The Bean Ninjas Podcast

Michael Wark & Anfernee Chansamooth provide a year-end review, with details on their top 3 projects including the lessons and challenges they learned and how the COVID-19 lockdown impacted their productivity. They also give us a glimpse of what they’re preparing for the first quarter of 2022. Discussion Points:  [1:06] Michael’s first project – Refining […]

The Bean Ninjas Podcast co-hosts Matt Stubbs and Meryl Johnston are back and live at the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand offices in Brisbane. In this episode, Matt and Meryl give us a recap of the early stages of Crossbeam; from its infancy as an idea to building the initial version of the app.  They […]

The Bean Ninjas co-hosts Matt Stubbs and Meryl Johnston are back today walking us through Crossbeam's progress in recent weeks and they share the excitement of collecting their first recurring payment.  They then move into some topics around work-life balance and how they each ensure they are able to run successful businesses and have great […]

The Bean Ninjas co-hosts Matt Stubbs and Meryl Johnston are back today catching up on the progress Matt has made in the beta testing of Crossbeam. Meryl asks Matt to share some insights on when it might make sense to move from beta to paying users and she also picks his brain about the way […]

Now that we've opened up Crossbeam to beta users we are facing a challenge.  We are receiving great feedback and feature requests from beta users, but we need to balance that with a tight June 2021 launch date.  It isn't possible to build every requested feature in time for the launch, so we need to […]

Getting traction with any new business is a challenge. That is why selecting the right problem to solve for the right market is so important. Join co-hosts Matt Stubbs and Meryl Johnston for this ‘working in public' series focused around building a SaaS.  “Software that isn't shipped isn't useful to anyone' Matt Stubbs In our […]

Meryl shares their experience in dealing with and making business decisions during the time of COVID-19.

Anfernee and Michael share their work experiences, wins, challenges, and how these have all changed in this not-your-normal business as usual situation

Anfernee and Michael share their work experiences, wins, challenges, and how these have all changed in this not-your-normal business as usual situation

Anthony and Michael share their work experiences, wins, challenges, and how these have all changed in this not-your-normal business as usual situation

How Bean Ninjas started and what they've achieved in the last 5 years

Behind the scenes of Bean Ninjas Product Launches

Behind the scenes of Bean Ninjas Product Launches

Recalling our 100 podcast episodes journey

Recalling our 100 podcast episodes journey

Traveling Shopify eCommerce Entrepreneur with Ronnie Teja

How to create a $100K per month side business with Davis Nguyen

Automating Sales Processes and Closing More Deals With Adam Hempenstall

Launching a New Business in a Recession with Michael Wark

Profit First With Michael Wark

Scaling Your Online Business With Kat Jarman

eCommerce Growth, with Taylor Holiday of CommonThreadCo

Helping Creators to make a living with Nathan Barry of Convertkit

The secret to high performing teams with Barbara Turley

What can you do to scale up your e-commerce business and selling on Amazon? In episode 90 of the Bean Ninjas Podcast, Wayne Richards chats with Kiri Masters about setting up a business for scaling success, self-publishing books, and awesome tips on establishing your business. [00:46] The story of how Kiri got started with Amazon […]

How can eCommerce businesses better manage their accounting and eCommerce sales at the same time? In this episode of the Bean Ninjas Podcast, Wayne interviews Paul Grey of A2X on the big topic of Amazon, Shopify and eCommerce profits. A2X is an automated accounting software for Amazon Marketplace sales, fees, cost of goods sold, and […]

When does it make sense to create or launch a new and separate business unit to your core business? This is the question that Bean Ninjas CEO Meryl Johnston and Anfernee Chansamooth, Bean Ninjas Learning & Community Lead, answer in this episode of the Bean Ninjas Podcast. Bean Ninjas have offered courses since January 2019 […]

Entrepreneurs Natalie Alaimo and Mel Telecican share their experience building their financial literacy skills using Xero. Hear about the benefits of learning how to set up Xero effectively and how it can help to grow your small business. In episode 85 of the Bean Ninjas Podcast, we've invited 2 course completers of the Bean Ninjas […]

Are you using Xero for your business accounting the right way? Here are some common Xero mistakes for you to avoid.   Episode 86 is a solo episode with Meryl Johnston, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Bean Ninjas, where she talks about 9 common Xero mistakes in the areas of Xero set up, admin, […]

Did you know that you can use your content in different ways to sell your online products? In episode 85 of the Bean Ninjas Podcast, Matt Wolfe of Evergreen Profits and the Hustle and Flowchart Podcast (which he co-hosts with his business partner Joe) joins us as we talk all about marketing. We talked about […]

Unlocking cash flow through automation and apps with Twyla Verhelst

3 steps to making more money from your existing visitors and leads with John Ainsworth

Interested in transitioning from your current business and making an investment the right way? Read on as Dan Norris walks us through the obstacles he faced.

Want to increase your leads and sales with online ads, but not sure where to start? Meet Ilana Wechsler and learn all about pay per click advertising.

Patrick Manosca started in public accounting and saw an opportunity for software as a tool to help firms become more efficient and profitable. He then went to work for that same software company implementing tools and best practices to take firms paperless and more profitable. Now Patrick is at Xero; working with enterprise firms to implement online accounting software.

How to go from $0 to $33K in six months with a productized service business, featuring Jake Jorgovan

Learn about the different types of video content marketing and how, with the right strategy, your business can grow exponentially

How B Corps Can Help You Live and Work with Purpose and Meaning, featuring Tim Jones

Interested in doing business in China? Tune in as business expert Jons Slemmers takes us over the Great Firewall and then guides us through the forest of the Chinese digital ecosystem.

Want to grow your business using virtual summits? Bailey Richert shares her expert tips.

Want to be effective with selling through social media? Follow these tips.

Anxious about starting your own business? Learn about the benefits of working for yourself from author Robert Gerrish.

How to find an ideal employee? Listen in as Meryl Johnston and Barbara Turley discuss finding high-quality workers.

Wondering how Agile sprints might be useful for scaling your business? Learn from someone who's doing it.

Do you struggle with perfectionism? Author and keynote speaker Lynne Cazaly shares some insights around the disease called perfection.

Scott Gellatly of Scale My Empire shares the metrics that actually matter for scaling your agency business.

Discover what makes a business partnership successful: Wayne Richard shares what he came to learn in his 1st year of running Bean Ninjas alongside Meryl.

Do you dream about hitting 7-Figures with your eCommerce business? Andrew Youderian shares his lessons from building and selling multiple e-commerce businesses. >> Listen now.

Ready to stand out from your competition? Meet Franziska Iseli.

Want to gain your employer's support to start a new business? Here's how Kate Walsh Rose did it.

Dreaming about working from anywhere? Andy Willis found a way to work from the French Alps a few weeks a year. Now you can learn how to do it too.