Founder Friday
Why I stopped trying to be indispensable to my own business
This week’s Founder Friday, Shawn Maftounian of Prestige Personalised Training, talks about the mistake that nearly broke his business.
Founder Friday: Meet Hyun Choi, who built Altis Consulting from a Surry Hills studio
This week’s Founder Friday, we sat down with Hyun Choi, co-founder of Altis Consulting, alongside her husband and co-founder, Gavin Cooke.
Trust takes seconds to lose. This founder built a business on that one line
This week’s Founder Friday profiles Kath Harris, who left corporate HR to build practical, relationship-first support for growing businesses
Founder Friday: How a camping trip cured her daughter’s eczema and inspired a natural skincare brand
This week’s Founder Friday hears from Cedarwood Road founder Rochell Toia on what it took to back herself and build something from nothing.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.