Business Agent, Author of “On Your Terms”, and founder of Acquisiti. We discuss how business owners can assess exit strategies, assess value within their business and we ponder the thought that the majority of businesses, in this Covid-19 age are now effectively startups!
22 Mar 2020
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Episode 11 with special guest Founder and CEO of Vloggi, Justin Wastnage
Welcome to episode 11 of The Founder's Podcast, "Whose bright idea was this anyway" and this week, we have a fantastic interview with Justin Wastnage, Founder and CEO of Vloggi, the World's first collaborative video platform. Justin and I discuss his entrepreneurial journey, the resilience needed to be a successful founder, the difficulties of capital raising in Australia, and his amazing travel and work experiences
16 Mar 2020
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Special Covid-19 Episode with special guest Founder of Lucrature and Chartered Accountant, Brad Horan
With Covid-19 hitting the both the health and the economic wellbeing of the world, we've recorded a special episode of the Founder's Podcast. Jazoodle has been collaborating with Brad Horan, founder of Lucrature and a Chartered Accountant. In this episode we give practical advice in many areas of planning and coping with the business effects of the virus. This our first attempt at a video podcast and the video will be published shortly.
9 Mar 2020
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Episode 9 with special guest Google Trusted Photographer and entrepreneur Marc Charette
This week, we speak with one of the co founders of LinkedIn Local Central Coast, and Google trusted photographer Marc Charette. Marc talks to us about the power of networking through LinkedIn Local plus the power of virtual tours and the need for digital empowerment within small and medium businesses
20 Jan 2020
Whose bright idea was this anyway? Episode 8 with special guest Lumi Founder and CEO Yanir Yakutiel
Happy New Year! and if you're looking for a bit of inspiration to start the new year, we've got the Small Business Lender; Lumi's founder and CEO Yanir Yakutiel as our very special guest. Yanir and I discuss the monumental growth of Lumi, his startup journey and plans for 2020 and beyond. This is a not to be missed episode
15 Dec 2019
Whose bright idea was this anyway? episode 7 with special guest Jo Hanlon
Another packed episode this week with very special guest, Jo Hanlon, entrepreneur, strategic consultant, and authority on business improvement. This episode is the last before Christmas. We've got some great guests lined up for 2020
24 Nov 2019
Whose bright idea was this anyway? episode 6 with special guest Brad Twynham
Welcome to episode 6 of the Founder's Podcast, Whose bright idea was this anyway - with our very special guest, Brad Twynham. Brad is an innovator, investor, entrepreneur and startup advisor with huge passion for innovation and innovation in the regions
17 Nov 2019
Whose bright idea was this anyway? episode 5 with special guest Ush Dhanak
Welcome to the Founder's podcast, "Whose bright idea was this anyway?" and this week, our very special guest is possibly the foremost authority on the subject of Emotional Intelligence in Australia, and entrepreneur; Ush Dhanak. We discuss the importance of EQ in growing and scaling your business, leadership and culture as well as the role of EQ in managing conflict in the workplace. A not to be missed episode!
4 Nov 2019
Whose bright idea was this anyway? episode 4 with special guest Brendan Rogers
This week, my very special guest is Brendan Rogers, growth coach, blooming decent chap and Liverpool fan! Much to my last guest Gordon's disgust, we talk Liverpool FC plus we discuss high performing teams, Scaling and preserving startup culture, and building leadership capabilities within you and your teams
22 Oct 2019
Whose bright idea was this anyway? episode 3 with special guest Gordon Whitehead
This week, we speak with Gordon Whitehead, business advisor, mentor and regional startup guru and discuss Gordon's love for innovation and the startup scene, regional innovation, and his advice for overcoming some of the difficulties of being an innovation leader and startup founder in regional Australia
14 Oct 2019
Whose bright idea was this anyway? episode 2 with special guests Caleb Gibbins and Sean Greenhalgh
This episode, we speak with Sean and Caleb, founders of TimeChi and Cache respectively. We discuss life as startup founders, the UNSW Founders 10X program, capital raising and even pose the question, who snores the loudest between Sean and Andrew!
2 Oct 2019
Whose bright idea was this anyway - episode 1 with special guest Alan Jones
Our very special guest this week is Alan Jones, serial entrepreneur, startup mentor, and tech investor. We discuss Alan's career, startup life, barriers to Australian innovation, and how best entrepreneurs can get investor ready
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