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Founder Friday

How James Stevens turned a childhood in a flower shop into most compelling e-commerce florist

This week on Founder Friday, we sat down with James Stevens, founder of Mr Roses and one of Australia’s quiet e-commerce success stories.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

Founder Friday: The story behind Everlasting Candle Co. and the founders who built it

This week on Founder Friday, we sat down with the co-founders of Everlasting Candle Co. Tamara and Jesse Furguson

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

Founder Friday: Meet Angela Magut, the Melbourne founder turning Kenyan leather into opportunity

This week on Founder Friday, we sat down with Angela Magut, the founder of Miriam Bella, a small batch shoe brand handcrafted in rural Kenya by women

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

Founder Friday: How Amaree Collection grew to $200K in annual revenue entirely on word of mouth

This week’s Founder Friday hears from Ann-Maree Awad on how she built Amaree Collection from her living room.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

KRUNK founder Tobias Quinn on creating connection in an increasingly disconnected world

For this week’s Founder Friday, we spoke with Tobias Quinn, the Gold Coast entrepreneur who moved to a new city knowing no one and went on to build an app designed to help people connect.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

What taking a beauty startup from New Zealand to Australia actually taught me about growth

NZ and Australia look like the same market on paper. Dulesé founder Amelia Jory writes about why that assumption is one of the most expensive mistakes a founder can make.

Amelia Jory · 2 min
Founder Friday

Founder Friday: From $70 on Facebook Marketplace to a global brand, the Forever Flowering story

No funding. No business plan. Just $70 and a decision to keep going. This Founder Friday, Forever Flowering’s Stacey Culpin shares the honest story of building a multi-million brand from nothing.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

How a newborn’s eczema and a grandmother’s botanical recipes became a 350-store skincare brand

This week’s Founder Friday follows Kirsty Coates on building a brand while working full time and trusting a solution that worked overnight.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

Hustle & Grace founder Cindi Greentree on building a $20k a month brand from a TikTok idea

This Founder Friday, Hustle & Grace’s Cindi Greentree shares the TikTok moment that changed everything and the lessons she learned building a brand from zero in under a year.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

Founder Friday: The gut health founder who led with science when the rest of the market led with trends

From naturopath’s clinic to MECCA shelves, this week’s Founder Friday hears from Emily Carlstrom on how clinical frustration became SolBiome, and why leading with evidence beat following trends.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

Founder Friday: Meet Yvonne Ralph, the mum who built a memorial gift business from her own heartbreak

When Yvonne Ralph’s niece lost a baby, she made a keepsake box that changed her business. This Founder Friday, she shares how purpose brought Chain Valley Gifts back.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
Founder Friday

The frustration that followed AbilityMap’s Mike Erlin across three countries and became a business

This week on Founder Friday, we sat down with Mike Erlin, the founder who watched companies spend billions on hiring and training, then struggle to explain why the wrong people kept getting through.

Yajush Gupta · 2 min
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