Growth Manifesto Podcast

Today we interview Sonny Webster, Olympic weight lifter and Founder of the Sonny Webster Academy - a premium online community for weight lifters, cross fitters and fitness enthusiasts. After competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Sonny went on to grow his Instagram following to more than 200,000 followers and then leveraged that to grow a business he can run from anywhere in the world. We talk about failure, mindset, growing an online business, and how to produce content like a pro.

Today is a bit of a different episode, where Tony and Alex discuss how to build trust in the digital world. They talk about authenticity, adding value, and why content is the best way to position your business in the hearts and minds of your audience.

In this episode, we interview Dr Melinda Muth, Managing Director of Streamwise Learning, Facilitator, Board Advisor and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Director of the Harvard Club Australia and author of the book “Setting the Tone from the Top: How director conversations shape culture”. We talk about leadership, culture and how to build highly effective teams.

In this episode, we interview Chris Hexton, CEO and co-founder of Vero, a Customer Messaging Platform for SaaS companies and ecommerce stores. After bootstrapping Vero for 5 years, they raised $4m from Square Peg Capital in 2017 to accelerate their growth. We talk about the importance of a strong customer experience, how to develop a good software product, why you need mentors, and how to scale a software business after it gets funded.

In this episode, we interview Sarah Liu, Founder and Managing Director of The Dream Collective, a corporate training organisation that empowers women leaders and encourages diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Sarah is an international thought leader, speaker, trainer and facilitator on next-generation leadership, diversity and inclusion and the future of work. We talk about unconscious biases in the workplace, women in leadership, and why companies need to embrace diversity to drive growth.

In this episode, we interview Trent Allan, co-founder of Young Henry’s, chief marketing officer of Appliances Online and Home Clearance, and serial entrepreneur. We talk about growth hacking, the challenges with startups and how to scale a craft beer brand.

In this episode we interview Tahir - one of Australian's leading comedians. Tahir is an actor, producer, writer and entrepreneur. He has sold out shows across Australia, has produced both movies and TV, and owns a chain of 19 cafes. We talk about comedy, business, leadership, mindset, and everything in between.