What would happen if Adam Schwab ran for premier? And what would his first point of action be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af LiSTNR

An inheritance comes your way, must be nice - but what to do with it? Plus, founding a business is always easier with a partner, but how do you decide who to found with? (0:50) How does your relationship with your co-founder Jeremy work? (6:30) How to invest $20,000 This is not financial advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

A tough conversation to have, but sometimes necessary. When is it appropriate? And how should you do it? As well, performance based shares, what is their purpose and when should you ask for them? (0:50) - "How do I ask my boss for a pay-rise?" (10:10) - "What are the positives and negatives of asking for performance based shares?" See omnystudio.co…

From side hustles to hobby businesses, scalability is one of businesses' great challenges. Hear from Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab in another episode of Ask Adam Anything. 0:50 - "Are you optimistic about the future of NFTs? Or will the crash continue?" 10:39 - "I have a small retail business that I don't have too much time for - is there a wa…

Adir Shiffman rejoins Adam Schwab for another episode of start up insider, this time to unpack the up and down world of e-commerce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af LiSTNR

Has the global giant fallen? If so, how are we evaluating it now? High, low, or just right? Adam Schwab is joined by founder of Catapult Sports Adir Shiffman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af LiSTNR

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: (0:50) What should I do after high school? Is it okay to take a gap year? (9:15) I'm wary of the risks of starting a business - can you outline the risks and what could possibly go wrong? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…

Chief Investment Officer of The Motley Fool, Scott Phillips offers insight into timing the market, whether it's possible and whether it's a good plan of attack for your portfolio. Scott is the host of The Good Oil podcast, an inside look into finance, business, start ups and economics. Find it wherever you get your podcasts See omnystudio.com/liste…

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: - What is the business viability of outsourcing away from Australia? (0:55) - When to buy and when to sell? (9:45) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af LiSTNR

Ordering, delivering, building - almost every aspect of online furniture shopping is a friction point. But amazingly, online furniture store BROSA has found a way to smooth out almost all the pain points. But how have they done it? Ivan Lim is the co-founder of BROSA and drove the revolutionary furniture retailer to where it is today. Join host Ada…

Is there a second wind coming? Where did the crash come from? What is the industry looking to do next? In a special episode of From Zero, Adir Schiffman joins Adam Schwab to breakdown the controversial Buy Now Pay Later sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af LiSTNR

When covid swept the world, businesses had to move quickly. Not many moved as quickly as Mr Yum. The QR code to web platform that allows you to order food from your table had been around for a few years before covid. But, it wasn't until the pandemic had caused nationwide lockdowns did we see just how good the business and technology really was. Co…

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: - What do you think the Australian tech eco system could do to produce more unicorn's like Atlassian and Canva? (0:50) - How do you assess founders when they have no revenue or product to invest in? (5:00) See omnystudio.com/listene…

Instagram had a problem, and LinkTree provided a solution. But is it really that simple? How was it founded? What were the steps from dev to publish? Anthony Zaccaria has always been embedded in the music industry. From his upbringing with his tight knit Italian family , to his time after university, til the founding of LinkTree, the Zaccaria's hav…

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: When you're bringing on a co-founder, should you choose someone you know or someone you don't know but whose skillset aligns with yours? (00:47) What do you look for in an early stage start-up that you're investing in? (8:30) Do you…

From Brazil to Sydney, Dr. Julio Ribeiro has totally revolutionised two industries and created hundreds of millions of dollars of value, while potentially saving thousands of lives. Hear how Julio founded Inventia Life Sciences, a game-changing product that allows drug companies to massively speed up treatments for cancer. Host Adam Schwab speaks w…

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: Should I try to get a warm introduction to an investor or is it worth reaching out cold? (00:50) Once you land the meeting with the investor, what's the most important thing to convey in your pitch?(1:03) How did you identified what…

What do you do when your business folds? Domm Holland picks up and starts again. Domm burst onto the scene with his marketplace called Tow, which became the 'Uber of towing'. After a dispute with the Queensland Government, the business wasn’t able to survive but incredibly, Dom had a second act, when he moved to Silicon Valley to launch his next bu…

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: What is the most overrated trait that's valued by investors? (00:48) Advice for Aussie start up with a direct competitor in the US (00:57) My business is expanding quickly. Should I continue bootstrapping it or raise capital? (8:24)…

Seek and Square Peg Capital are just a few of the credits to Paul Bassat's name...and he's not done yet. Paul was a lawyer before he made the first big pivot of his career: he took a bet that the internet would replace newspaper classifieds...and the bet paid off. Paul built Australia's largest job-seeking site, Seek, from a St Kilda office with hi…

In this 'Ask Adam Anything' episode, hear host and Luxury Escapes founder Adam Schwab answer your business questions: What trends have you noticed from all the interviews you've done that under-30's should pay attention to? When should founders pay themselves a wage? How much is too much? Can great businesses start from side hustles? If you have a …

Most people wouldn’t dream of building one billion dollar business, let alone two. Bruce Buchanan may just be Australia’s best ever business builder. A natural entrepreneur, Bruce began his professional career as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group, before going on to create one of the world’s most successful airlines, Jetstar. Now, almost 10 y…

When you think hospitality…you necessarily think of a billion dollar empire. But restaurateur Chris Lucas has reinvented what it means to create a successful hospitality kingdom his group Lucas Restaurants. Chris' resume includes some of Australia's most popular and successful restaurants, including Chin Chin, Hawker Hall, Society, The Botanical an…

How do you learn how sell stuff online when it hasn't been done before? And then how do you convince people to buy your products? Gabby Leibovich did just that – and in the process, with his brother Hezi, became one of Australia's best online retailers. Gabby and Hezi separately started selling products on eBay in the early 2000s, before joining fo…

When new businesses are created every day, how do you know which ones will become world beaters? Niki Scevak is one of Australia’s most successful venture capitalists. Niki founded Australia’s best incubator, Startmate, in 2010, and two years later, created VC giant, Blackbird. Blackbird has been at the forefront of Australia’s venture sector for a…

How do you go from working on your family's apple orchard in regional Queensland, to working as a veterinary surgeon, to becoming one of Australia's greatest founders? Graham 'Skroo' Turner co-founded Flight Centre in the early 1980's and has seen it become one of Australia's most successful businesses, turning over more than 20 billion of dollars …

How do you get people to notice your crowdfunding campaign when the thing you're raising money for is toilet paper? Simon Griffiths has created one of Australia’s fastest growing and most exciting companies by selling on of most boring products - toilet paper. Not only has Simon, along with his two co-founders created what could soon be a unicorn, …

What do you get when you take two mates who love traveling, $20,000 and a goal to make adventure holidays easier for people? Intrepid Group, now the world's largest adventure travel company. Darrell spent his early career working for big businesses when he wasn’t traveling the world. That was until an epic trip across Africa in a converted truck co…

What does it take to build a multi-million-dollar business? Fred grew up playing video games and managed to teach himself how to build websites. He turned his web design and marketing business into the international giant comparison site Finder.com. In this episode Fred shares with Adam about surviving on tinned pasta during the early days of the b…

How do you go from selling muesli to a few cafes in your neighbourhood to over 30 countries around the world? Carolyn bought Carman's for $1,000 when she was 18. In the past 20 years she's built it into one of Australia's most well-known and well-loved gourmet food brands. In this episode Carolyn shares with Adam about what she learned from working…

What do you do when your business makes cinema merchandise…and cinemas close around the world overnight? You make something else. Pete Cleary created Zinc Group and built it from a dream in a business plan to a workplace consistently voted as one of the best in Australia. In this episode Pete speaks to Adam Schwab about standing up for what he beli…

How do you combine a background in medicine with a deep curiosity about technology? Marcus Tan has done just that with Australia’s largest health marketplace, Health Engine. In the space of a decade, Marcus grew Health Engine from tiny start-up to an online giant, with one in four Australians regularly booking their doctor, dentist or physio throug…

How do you create an online trading site in the early days of the internet and then convince people to sell their cars on it? Greg spent twenty years running Carsales.com from a tiny start-up to one the world’s leading automotive marketplaces, worth almost $6 billion. Host Adam Schwab talks to Greg about going from playing with computers as a kid t…

What does it take to create and maintain Australia’s largest online retailer? David Shafer is co-founder, COO and CFO of Kogan.com, Australia’s largest home-grown ecommerce business. Kogan.com grew from nothing, to be worth more than a billion dollars in little more than a decade with more than three million Australians purchasing something from Ko…

How do you balance success in business with your passion for helping people? It’s hard enough to create one successful start-up. Jane Martino has created three: Undertow, Shout and Smiling Mind. Jane joins host Adam Schwab to talk about how she started her first business before she was 25, how she co-founded Smiling Mind before turning it into Aust…

How do you get your business noticed by the biggest names in sport around the world? A born entrepreneur, Adir has been launching incredible businesses since he was a kid. He also found time to study medicine, work as an ER doctor, found and sell successful businesses including Global Reviews and Help Me Choose and join a fledgling sports data busi…

How do you get your brand-new beauty products stocked in America? And when it’s there, how do you convince people to buy it? In 2006, Ido co-founded the organic beauty brand Yes To Carrots and then in 2014, co-founded the huge school and office supply business, Yoobi which donates an item for every item purchase. Not long after, Ido co-founded Beac…

Luxury Escapes co-founder and financial journalist Adam Schwab speaks with business founders to get the real stories behind their successes and setbacks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af LiSTNR