The Dion Guagliardo Podcast
The Dion Guagliardo Podcast is a show that brings on Australian business people, leaders and innovators from a variety of industries to discuss entrepreneurship, work ethic and how they achieved success
Episodes
83 episodes since 2021
#83 Taryn Williams - Founder of WINK Models & #Gifted
In this episode, I interview Taryn Williams - founder of Wink Models. Taryn talks about why she started the business as a 21 year old and why she was so determined to disrupt the fashion industry at such a young age. Today, Wink Models has beco...
September 18, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 83
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55:21
#82 Michael Batko - CEO of Startmate
In this episode, I interview Michael Batko - CEO of Startmate. Startmate is one of Australia’s largest startup accelerator programs. Over the past decade, Michael has grown Startmate to have invested in and supported 250+ startups, with a colle...
September 11, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 82
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46:35
#81 Mike Wilson - Founder of TinyMe
In this episode, I interview Mike Wilson - founder of TinyMe. TinyMe is a manufacturing business specialised in making customisable kids toys and gifts. Founded in 2006, Mike has grown the business to now bring in around $10 million in annual r...
September 04, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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35:10
#80 Paul Roos - Sydney Swans Premiership Coach and Founder of Performance by Design
In this episode, I interview AFL legend and Sydney Swans Premiership coach Paul Roos. Today, Paul is the founder of Performance by Design where he has successfully transposed the leadership and culture lessons he has driven through his sporting...
August 21, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 80
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56:05
#79 Sophie Doyle - Founder of The Fable
In this episode, I interview Sophie Doyle, the founder of The Fable. The Fable is an e-commerce company specialising in women’s work fashion. Founded in 2015, Sophie has grown the brand into a multi million dollar business that operates interna...
August 14, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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34:02
#78 Ilan Israelstam - Co-Founder of Betashares
In this episode, I interview Ilan Israelstam, Chief Commercial Officer and co-founder of
August 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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37:02
#77 Nick Morgan - Founder of Vudoo
In this episode, I interview Nick Morgan, Founder of Vudoo. Vudoo is a software company that enables consumers to purchase products wherever they see them online such as a article or video, rather than having to go to the company’s store. Found...
July 30, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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42:28
#76 Alex Naoumidis - Co-Founder of Mindset Health
In this episode, I interview Alex Naoumidis - co-founder of Mindset Health. Mindset Health is a Melbourne-based company that develop digital programs to help better manage chronic health conditions. Founded in 2018, Alex with his brother and co...
July 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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44:07
#75 Simon Bugeja - MD of Lucia's Group
In this episode, I interview Simon Bugeja, managing director of Lucia’s Group. Lucia’s started as Australia’s first Italian pizza bar founded by Simon’s grandparents ion 1957. Growing up in the family business, Simon found success by expanding ...
July 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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40:10
#74 Saxon Wright - Co-Founder of Huskee and Pablo & Rustys
In this episode, I interview Saxon Wright - co-founder of Huskee and founder of Pablo & Rusty's coffee roasters. Coffee lovers will be familiar with the Pablo and Rusty's brand that Saxon started in 2003 and still owns today. Huskee was bor...
June 26, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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38:13
#73 Jordy Kay - Co-Founder of Great Wrap
In this episode, I interview Jordy Kay, co-founder of Great Wrap. Great Wrap is a material science company that has created Australia’s first compostable and environmentally friendly stretch wrap. Founded in 2019, Jordy and his co-founder Julia...
June 25, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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32:05
#72 Ben McHarg - Co-Founder of Life-Space Group
In this episode, I interview Ben McHarg, co-founder of Life-Space Group. As the managing director of the family-owned business, Ben helped drive the strategic direction of the company to owning their own brands. This strategy ultimately led to ...
June 17, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 72
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43:37
#71 Simon Beard - Co-Founder of Culture Kings
In this episode, I interview Simon Beard - co-founder of Culture Kings. Culture Kings is a premium streetwear company founded by Simon and his wife Tah-nee in 2008. Together, they grew the business from a market stall on the Gold Coast to a $60...
May 27, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 71
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55:19
#70 Julio Ribeiro - Founder of Inventia Life Science
Inventia is a science and technology company focused on building devices that can create advanced cell models that help accelerate drug discovery and biomedical research. Founded in 2013, Julio Ribeiro has grown the company to now have over 70 ...
May 15, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 70
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33:30
#69 Tim Levy - Founder of Qoria
In this episode, I interview Tim Levy, founder of Qoria. Qoria is a global technology company that is dedicated to keeping children safe in digital environments. Founded in 2014, Tim has grown the company to have over 500 employees and be liste...
May 08, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 69
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44:45
#68 Izhar Basha - Founder of EHPLabs
In this episode, I interview Izhar Basha - founder of EHPLabs.EHPLabs is a sports nutrition company that develops various supplement products. Founded in 2012, Izhar has grown the company globally with revenue forecast to reach $500 mill...
April 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 68
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38:58
#67 David Dicker - Founder of Dicker Data
In this episode, I interview David Dicker, founder of Dicker Data. David started the business in 1978 has grown it over 46 years including listing it on the ASX where it now has a market capitalization of around $2 billion, making David one of ...
April 17, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 67
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37:44
#66 Adam Jacobs - Co-founder of The Iconic and Hatch
In this episode, I interview Adam Jacobs - founder of The Iconic and Hatch. Founded in 2011, Adam quickly grew The Iconic, a fashion e-commerce company, to now have just under 1000s employees and over $500m over revenue in 2023. Adam has now mo...
April 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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34:45
#65 Tony Keating - Co-Founder of ResApp
ResApp is a biotech company that commercialised technology to diagnose respiratory illnesses based on an audio recording of a patient’s cough on their phone. After proving immensely useful for diagnosing COVID-19 during the height of pandemic, ...
March 27, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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36:09
#64 Amanda Price - Head of High Growth Ventures at KPMG
Having founded and worked in multiple startups both here and in the US, Amanda has grown the venture quickly having now helped over 300 of Australia’s fastest growing companies with their expansion, especially those looking overseas.Thro...
March 20, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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34:20
#63 Brad Moran - Founder of CitrusAd
CitrusAd is a software company that provides retailers with a system for merchants to compete for ad space on their websites. Starting in 2017, Brad Moran grew the business quickly before it was sold in 2021 for $205 million.Throughout t...
March 13, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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48:08
#62 James Symons - CEO of LocknCharge
LocknCharge makes products for organisations to securely store their physical devices. Taking over the family business, James has led the growth of the company to now manage over 5 million devices, employ 100 staff, and operate internationally....
February 28, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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59:52
#61 Steven Maarbani - CEO of VentureCrowd
In this episode, I interview Steven Maarbani - CEO of VentureCrowd. VentureCrowd is Australia’s leading digital crowd funding investment platform for alternative assets. Steven has helped grow the platform to crowdfund over $310 million for pro...
February 14, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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36:09
#60 Adrian Cester - Founder of Flavour Makers
Flavour Makers is a food manufacturing business that develops products such as spices, baby food, curry sauces and much more. Founded in 1992, Adrian has grown the business to now employ 330 people and turn over $220m per year.Throughout...
January 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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45:18
#59 Maxim Shklyar - Co-Founder of InstantScripts
InstantScripts is an online telehealth platform that enables customers to receive online medical scripts, consultations, and more. Founded in 2018, Maxim has helped grow the company to recently be acquired by Wesfarmers for $135 million.
December 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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21:24