This week, Samantha Hurst guest stars on the ScaleHQ Podcast to share her inspiring journey from launching a lingerie business to building Click Start Digital, offering invaluable insights into the challenges and triumphs of e-commerce entrepre

106 — From Corporate Banks to Croatian Bays: Ant Botica's Leap from Banker to Bucket-List Builder

28 days ago 53m 1s

This week on the ScaleHQ podcast, learn how Ant Botica transitioned from a corporate banker to creating unforgettable yacht experiences with Solamoré Events, offering practical guidance on building a lifestyle-aligned business and overcoming en

105 — From Down Under to Cyprus: Unpacking My First 100 Days

May 22nd, 2024 21m 18s

New Beginnings: How Living in Cyprus Transformed My Approach to Life and BusinessIn this week's solo ScaleHQ podcast episode, I discuss the transformative lessons I learned during my first 100 days living in Cyprus. Like any big move, I hav

104 — What People Should Ask About How to Scale a Business Up, But Never Do: Revealed in Exclusive Interview with Sean Steele

May 9th, 2024 58m 41s

This week, Sean guest stars on Guillaume Jouvencel’s podcast show, “The Podcast Gurus” to discuss the key questions Founders need to ask themselves when scaling, offering practical guidance on overcoming challenges while preparing for maximum s

103 — Outcome Aligned Pricing - Sean Steele

Apr 22nd, 2024 23m 3s

This week, I explore the revolutionary outcome-aligned pricing model , revealing how this dynamic strategy can heighten your business to new levels of success.In this week's solo ScaleHQ podcast episode, I dive into the game-changing strategy

102 — Controversial Episode: Self-Discipline Only Unlocks 70% of Performance and Here's Why - Jaemin Frazer

Apr 10th, 2024 1h 1m

This week we're talking with Jaemin Frazer, the visionary behind "The Self-Permission Method," to uncover his controversial yet potentially transformative approach for fulfilling Founder potential.In ScaleHQ’s latest podcast episode, we sit d

101 — 5 Simple Steps to Building a Founder-Led Content Engine with Teeth in Just 30 Minutes Per Week

Feb 13th, 2024 56m 7s

This week on the ScaleHQ Podcast, we’re tearing up the rulebook on personal branding and why it’s not just fluff – especially for the likes of Founders want to step back from the business, not further into it.We’re talking B2B content marketi

100 — Lessons Learned After 100 Interviews with 8, 9 and 10-Figure Founders and Experts on Scaling

Dec 15th, 2023 29m 49s

100th episode! Today I reveal my 6 biggest takeaways from 100 interviews with successful Founders and experts on scaling. And a little update on my crazy move to Europe.After 2 years of speaking to successful Founders, experts on many aspec

99 — Lessons Learned Building a High Profit 8-Figure Education Business in Just 5 Years - Ben Handler

Nov 27th, 2023 57m 34s

After co-founding then exiting Australia’s largest buyers agency Cohen Handler, Ben founded Buyers Agent Institute. In just 5 years, he scaled it into a high profit, 8-figure business. This week, I interview him to find out what his secret

98 — How to Build Strategic Partnerships that will Accelerate Your Business Growth - Talila Kroy

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 1m

This week, Talila Kroy is back to reveal how you can use strategic partnerships to take your business growth to the next level.Customers buy from people they trust, and they like. But how do you short-cut the inevitable time it can take to de

97 — From Zero to 350m+ and 4,000 People in 21 Years - Ben Marsonet

Nov 13th, 2023 42m 59s

How do you add 200m in revenue in 2.5 years? This week Sean interviews Ben Marsonet the Group CEO of Altus Traffic to understand their rapid transformation. Ben Marsonet’s had an incredible journey. From Traffic Controller at 18, to Group C

96 — What I Learned Building 4 Companies in 15 Years and the Inevitable Burnout that Followed

Nov 8th, 2023 46m 56s

From Startups and Success to Burnout: A 15-Year Entrepreneurial JourneyOnly 2.3% of businesses successfully scale beyond $10 million. And of those, even fewer manage to succeed in building 4 successful companies in a 15 year period. But that’

95 — How to Use Video and Event Activations to Drive Revenue - Morgan J Ingram

Oct 31st, 2023 51m 4s

This week, Sean deep dives into unique approaches to events as a potential (and often ignored) way to bring potential clients through your pipeline.Just wrapped up a ScaleHQ podcast episode with Morgan Ingram (4x LinkedIn Top Sales Voice who’

94 — Sales Superstars A Founders Guide to Hiring and Empowering Salespeople (Part 2)

Oct 24th, 2023 1h 1m

Sales expert Talila Kroy breaks down her secrets to recruiting sales people, to help you take your customer acquisition to another level.Roughly 50% of sales campaigns fail, you can’t just hire a few people off LinkedIn with “Salesperson” as

93 — Unlock People Potential & Growth by Mastering the 9-Box Grid

Oct 16th, 2023 21m 40s

How can you maximise the performance and potential of your team? This week, Sean breaks down one of the best and most simple talent management tools around, the 9-Box Grid.To maximise the performance and realise the potential of your team, yo

92 — Sales Superstars: A Founders Guide to Hiring and Empowering Salespeople (Part 1)

Oct 9th, 2023 55m 37s

Growing your company purely through word-of-mouth is a great way to build your brand, and it is a key indicator of a good business when you are able to get to 7-figures.But if you want to scale to 8-figures and beyond, you'll need a scalable

91 — How Misalignment Can Blow Up Your Business and What to Do About It - Karen Traversi Kovaleski

Sep 25th, 2023 48m 40s

When you are scaling your business, its easy for alignment that you once had to start to become loose. Priorities start taking tangents. The left hand stops talking to the right. Then you apply MORE growth pressure and all of a sudden you h

90 — How this General Manager Grew Her Business 350% Through Product and Culture - Alena Smith

Sep 4th, 2023 51m

When the growth in your business has stalled, it's time for new leadership and a new strategy. General Manager Alena was appointed and she tripled her business by doubling down on product and culture...Axial Training's growth had stalled. But

89 — Lessons Learned Starting a Software Business after Scaling a Large Services Company - Esha Oberoi

Aug 30th, 2023 47m 36s

How do you start again? After scaling a successful services company, Esha Oberoi found herself starting all over again as a brand new start-up founder. This week I find out what lessons she integrated into this next journey.1 in 2 Australians

88 — 3 Million in Revenue with Just 2 Staff - The Story of Cardly - Patrick Gaskin

Aug 23rd, 2023 56m 2s

How many people do you need to scale to 3 million? 50? 10? How about just 2.Every year the average household receives around 10 handwritten items in the mail. Every single item is almost guaranteed to be opened by the recipient. That means yo

87 — Building Competitive Advantage in a Crowded Marketplace - Rowan Kunz

Aug 16th, 2023 56m 41s

Markets get crowded. So how do you differentiate?This week, I interview Rowan Kunz, who has managed to scale his business in a market with super-low barriers to entry - its as crowded as you can get!Rowan's the Founder of Art of Smart Educa

86 — Practical Ways to Assess and Mitigate Cyber, Privacy and Contractor Risks in Your Business - Dianne Gilbert

Aug 9th, 2023 51m 54s

How are you managing key risks in your growing business? Burying your head in the sand works... until it doesn't.This week I interview Dianne Gilbert, an expert in risk management for small to medium businesses. She helps Founders identify an

85 — Building a Better Culture When Things are Uncertain - Kerryn Fewster

Jul 31st, 2023 50m 52s

If you are looking to turn uncertainty into a growth opportunity, then you need to tune in this week. Where Kerryn Fewster breaks down the secrets to...18 years ago, Kerryn Fewster co-founded Change 2020, a company dedicated to helping CEOs n

84 — Competitive Advantage By Solving More Problems for Customers - John Knight

Jul 10th, 2023 52m 55s

How do you build a competitive advantage? This week I break down John Knights secret to building a competitive advantage, by focusing on...How can you create a competitive advantage for your business? This is a question a lot of business owne

83 — Simple But Effective 3-Step Process for Scaling Your Customer Acquisition - Cham Tang

Jul 3rd, 2023 54m 36s

How do you get more customers in the door? This week, Cham Tang breaks down his 3-Step Process to boost customer acquisition.At the end of the day, the thing that keeps your business afloat is your customers, they are the ones who provide t