#169: How we turned a podcast into a startup

Apr 13, 2022

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Hello friends!

We’ve spent the last few weeks letting you in on the stories of the people who have backed us.

So this week, we thought it was time to share our story 🤩

If you’re keen to hear how everything came together through redundancies, resignations and a pandemic:

Read Reuben’s article on The SportsGrad Story, and Ryan’s article on Taking a Leap of Faith

Today on the PODCAST though, we dive into more of the backstory and pick apart the crossroads, decisions, challenges, and how the investment came about, all of which helped us turn a podcast into a startup.

Thanks for coming on the journey team! We’re just getting started!!! 🚀

We cover:

How Reuben decided to take on SportsGrad full-time and turn down other opportunities
How the community became a huge part of SportsGrad
Dealing with the pressure of running a business early days
Ryan’s immediate thoughts when he was asked to join and where he thought it would go
The challenges of being pulled in multiple directions
Learnings from adapting to the many roles at SportsGrad compared to Cricket Australia

If you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, Ryan

Or if you’d like to ask us any questions, join the SportsGrad Community! It’s THE place to be if you want to get your foot in the door, hire people quickly & easily, or learn from the best in the world.

You can also find us on insta @sportsgrad

And if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast

This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.

Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au

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