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First Act

By: Kochie's Business Builders
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  • First Act shares the origin tales and inspirational stories of Australia’s most innovative business owners and personalities. Hosted by Kochie’s Business Builders’ editors Cec Busby and Adam Bub, these frank conversations deliver a deep dive into the genesis of success. Cec, Adam and their guests unpack the motivations that fired up their journeys and explore the road travelled to reach their goals.
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Episodes
  • A royal workout: How Cameron Falloon is transforming fitness empires

    A royal workout: How Cameron Falloon is transforming fitness empires
    May 1 2023
    Cameron Falloon is passionate about fitness. He’s spent decades helping elite athletes, the rich and famous and everyday Aussies meet their fitness goals to be the best they can be. He is the founder of Body Fit Training - the fastest-growing fitness franchise in Australia - with over 240 locations opened across the globe. Plus he’s the former head fitness coach of the Geelong Cats, the Western Bulldogs and was the high performance coach of Port Adelaide Power for a time. At the ripe old age of 24, he was the personal trainer of perhaps the world’s most famous woman - Princess Diana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Secrets of a serial entrepreneur: How Scratch’s Mike Halligan became a dog food mogul

    Secrets of a serial entrepreneur: How Scratch’s Mike Halligan became a dog food mogul
    Apr 17 2023
    Melbourne entrepreneur Mike Halligan is a bit of an overachiever. He’s mastered the worlds of eCommerce, marketing, blogging, apps and subscription services – all driven by his desire to find solutions to consumer problems and build brands accordingly. Some of his pet projects have taken off, others haven’t. Right now, he’s the co-founder of a howling multi-million dollar success: Scratch, Australia’s fastest-growing direct-to-consumer dog food company. On this episode of First Act, Mike speaks honestly about the lessons he’s learned that any startup founder or budding entrepreneur will lean in to hear. Episode notes In this episode, Mike shares: 2:58 – Growing up in an entrepreneurial family 5:31 – Lessons learned from launching a business as a teen 9:30 – The benefits of studying entrepreneurship 11:10 – Building a successful marketing firm at age 19 – Engage Marketing 15:25 – Jumping on the early blog designing bandwagon – The Blog Designers 18:50 – Evolution into eCommerce and building online stores – Online Store Guys 21:55 – The power of eCommerce to scale a business 24:30 – Launching one of the first health tech apps – BodyWise 30:05 – Advice for people wanting to launch an app today 33:05 – The birth of Scratch subscription pet food service 36:45 – The benefits of a subscription model for business efficiency 44:20 – Reigniting the spark for business after failure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Sauce it to 'em: Manu Feildel's journey from chef to entrepreneur

    Sauce it to 'em: Manu Feildel's journey from chef to entrepreneur
    Apr 3 2023
    He’s one of the most recognisable faces on Australian TV thanks to My Kitchen Rules, but that’s only one part of the Manu Feildel story. Coming from a family of French foodies, Manu caught the cooking bug working as a teenage apprentice in his dad’s restaurant in Brittany. Armed with natural talent and joie de vivre, Manu embarked upon a career working in some of the finest French restaurants in London before making the move to Australia. From the highs of heading up hatted restaurants to the heartbreak of closing much-loved venues, Manu’s learned the hard lessons of hospitality firsthand. In this frank, funny and fascinating First Act, Manu shares the secrets of surviving fine dining, navigating TV fame and the challenges of getting a brand into supermarkets (The Sauce By Manu is his latest). Episode notes: In this episode, Manu unpacks: 2:00 – The most overrated food trend 4:00 – Manu’s family foodie history + early days in the food industry 7:00 – Lessons learned from working in hospitality 9:30 – From France to London – Manu’s early career moves 12:00 – Differences between Australian vs European food industries 13:51 – Making a fresh start in Australia – early successes and failures 16:50 – Hardest lessons learned from business challenges 20:00 – Breaking through depression after business failure 22:45 – Upsides and downsides to starring on My Kitchen Rules 25:45 – Learning to be a public figure 27:50 – From representing brands to building his own – By Manu 30:10 – The long journey from idea to supermarket shelves 36:30 – Why the switch from TV chef to supermarket brand? 38:15 – La Botanique – going into business with wife, Clarissa 40:45 – Crowdfunding to expand the By Manu team and brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
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