The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Some might say Alex Bouaziz, cofounder and CEO of Deel, was simply in the right place at the right time. Deel, an international payroll, compliance, and HR solution, launched in 2019 and, by May 2020, raised $14M in funding. Currently, they have 8000 customers worldwide, including Dropbox, Airtable, and Shopify. But good timing will only get you so far. To launch and grow a company as successful as Deel takes leadership with a clear mission and a solid infrastructure. The idea was simple: Create a company that matched employers and talented workers from anywhere in the world and give them the opportunity to work for the best companies without having to relocate.

 

Listen to Nathan and Alex discuss: 

  • What Bouaziz learned from his first failed business
  • How his work visa struggles inspired Deel 
  • Taking the idea for Deel to Y Combinator
  • The massive growth from the Covid-19 pandemic 
  • Scaling through infrastructure and the customer
  • Deel’s talent development strategy 
  • A passion for unlocking talent beyond borders
  • And much more talent leadership advice…

 

 

 

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:56am AEST

At 24, Guy Pearson turned down a partnership to start an accounting firm. His early clients were digital companies, and Pearson was jealous that there wasn’t an online commerce system for his industry. So in 2013, he launched a new company called Ignition to simplify and speed up the transaction process for professionals like him. To date, Ignition helped facilitate more than 1M client engagements and over $2B in client payments. Ignition has offices in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, US, and the UK, with over 170 employees globally.

 

Listen to Nathan and Guy discuss: 

  • How intrapreneurship transformed into entrepreneurship 
  • The challenges of building the original software for Ignition 
  • Expanding to new markets outside of Australia 
  • Why he still sits in on candidate interviews 
  • The heartbreaking moments of raising capital 
  • Starting vs. scaling a business 
  • The balance between an accounting brain and entrepreneurial heart 
  • How to lead with an experimental mindset
  • Transitioning from a founder to CEO
  • And much more business growth advice...

 

 

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:00am AEST

Does the word “sales” make you squeamish or intimidated? If so, then this episode is for you. AJ Cassata is a maverick B2B sales consultant who helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses fast with his straightforward, systematic, and scalable approach to sales growth. His company, Revenue Boost, helps clients create a system for lead generation instead of just winging it. 

 

Listen to Nathan and AJ discuss: 

  • Starting in door-to-door sales as a teenager 
  • Persevering through failure in his first business 
  • Starting Revenue Boost to focus on lead generation 
  • Why not all leads are created equal 
  • How to stand out amongst competitors
  • Why cold emails are still powerful 
  • Implementing a repeatable process to get clients 
  • How to spend zero dollars on advertising 
  • LinkedIn Navigator tips and tricks 
  • Why subject lines should be a disguise 
  • And much more B2B sales strategies...

 

 

 

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33 years ago, Brian Scudamore was sitting in a McDonald’s drive-thru when he saw his future–a beat-up pickup truck filled with junk. Scudamore started a junk-hauling business to pay for college, but what was supposed to fund his education ended up inspiring him to drop out. Today, Scudamore’s transformed his junk hauling side hustle, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, into a North American franchise business worth $600M. People told Scudamore that it was impossible to franchise his business, but he’s proven them wrong by expanding his model into other brands like WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine.

 

Listen to Brian and Nathan discuss:

  • Rebranding his business name to 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
  • Transitioning from a corporate to a franchise business
  • Expanding his model into WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine
  • How “The CEO Whisperer” Cameron Herold helped scale the business
  • The 3 types of entrepreneurship paths
  • The compounding growth of franchise businesses
  • His new book BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss
  • What Shaq taught him about franchising 
  • And much more franchise business advice…

 

 

 

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Direct download: FP429_Brian_Scudamore.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:00am AEST

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