Claim OwnershipThe Lazy CEO Podcast with Jane Lu
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Join Jane Lu, Founder & CEO of the global fashion brand Showpo, as she chats with the amazing entrepreneurs behind some of the most iconic brands we all know and love, as well as the trailblazers and subject matter experts in their respective industries. This podcast will cover all things business, mindset, personal development while taking you on a journey to become your best self.
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Today I’m thrilled to be joined by a true industry pioneer who’s reshaped the world of freelancing and online financing - Matt Barrie. Matt is the founder of Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace. Freelancer has empowered and connected 77 million of professionals and businesses worldwide. Freelancer is a listed company that has reached a market cap of over $1 billion. In addition to that, his other business Escrow.com has revolutionised secure online transactions, Escrow.com is the world’s largest escrow company. It’s like paypal but for big ticket items. $7 billion of volume. Buying boats, business, airplanes. Like when facebook changed their domain to meta.com they bought the domain and trademarks through Escrow.com, instagram.com to instagram, uber.com to uber, you name it.And lastly, his third business Loadshift, which is Australia's largest heavy haulage transport marketplace, which moves as much freight in distance from the earth to the moon, everyday. Matt’s an old friend of mine that helped me in the early days and has always been a big supporter of entrepreneurship so I’m super excited to catch up.Actually btw - Matt doesn't do anything in halves and likes to go against the grain, which is why he’s so brilliant, so we’re going to go rogue and change up the format Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I’m joined by one of the most influential people in PR in Australia - Roxy Jacenko! Roxy is a powerhouse entrepreneur and the founder of many successful ventures, including what’s probably the most well known PR agency in the country, Sweaty Betty PR, as well as Ministry of Talent. On top of that she has built her own personal brand into a household name. Roxy is a woman that’s lived many lives, and has had more than her share of ups and downs and I’m so excited to chat to her about it all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joining me today, all the way from the US, is Alexandra Zatarain, Co-Founder and VP of Brand and Marketing of Eight Sleep - the world’s first sleep fitness company. Not only has Eight Sleep created a category, it’s used by the likes of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Lewis Hamilton. Alex has built the company from $0 to 9-figures in revenue and its current valuation exceeds half a billion dollars! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I’m chatting with Nick Bell. Yes, one of the shiny new Sharks on our new season of Shark Tank Australia. Nick is the Founder and CEO of First Page and 10 other businesses! Off the back of his first business that failed, Nick started again from his bedroom in 2008. Since then he’s expanded his business into software development, reputation repair, digital marketing, branding longevity and offshore labour hire. Nick has scaled to over 1900 staff members and over $200 million in revenue! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I’m chatting with the amazing Hannah Spilva, the co-founder of LVLY. I think it’s pretty safe to say that everyone listening has either received, gifted or seen a co-worker receive a gorgeous bundle of LVLY Flowers and Gift Package. LVLY started 8 years ago and has not only become a household name here in Australia but has also become a global business - which is no easy feat for you’re doing same day gifting of fresh flowers!Han has recently sold her business for a valuation of $35 million and now she sits on the board of LVLY and is diving right back in with 2 new startups in the world of beauty and self-care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to part 2 with Robert Herjavec. He recently sold his cyber security business Cyderes for almost a billion dollars and is of course one of my fellow Sharks on Shark Tank Australia, and also US Shark Tank and Canadian Dragon’s Den. Make sure you listen to part 1! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My next guest needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway. It’s none other than my fellow Shark on Shark Tank, Robert Herjavec. Robert is one of the most renowned entrepreneurs globally and is an OG Shark from the US Shark Tank, Canadian Dragon’s Den and of course Shark Tank Australia. From humble beginnings as a poor refugee, he built and sold his first company for $600,000. From there, he started a software business that he sold to AT&T Canada for $32M. From there, he built his next business Cyderes in cyber security which he recently sold for almost a billion dollars. (That’s in USD, so he’s technically a billionaire in Australia dollars though.)Robert is literally one of the funniest, kindest and most interesting people I know, and you guys are absolutely going to love this chat! Alright let’s get into it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I’m chatting with Annabelle Chauncy, who co-founded the Aussie non-profit School for Life at just 21 years old, with the bold ambition to educate poverty out of existence. School for Life started in 2011 in Uganda with 81 students, and purchased their first 10 acres of land with $16k. 15 years on, School for Life is raising over $6m a year and is impacting the lives of more than 4,500 vulnerable children across East Africa, and has a vision to reach 10,000 children in the next 5 years. Despite initial doubts due to her young age, her belief that no matter where they are born, every child deserves access to a safe childhood and quality education, pushed her to overcome numerous challenges. We’ll delve into the key learnings, incredible milestones, and the hurdles she faced along the way, revealing how her unwavering passion and determination was so strong that she refused to take no for an answer, turning her vision into a reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today’s guest is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lendi Group, David Hyman. 11 years ago, Dave spearheaded the creation of Australia’s first online home loan platform - Lendi, revolutionising the traditional mortgage process by enabling customers to compare loans from multiple lenders in real time.3 years ago, Lendi merged with the iconic household brand, Aussie Home Loans, forming Australia’s largest mortgage brokerage and establishing Lendi Group as a leader in digital financial services. Cut to today, Lendi Group has a $100B loan book, which means they’re currently servicing $100B in loans, their revenue is in the hundreds of millions and they are the biggest retail distributor of mortgages outside of the big 4 banks.David Hyman is a serial-entrepreneur with a unique skill set that spans across corporate strategy, technology, product, customer acquisition and operational excellence. This is my first fintech interview and Dave’s business journey is so fascinating! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hey poddy fam, my next guest is the co-founder several digital media ventures, most notably Junkee Media, one of the leading independent publishers in Australia that was sold in 2016 to an ASX-listed company for around $15 million. Tim Duggan is an optimist who loves thinking about big ideas. He has written several award winning books - 2 of which I’ve read, which is a big deal cos I don’t like reading! Cult Status looks at how businesses have achieved, well it’s in the title, cult status. Killer Thinking is the ultimate guide to creating, developing and recognising incredible ideas that will revolutionise the way you work.And his latest book Work Backwards explores the revolutionary method to work smarter and live better.In this episode we talk about how to create a business with cult status, what are the three things you need to live a full life, what is work life balance and how working backwards can help us achieve a better balance among work, relationships, mind and body Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I chat with my very good friend Kelly McCarren about all things social media marketing.Fun fact - Kelly actually used to be the social media girly at Showpo, and today we share all of our tips and tricks to growing and how to actually get out of your comfort zone and take that first step.As usual, there were so many more amazing questions from you guys. Hope you enjoy this fun chat <3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I sit down with Samantha Appell, the founder and Director of The Skin Bar, a leading Boutique chain of skin care clinics. In just 4 years, she’s opened 9 clinics, in 3 states, making over 8-figures. Yes, that’s 9 clinics since 2020 which includes Covid lockdown years. Samantha’s approach is deeply personal, driven by her own personal battle with severe cystic acne that profoundly impacted her self confidence. This experience fuelled her passion for helping others achieve clear, healthy skin, particularly through skin needling - a treatment that transformed her own skin.Under her leadership, The Skin Bar has become known for popularising skin needling and offering tailored, holistic skincare solutions that avoid injectables like Botox. In this episode we talk about: The economics of beauty clinics How she’s achieved this growth of physical locations in such a short amount of time, whilst maintaining quality in every experience The importance of having focus in your brand and product And so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Few people love their jobs more than me, and my next guest is one of them! I absolutely fell in love with Karlie’s story when she told it to me over cocktails in Bali and I’m so happy she’s back in Oz and here to share it with all of you. Karlie was previously a school teacher for 12 years and after a few trips to Bali, she started Bali Buddies as a Facebook page to share Bali tips with friends. At the age of 33, she decided that she wanted more in life and life isn’t so black and white and took a total career pivot. She officially launched Bali Buddies and moved to Bali with her husband and 2 young daughters.12 years on, it’s now a full blown Bali travel media platform that has a team of 15, expanded to Indo Buddies and makes high 6 figures in profits (yes, not rev, but profits) - which when you think about the cost of living in Bali, it’s incredible. She literally lives like royalty in Bali and gets invited to all the best events and openings.Karlie has created the ultimate lifestyle business for herself and epitomises everyone’s dream of working to live and not living to work. In this episode, we talk about how she did it all, how do you start a media company, how do you make a living off of affiliate marketing and media sales, and the challenge she overcame with such a career and lifestyle pivot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My next guest is an OG in the Australian retail space with a retail career spanning three decades. I like to think of him as the Godfather of the online retail industry in Australia, it’s none other than Paul Greenberg. Paul is the co-founder of Deals Direct, one of Australia’s first online department stores, which has listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He subsequently started NORA, the National Online Retailers Association. A network that now supports over 25,000 online retailers.Paul now is an angel investor and holds advisory board roles on several retail tech businesses, which we get into in this episode. Paul is a serial entrepreneur, ecommerce expert, and regarded as one of the pioneers of online retail in Australia, he has such a wealth of knowledge and is connected to everyone in the industry - and of course, always so great to chat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I chat with Anaita Sarkar, founder of Hero Packaging and better known on socials as @sellanythingonline. If you're a long time listener, you'll know that Anaita came on the poddy last year - and well, I loved it so much I had to get her back! Absolutely loved hearing what she's gotten up to since she was in the studio last - including writing a book, developing courses and starting a podcast.We covered all things marketing - with a specific focus on paid ads. It's so interesting to hear Anaita's stance on digital marketing agencies and I love how she's wanting to help her followers learn it themselves. So many amazing tips in this episode! I'm sure you'll love it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I chat with Stacey Hollands - the founder of Australia’s leading clean beauty brand Lust Minerals. Back in 2014, Stacey launched from an initial $10k investment and then went on to achieve $1 million in sales within the first 18 months! And more recently making $24million in the past 3 years. After sadly losing her dad at a young age to cancer - Stacey realised that we only really get one chance at life, and how harmful the chemicals and toxins we use every day can really be. So 7 months later she got to work and started to formulate the perfect natural product - this actually took 2 years to get to market, but it was worth the wait because that perfect product is now Lust Minerals’ best seller, with one selling every two minutes!! Today we chat about the journey that brings us to today, how they grew using influencer marketing and their big rebrand that cost $300,000! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I chat to Blake Micola - the brains behind GMS Media Group (Growth Marketing Systems). GMS has grown to a 7-figure ad agency and was crowned "best marketing service" nationally twice at the Australian Business Champion Awards!They have managed a whopping 1,200 clients and boast a super impressive portfolio including Culture Kings, ABC, F45, Who Is Elijah, Dr John Demartini and Jordan Belfort.In this episode we chat about how Blake built a successful agency in a highly competitive and saturated market, the expensive lessons (including a $250k debt due to over-hire and overspending), how he overcame it. We deep dive into digital marketing and I thought we’d shake it up a bit in this episode and I gave him 2 live case studies to talk through - how to market for an event like BitchCon and one of my Shark Tank investments Mimi & Co, a D2C online reusable nappies business.Such a fun and informative chat - I’m sure you’ll get a lot from this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I chat with Raquel Bouris, the co-founder behind Who Is Elijah. Raquel was one of my first guests on the podcast, and since then we have become great friends! Today we chat about what she's up to now (including big retail deals!), direct to consumer vs wholesale business models, international expansion and all of her tips and tricks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I’ve got 2 exciting guests on the pod today, Leigh Campbell and Tegan Natoli - the duo behind Brillo Beauty, a self care solutions brand for modern motherhood. Self-funded and organically launched, Brillo Beauty made $200k in revenue in the first 3 months alone. They follow a direct-to-consumer business model with a small collection of hand-selected exclusive stockists. Prior to starting up Brillo Beauty - these incredible ladies have very formidable careers. Leigh has worked in the beauty industry for over 20 years. She was the beauty director of Cosmo magazine, executive editor for Mamamia and now hosts number one beauty podcast, You Beauty. Tegan co-founded Bump Day Spa, Australia’s premium pampering destination catering specifically to pregnant & postpartum women, with spas in 3 locations and more on the way.We chatted about growing a business with such a niche target market, the journey that brought them here together, all about their direct to consumer business model and the marketing strategies that’s been working them.We honestly had such a fun chat and I know you’ll be able to hear how electric the energy in the room was! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My very special guest for this episode is none other than my co-bitch Gen George! Yes, my co-founder for Like Minded Bitches Drinking Wine. In case you missed it, it’s a women’s business group that we started 10 years ago as a passion project that’s now grown to over 180,000 members. The group is on Facebook and the Boa app if you want to join us, but also very excitingly we’re kicking off in-person events again, with Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to start.Okay now a bit more about Gen, because she is one hell of a serial entrepreneur. At the age of X, Gen started OneShift, which was an online talent marketplace that instantly connects local candidates to local businesses. Gen grew OneShift to over 40k employers and 700k potential candidates and achieved a valuation of $20m in their first year alone. 5 years ago, the business was successfully acquired. The process of growing OneShift allowed her to see a clear market gap which led to her launching Tamme - a marketing AI and analytics platform for two-sided marketplaces.In 2019, Gen established Genry Capital, which is focused on companies in manufacturing, research and development, logistics and the consumer brand space.In 2020, she established Australian Private Label, which develops and manufactures products for brands, musicians and influencers locally in Australia. APL has already grown to a 7 figure business and is growing at 35% year on year. And yes… There's more, in 2023 she launched Daily Shake, which is a premium supplements brand that is known for its fun unique flavours. Launched only a year ago, the brand is already rolling out into Coles and Mr Vitamins in Australia, and later this year launching with a Middle Eastern retailer that has 6000 points of sale. She's just incredible!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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