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Agency
by Dain Walker
In 2018, I was broke, 200k in debt, and working an unfulfilling job. I started a content creation agency and scaled it from 1 freelancer to a team of 30+ in just 4 short years. Now I run Australia’s fastest-growing agency: rivyl. As a guy who runs an agency working with global brands and celebrities, I decided to start interviewing people who take Agency over their lives. To unpack what entrepreneurs do to get ahead in business and life. My goal is to unearth the tactics, mindset, and motives that make high performers tick so you can get a leg up and take Agency with whatever you’re doing.
Episodes
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#140 - How She Built A Global Beauty Brand With Zero Ad Spend | Elena Asher
Elena Asher, founder of Lashmakers, built a global beauty brand and lash industry empire selling to 57 countries without spending a single dollar on ads. In this entrepreneur interview, Elena breaks down exactly how she built her business with zero ad spend, and why most founders chasing the same...
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#139 - How To Build An Investable Company From Scratch | Jason Georgatos and Lachlan Cameron
Discover the exact system to raise capital, unlock your next phase of growth, and avoid the term-sheet traps that make 95% of founders fail. In this episode, we sit down with two heavyweights of the investment world: Jason Georgatos (President of Partners for Growth, who has deployed hundreds of...
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#138 - Are You Actually Built For This? The Real Price Of Entrepreneurship | Omar Zenhom
Are you actually built for entrepreneurship and scaling a startup, or do you just like the founder title? We sit with Omar Zenhom, who survived 17 failed businesses to build a SaaS software empire and The $100 MBA. Omar strips away the glamor of startup culture, detailing how he lived in poverty...
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#137 - Stop Looking For A-Players. Become An A-Leader. | Doza
Are you actually an A-Leader capable of attracting elite talent, or are you accidentally diminishing your team? Discover how to avoid founder burnout, scale your business, and start building a super team.In this episode, we sit down with Doza, founder of The Geronimo Academy, to deconstruct the...
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#136 - Delegate The Outcome: The System For Building Autonomous Teams | Jess Whatman
Master effective delegation, scale your business, and start building autonomous teams. Discover how to escape the daily grind and leverage AI to drive 400% growth. In this episode, we sit down with Jess Whatman, Founder and CEO of AgentSync, to deconstruct how she scaled her agency by 400% in…
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#135 - Stop Making This Costly Mistake in B2B Pitches | Ed Chambers
Master B2B marketing, high-stakes negotiations, and modern leadership. What happens when you walk into a multi-million dollar boardroom pitch and executives try to tear you down? In this episode, we sit down with Ed Chambers, an expert in finance and corporate strategy, to deconstruct his proven...
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#134 - Finder's $680M Success: What Most Agencies Get Wrong About The Algorithm | Jeremy Cabral
In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy Cabral to deconstruct his exact method for building Finder into a global comparison powerhouse. Learn all about his reverse engineering success, mastering the PR machine, and building an untouchable business moat. Jeremy reveals his most unconventional and...
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#133 - Booking Global Icons in 48 Hours: How We Built Australia's #1 Festival | Mike Christidis
Here is how the co-founder of Australia's largest independent music and events company navigated a $3.6M loss while scaling a $150M live music empire.In this episode, we sit down with Mike Christidis of Untitled Group to deconstruct exactly how he navigated industry failures, managed massive…
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#132 - The "Invoice" Every Founder Pays For The 16-Hour Day | Robert Van der Moigg
Founder burnout is real, and Robert Van der Moigg can prove it. You work 16 hour days, you skip the recovery, and you tell yourself you'll fix your health once the business is built. Robert spent 20 years managing the private lives of self made billionaires and royalty, and he has bad news for…
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#131 - Stop Treating Social Media Like a Billboard: Showpo's Content Strategy | Jane Lu
Jane is the mastermind and "The Lazy CEO" behind Showpo, a massive global E-commerce empire. Jane realised that spending 40 years climbing the corporate accounting ladder wasn't financial security, it was a life she didn't want. So, she took a leap. But when her first business failed and her...
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#130 - How to Build A Business When You Have No Money | Yasser Zaki
When Yasser Zaki left Egypt for Australia, his father gave him one warning: "Don't come back crying". Within months, he found himself broke, sleeping under a tree in Campsie, and eating one meal a day at 4 PM just to survive the night. Fast forward to today, Yasser is the powerhouse CEO of Tender...
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#129 - The Truth About Success From A 2x Guinness World Record Holder | James Castrission
In this episode, we sit down with James Castrission, founder of MyAdventure Group and a 2 x Guinness World Record holding explorer who left a safe job at Deloitte to tackle the most treacherous environments on Earth. James shares the unfiltered reality of stripping away corporate ego, building...
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#128 - Navigating The 2026 Economy: Your Wealth Preservation Strategy | Scott Kuru
Ready to build wealth, generate passive income, and achieve financial freedom in 2026? Stop waiting for the system to save you. In this episode, property investing expert Scott Kuru (Co-founder of Freedom Property Investors) reveals the exact strategies you can use to grow your net worth.The...
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#127 - The AI Era: The Illusion Of AI Productivity | Frank Greeff & Marissa Kos
Are you actually scaling your business with AI, or are you just addicted to the dopamine of prompt engineering and chasing the next generative AI trend? In this episode, we sit down with Frank Greeff (Co-founder of Kinso) and Marissa Kos (Founder of MXM and AI Technician) to expose the truth…
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#126 - How LSKD Turned Customers Into a Massive Global Community | Jason Daniel
How did a $30 motocross logo turn into a $150 million global fitness empire?In this episode, Jason Daniel, the CEO and Founder of LSKD, breaks down how a performance lifestyle brand exploded to 32 retail stores and a massive team of 700 employees. But the journey was far from easy.Jason opens up...
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#125 - 11 Rules of Marketing And What Actually Works | Andrew Tindall
In this episode, Andrew dismantles the 11 biggest rules in modern digital marketing strategy, starting with the hard truth that engagement rates have absolutely zero correlation to actual sales.If you are treating your marketing campaigns like a race for virality, you are hitting a performance...
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#124 - Ignore Corporate Rules: How Raw Chaos Built Australia's #1 Beer | DJ McCready
Stop pretending to be the perfect CEO. Discover how DJ McCready used severe childhood trauma, radical vulnerability, and a massive appetite for risk to build a $50M business empire, turning out to be Australia’s #1 Beer. If you are trying to play it safe, your business growth is already finished....
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#123 - Turn LinkedIn Into A Lead Machine With The 3-Layer Tribal Formula | Matthew Lakajev
Stop losing B2B sales to outdated LinkedIn advice and generic content marketing. B2B expert Matt Lakajev reveals the exact "Tribal Content" strategy to dominate organic reach, drive massive inbound lead generation, and book high-ticket clients on demand. The social media marketing landscape has...
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#122 - 18 Years On Camera: The Power Of Being Your Own Biggest Fan | Brittney Saunders
Why your obsessive work ethic is destroying your company's growth. Fashion CEO Brittney Saunders breaks down the painful reality of scaling a business and why you must step out of your own way to survive. Scaling a multi-million dollar brand requires more than just a good product, it requires an...
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#121 - The Digital Mind: Have We Outsourced Human Intelligence? | Jeremy Tang
The search landscape has fractured, and chasing shiny AI Optimisation trends is a guaranteed path to obscurity. Programmatic SEO authority Jeremy Tang dismantles the myth that ChatGPT requires a new playbook, exposing how AI engines essentially run hyper-fast Google searches using it as the…
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#120 - The Things You Must Never Let AI Control | Joe Stolte
In this episode, we sit down with six-time founder Joe Stolte to explore the reality of AI adoption and why refusing to adapt will ultimately bankrupt your business. After achieving four successful startup exits, Joe realised most entrepreneurs treat AI as a shiny distraction. Joe breaks down the...
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#119 - The Brutal Truth About Scaling The Diary Of A CEO | Grace Miller
Grace Miller, Head of Experimentation and Failure for Steven Bartlett and The Diary Of A CEO gives the honest truths and secrets of how Steven Bartlett’s business empire was created. Grace talks to us on stripping away the "paper walls" and fake industry rules about production that hold brands...
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#118 - The "Founder's Trap": Why You Probably Shouldn't Be The CEO | Josh Sparks
In this episode, we sit down with Josh Sparks, former CEO of Thom Browne New York, advisor for Deus Ex Machina, and ex-managing director for Anthropologie E-Commerce to decode the harsh realities of scaling a business. The skills and hustle required to launch a brand are rarely the same as those...
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#117 - The Cost of Conviction: Building a Fashion Label With Purpose | Cathryn Wills
In this episode, we sit down with Cathryn Wills to explore the profound personal and professional growth required to leave the corporate machine and build a legacy brand from scratch. After a 12-year career climbing to Managing Director of Mimco, Cathryn realised her success felt like "Groundhog...
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#116 - The Psychology of Success: How To Rewire Your Identity | Calvin Coyles
In this episode, we sit down with Calvin Coyles to decode the inner psychology of elite founders. Moving past traditional business strategy, Calvin unpacks the profound impact of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and how the labels you attach to your identity are secretly dictating your…
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#115 - Your Audience Doesn't Want Your Ads Anymore | Nathan Perdriau
Most founders are still playing a game that stopped working years ago.They think better targeting, better funnels, or more spend will fix their ads. But the reality is harsher, competition is higher than ever, algorithms are smarter than ever, and 99% of ads simply don’t work anymore.In this...
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#114 - How To Radically Change A 133-Year-Old Legacy Brand Without Destroying It | Michael Breckler
In this episode, we sit down with Michael Breckler, CEO of Betts Shoes, to deconstruct the reality of turning around a retail empire and pulling himself back from the brink of personal collapse. Michael inherited a 133-year-old, 5th-generation family business staring down $12 million in debt. He...
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#113 - The New SEO Blueprint: Ranking In The Era Of AI Search | Harry Sanders
In this episode, we sit down with Harry Sanders, Founder of StudioHawk, to deconstruct where the internet is heading and how to build your brand's SEO strategy. Going from homeless and couch-surfing at 17 to building one of the largest dedicated SEO agencies in the world, Harry has an…
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#112 - The Uncomfortable Reality Of Building An Empire | Marc Hermann
In this episode, we sit down with Marc Hermann, Co-founder of Everlab, to deconstruct the friction of scaling a business and the urgent need to redesign how we view human health. Driven by the sudden loss of his father at age 48 to an undetected heart condition, Marc has built a preventative...
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#111 - Steal these Frameworks that Billionaires Obsess Over | Nathan Chan
In this episode, we sit down with Nathan Chan, the CEO of Foundr, to deconstruct the exact frameworks he has extracted from interviewing the world’s most successful billionaires, including Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, and Seth Godin. Over the last 12 years, Nathan grew a global empire...
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#110 - An Exceptional Entrepreneurship Playbook | Jack Delosa
In this episode, we sit down with Jack Delosa to unpack the hidden psychological drivers and fundamental business mechanics required to scale an empire. Jack reveals why entrepreneurship is fundamentally a trauma response, and why the "dirty fuel" of anger and proving people wrong will eventually...
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#109 - Debunking Myths About Your Brain From A Harvard Scientist | Tessa Forshaw
In this episode, we sit down with Tessa Forshaw, a Cognitive Scientist and Lecturer at Stanford, to dismantle the biggest myths surrounding creativity and innovation. Tessa explains why the idea of being "Right Brained" or "Left Brained" is scientifically false and reveals that creativity is not…
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#108 - The New Operating System For Building A Media Empire | Sam Gaudet
In this episode, we sit down with Sam Gaudet, the Creative Director and "Architect" behind Dan Martell’s media empire. Sam explains how they scaled from a modest 10k following to over 8.8 million followers across platforms by treating content creation not as art, but as a manufacturing process.…
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#107 - The New Media Era: The Shift To Personal Branding | Dan Martell & Taki Moore
In this episode, we sit down with Dan Martell and Taki Moore to dismantle the old playbook of corporate marketing. They argue that we are living through a "silent crash" of trust, in which the era of the faceless corporation is ending, and the age of the founder-led media company has begun. We...
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#106 - The Content Strategy Mistakes That Are Costing You | James Smith
James Smith is one of the internet’s most unapologetic voices on fitness and modern culture. Known for cutting through online noise with blunt honesty, James has built a global audience by challenging misinformation, calling out performative success, and prioritising action over aesthetics. In…
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#105 - Why You Can't Buy True Fans | Priscilla Hajiantoni
Priscilla Hajiantoni is the founder of Bangn Body, a wellness brand built from personal experience and deep audience connection. In this episode, Priscilla shares the realities of growing a brand in public, navigating burnout, and evolving as both a founder and leader. The conversation explores...
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#104 - The Brutal Reason Most Startups Actually Fail | Steve Grace
Steve Grace is a founder and media operator who views failure as an unavoidable companion to meaningful work. In this episode, Steve unpacks how repeated setbacks shaped his thinking, decision-making, and definition of success. Rather than treating failure as something to overcome, the…
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#103 - Chasing Uncharted Waves In Frozen Corners of The Earth | Spencer Frost
Spencer Frost is a filmmaker and creative director known for producing documentary projects in extreme and unconventional environments. In this episode, Spencer unpacks the philosophy behind chasing uncharted ideas, detailing how a remote surf film off the Russian coastline evolved into a…
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#102 - Why “Switching Off” Makes You More Successful | Cameron Grant
Cameron Grant is the co-founder of Unyoked, the pioneering nature escape company redefining how modern humans disconnect and restore. After leaving a demanding career in banking, Cameron built Unyoked with a single mission: help people switch off to switch on. Blending science-based design,...
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#101 - The Pain That Built My Empire | Sally Obermeder
Sally Obermeder is the cofounder of SWIISH and one of Australia’s most recognisable media personalities, known for building an engaged community through honesty, warmth and deeply human storytelling. From her early broadcasting career to leading a wellness brand with national reach, Sally has...
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#100 - How Success Left Me Feeling Empty | Mitchie Brusco
Mitchie Brusco is one of the most accomplished skateboarders in history, known for redefining what’s possible on a vert ramp. From becoming a global prodigy as a kid to landing the world’s first 1260, he has consistently operated at the very edge of human capability. Beyond the headlines, Mitchie...
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#99 - The "Leaky Bucket" Destroying Your Business | Jonathan Byrt
Jonathan Byrt is the cofounder of Memobottle, the internationally recognised reusable bottle brand that redefined product design and became a global sustainability icon. Through the rise, impact and challenges of scaling Memobottle, Jono developed a unique perspective on purpose-led...
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#98 - How to Build Wealth the Smarter Way | Scott O'Neill
Scott O’Neill is the founder and managing director of Rethink Investing, Australia’s leading commercial property advisory. After leaving his engineering career to pursue financial freedom, Scott built a multimillion-dollar portfolio and has helped thousands of investors create passive income...
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#97 - From Self-Publishing to Netflix: How One Story Sparked a Global Movement | Callie Hart
Callie Hart is a bestselling author and screenwriter whose dark romance novels have captivated millions of readers worldwide. After years of self-publishing, she found global recognition when her novel Quicksilver went viral on TikTok, leading to a major publishing deal and a three-part Netflix...
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#96 - How Good Design Can Save The Planet | Jesse Leeworthy
Jesse Leeworthy is the co-founder and designer behind Memo Bottle. The globally acclaimed, flat reusable bottle that reimagined hydration through minimalist design. With a background in product design engineering, Jesse turned a simple frustration into an award-winning sustainable brand stocked…
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#95 - From Chaos To Clarity: Build Your Ultimate Marketing System | Allan Dib
Allan Dib is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and marketing strategist best known for The 1-Page Marketing Plan, one of the most influential guides in modern business. As the founder of Lean Marketing, Allan has helped thousands of companies create structured, scalable marketing systems that...
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#94 - Why Your Network Is Your Most Valuable Business Asset| Taryn Williams
Taryn Williams is the founder and CEO of The Right Fit and Wink Models, two pioneering platforms that have transformed how brands, creators, and talent connect. A visionary in the business of networking, Taryn has built her career around the power of relationships, authenticity, and community. In...
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#93 - How I Made $3.5 Million On LinkedIn Without Going Viral | Matthew Lakajev
Matt Lakajev is the co-founder of 7 Figure Creators, a consultancy helping creators and businesses grow personal brands into thriving businesses. With a proven track record of generating over $3.5 million in sales on LinkedIn without paid ads or viral gimmick, he’s built a reputation as one of...
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#92 - The Marketing Mindset That Built A Billion Dollar Company | Omer Shai
Omer Shai is the Chief Marketing Officer of Wix, one of the world’s leading website and digital platforms. For over 17 years he has helped scale Wix to more than 250 million users worldwide and has led landmark campaigns including multiple Super Bowl ads. In this episode, Omer reflects on his...
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#91 - How To Get Your Dream Clients & Career From A Sketchbook | Sindy Sinn
Sindy Sinn is an illustrator and designer whose bold, handmade style has become iconic in music and pop culture. His work spans collaborations with Disney, Spotify, Blink-182, Fatboy Slim, and Queens of the Stone Age, blending raw imperfection with a distinct visual punch. In this episode, Sindy...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In 2018, I was broke, 200k in debt, and working an unfulfilling job. I started a content creation agency and scaled it from 1 freelancer to a team of 30+ in just 4 short years. Now I run Australia’s fastest-growing agency: rivyl. As a guy who runs an agency working with global brands and celebrities, I decided to start interviewing people who take Agency over their lives. To unpack what entrepreneurs do to get ahead in business and life. My goal is to unearth the tactics, mindset, and motives that make high performers tick so you can get a leg up and take Agency with whatever you’re doing.
HOSTED BY
Dain Walker
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In 2018, I was broke, 200k in debt, and working an unfulfilling job. I started a content creation agency and scaled it from 1 freelancer to a team of 30+ in just 4 short years. Now I run Australia’s fastest-growing agency: rivyl. As a guy who runs an agency working with global brands and...
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