The Founder To Founder Podcast

Feeling lost as a founder happens to us all at some point.You might be being told ‘No’ more than you expect after pitching new customers or investors.You might be seeing changes in your industry and feel that pivot options are in short supply based on what you’ve built.You might be trying to balance being a parent and/or partner with building a company and you’re fatigued and running low on answers.It happens.It’s part of being an entrepreneur. And no one said it would be easy.Keep reading here...

In this episode of the Founder to Founder podcast Phil speaks with Josh Steimle. Josh Steimle is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He has written over 300 articles for publications like Fortune, Time, Forbes, Inc., Mashable, TechCrunch, and Entrepreneur, and is the author of Chief Marketing Officers at Work, which contains 29 interviews with CMOs from organizations like GE, the Harvard Business School, Spotify, Target, and PayPal and was recognized in Success Magazine as one of the 5 Best Business Books of 2016. Josh is the CEO of MWI, a digital marketing firm he founded in 1999 with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, the UK, and the US. Josh is a TEDx speaker and presents to business and marketing events worldwide. He is also the founder of Influencer Inc, a publishing, training, and events company that turns executives into thought leaders. Entrepreneur Magazine put Josh on their 50 Inspirational Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017 list,...If you enjoyed this episode subscribe to Phil Hayes-St Clair's

Paid auditions are just that, opportunities to work with someone before you tie the knot and become employee and employer.And there are three reasons why you should them.The first is that no matter how confident you are in your ability to hire, no matter the process you use, the only way to understand technical competence and ‘fit’ is to work with that person. By extension, if you don’t use a paid audition, you significantly increase the risk to your company. Hiring the wrong person can bring your company to the brink of collapse. Most founders have a story like this to recount. I know I do.The second reason is that the risk in hiring isn’t just on the company side. It’s also on the candidate side. There is a growing acceptance that the pitch (from an employer) rarely correlates with the reality once on the inside.Candidates know this.They’re more reluctant than ever, at least for startups, to leave a safe job behind in exchange for this risk of a new venture working out. It makes sense that there be an oppor

In this episode, Phil speaks with Ordermentum CEO and Co-Founder Andrew Low.Andrew started his career as a qualified accountant and CPA and has worked in finance at Unilever, general management, at Suntory Managing Director of Toby’s Estate Coffee, a market leader in the specialty coffee industry. He joined Ordermentum in 2014 and gives valuable advice on how to successfully transition from corporate to startup while being present for his family. To listen to more great Founder to Founder podcast episodes visit foundertofounderpodcast.com

There was never a time early in life when I enjoyed writing. As I learned to write at school, it always seemed more a skill to acquire and less a craft to enjoy and master.Of course, I wrote assignments at school, at college and graduate school and then internal reports at banks and pitch documents for ventures. I struggled with writing and the irony is that I don’t recall a time when I was inspired to become a great writer or even just a better writer.In hindsight, the reason I wasn’t enjoying writing, and by extension not practising to improve, was because I wasn’t doing it for me.I was writing for someone who would award me a grade, pay me a bonus or invest in a venture.That changed in 2008 when at 30 I discovered blogging and wrote my first post.Writing became a weekly habit in 2014 when I started my second venture with a vision and very little domain expertise (former soldier, medical science undergrad, MBA launching an audio recognition business).I took inspiration from Fred Wilson, who often refers to

In this episode, Phil speaks with former Special Air Service officer Mark Wales about his fashion venture Kill_Kapture.Mark grew up in the red-dirt of the Pilbara, a remote desert in Western Australia. He found a sense of purpose serving with an Australian special ops unit in Afghanistan.While serving alongside some remarkable humans during 10 tours of duty, Mark spent his days in army issued combat uniform. They were highly functional, they were enduring, and they looked amazing. When Mark left the forces, he was compelled to take the best of what he learnt and experienced in the military and apply it to a life out of the ordinary.While studying at Wharton School of Business, Mark pursued a new special ops role in fashion, creating the prototype PathFinder jacket. The Pathfinder Jacket was built around the values of a sense of purpose and duty - a tribute to the work of small teams in the world's most hostile environments.The business 'Kill_Kapture’ was deployed - named after the drive, resilience and 'never

These 12 lessons come from notes I’ve made each week in 2017. This wholesale reflection helps to make sense of the year that was and gain clarity on lessons learned, ones that will be just as important in 2018.

In this episode of Founder To Founder, I join a conversation with members of Veteran Owned UK to pay it forward and offer advice to veterans turned first-time entrepreneurs on how to grow their businesses. You can learn more about Veteran-Owned UK by searching for them on Facebook.

LX Group founder Simon Blyth joins Phil on the season two premiere of Founder To Founder. Simon’s desire to build products that people love started when he was a child living in rural Australia. Today, he’s a serial entrepreneur who works on everything from Blackhawk helicopters to personal communication products but not how you might think. Join Phil and Simon as they talk about the entrepreneur's roller coaster and why any good party needs at least three good fire extinguishers.

In episode 31, the producer of Founder To Founder Joel North speaks with Phil about how to create a great podcast from a standing start. Joel and Phil talk about the common mistakes made by new podcasters, how to launch a podcast and how freelance marketplace Fiverr played an essential role in producing Founder To Founder.

In episode 30 of Founder To Founder, Phil connects with Jake Dimarco, Founder of Spare Workspace.Spare Workspace is an online Australian marketplace that helps businesses rent out their empty or under-utilised space. Phil and Jake talk about capitalising on opportunities, learning from peers and the three habits that founders need to develop to be successful.This episode is brought to you by inklpay, a micropayment service that lets creators on WordPress collect 10c when a post or article is viewed. Get paid for the content you create. Visit inklpay.com to get started.

In episode 29 of Founder To Founder, Phil connects with Zac Obront, Co-Founder at Book in a Box.Book In A Box provides book writing and publishing as a service which allows busy experts and thought leaders with important messages to share to create the book they've been fantasizing about.Phil and Zach talk about the importance of creating joy as part of the user experience and why a bias to action and learning is THE essential trait of successful entrepreneurs. This episode is brought to you by inklpay, a micropayment service that lets creators on WordPress collect 10c when a post or article is viewed. Get paid for the content you create. Visit inklpay.com to get started.

In episode 28 of Founder To Founder, Phil connects with Mick Spencer, Founder and CEO of OnTheGo Sports.Mick is on a mission to redefine the custom sportswear industry forever. He started OnThe Go Sports with a lap top and $150 in his account and today his business is a global market leader.Phil and Mick talk about managing the unexpected, scaling culture and the importance of mentors. This episode is brought to you by inklpay, a micropayment service that lets creators of amazing content on WordPress collect 10c when a post, e-book or video is viewed. Get paid for the content you create. Visit inklpay.com to get started.

In this episode of Founder To Founder Phil connects with Pixc founder, Holly Cardew.Holly founded Pixc.com to help eCommerce store owners to optimise their product images in 24 hours so they focus on running their business. Pixc was part of Batch 13 of 500 Startups was called out as one of the top 10 companies to look out for in 2016. Holly and Phil talk about the importance of focus, how to optimise for time and the three habits that founders need to develop to be successful. This episode is brought to you by inklpay, a micropayment service that lets creators of amazing content on WordPress collect 10c when a post, e-book or video is viewed. Get paid for the content you create. Visit inklpay.com to get started.

Phil connects with Diana Ryall on episode 26 of Founder To Founder.Diana is a teacher by training, the former Managing Director of Apple Computer in Australia and the Founder of Xplore For Success, a coaching venture focused on increasing gender equality.In this fascinating conversation, Diana and Phil talk about why expecting the unexpected is important, the value of being clear on product and business model and the three habits that founders need to develop to be successful. This episode is brought to you by our Australian partner Spare Workspace. Need a meeting room for a few hours or perhaps a desk for a day or two? Head to www.spareworkspace.com.au today to search, find and book your next workspace all around Australia starting from $25 per hour.

In episode 25 of Founder To Founder, Phil connects with Martijn de Kuijper, Founder of Revue.In the last decade, Martin has exited two of the four companies he has started. Today, he is building Revue, a web-based tool that helps people create and send beautifully-designed weekly email newsletters. Martin and Phil talk about the importance of networking, taking advantage of the time between ventures and how to learn from the content others curate.This episode is brought to you by inkl. Get breaking news and essential coverage from the world's best news sources in one app for iPhone and Android. Say hello to the way news should be. Download inkl today to start a 30-day trial of inkl Premium.

You’re listening to episode 24 of Founder To Founder where Phil connects with Ben Curren, CEO and Founder of Green Bits.Ben began his software engineering career in 1997 as an intern at Sun Microsystems. Nearly a decade later he co-founded Outright, an online platform helping small businesses pay the right taxes and organize their income and expenses, which was purchased by GoDaddy in 2012. In 2014 Ben founded Green Bits which today is the fastest growing point of sale and inventory software in the cannabis industry.Ben and Phil talk about managing the unexpected, how to process being in between ventures and the three habits founders need to be successful.This episode is brought to you by inkl. Get breaking news and essential coverage from the world's best news sources in one app for iPhone and Android. Say hello to the way news should be. Download inkl today to start a 30-day trial of inkl Premium.

Welcome to episode 23 of Founder To Founder where Phil connects with serial entrepreneur Jo Burston. From humble beginnings, Jo founded Job Capital, a full-service migration firm in 2006 before creating claimyourtax.com in 2012. And in 2014 Jo founded Inspiring Rare Birds whose vision is to create a community of 1,000,000 women entrepreneurs by 2020, with a mission of giving every woman globally the opportunity to become an entrepreneur by choice.Jo and Phil talk about overcoming adversity, why it’s essential to focus on the fundamentals when building a great company and the three habits that make founders successful. This episode is brought to you by inkl. Get breaking news and essential coverage from the world's best news sources in one app for iPhone and Android. Say hello to the way news should be. Download inkl today to start a 30-day trial of inkl Premium.

You’ve made it to episode 22 of Founder To Founder where Phil connects with Zeetings CEO and Co-Founder, Rob Kawalsky.From accountant to two-time entrepreneur Rob is building and growing a game-changing conference presentation platform which allows an audience to interact with its presenter in real time over multiple sites. Phil and Rob talk about growing a venture as parents, being true to yourself when making decisions and the three habits founders need to be successful. This episode is brought to you by our Australian partner Spare Workspace. Need a meeting room for a few hours or perhaps a desk for a day or two? Head to www.spareworkspace.com.au today to search, find and book your next workspace all around Australia starting from $25 per hour.

Welcome to episode 21 of Founder To Founder where Phil connects with Nic Hodges.Nic is a serial entrepreneur, seed investor and a respected thought-leader in emerging technology. An industrial designer by training, Nic’s career has seen him lead innovation in the world’s largest media agencies and NewsCorp as well as build three ventures of his own.Phil and Nic talk about the importance of productive habits and how to make the most of time between ventures.This episode is brought to you by inkl. Get breaking news and essential coverage from the world's best news sources in one app for iPhone and Android. Say hello to the way news should be. Download inkl today to start a 30-day trial of inkl Premium.