My Business Podcast
The My Business Podcast is Australia’s leading podcast for anyone who owns and operates their own business. Each week, we speak with real-life business owners about their successes and struggles, finances and fears, as well as what inspires them and how they continue to make ends meet. Raw, honest and unscripted, the My Business Podcast is the ultimate source of inspiring stories and practical advice for every business leader.
Recognised as a trusted advisor to SME owners for 24 years, My Business provides innovative business strategies, practical tips and expert advice that Australia’s two million SME owners can use in their day-to-day operations.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 109
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
Growth powerhouse – 300 customers to 30,000 weekly orders: Marty Halphen, The Fruit Box
Marty Halphen is a former solicitor turned business owner, who purchased a once small fruit home delivery service, The Fruit Box, and grew it from a total customer base of 300 to a staggering 30,000 …
00:22:45 |
Fri 09 Jun 2017
Curly legal questions on HR explained: Mark Gardiner and Nicole Billett, Teddington Legal
A number of employment matters and HR issues can have disastrous consequences for a business if not handled correctly. My Business speaks with specialist SME law firm Teddington Legal about how to so…
00:27:10 |
Fri 02 Jun 2017
The cost of a new website revealed: Tim Barnett, 2BInteractive
“If you don’t know what you’re trying to get out of your website, then it makes our job harder. And it will cost more for you, for us, to come in there and help you understand,” says 2BInteractive co…
00:23:22 |
Fri 26 May 2017
The underutilised resource for business betterment: Paul Cave, BridgeClimb
“I want criticism, I genuinely do, because you learn from that and that's value for our business,” says BridgeClimb founder Paul Cave, who notes that customer feedback has been an integral part of hi…
00:24:15 |
Fri 19 May 2017
A sneak peak into the business behind Sydney's best hairdresser
An initial appointment with Jules Peacocke of Lily Jackson Hair & Makeup will set you back $300. And while that may raise your eyebrows, Jules explains how and why the price you charge needs to refle…
00:25:40 |
Wed 10 May 2017
8 years late and 4 times over budget: one business’ long way to the top
A simple idea can lead to a complex journey. BridgeClimb has now had 3.6 million visitors go through its doors and is a major tourist draw for people around the world, but it wasn't always like this.…
00:21:22 |
Thu 04 May 2017
Natasha Chadwick, Synovum Care Group
Aged care and disruption are not terms commonly found in the same sentence. Bringing them together has been a lucrative but highly challenging endeavour for Synovum Care Group’s founder Natasha Chadw…
00:24:34 |
Wed 26 Apr 2017
Steve Hughes, Mood Media Australia
The head of Mood Media Australia, Steve Hughes, discusses the concept of experiential marketing and the clever ways businesses can revamp their in-store experience for their customers, the thing busi…
00:23:13 |
Thu 20 Apr 2017
Finding a partnership between digital and physical
When thinking about online stores and brick-and-mortar businesses, most would consider the two to be in opposition of each other. However, Zed Klingenberg, founder of the online tyre specialist store…
00:26:37 |
Wed 12 Apr 2017
SumoSalad CEO shares the secret to corporate social responsibility
Tackling corporate social responsibility is always important, but according to Luke Baylis, SumoSalad CEO and co-founder, if business owners are going to make a difference in their community, you nee…
00:38:51 |
Wed 05 Apr 2017
Evolving innovation to suit your business needs
Scott Bradley has been a partner at Rotor Studios, a full-service production agency for 20 years creating video content, and has seen technology advance around him. Yet despite working in this highly…
00:48:44 |
Wed 29 Mar 2017
Lessons from a serial entrepreneur
There's a lot to learn from being in business, even more so from being a serial entrepreneur, as Mat Collett knows only too well after building and selling multiple companies. Going through the cycle…
00:26:53 |
Wed 22 Mar 2017
Juggling product ideas with commercial realities
When your business is totally reliant on the products of others, strategy becomes more important than ever, as Adina Jacobs of STM Goods knows only too well. As an accessories maker for personal tech…
00:25:02 |
Wed 15 Mar 2017
How exporting is driving growth for ambitious SMEs
“I’m so positive about small business that even my blood group is positive!” jokes former Australian small business minister and Efic ambassador Bruce Billson. Having operated his own family business…
00:35:35 |
Wed 08 Mar 2017
Trumped or pumped? SME sentiments revealed
How are SMEs reacting to wage stagnation at home and Donald Trump’s policies in the US affecting business sentiment? Are most business owners expecting more or less money in their pockets in the year…
00:21:42 |
Thu 02 Mar 2017
Anytime Fitness Australia founder talks expansion and competitive markets
While a business model may work well overseas, there’s no telling how well it will work here in Australia. Justin McDonell, co-founder of Anytime Fitness Australia, faced this concern in 2008. Since …
00:35:21 |
Wed 22 Feb 2017
Are you a leader, a manager or both?
Guy Williams, of The Training Guys, has seen people management at its worst. A business leader, or senior manager, disaffected with their role because the task of leading a team takes them away from …
00:48:59 |
Wed 15 Feb 2017
Customer satisfaction: the only growth that counts
“We had a second shop, which we sold. It was great, it was making money and was fine – we actually didn’t like it,” says Stu White, CEO and ‘flower lover’ at Jodie McGregor Flowers. Maintaining growt…
00:33:30 |
Thu 09 Feb 2017
Taking a new idea from concept to consumer
What does it take to create a great product? How can you get your new invention to market? These are the types of issues Robert Tiller, CEO of Tiller Design, deals with on a daily basis. Tiller Desig…
00:37:35 |
Wed 01 Feb 2017
Why not all growth is good growth
“The smaller sites … were actually cannibalising some of our larger stores,” explains John Sammut, CEO of Flower Power. The prominent Sydney-based chain of 10 large-format garden centres is a thrivin…
00:41:56 |
Wed 25 Jan 2017
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