Get the fearless truth about start-ups and corporate Australia from guys that give you the hard facts, not the company line. Hear Luxury Escapes co-founder Adam Schwab and Catapult Sports Exec Chairman Adir Shiffman provide the inside word on the biggest stories in business with a contrarian take from the guys who sit on both sides of the table. New episodes dropping weekly.
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Luxury Escapes co-founder and financial journalist Adam Schwab speaks with business founders to get the real stories behind their successes and setbacks. For more episodes download the free LiSTNR app.
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“Scaling Up” is a new podcast series that tells the scaling stories of great growth companies from around the world, as experienced by their founders and CEOs. With the aim of inspiring and educating the next generation of entrepreneurs, as well as helping current business leaders, this podcast series hopes to give insight into what it takes to scale a business to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Hosted by Ed Cowan and supported by TDM Growth Partners.
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High Intensity Business is a high intensity strength training and strength training business podcast offering content to help you realise your health goals, become a great personal trainer, and build a successful HIT business. Content includes training protocols, workouts, exercise science, nutrition, and biohacking. From a HIT business perspective, we cover personal training, coaching, startup, sales, marketing, operations, systems, hiring, scaling, etc. Guests include Dr Doug McGuff, Drew ...
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THC is an interview-based show that seeks to explore topics of conspiracy, the paranormal, the psychedelic, & the esoteric with the best researchers and authors in the game.
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The Startup50K podcast is an interview series for entrepreneurs, startup founders, corporate innovators. An app developer (the show host) and (often) a tech investor or advisor interviews a startup founder or corporate product owner building a tech company, an innovative new product or an interesting technology. In each show we talk about; raising capital, tech trends, working with developers, hiring staff and building world-changing companies.
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I started this podcast because it occurred to me that there was a concerted effort to shame America and what it means to be American. One American Podcast reinforces the values and ideals of America. It reinforces Americanism by having conversations with key influencers of all sorts of different backgrounds, beliefs, but with one thing in common, the belief in America and that America is inherently good. So I'm asking you today as one American to subscribe to the channel on YouTube, and pled ...
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Welcome to the Official Golf Betting Podcast of the DP World Tour. Hosted by Ollie Silverton, and joined by a panel of industry-leading golf tipsters and special guests, The Tips will preview all of the action on the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR as we try to sort the form horses from the long shots. So stretch off, pull the driver out and join us on The Tips. 18+ Please Gamble Responsibly. Visit: https://www.begambleaware.org/
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The best Australian CEO you’ve never heard of, British Airways, Delta Airlines Triumphs and why Grit is the key to Raising Money
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The guys chat about MGI and their brilliant CEO, the transformation at Delta Airlines, the mediocrity of BA and Adam’s tough Maldives trip
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Alex Tsakiris | A.I. Bias, Conspiracy Inquiry, & Emergent Truth
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470 - Finding the Perfect HIT Business Client Management Software with Connie Holen
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Looking for the perfect client management software for your HIT business and want it to be as useful and as pain-free for you and your clients? Pixality Design founder Connie Holen is a fitness business website specialist, a MindBody Certified Business Consultant, an accomplished web designer, digital strategist, and podcast host, among many other …
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Cettire's Woes, Adore Beauty gets Acquisitive, Adir gets it right on Inflation and is Centreparc the world's Best Tourism Asset?
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The guys discuss the challenges facing polarising eCommerce stock Cettire, Adir deep dives into Adore Beauty's acquisition announcement, inflation continues to reap havoc and why the RBA was dead wrong to keep rates too low for too long, the best ways to book and find good travel deals and the remarkable Centreparc business.…
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Free Plus Show: Peter Mark Adams | Game of Saturn: The Sola-Busca Tarot, Bloodlines, & The Demiurge Deal
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As a thank you for staying subscribed to the free THC feed, and as a preview of what the full Plus experience is like, I’m uploading one free Plus episode to the free feed at the end of every month. Enjoy! To get your 7-day free trial of THC+, start here: https://www.thehighersidechats.com/plus-membership Original show notes, Oct 2017: Join host, G…
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Chris Knowles | The Synchromystic Mind, Foundational Figures, & Perfecting The Art
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Taking the Pain Out of Payments - Hiroki Takeuchi, Co-Founder and CEO GoCardless [S8.E1]
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Hiroki Takeuchi, the co-founder and CEO of GoCardless started in 2011. GoCardless is a star of the blossoming UK FinTech scene- last valued at $2.1b, the business is on a mission to take the pain out of payments for businesses of all shapes and sizes – from your local gym collecting monthly membership right through to the Uk’s biggest utility compa…
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469 - Staffing for Success: Optimal Hiring Practices in Fitness with Katie Santos - Part 1
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What should you know about hiring good trainers and staff for your HIT fitness business to scale and grow without the common headaches poor fit can give you? Katie Santos is the founder of Katie Santos Consulting and Fitness HR. She is a trusted expert with 40 years of experience in the fitness and wellness industry. In this episode, Katie shares g…
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Guzman Pops, The Importance of Loyalty, Adam’s Celeb Encounter, Prezee’s Challenges and the Bizarre World of Gift Cards and the Incredible Bellabox Story
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The guys discuss the huge Guzman y Gomez IPO, why a loyalty scheme is so important to business, Prezee’s mounting losses and world of gift cards, the amazing business that rose from the ashes of Bellabox and Adam encounters Hollywood royalty. Join The Contrarians Army group on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and…
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Steven Snider AKA Recluse | A Stanley Kubrick Odyssey: Film Symbolism, & Hollywood Scandal
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468 - Discover Strength's Origin Story: From Idea to Industry Leader with Luke Carlson
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What would it take for you to build a world-class HIT studio brand from the ground up? Luke Carlson returns to the podcast to talk about the origin of Discover Strength and how he went from being unsure of what he wanted to do in life to finding the very thing he wanted to pour his heart into — we talk about the valuable lessons every aspiring HIT …
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Our First Live Show! TripaDeal Cashes In and the Magic of Ben Gray, what is EBITDA, Adrian Giles Triple Success and The Reject Shop
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The Contrarians in front of a live audience at Fortress Melbourne discuss Qantas’ acquisition of TripADeal and Ben Gray PE Genius, Adrian Giles incredible Hitwise exit and building Fortress and the guys look deep into The Reject Shop.
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Schwab | The Cognitive Holocaust, The Fakelore Age, & Agents Of The Super Spectral Order
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Shannon Taggart | Spiritualist History, Seance Photography, & Ectoplasm
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467 - Product Manager to Personal Trainer: The Safe Strength HIT Business Blueprint with James Brown
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How would you like to build a thriving HIT fitness business even if you have zero experience in the fitness industry? James Brown is the owner of Safe Strength in Chepstow, Wales, UK. He brings a unique perspective to the fitness industry as he shares his journey from product management to becoming a strength trainer who is now trying to solve the …
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Elon's Pay, Turmoil at Nine, Dodgy Taxis, Streamers Unite and How to Ask for a Payrise
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The guys chat about Elon's potential $46b payday, Costello goes at Nine, streamers unite to stop churn and what's the best way to ask for a pay rise?
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466 - The Metronome Advantage: Transforming Client Workouts with Rhythmic Precision with Al Coleman - Part 1
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What’s the best way to give your personal training clients exercise instruction that makes them enjoy their workout sessions with you instead of dreading these and eventually driving them to quit? Al Coleman returns to the podcast to talk about the power of his Metronome Method and how you can tap into the science of attention to give your clients …
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Jim Willis | Entangled Spirit Beings, Unseen Energy, Ancient Technology, & The Conspiracy of Silence
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Catapult hits US $100m, Guzman IPO, Canva's Rap and Salesforce's Crash
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The guys chat about Catapult hitting the US$100 million revenue milestone, go deep into the IPO prospects of Guzman y Gomez, fawn of Canva's cringey rap, discuss the struggles facing Salesforce and Adir gets into ice cream. 00:00 - Adir's 'Rollercoaster' Week 11:45 - Adir Watched Free-to-Air TV 18:15 - Catapult Sports 32:50 - Meta and Shopify 41:22…
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465 - Accelerate Your Fitness Profits: 4 Steps to Client Growth with Pete Cerqua - Real-Time Q&A
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Can you really double your HIT studio's revenue or your earnings as a personal trainer using Pete Cerqua's Million-Dollar framework? Here's Pete's challenge to you: I dare you to try it strictly and then tell me it doesn't work. Legendary Trainer Pete Cerqua is the best-selling author of the books The 90-Second Fitness Solution, High-Intensity Fitn…
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Nick Bryant | The Watergate Sex Ring Cover-up, Spook Journalists, & The Diddy-Epstein Link
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Will the AI Bubble Burst, Warby Parker’s Struggles, Why Start-Up Valuations Don’t Matter, Greed isn’t Good and How do you Choose Where to Work?
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The guys go deep into AI, does Warby Parker’s DTC model stack up, why founders shouldn’t obsess over their valuation, the death of Ivan Boesky the original Greed is Good Guy and when should you leave a corporate job for a startup?
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464 - Social Media Mastery for HIT Entrepreneurs: Reviewing Your Social Posts with Pete Cerqua - Part 2
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Is your social media content attracting more clients or is it turning them away without you realizing it? Master strength trainer Pete Cerqua returns to talk about the power of social media and how you can optimize your content to pull in and convert more, along with going deep into the small details that can make a big difference. Pete is a best-s…
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Should Start-Ups Give Employees Equity, Netflix the last of the Water Coolers, K-Mart's Success and Reece Witherspoon's Business Genius
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The guys go deep into why they think start-ups should give employees equity and the different ways to do it, Netflix's incredible run and the brilliance of Baby Reindeer, is K-Mart Australia's best ever retailer and Reece Witherspoon's incredible business success.
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Matthew Lysiak | Fiat Food: Money Magic & The American Diet
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Jay Dreamerz | Plasma Apocalypses Of The Fractalverse & Our Cartoonified History
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463 - Unlocking Growth: How We Used Bark.com to Generate 53 New Personal Training Clients
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How can you convert more prospects into clients effectively and quickly using warm outreach services like Bark.com? In this episode, we'll talk about my proven strategies and tactics that got our strength studio 53 new clients through Bark.com (this will also work whenever you're on the phone with prospects from other sources) — we'll cover the imp…
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The Economics of Book Writing, Temple Tumbles, Adir Breaks the Breakthrough Fund and what Should Warren do with his big Apple stake?
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The guys chat about the financial secrets of the publishing industry, the risks of owning Temple & Webster, the disaster gets smaller at Breakthrough Victoria and should Berkshire Hathaway sell its huge Apple stake? Tickets to our live show: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-contrarians-live-podcast-fortress-melbourne-tickets-898908107347?aff=odd…
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Sean Hanlon | The Hidden Hand Of History, Continuity Of Control, & The 3rd Truth
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Erik Davis | LSD, Drug Portals, Psychedelic Animism, & The Alien Interface
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462 - Squeezing Seconds: Pete Cerqua's High-Efficiency Tactics for Fitness Pros
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How can HIT studio owners and personal trainers run an efficient strength training business that lets them give great customer service without getting overwhelmed and leaving money on the table? Pete Cerqua returns to talk about the basic systems you need to stay organized, on track, and ready for business so you can take on twice as many clients a…
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Bonza collapses, Envato Founders Heroic Exit, HIMs, Newbook and Big Bucks in Restaurant Bookings
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The guys discuss the huge exits at Envato and Newbook the importance of picking your Golden Moment, the Bonza debacle, HIMs controversy and how college kids are cashing in on restaurant reservations
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461 - Simon Shawcross & John Little: The Life and Legacy of Mike Mentzer
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Who really was Mike Mentzer and what do so many people get wrong about him and his approach to High-Intensity Strength Training? Here to set the record straight about Mike's legacy are HITuni founder Simon Shawcross and modern-day renaissance man John Little, who also happened to be a close friend and associate of Mentzer for over two decades. In t…
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Free Plus Show: Chris Knowles | Lucifer’s Technologies & The Mk Ultra-terrestrials
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As a thank you for staying subscribed to the free THC feed, and as a preview of what the full Plus experience is like, I’m uploading one free Plus episode to the free feed at the end of every month. Enjoy! To get your 7-day free trial of THC+, start here: https://www.thehighersidechats.com/plus-membership Why this episode? […] The post Free Plus Sh…
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Bluey's Billions, Tesla's Tough Times, Atlassian Gets Profitable and the death of Diamonds
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The guys discuss the incredible growth of Bluey and how the ABC missed the chance to make billions, Tesla's profit woes and Elon asks for more money, Atlassian's Profit Comeback and share slump and the case for Fake Diamonds
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