Catching Up With CUB
Business & Finance
About
A Podcast by Daniel Hakim, CEO of the Club of United Business (CUB).Daniel catches up with the best in Australian business, to provide you with the knowledge and entertainment you need to kick ass in today's business world. Catching Up with CUB is more than a business podcast.
Episodes
- #293 Ryan Nelson - Landing Google Pre-Launch
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- #292 Jason Varone - How to Beat the Car Dealers
Daniel is catching up with Jason Varone, CEO of Private Fleet Group - one of Australia's leading car buying agencies, purchasing over 200 cars a month by getting dealers to compete for every deal. Jason breaks down how the car industry rea…
- #291 Calvin Chilchik - From Network to Opportunity
Daniel is catching up with Calvin Chilchik, former Head of CUB Sydney, as he leaves to fulfil a lifelong dream: co-founding a business in the US and taking his family business into its next phase of growth. Calvin shares how seven years in…
- #290 Peter Ristevski - The 1% Wealth Playbook
Daniel is catching up with Peter Ristevski, CEO of Investment Plus Accounting Group and widely known as "the accountant to the 1%", advising Australia's top business owners and investors on how to structure, protect, and grow their wealth.…
- #289 Andrew Herrmann - Sales Is Still King
Daniel is catching up with Andrew Herrmann from managed IT services provider Efex, long-time CUB member and high-performing sales leader known for his relentless drive and no-nonsense approach to winning business. Andrew breaks down the re…
- #288 Sophia Lafkas & Carolina Montanez - Women Who Build
In this International Women's Day special, Daniel is catching up with Sophia Lafkas, Founder of The Perfect Recruit, and Carolina Montanez, Co-Founder of Plane 2 Sea - two leaders building nationwide transport and logistics businesses in t…
- #287 Annabel Hay - Fashion Malfunction to Shark Tank Win
Daniel is catching up with Annabel Hay, Founder and CEO of CLUTCH Glue — the globally patented fashion adhesive that went viral, delivered the "best Shark Tank pitch ever," and closed one of Australia's largest pre-seed raises for an FMCG…
- #286 Brett Goodyer - What's Your Business Actually Worth?
Daniel is catching up with Brett Goodyer, Founder of Business Valuations Online and one of Australia's leading SME valuation experts. Brett has valued thousands of businesses, helping owners understand what their business is really worth -…
- #285 Anaita Sarkar - The Founder Pressure Test
Daniel is catching up with Anaita Sarkar, Co-Founder & CEO of Hero Packaging and author of the bestselling 'How to Sell Anything Online'. Anaita has built one of Australia's most recognisable e-commerce packaging businesses while growing a…
- #284 Cynthia Payne - Scaling Without Losing Control
Daniel is catching up with Cynthia Payne, Founder and Managing Director of Anchor Impact Group. Cynthia shares her journey from nurse to CEO at 33, leading a major aged care business for 16 years before building a multi-brand advisory grou…
- #283 Roy Kazamias - From One Truck to $50 Million
Daniel catches up with Roy Kazamias, Founder and Managing Director of CRL Express, the transport and logistics company he scaled from one truck into a national business generating over $50 million in revenue in just six years. Daniel and R…
- #282 David Aherne - The Reality of Global Expansion
Daniel catches up with David Aherne, Founder and CEO of Across the Ocean Shipping. Over the past two decades, David has built the global freight and logistics company into a multi-country business turning over tens of millions, with teams…
- #281 Jesse Lockhart-Krause - The Skill of Selling an Idea
Daniel catches up with Jesse Lockhart-Krause, Founder of Lockhart-Krause Architects, the commercial architecture practice behind major community projects including the Bondi Surf Life Saving Club. With experience spanning international fir…
- #280 Mia Vicary - Why PR Alone Isn't Enough
Daniel catches up with Mia Vicary, Founder and Managing Director of Media In Action, the integrated marketing and PR agency redefining how brands grow. A former journalist turned founder, Mia built her business on the belief that PR, digit…
- #279 Chris Hekeik - Where Branding Meets Performance
Daniel catches up with Chris Hekeik, Founder and Chief Storyteller of Modemedia, the branding agency creating emotion driven, unforgettable customer experiences for over 25 years. From launching in a garage to becoming a national creative…
- #278 Nima Kermani - 9 Properties by 27
Daniel catches up with Nima Kermani, Founder of Kermani Capital, a property and finance group helping Australians build scalable wealth through lending, buyer's advocacy, and smart structuring. By 27, Nima had built a 9-property portfolio…
- #277 Gael Donnay - How Businesses Are Using AI to Win
Daniel catches up with Gael Donnay, Founder and Managing Director of StepInsight - the global software and AI development company behind CUB and Boa's technology. With teams across Sydney, Brussels, and Austin, Gael focuses on cutting thro…
- #276 Lachlan Vidler - Smart Investing in a Tough Market
Daniel catches up with Lachlan Vidler, Founder & Director of Atlas Property Group - one of Australia's leading investment-only buyer's agencies helping Australians grow their wealth through property. A former academic turned property strat…
- #275 Noha Abadeer - From Rock Bottom to Global Shelves
Daniel catches up with Noha Abadeer, Founder and CEO of CB Skinteq - the global skincare brand built from resilience, reinvention, and relentless belief. From losing everything in a failed franchise to rebuilding from her living room durin…
- #274 Patrick WIlliam - Fund Your Growth Without the Banks
Daniel catches up with Patrick Williams, Managing Director of Rixon Capital, a private credit and lending firm helping Australian SMEs access capital without giving away equity. From his early career in M&A at Macquarie to raising over $16…
- #273 Bryce Szandro - The Lessons Behind a Gaming Empire
Daniel catches up with Bryce Sandro, Founder and CEO of Paragon, one of Australia's fastest-growing gaming studios with teams across Sydney, Melbourne, Canada, and Europe. From freelancing out of his parents' spare room in Townsville to wo…
- #272 Rajneen Arora - Earning the Right to Lead
Daniel catches up with Raj Arora, CEO and Partner of Best Gift Group - Australia's market leader in multi-vendor gifting across hospitality and wellness. From joining the company to eventually leading it through digital transformation and…
- #271 Rita Agoulian - Turning Likes into a Million-Dollar Business
Daniel catches up with Rita Agoulian, Founder and CEO of LickYourPhone Media, the social media agency that turned a viral Instagram food page into a multi-million-dollar business. From quitting her finance job to leading a 25-person team,…
- #270 Alex Kleizinger - The Secret to Scalable Sales
Daniel catches up with Alex Kleizinger, CEO of Illicium, a sales systems expert helping hundreds of businesses build scalable, high-performing sales teams. From growing up in the former USSR to leading one of Australia's leading sales cons…
- #269 Marissa Kos - How Founders Turn AI Into Growth
Daniel catches up with Marissa Kos, Founder of MxM.ai and one of Australia's leading voices in AI. From lessons learned in the social media boom to AI as today's biggest wealth opportunity, Marissa explains why business owners must adopt e…
- #268 Ari Galper - The Secret to Shorter Sales Cycles
Daniel catches up with Ari Galper, the world's leading authority on trust-based selling, Founder of Unlock The Game and AriAI. From leaving a traditional sales career to pioneering a new way of selling, Ari has helped thousands of business…
- #267 Steve Grace - Spotting Opportunities Others Miss
Daniel catches up with Steve Grace, Founder of The Nudge Group, Curious Media, and The Pillars - ventures spanning recruitment, media, and Australia's newest ultra-premium members club. Known for scaling and selling companies, Steve has bu…
- #266 Jess Whatman - Scaling Faster with VAs
Daniel catches up with Jess Whatman, Founder of AgentSync - the virtual assistant agency that's grown into a multi-million-dollar business in just three years. By helping business owners delegate smarter, Jess shows how VAs can free up tim…
- #265 Jaryd Terkelsen - Cracking the Code to Customer Stickiness
Daniel catches up with Jaryd Terkelsen, Co-Founder of Beforeyouspeak Coffee - Australia's number one functional coffee brand, stocked in over 3,000 retailers and the official coffee partner of the Alpine Formula 1 team. What began as a sim…
- #264 Sidney Cachuela - Future-Proofing Your Finances
Daniel catches up with Sidney Cachuela, Managing Director of POP Business, a forward-thinking accounting firm helping startups, high-growth CEOs, and family offices stay ahead of the curve. What began in 2018 as a tech start-up has grown i…
- #263 Chris Christofi - Building Wealth Brick by Brick
Daniel catches up with Chris Christofi, Founder and CEO of Reventon, the property and finance experts who've helped over 10,000 Australians enter the market. From starting with $348,000 in debt to leading a company with over $1 billion und…
- #262 Sally Obermeder - The Art of Staying in Demand
Daniel catches up with Sally Obermeder, Co-Founder of SWIISH - the wellness brand empowering women to live their best, healthiest lives. From her early career in TV to building a multi-million-dollar business alongside her sister, Sally's…
- #261 Peter Khoury - Solving the Housing Crisis
Daniel catches up with Peter Khoury, Executive Chairman of White Picket Fence Holdings, and entrepreneur on a mission to help everyday Australians get into the property market. After going bankrupt and rebuilding from scratch, Peter now ma…
- #260 Jeremy Cabral - How Finder Found Success
Daniel catches up with Jeremy Cabral, Co-Founder & COO of Finder - one of Australia's most recognised tech companies, trusted by millions to compare and save across everything from loans to life insurance. From launching a blog in his bedr…
- #259 Bez Black - Content That Closes Deals
Daniel catches up with Bez Black, Founder of Bez Agency - one of Australia's most in-demand creative studios for premium, fast-turnaround content. From launching the agency with just a laptop and a camera to producing campaigns for Lamborg…
- #258 Raquel Bouris - Being the Face of Your Brand
Daniel catches up with Raquel Bouris, Founder and Creative Director of Who Is Elijah - Australia's cult fragrance label. From standing outside stores with samples to landing in David Jones and Selfridges, Raquel's guerrilla marketing and p…
- #257 Marco Formaggio - Growth vs. Scale
Daniel catches up with Marco Formaggio, Owner of Sweat2Scale and a master of scaling professional services businesses. After growing and selling his own 100-person tech consultancy to a global giant, Marco now helps founders structure thei…
- #256 Jono Castano - Brand, Body & Business
Daniel catches up with Jono Castano, Co-Founder of ACERO and one of Australia's most recognised names in health and wellness. From training clients off Gumtree to working with some of the country's biggest names, Jono has built a personal…
- #255 George Hanna - Tech that Scales
Daniel catches up with George Hanna, Managing Director of HDIT, the award-winning technology solutions provider supporting over 1,600 users across Australia and beyond. With over 15 years in business, a growing global team, and multiple in…
- #254 Lillian Nejad - Building Resilience
Daniel catches up with Dr Lillian Nejad, clinical psychologist, author, and Co-Founder of Contain Your Brain - a digital health company making proven mental health strategies more accessible. With over 25 years' experience, Lillian has hel…
- #253 Tristan Fahey - Living a Toxic Free Life
Daniel catches up with Tristan Fahey, Founder of Longjump and former brand strategist to global icons like Cadbury and Mercedes-Benz. Now focused on health and wellness, Tristan helps people and businesses unlock growth through better livi…
- #252 Patricia Droguett - Building a High Performing Team
Daniel catches up with Patricia Droguett, Co-Founder and COO of Software at Scale - the award-winning consultancy helping major corporations scale through technology. With a team of 100+ top-tier engineers and recent recognition as Deloitt…
- #251 Matt Joy - Get Deal Ready
Daniel catches up with Matt Joy, Founder Evolution Architect and CEO of Invigour. A long-standing CUB member and expert in deal readiness, Matt has helped over 30 CUB members unlock millions in strategic value by preparing their businesses…
- #250 Matilda & Don Robertson – STAX. of Success
We are celebrating 250 episodes of Catching up with CUB! To mark this huge milestone and five incredible years of the podcast, Daniel catches up with two very special guests - Matilda and Don Robertson, Founders of STAX., the Australian ac…
- #249 Paul Miller - Winning the Deal Game
Daniel catches up with Paul Miller, Founding Partner of Deutsch Miller, a premium boutique law firm specialising in corporate and M&A law. With over 25 years of experience - including as a partner at a leading London law firm - Paul has bu…
- #248 Will Kepreotes – Creative Marketing That Converts
Daniel catches up with Will Kepreotes, Co-Founder of Buttr, the creative agency fuelling the growth of some of Australia's most exciting consumer brands. With a unique model that blends strategy, culture, and content, Buttr is rethinking h…
- #247 Anthony Mullane - Sales Data: Your Secret Weapon
Daniel catches up with Anthony Mullane, Co-Founder and Country Head of CUB. With almost a decade of experience building CUB into Australia's fastest growing members club for business owners alongside Daniel, Anthony is an expert in sales,…
- #246 Karunn Shahani - The Exit Plan No One Talks About
Daniel catches up with Karunn Shahani, Managing Director at Thornton + King, an award-winning law firm specialising in property law, wills and estates, and family law. With a career spanning corporate, criminal, and private law, Karunn co-…
- #245 Sophia Lafkas - How Early Grit Fuels Greatness
Daniel catches up with Sophia Lafkas, Managing Director of The Perfect Recruit, a business specialising in recruitment for transport, logistics, landscaping, and construction roles across Australia. Starting in her family's transport compa…
- #244 Julian Khursigara - Emerging Property Markets
Daniel catches up with Julian Khursigara, CEO of Search Party Property, a leading investment advisory firm helping individuals build wealth through strategic property investments. With over 20 years of experience, Julian has guided investo…