ScaleHQ Podcast
By Sean Steele
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Episodes: 127
Description
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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124 - AI for the $30M Founder: No Hype, Just ROI
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May 27, 2025 |
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123 - Financial Freedom for Founders: Smarter Investing Beyond Property | Terry Tran
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May 12, 2025 |
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122 - Making the Invisible Visible: Pricing, Profit, and Founder Sanity
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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121 - Why I Moved to Cyprus (And Should You?)
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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120 - How to Take Big Bets in Business & Life (Without Blowing Yourself Up)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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119 - 3 Lessons Golf is Teaching Me About Building a Winning Business
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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118 - 5 Brutal Questions Every $1M–$10M Founder Must Answer Before 2025
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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117 - Ditch Traditional Position Descriptions: How Success Profiles Drive Real Results
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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116 - The Scale Scorecard & Growth Audit Revealed: 35-Key Ingredients to Scale, Exit, or Step Back
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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115 - How Walking Away from 30% Revenue Fueled Massive Growth | Adam Evans
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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114 - The 8 Critical Mistakes Founders Make That Prevent Scaling, Exiting or Stepping Back. Part 2 of 2
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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113 - The 8 Critical Mistakes Founders Make That Prevent Scaling, Exiting or Stepping Back. Part 1 of 2
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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112 — Innovation Meets Strategy: How Drew Horsell Used an Advisory Board to 3x Revenue in 3 Years
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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111 — Simon Reynolds secrets to entrepreneurial success.
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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110 — What I Learned Building the World’s Largest Student Accommodation Marketplace | Luke Nolan
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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109 — Secrets to a Saleable Business: Insights from Sean Steele
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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108 — Achieving Financial Freedom: Jackson's Secrets to Building Personal Wealth through Business
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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107 — From Lingerie to Legacy: Samantha Hurst’s Lessons Growing Click Start Digital
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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106 — From Corporate Banks to Croatian Bays: Ant Botica's Leap from Banker to Bucket-List Builder
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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105 — From Down Under to Cyprus: Unpacking My First 100 Days
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May 22, 2024 |
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104 — What People Should Ask About How to Scale a Business Up, But Never Do: Revealed in Exclusive Interview with Sean Steele
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May 09, 2024 |
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103 — Outcome Aligned Pricing - Sean Steele
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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102 — Controversial Episode: Self-Discipline Only Unlocks 70% of Performance and Here's Why - Jaemin Frazer
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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101 — 5 Simple Steps to Building a Founder-Led Content Engine with Teeth in Just 30 Minutes Per Week
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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100 — Lessons Learned After 100 Interviews with 8, 9 and 10-Figure Founders and Experts on Scaling
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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99 — Lessons Learned Building a High Profit 8-Figure Education Business in Just 5 Years - Ben Handler
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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98 — How to Build Strategic Partnerships that will Accelerate Your Business Growth - Talila Kroy
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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97 — From Zero to 350m+ and 4,000 People in 21 Years - Ben Marsonet
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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96 — What I Learned Building 4 Companies in 15 Years and the Inevitable Burnout that Followed
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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95 — How to Use Video and Event Activations to Drive Revenue - Morgan J Ingram
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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94 — Sales Superstars A Founders Guide to Hiring and Empowering Salespeople (Part 2)
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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93 — Unlock People Potential & Growth by Mastering the 9-Box Grid
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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92 — Sales Superstars: A Founders Guide to Hiring and Empowering Salespeople (Part 1)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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87 — Building Competitive Advantage in a Crowded Marketplace - Rowan Kunz
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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91 — How Misalignment Can Blow Up Your Business and What to Do About It - Karen Traversi Kovaleski
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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90 — How this General Manager Grew Her Business 350% Through Product and Culture - Alena Smith
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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89 — Lessons Learned Starting a Software Business after Scaling a Large Services Company - Esha Oberoi
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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88 — 3 Million in Revenue with Just 2 Staff - The Story of Cardly - Patrick Gaskin
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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86 — Practical Ways to Assess and Mitigate Cyber, Privacy and Contractor Risks in Your Business - Dianne Gilbert
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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85 — Building a Better Culture When Things are Uncertain - Kerryn Fewster
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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84 — Competitive Advantage By Solving More Problems for Customers - John Knight
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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83 — Simple But Effective 3-Step Process for Scaling Your Customer Acquisition - Cham Tang
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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82 — Guarantee a Better ROI on Your Next New Product or Service - Mike Smart
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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81 — How to Leverage Your IP to Scale Your Growth and Impact - Tina Tower
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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80 — Recruitment Secrets from Founder of 80 FTE Talent Business - Roheel Ahmad
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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79 — Marketing Secrets from Rapidly Growing Digital Agency - Ryan Jenkins
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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78 — Advisory Board or Governance Board? Which Is Best? - Sean Steele
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May 23, 2023 |
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77 — How to Thrive in a Tough Business Environment - Sean Steele
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May 10, 2023 |
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76 — 12 Questions to Nail Your Business Planning for Next Financial Year
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May 02, 2023 |
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75 — Sean's Insider Secrets of Mergers & Acquisitions
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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74 — What It’s Like to Sell Your Business for $20m
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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73 — The Future of AI in Business Pros, Cons, and Opportunities - Mike Trigg
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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72 — How to Generate Sales in a Tough Market - Luigi Prestizini
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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71 — Troublemaker to Moneymaker: Sean Steele's Journey to 100m in Revenue - Sean Steele
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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#70 — Disrupting a Tired Industry Bittn’s Journey to 60,000 Customers in 10 Years - Ryan Robertson
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#69 — 14 Ways to Raise Capital for Business Growth, Big Dreams and BHAGS
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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#68 — 14 Cashflow Optimisation Strategies for 7 Figure Companies - Sean Steele
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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#67 — How a High School Dropout Became a Multi-Millionaire: The Entrepreneurial Story of Brian Will
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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#66 — How Two Brothers from NZ Built a Team of 500 in 5 years - Wayne & Scott Findlay
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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#65 — How Being Socially Responsible Can Have a Positive Impact on Your Bottom Line - Natalie Simmons
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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#64 — How to Leverage Switching Costs to Make Your Business More Valuable - Sean Steele
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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#63 — Strategy and Execution, Made Simple - John Spence
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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#62 — Developing a Growth Strategy for Your Business - Rosie Yeo
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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#61 — How NOT to Screw Up that Acquisition You Just Made, or Want to Make - Nicola Fowkes
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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#60 — 2022 Flashback - Best Clips on Attracting, Engaging and Retaining Top Talent - Sean Steele
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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#59 — End of Year Reflection Questions for Founders, For a Bigger & Better 2023 - Sean Steele
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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#58 — How to Grow a Services Business at Nearly 100% Annually — 3 Years in a Row - Hitesh Kuman Madar
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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#57 — Employee Value Proposition - Sean Steele
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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#56 — How to Create Simpler, More Impactful Marketing For Your Business - Simon Dell
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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#55 — How to Scale Without Burning Out - Sophie Scott
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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#54 — Insider Secrets From Merger & Acquisitions Lawyer on Optimising Your Exit - Sean Steele
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#53 — The Heart of Your Business — Your Values - Sean Steele
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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#52 — Selling Your Business - What You Need to Know (Episode 2 of 2) - Shawn Flynn
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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#51 — What You Need to Know to Expand Into China - Heidi Dugan
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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#50 — 10-Minute Thursday - Getting Clear on Purpose - Sean Steele
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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#49 — Intro to ScaleUps Roadmap Program and New Episode Type - Sean Steele
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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#48 — How to Position Your Product in the Mind of Your Ideal Client - John James
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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#47 — Selling Your Business - What You Need to Know (Episode 1 of 2) - Shawn Flynn
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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#46 — Inside the Mind of a Serial Entrepreneur Scaling 4 Companies at Once - Thomas Woudwyk
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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#45 — How to Attract, Lead and Empower High-Impact Players - Liz Wiseman
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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#44 — Approaches to Strategy and Leadership that Led to a 10x Exit - Bryan Watson
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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A Quick Note from Your Host Sean Steele
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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#43 — How to Nail Strategy and It's Execution for Scale-Ups - Jamie Christopherson
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#42 — Lessons Learned Scaling from Zero to Unicorn in 8 Years - Ben Thompson
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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ScaleUps Podcast Update
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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#41 — Lessons Learned Attempting to Launch 100 Companies in 5 Years - Mark McNally
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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#40 — From Zero to 120 FTE and ASX-Listed in 2.5 Yrs in Marketing & CX - Matt Forman
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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#39 — Elevate Culture and Performance Through Radical Candor - Amy Sandler
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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#38 — Exciting Megatrends Happening Right Now You Want to Pay Attention To - Barry O'Reilly
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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#37 — Little Known Marketing Secrets to Spur Growth and Have More Fun - Tim Reid
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May 31, 2022 |
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#36 — Building the Business Acumen of Your Team to Improve Your Business - Kevin Ray Cope
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May 26, 2022 |
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#35 — Market Leader (By a Long Way) and 180 Staff Over 25 Years - Bradley Beer
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May 17, 2022 |
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#34 — How to Build Resilience in Yourself and Your Team - Stacey Copas
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May 10, 2022 |
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#33 — Questions That Can Transform the Trajectory of Your Business - Warren Berger
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May 04, 2022 |
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#32 — Lessons Learned Scaling from Zero to a 650m Sale in 10 Years - Paul Docherty
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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#31 — How to Succeed in Expanding to Asia and What Not to Do - Steven McGinnes
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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#30 — The 5 Secrets to Becoming a SuperBoss - Sydney Finkelstein
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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#29 — Power-Up Your Sales with Australia's Top B2B Sales Trainer - Tony Hughes
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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#28 — The Secrets to Scaling Your Business through Trust and Inspiration - Stephen Covey
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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#27 — Powerful Strategies to Navigate the Inevitable Founder Growth Trap - Mark Green
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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#26 — From 0m to 400m and 4000 FTE in 16 Years in Workforce Solutions - Marc Meili
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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#25 — Unpacking All Things Brand - Belinda Wall
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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#24 — From 30m to 220m in 6 Years Through Culture and Geographic Expansion - Pete Cleary
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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#23 — Capital Raising - Everything You Need to Know to Get Started - Roby Sharon-Zipser
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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#22 — Amazing Customer Insights Technology Firm Grows 3x in Last 18 months - Nihal Advani
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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#21 —The Hard Questions Founders Must Ask And Answer to Sustainably Scale - Maryanne Mooney
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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#20 — Partner Alignment, Cash and the 6 P's - Bradley Conn
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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#19 — From Thermal Engineer to 35m in 5 Years in e Commerce - Owen Franklin
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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#18 — Scaled 3 Companies Beyond 100m and Still Going - John Katzman
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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#17 — What Founders Need to Know to Scale Their Sales - Peter Strohkorb
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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#16 — 0 to 50m in 15 Years in Education Services - Owen Firth
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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#15 — From 1,000 to 4,500 Pet Products Sold Per Day in 5 Years - Anneke van den Broek
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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#14 — How To Secure Two Pay-Days Using Growth Equity - Mark Bryan
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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#13 - 25m to 55m in 5 Years by Doubling Down on Trades - Roby Sharon-Zipser
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#12 - Scaling Principals from Chief Strategy Officer of 82,000 FTE Company - Rishad Tobaccowala
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#11 - From 5m to 23m in 5 Years By Incentivising Recycling - Narelle Anderson
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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#10 - 170 Business Turnarounds with 19,000 Jobs Saved - Michael Fingland
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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#9 - Scaling to 1bn Through Scalable Life Saving Solutions - Glenn Keys
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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#8 — 2m and Global in 2 Years From a Standing Start - Steve Grace
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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#7 — 13,000 Stores in 6.5 Years in an Innovative Biotech - Elyse Stoltz Dickerson
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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#6 — Recruiting His Way to 12 Brands and 60m in 17 Years - Ephram Stephenson
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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#5 — Technical Experts - from Zero to 40m in 15 Years - Chris Eldridge
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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#4 — Cleaning Up - 6.5m to 18m in 5 Years - Kelly Broderick
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Introduction to the ScaleUps Podcast and Your Host, Sean Steele
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#3 — The Must Dos to Avoid Catastrophic Fails - Stipe Vuleta
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#2 — Intrapreneurship Special - 5m to 500m in 6 Continents - Richard Katzman
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#1 — 5x Growth in 5 Years by Transforming Lives - Esha Oberoi
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Sep 12, 2021 |