Catching Up With CUB

Daniel catches up with Andy Watson, Partner at Accounting Powerhouse Smith Feutrill. Buying into the business in 2015 at only 26, Andy now looks after some of Victoria’s key Real Estate Agents, Property Developers, and Financial Services Businesses.

Daniel and Andy discuss the financial hacks of the top 1%, use of trust funds and the importance of evaluating your accountant’s work.

Daniel catches up with Godwin Hili, Founder & Creative Director of Godwin Charli. After he reimagined the approach to made-to-measure, Godwin Charli has been at the forefront of men’s and women’s tailoring in Australia, worn by celebrities around the country since 2007.

Daniel and Godwin speak about his rise as an industry icon, the adversity that can come with rapid business growth and Godwin shares how defining his values saved him and his business.

Daniel catches up with Chris Round, Intellectual Property Lawyer and Partner at K&L Gates. Being a part of one of the largest global law firms for over 20 years, Chris has been responsible for copyright, trademark and design litigation of high-profile clients such as the AFL. His work has received international recognition through multiple accolades.

Daniel and Chris review all you need to know about registering your company’s trademark, what to consider when choosing your brand-name and discuss important facts about trademark laws when scaling internationally.

Daniel catches up with Dr Lillian Nejad, Director of Omnipsych & Skills for Life. In addition to providing cutting edge clinical psychological services at her own clinic, Lillian is dedicated to teaching others crucial life skills that help with dealing with anxiety, insomnia, pressure and much more through her books and online courses.

Daniel and Lillian discuss how to best handle the stress every business owner is dealing with, they speak about the importance of managing our anxiety and how there is so much more to happiness than we might think.

Daniel catches up with Nick Reilly, Managing Director of Inovayt. With offices around the country, Inovayt offers a diverse range of financial services not just for the wealthy, focusing on the needs of everyday Australians.

Daniel and Nick speak about the art of delegating within your business in order to grow with stability, they look at the pros and cons of generating multiple revenue streams and discuss how to build successful referral-partnerships.

Daniel catches up with Paul Walton, Co-Founder of Flare Creative. With clients such as Ferrari and Pernod Ricard, Flare Creative delivers innovative concepts that challenge the status quo of customer experiences - re-imagining events virtually and in person.

Daniel and Paul talk about finding opportunity in expanding your company's offering, creating lucrative side-hustles you’re passionate about and look into the steps of creating a brand experience that will leave your customer with goose bumps.

Daniel catches up with George Guse, Managing Director of Arc Renewable Group.
George started his first successful internationally operated business at only 19. Now at 30, his experience and knowledge in the renewable energy sector make him one of Australia’s leaders in the rapidly growing industry.

Daniel and George discuss how the evolution of renewable energy is impacted by capitalism & constantly changing policies, the future of the industry and answer an important question: “What is it we can guarantee our customer?"

Daniel catches up with Andrew McKenna, CEO of SelectPay.
After successfully running multiple recruitment agencies over the past decade, Andrew identified a gap in the market for cash flow efficiency. This year he officially launched SelectPay, a buy now, pay later solution for businesses.

Daniel and Andrew speak about the significance & contents of a 24-months cash flow plan, what to consider when hiring a recruitment agency as well as when and why it's time for a business to scale.

SPECIAL EPISODE!

To celebrate 50 episodes, our host & CUB Founder Daniel Hakim switches seats, and speaks with team members Alice & Anthony about the history, present and future of CUB, revealing more about the man who made it all possible.

Daniel, Alice and Anthony talk about the value of community and culture and discuss how adversity and challenges have the ability to lead you towards your goals.

Daniel catches up with Brian Lim, CEO of Wise Networking. Combining his extensive knowledge on communication & outer space, Brian created the world’s first on demand telecommunication network deployable by air - a solution for the loss of infrastructure during natural disasters.

Daniel and Brian talk about current developments in the space industry, the impact of geopolitics on the market and discuss why now is the time to start a 'space business' due to a distinctive decrease in cost of resources.

Daniel catches up with Susan Werkner & Peter Applebaum, Co-Founders of The Agency Accelerators. After extensive careers in Digital Marketing & co-hosting the show ‘Marketing Matters’ on Sky News, they are now providing a proven “business development in a box” program to B2B businesses.

Daniel, Susan & Peter run through their 4 step program for agencies, service businesses and consultants, including key ways to gain corporate clients, rapid growth through LinkedIn and winning new clients without pitching.

Daniel catches up with Adrian Bo, one of the founding Partners at McGrath Estate Agents. Being one of Australia’s thought-leaders in the industry, Adrian now shares the experiences and lessons learnt over 31 years in the game through coaching and business advisory.

Daniel and Adrian speak about the 4 pillars to being successful in the Real Estate industry, they address the reputation of the industry as a whole and discuss how Adrian overcame great adversity by following the philosophy of Stoicism.

Daniel catches up with Belinda Agnew, Founder of Foccus Group & Foccus Media. Starting her Recruitment Agency Foccus Group just 3 years ago, Belinda now expanded her services with Foccus Media, a Digital Agency that focuses on brand awareness and content creation.

Daniel and Belinda talk about the importance of personal branding and authenticity in business and discuss the future of female entrepreneurship in Australia.

Daniel catches up with Monika Lama & Marcello Pinto. Marcello, CEO of Exponential Investments & Monika, owner of Lama Family Lawyers, met at CUB only last year. Now the two are running a new and innovative law firm together - Pinto Lama Lawyers & Advisers - which they are now expanding internationally.

Daniel, Monika & Marcello speak about their experiences at CUB, the power of relationships built with likeminded people & share some valuable knowledge in their areas of expertise, Family Law & Investment.

Daniel catches up with Tim Griffiths, Co-Founder & CSO of Xref - an ASX listed pre-employment reference checking platform with clients such as Westpac, NSW Gov & Buckingham Palace. Tim himself is an MBA‑qualified technologist with over 23 years’ global experience advising companies, including Virgin and SkyTV.

Daniel and Tim speak about his experience with start-ups & big corporations, the benefits of listing your company and discuss failing in business & the courage to start over again.

Daniel catches up with Lachlan Rowston & Raphael Freedman, the Co-Founders of Creature Fitness and LOCKEROOM. Besides innovating the Australian gym industry, the two also run the country's #1 fitness podcast 'The MindMuscleProject', educating listeners on health, nutrition and exercise. 

Daniel, Lachlan & Raph discuss the present & future of the fitness industry, how 'The MindMuscleProject' became one of the leading fitness podcasts in the world and speak about ways to improve your overall health and performance.

Daniel catches up with Emma Blomfield, Founder of Emma Blomfield & Décor Library. A specialist in residential interior decorating & design, Emma works on projects from multi res unit blocks through to family homes. At only 32 Emma is a two-time bestselling author and holds the title of being the first member to ever join CUB.

Daniel and Emma speak about the benefits of publishing a book as an entrepreneur, the intricacy of home styling and review Emma's 5 years of Membership at the CUB.

Daniel catches up with Mitchell Ross, CEO of Muru Office Supplies. Operating throughout Australia, MOS is a majority Aboriginal owned, purpose driven & community focused workplace supplies provider that services companies such as CommBank, Qantas & KPMG.

Daniel & Mitchell discuss business purpose and authenticity, seeking clients that align with your vision and how patience & maintenance  of relationships always pays off. 

SPECIAL EPISODE! Daniel catches up with Team CUB - Alice Wilson & Laura Ropers. Both moved to Sydney for a fresh start, finding a family and promising career with CUB. As the Engagement Manager and Brand Manager, Alice & Laura’s work is mainly behind the scenes, but their impact on the business has been invaluable.

Daniel, Alice and Laura speak about team values, encouragement of individual ownership and how regularly reviewing & adjusting your team member’s roles can improve the overall company performance.

Daniel catches up with Michael Laps, Co-Founder & Director of Yoghurt Digital. Starting his business at only 25 and running for 6 short years, Michael has landed clients such as ANZ Bank, the NRL and Jurlique. He now further spends time sharing his incredible expertise speaking to students at UNSW & Macquarie University as well as CEO groups.

Daniel and Michael discuss the fine balance of ego as an Entrepreneur, how to set your business apart from the competition and how to really understand what you client wants.

Daniel catches up with Charles Liu, Founder and CEO of Cubic Promote. Starting with a single plastic pen 16 years ago, Charles since built one of Australia’s leading promotional merchandise businesses, offering a range of over 9,000 different styles of items, across over 100 categories.

Daniel and Charles talk about finding great opportunitie around us, staying hungry by always keeping an 'underdog mindset' and discuss the relevance of team culture.

Daniel catches up with Jonathan Hopkirk, Global Medical Director of Laser Clinics Australia/NZ/UK. With over 65% market share in Australia, Laser Clinics is the largest aesthetic medicine chain of its kind globally with about 180 clinics across the three networks.

Daniel and Jonathan speak about the evolution of the cosmetic treatment industry, about reaching your full potential with courage & dedication and discuss the importance of empathy and compassion when leading a business.

Daniel catches up with Miles Wharton, Co-Owner and Director of The Bespoke Corner Tailors. Starting as a door step tailoring service, The Bespoke Corner since opened shops in Sydney & Melbourne and has partnered with brands such as Rolls-Royce and Christian Louboutin.

Daniel and Miles discuss how to stand out with personalised customer service, how to win high-end brands for partnerships and run through the process of creating the perfect custom suit.

Daniel catches up with Nick Motteram, Co-Founder & Managing Director of OnMarket, Australia's largest investment and capital raising platform. With more than 50k investors signed up to the platform, OnMarket was able to raise $110 million over the past 4 years.

Daniel and Nick review the different ways to raise capital, things to consider when seeking investment and discuss how to value your business in today’s market.

Daniel catches up with Brendon Callaghan, Owner & Managing Director of Ready Fence. Taking over the family business at only 22, Brendon since significantly expanded Ready Fence's product portfolio, growing the company from a local team to a nation-wide operating business.

Daniel and Brendon discuss key factors in importing products from China, how to ensure continuous quality when resourcing from international factories and how to maintain a great relationship with your clients.

Daniel catches up with Andrew Black, Non-Executive Director of Gateway Bank. Born and raised in a small country town and without any traditional education, Andrew worked his way from a local auctioneer all the way to becoming the head of St. George’s Private Bank.

Daniel & Andrew speak about the importance of upholding a good relationship with your clients, the art behind acquiring & merging companies & team culture and discuss what to consider when setting up a board for your business.

Daniel catches with David Gibson & Nathan Lennon, Co-Founders of Hawke’s Brewing Co. Previously working as Creative Directors for an Advertising company in NY, David & Nathan decided to quit their stellar careers to approach an unlikely new business back in Australia. Taking a big risk, the two started their own beer company in 2017, with Bob Hawke as their business partner and inspiration.

Daniel, David & Nathan reflect on the values and achievements of one of Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers and how Bob inspired them to start a beer brewing company in his name, becoming one of the best selling craft beers in the country.

Daniel catches up with Giovanni Pacialeo, Co-Founder & Executive Producer of Benchmark Media & Entertainment. Previously working on Hollywood Blockbusters such as Superman and Matrix, Giovanni decided to bring Hollywood home by starting Benchmark, a media and advertisement production company.

Daniel & Giovanni talk about all things film industry, sharing Giovanni’s favourite BTS stories and discuss the power of collaboration  when building brand awareness.

SPECIAL EPISODE! Daniel catches up with the CUB team - Anthony Mullane & Calvin Chilchik. Coming from very different career paths, both are now dedicating their skills helping Daniel build Australia’s greatest network of accomplished entrepreneurs and leaders.

Daniel, Anthony & Calvin talk about the importance of the right business network, their experiences and lessons learned with CUB and discuss how to build a strong team & community.

Daniel catches up with Adriana Giometti, CMO of Holman Webb - a national commercial and insurance law firm. Starting as a telemarketer,  Adriana since worked as a tax lawyer, actress and book publisher before becoming CMO of the 200 employee strong law firm, specialising in client relations.

Daniel and Adriana talk about the importance of understanding your clients, how neuromarketing is revolutionising market research and discuss the future of technology in law.

Daniel catches up with Blake Allen, Founder & Managing Director of BRC Roofing and Cladding Australia. Growing up with great adversity, Blake decided to turn his life around and built a multi-million dollar business.

Daniel and Blake speak about the power of having the right mindset, the importance of looking after our mental health and how dedication, hard work and the right attitude can help us overcome any challenging situation.

Daniel catches up with Darren Woolley, Founder & Global CEO of Trinity P3. With offices in the USA, Europe and Asia, Trinity P3 is a Marketing Management Consulting Company that helps businesses all around the world improve their marketing output. With a background in analytical science & creative directing, Darren has created an industry leading service over the past 20 years.

Daniel & Darren discuss how to innovate and pivot your business with a customer centric approach, reflecting on market transitions and the opportunity that lies in economical changes.

Daniel catches up with Andrew Herrmann, Co-Owner & Sales Director of EFEX - one of Australia’s fastest growing technology companies! In 6 short years, Andrew & his Business Partner have opened 18 offices all over Australia, offering an all-in-one IT Management Service.

Daniel and Andrew talk about the importance of focusing on your client’s needs in the sales process, the power of sales through referral and discuss the lessons every business owner should take from the athlete-mindset.

Daniel catches up with Alexandra King, Co-Founder & Director of ask Marketing. Born in a hotel room in Sicily, ask Marketing is a Virtual Marketing Management business - an innovative and cost effective alternative to in-house marketing management.

During her 10 years of working in the Marketing industry, Ali previously looked after brands such as Reebok, Beats by Dr Dre & Microsoft.

Daniel and Ali talk about innovation in the industry, the basics of creating a marketing strategy for your business and discuss the importance of customer retention. Plus: Ali reveals her top 3 marketing technologies that are a must for every business!

Daniel catches up with Adrian Hondros, CEO of Porter Davis. Prior to Porter Davis, Adrian was the head of Nab and Commonwealth private bank, which provided him with exceptional leadership experience and knowledge, making him a mentor to many fellow entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Daniel and Adrian speak about essential leadership skills, the importance & characteristics of effective communication as a leader and how to thrive rather than surrender during a crisis.

Daniel catches up with Blake Micola, Founder & CEO of Growth Marketing Systems. Since its beginnings in 2016, GMS has helped over 200 businesses globally grow their revenue with advanced online advertising. Being nominated for multiple industry awards, Blake has further delivered keynotes in Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and London.

Daniel and Blake talk about best ways to market your business, the importance of determining your niche and how Blake found his newest passion project in a completely different industry with Bondi Rosé.

Daniel catches up with Dr Nikki Goldstein, Australia’s most sought after Sexologist. Being awarded as Australia’s best Sex Educator twice, Nikki educates about sexuality, sexual health and relationships through regular TV appearances, magazines and international mediums like FHM, GQ & jasmin.com.

Daniel & Nikki speak about the sex industry as a whole, the lack of education regarding all things sexuality & relationships and discuss the influence of COVID-19 on couples & today’s hook-up culture.

Daniel catches up with Stephen Abolakian, Managing Director of Sydney based Hyecorp Property Group.

Entering the family business in 2006, Stephen has since been growing the company with his two younger brothers, building up a Billion Dollar pipeline, whilst running all components of the successful Development business in-house.

Daniel and Stephen talk about the challenges & opportunities within the development industry and discuss pros & cons of Hyecorp’s all-inclusive business model.

SPECIAL EPISODE! Daniel catches up with Business Titan Mark Bouris, Executive Chairman of Yellow Brick Road and Owner of the Mentored Platform.

Being a mentor not just to Daniel but all Australian Entrepreneurs, Mark shares his advice on brand building, his very first business experience and lessons he learned from working alongside Kerry Packer during his Wizard Home Loans days.

Daniel catches up with Mark Di Noia, Business Coach and Professional EOS Implementer™. Over 20 years Mark successfully grew, operated and sold multiple million dollar businesses - now sharing his extensive expertise with fellow entrepreneurs, helping them make their vision a reality.

Daniel and Mark speak about the challenges of entrepreneurship and how to focus on what really matters to take your business to the next level.

Daniel catches up with Matt Moseley & Peter Liston, Co-Founders of Trust the Process and the Veteran Community Business Chamber.

After their 12 year careers in the Australian Army, Matt & Pete decided to follow their entrepreneurial spirit. The two veterans since created two 7 figure turnover businesses together, utilising lessons they learned in the military.

Daniel, Matt & Pete talk about their time in the army, sharing implementable strategies and processes from the military for business owners in all industries.

Daniel catches up with Zane McIntyre, Co-Founder & CEO of Commission Factory. Zane started building the global affiliate marketing network 9 years ago with his two Co-Founders, now servicing over 40.000 affiliates and 600 online-retailers all over the world.

Daniel and Zane speak about the fundaments to being a great leader & successfully growing your business whilst maintaining record-like staff retention.

Daniel catches up with Jeff Fenech, Australian Boxing Legend and Paul Fitzgerald, the Founder of Barking Dog Marketing.

Jeff, three-time world champion, teamed up with Paul, an extensively experienced marketing strategist, in order to tell Jeff’s incredible life story and share the lessons he learned during his stellar boxing career.

Daniel, Jeff & Paul talk about Fenech’s early boxing days, the lessons he was taught on his way to becoming an international boxing icon and the similarities between boxing and business.

Daniel catches up with Paul Miller, Founding Partner of Deutsch Miller, a Boutique legal firm that specialises in corporate and commercial law and litigation. 

As one of the leading M&A Lawyers in Australia, Paul is trusted by many members in the CUB community, including Daniel himself to assist during capital raises, sales and many key moments in the business life cycle.

Daniel & Paul discuss employee incentives, different shareholder options for businesses and speak about the current and future market of M&A in Australia.

Daniel catches up with Fred Schebesta, the Co-Founder of Finder and an Australian icon of Entrepreneurship. With offices all over the world, Finder has always been a self-funded company and is now the most visited personal finance comparison website in Australia.

Daniel and Fred speak about the early days of Finder.com, the innovation within the business since and how every business should constantly reinvent itself over time.

Daniel catches up with Mirjana Boznovska, Founder of Be The Light & Leadership expert. After successfully running her own accounting firm for over 23 years, Mirjana decided to share her experience with fellow business leaders helping them identifying their beliefs, expressing their leadership qualities and potential.

Daniel catches up with Paul Hotz, a legend in the Australian garment industry, former manager of international boxing champions and now mentor to some of Australia’s business elite. A real fighter in every aspect of life, Paul successfully manoeuvred his business through two major financial crises and survived a plane crash that made history, on board Flight 811.

Daniel and Paul talk about his unbelievable life story - From coming to Australia with only $700, to building a business that turned over $100million a year, Paul is sharing the lessons life taught him on the way.

Daniel catches up with Ari Galper, CEO of Unlock The Game and the world’s most sought After trust base selling expert. Becoming a best-selling author with his book ‘Unlock The Sales Game’, Ari has been featured in magazines like Forbes, CEO Magazine and the Australian Financial Review.

Daniel and Ari speak about the importance of trust in the sales process and how rethinking your sales approach can help you increase your conversion rate to an absolute maximum.

Matt Purcell - Storytelling expert.

Daniel catches up with Matt Purcell, Story telling expert and Director of Mentored Media.

Matt and Daniel speak about the importance of being real with your audience, telling your company’s story and how to produce relevant content that gains attention and clients.

Giles Donovan - How i survived a 75% loss in revenue during the Tech Wreck.

Daniel Catches up with Giles Donovan, the Co-Founder of NetRegistry.com.au, Australia's first big domain and web hosting company. 

Being Australia’s largest retail domain and web hosting business, Giles sold NetRegistry in 2014 for $50.4m, before buying and turning ‘Quad Bike King’ into Australia's largest quad bike tourism venture.

Giles tells his story of how NetRegistry survived the Tech wreck crisis after losing 75% of revenue in 2 months, sharing lessons relevant to all business owners today. 

Daniel catches up with Nick Fordham – Owner of The Fordham Company, Co-Owner of The Man Shake and Executive Producer of the international TV hit ‘Outback Wrangler’.

In this episode, Daniel and Nick discuss the ins and outs of the media industry, creating valuable content and the story of how the Outback Wrangler became a huge international sensation. 

Daniel catches up with Steve Grace, Recruitment expert and CEO of the Nudge Group. 

Steve has been in recruitment for over 20 years and has successfully started and sold two large recruitment agencies. Steve is now innovating the industry with his third agency 'the Nudge Group'. 

In this episode, Daniel and Steve discuss the perfect recruitment process and exchange insights into current recruitment trends.

Daniel catches up with Dr Aileen Alegado, clinical psychologist and the Director of Mindset Psychology. With a degree in neuroscience, first class Honours and doctorate in psychology Aileen completed a thesis in Neuropsychology, being one of only 75 people in the world to have a scholarship from the international neuropsychological society.

Daniel and Aileen chat about the psychology of leadership, the attraction of power, how to reduce stress and increase productivity at the home office.

Daniel catches up with Lior Stein, Co- MD of Rimon Advisory, one of Australia's leading R&D grant specialists. Lior and the team at Rimon have raised over $200 million in Government grants for innovative Australian companies. 

Daniel and Lior discuss everything from religion to story telling and give you everything you need to know about how you can benefit from Government R&D grants.

Daniel catches up with Alexi Neocleous, CEO of content agency Fubbi.co & internationally renowned marketing genius. Not only did Alexi work with big names such as Rene Rivkin or Rich Dad Poor Dad - even Warren Buffett couldn't resist replying to one of Alexi's marketing letters.

Listen in to hear Alexi & Daniel exchange knowledge about the art of email marketing automation & the skill of catching any clients attention by standing out.

Daniel catches up with Alison Egan, Founder and Director of Sparkling White Smile. Starting her business when she was only 19 years old, Alison and her team have whitened over 200,000 smiles since with franchises all over the country.

Daniel catches up with Simon Cohen, Founder & CEO of Cohen Handler - Australia's premier property buyers agency which has purchased over $4 billion worth of real estate in the past ten years.

Daniel and Simon talk about company culture, the current property market & the unexpected opportunities it withholds during this crisis.

Daniel catches up with Wes Lambert, CEO of RCA Australia - an industry body that represents over 45,000 hospitality businesses employing over 450,0000 Australians. 

Daniel and Wes discuss all things hospitality from the true importance of your favourite restaurant to the current global situation.