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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2026 · 54 MIN

The $1.6 Billion Founder: The Slow Decline of Australia Nobody Wants to Talk About & How We Win!

from Straight Talk with Mark Bouris · host Mentored.com.au

Charlie Gearside co-founded a $1.6 billion telehealth empire from scratch. No medical background, no blueprint, just a bet that Australians deserved better access to healthcare. But now he's turned his attention to something bigger, a cultural movement to remind Australia how to take risks again. This episode covers how Eucalyptus went from a $2 million Blackbird raise to a US acquisition, why Australia's business creation rate has been declining since the 1970s, and what Charlie is doing about it through Build Australia. Learn more about Build Australia here: https://buildaustralia.com/ For more content like this: Subscribe to the Mentored newsletter here: https://the-mentored-platform-pty-ltd.myklpages.com/l/WWJGc5  Join my exclusive Mentored+ community: https://mentored.com.au/become-a-member/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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