Growth Manifesto Podcast

In this episode we talk with Anthony Scaramucci - Founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, founder and chairman of SALT, host of the Open Book podcast and the Rest is Politics podcast, and author of the book The Little Book of Bitcoin: What you need to know that wall street has already figured out - about Bitcoin and the future of money.

In this episode we talk with Gino Wickman - author of the best selling and award-winning book, Traction (along with 6 books that have sold over 2 million copies) and he's the cofounder of EOS Worldwide, one of the largest business coaching companies in the world - about how entrepreneurs can maximise their impact and inner peace.

In this episode we talk with Marcus Sheridan - sales & marketing expert, serial entrepreneur and author of the book “They Ask, You Answer”. In this episode we talk about how to get more customers by producing disruptive content.

In this episode we talk with Paul Waddy - author of the best selling “Shopify for Dummies”, named Best Ecommerce Consultant in APAC by Yotpo in 2024, Chair of the Advisory Board at the National Online Retail Association (NORA), advisory board member for Forbes and owner of Learn Ecommerce - about how to scale an ecommerce brand from startup to $1M/mo.

In this episode with talk with Eric O'Neill - a cybersecurity expert who worked as an FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence operative and helped capture the most notorious spy in United States history - about the next generation of cybersecurity threats and how you can protect yourself against an increasingly dangerous cyber world.

In this episode we talk with with Taryn Williams - Founder of WINK models, theright.fit and #gifted. - about her entrepreneurial journey and the lessons along the way.

In this episode with speak with Roger Martin - one of the leading strategy thinkers in the world and author of 12 books including Playing To Win and a A New Way To Think - about the strategy for scaling up a company and what to do once you've achieved scale.

In this episode with speak with Michael Howell – author of the books Capital Wars and Investing in Emerging Markets and the leading authority on global liquidity. He's worked in finance for over 30 years and was the research director at Salomon Brothers where he developed the concept of ‘global liquidity' – about how global liquidity affects economic cycles.

In this episode, we talk with Jason Daniel— Founder and CEO at LSKD— about how they went from $0 to $80M revenue in 5 years in the apparel industry.

In this episode we talk with Neil Sahota - IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor and author of the book Own the AI Revolution - about how A.I. tools like ChatGPT and Bard will affect the future of business.

In this episode we talk with with Murray - Founder and CEO at waterdrop - about how they went from $0 to $100M in revenue in 13 countries in 6 years, with DTC marketing.

In this episode we talk with Andy Fallshaw - Co-Founder and CEO at Bellroy, a company that specialises in producing high quality, wallets, bags and accessories - about how they leveraged DTC marketing to build a global accessory brand that's generated hundreds of millions of dollars in sales.

In this episode we talk with Peter Brennan - Co-Founder and Head of Brand at Heaps Normal - about how they launched their non-alcoholic beer brand in 2020 and in less than 3 years grew to a $57M business.

In this episode we talk with Ezra Firestone - Founder of Smart Marketer, Zipify Apps, and Boom! by Cindy Joseph, and one of the leading ecommerce marketers in the world - about how to scale up an ecommerce brand in 2023.

In this episode we speak with Jim Kalbach - author, speaker, chief evangelist at MUURAL, and author of 3 books including The Jobs To Be Done Playbook - about how to use the Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework to drive better marketing performance and growth.

In this episode we talk with Roger Martin - one of the leading strategy thinkers in the world, consulting with companies like Procter & Gamble, Lego and Ford, and author of 12 books including Playing To Win - about the concepts from his latest book, A New Way To Think.

In this episode we talk with Ed Mylett - seasoned entrepreneur, best-selling author, global speaker, host of the Maxout podcast, and with a following of more than 3 million people on social media - about his latest book ‘The Power of One More', which outlines his approach to reaching excellence in every part of your life.

In this episode we talk with Mike Michalowicz - author of the book Profit First - about how to build a profitable business using his Profit First Formula.

In this episode we talk with Dr Alan Barnard - one of the leading decision scientists and ‘theory of constraints' experts in the world. His clients include companies like Microsoft, Nike, BHP, Cisco, SAP, Intel, Penguin Random House, and Fujitsu - about how to make better, faster decisions in business.

In this episode with talk with Jim Harter - Chief Scientist of Workplace Management and Wellbeing at Gallup, and author of 3 bestselling books - about how to build resilient and thriving teams, which is the focus of his latest book, Wellbeing at Work.

In this episode we talk with Perry Marshall - best selling author of 8 books including The Ultimate Guide to Google Ads, The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Ads, the Definitive Guide to TikTok ads, and 80/20 sales and marketing - about his revolutionary new approach to business thinking called New Renaissance.

This episode is with Assaf Resnick - Founder and CEO at BigPanda, an AI Ops SaaS platform that recently raised $190M valuing the company at $1.2B. In this episode we talk about Assaf Resnick's journey from startup to billion dollar unicorn.

This episode is with Alex Osterwalder - Author of best-selling books Business Model Generation, Value Proposition Design, and his latest book, The Invincible Company. He's been ranked No.4 of the top 50 management thinkers globally, and he's the co-founder of Strategyzer, which helps companies expand existing business lines, build new growth enginges, de-risk innovation ideas, and up-skill teams. In this episode we talk about how to build an invincible company through business model innovation.

This episode is with Aleksandr (‘Shurick') Agapitov, the founder, CEO, and the man behind the multibillion-dollar gaming payment enterprise Xsolla which is used by Epic Games, Ubisoft, Twitch and hundreds more. We talk about the future of gaming, the metaverse, Facebook, Web3 and what changes we can expect to see in the next 5-8 years.

Michael Mandell - the #1 lawyer on social media with more than 6.5 million followers on TikTok, 1.25 million followers on YouTube, and hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and Instagram. In this episode we talk about how he was able to build up such a big following on YouTube and TikTok for what is considered a more traditional, legacy (and boring) industry.

This episode is with Julie Winkle Giulioni - author of the international bestseller - Help Them Grow or Watch them Go, and one of Inc Magazine's Top 100 Leadership Speakers. In this episode we talk about her latest book - Promotions Are So Yesterday - Redefine Career Development and Help Employees Thrive.

This episode is with Bob Wiesner - Managing Partner at The Artemis Partnership, author of 'Winning is Better' and known as the ‘pitch doctor' because of his approach to winning pitches. He's advised on over 400 transactions in the last 25 years and his clients include companies like KPMG, Deloitte and JP Morgan Chase, and top firms in advertising, accounting, architecture, engineering, consulting, law and investment banking. In this episode we talk about his approach to pitching less and winning more deals, and how to out-pitch your competition.

This episode is with Oren Klaff - one of the world's leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. He's the bestselling author of Pitch Anything and Flip The Script, and he's the Director of Capital Markets at Intersection Capital, where they advise companies seeking to raise capital, with more than $1B in recent transaction volume. In this episode we talk about how to get more meetings, win more pitches and close more deals.

This episode is with Whitney Johnson - CEO of Disruption Advisors and one of the 10 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. She's an award-winning author, a world-class keynote speaker, and an executive coach and advisor to CEOs. In this episode we talk about the concepts in her latest book - Smart Growth: How to grow your people to grow your company. Find out how the S-Curve applied to the people in your team can help keep them fully engaged, improve employee retention, and ultimately drive company growth.

This episode is with Niki Scevak - co-founder and partner at Blackbird Ventures, one of Australia's leading VC funds, turning $1.2B invested since 2013 into a portfolio valued at $10B with investments including Canva, SafetyCulture and Eucalyptus. In this episode we talk about how to raise money from a VC fund with discussions around the VC industry in Australia, Blackbird Ventures' investment strategy, what they look for in a startup opportunity, how to pitch a VC, and what founders should focus on after they get funded.

This episode is with Julie Pacino - photographer, filmmaker, and who recently funded her new film ‘I Live Here Now' through NFTs, with primary sales coming in at $1m and generating an additional $480k through secondary sales so far. In this episode we talk about how to use NFTs to fund creative projects, talking through the process that Julie went through to raise money for her new film.

This episode is with Dave Asprey - Founder at Bulletproof, four-time New York Times bestselling author, and known as the father of biohacking. In this episode we talk about how to use biohacking to achieve peak performance.

This episode is with Scott Goodson - CEO & Founder at Strawberry Frog and co-author of the book Activate Brand Purpose - How to Harness the Power of Movements to Transform Your Company. In this episode we talk about how to use Movement Thinking to become a purpose-driven company.

This episode is with Alex Salnikov - Co-Founder and Head of Product at Rarible, one of the biggest NFT marketplaces on the planet. In this episode we go deep with NFTs including what they are, how they work, their different applications, and where they are going in the future.

This episode is with Kim Scott - author of bestselling books Just Work and Radical Candour. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter and other tech companies, and has led the AdSense, YouTube and DoubleClick teams at Google. In this episode we talk about how to be a better leader, discussing concepts from her books Radical Candour and Just Work.

This episode is with Ellen Rogin - co-author of the New York Times bestseller on turning your vision into reality, Picture Your Prosperity. She's an acclaimed speaker, TEDx presenter, blogger, a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, and a Certified Financial Planner. She's worked with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and billionaires, as well as people just starting out. In this episode we talk about how prosperity thinking affects your financial success.

This episode is with Mike Whitmire - Co-Founder and CEO at FloQast, a SaaS platform that helps accountants improve their operational workflows. Floqast recently raised $110M in Series D funding valuing the company at $1.2B. In this episode we talk about how they built a billion dollar company in 8 years in the B2B SaaS space.

This episode is with Jay Abraham - CEO and Founder of The Abraham Group. Jay is a marketing legend that has helped more than 10,000 clients in more than 1000 industries solve complex problems and drive significant growth through a different way of thinking. He's helped generate more than $20B in sales over his career. In this episode we talk about how to become a market leader by thinking differently about marketing and business growth.

This episode is with Michael Sonnenshein - CEO at Grayscale Investments, the world's largest asset manager for digital currency with more than $40 billion assets under management. In this episode we talk about how to build a market-leading investment fund.

This episode is with Liz Wiseman - author of the best-selling books Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, Rookie Smarts, with her new book being released in October - Impact Players. Liz is the CEO of the Wiseman Group - a leadership and development firm based out of Silicon Valley with clients like Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Tesla and Twitter. In this episode we talk about how to build a team of impact players.

This episode is with Janet Attwood - co-author of The Passion Test and Your Hidden Riches, and co-founder of Enlightened Alliances. Janet is also the co-founder of The Passion Test for Business, The Passion Test for Kids & Teens, Enlightened Bestseller program, and The Mastery of Self Love Program. In this episode we talk about how to find your passion and leverage it to drive success in business.

This episode is with Ja Rule - recording artist, writer and entrepreneur. He's the Head of Artists and Repertoire at Flipkick, and co-founder and investor at ICONN App. In this episode we talk about Ja Rule's journey from #1 selling recording artist to tech entrepreneur, and how he's helping to give control back to music artists.

This episode is with Dr Tony Nader - a medical doctor trained at Harvard and MIT (with a Ph.D. in neuroscience), and a globally recognised Vedic scholar. Dr Nader guides the Transcendental Meditation program and its advanced practices, and the practical applications of this technology in all areas of life and he has recently released his new book "One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness". In this episode we talk about how to use Transcendental Meditation to reach your full potential.

This episode is with Chris McChesney - the lead-author of the best-selling book in the world on strategy execution - The 4 Disciplines of Execution (or 4DX). Chris has led the implementation of the 4DX system at companies like Marriott International, Ritz Carlton, Coca Cola, Comcast and Lockheed Martin. In this episode we talk about how to use the 4DX system to drive growth.

This episode is with Jennifer Cohen - best-selling author, brand strategist, international speaker, educator, CEO of Suprema Fitness (a full service agency for the biggest names in fitness) and host of the Habits & Hustle Podcast. In this episode we talk about how to build and scale a fitness brand in today's competitive digital environment, and the mindset needed to make it happen.

This episode is with Laurent Lamothe - a global thought leader, technology entrepreneur and known as Haiti's longest-serving Prime Minister. In this episode we talk about Laurent's journey from entrepreneur to Prime Minister of Haiti, including lessons along the way.

This episode is with Jimmy DeCicco - CEO and co-founder of Super Coffee, which launched in 2015 and is now in 40,000 stores across the US, the brand has become the fastest growing private company in food and beverage and is the 3rd most popular ready-to-drink coffee in America after Starbucks and Dunkin Doughnuts, and its revenue grew 106% to $55m in 2020, helping it reach a $400m valuation. In this episode we talk about how to launch and scale up a beverage brand.

This episode is with Marine Tanguy, CEO of MTArt Agency - the first global talent agency for visual artists. Marine was awarded the Forbes 30 under 30 in 2018, was awarded UK entrepreneur of the year for the 2019 NatWest Everywoman Awards, and has delivered two TED Talks: one on how to transform cities with art (2017), and another on how social media visuals affects our minds (2018). In this episode we talk about how visual artists can use the power of digital to build a business around their art.

This episode is with Pascal Bornet, author of the book Intelligent Automation. Pascal has more than 20 years experience leading digital business transformations, has founded and led the intelligent automation practices for Ernst & Young and McKinsey & Company, and has successfully led hundreds of intelligent automation transformations at scale across industries and functions. In this episode we talk about how to use A.I. and Intelligent Automation.

This episode is with Jonah Berger - a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and internationally bestselling author of Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst. Jonah is a world-renowned expert on change, word of mouth, influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. In this episode we discuss his framework for changing anyone's mind.

This episode is with Tim Draper - founder at Draper Associates , DFJ and Draper University. His investments include Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Coinbase, TwitchTV and SpaceX, and he's an early investor in Bitcoin (in 2014 bought around 30,000 seized bitcoin from the US Marshall's Service which today would be worth around $1.8B). In this episode we talk about how cryptocurrency and blockchain will change the business world.