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THE END OF YOUR TASTE?
It's the beginning of its exponential moment. Is your feed a slopfest? Yes. Worried your taste is dying? Yes. Wondering if your eye for…
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE CURIOUS
If you're afraid of the future, be a part of creating it. And that starts with curiosity. .... Here's what I've learned. When you're…
The End of Boring
Part 4 of The End of Everything So if the phone is dying, truth is collapsing, and agents are replacing customers, where does influence…
The End of the Customer
Part 3 of The End of Everything Here is where this gets personal for every business owner reading this. In the agentic economy, your…
The End of the Truth
Part 2 of The End of Everything We post because humans watch us. We signal because there is receipt on the other end someone…
The End of the Phone
Part 1 of The End of Everything I am over typing. I dictate everything now. This article. My client briefs. My messages. Even the…
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Entrepreneurs work 24/7 so they don’t have to work 9-5
I was at a party recently, chatting with another entrepreneur, and she said “We work 24/7 so we don’t have to work 9-5.” Boom.…
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PURPOSE PART 4: Your Purpose
Purpose isn’t a slogan—it’s fuel. From Shetty’s dharma-driven clarity, to Sinek’s Golden Circle, to Burcham’s gateways of Problem, Passion, Pain, and Planet—true purpose is discovered, reframed, and lived. At Compadres, we help leaders not only find it, but turn it into action.
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PURPOSE PART 3: The Four Gateways
Purpose isn’t something you stumble across in a book or TED Talk — it’s unearthed through clarity, courage, and lived experience. In this piece, I share four gateways that consistently reveal purpose for entrepreneurs and leaders: the problem you can’t stop solving, the hidden potential…
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PURPOSE PART 2: The Second Mountain
Purpose is not fixed. As we grow, the star that once guided us begins to shift. For many in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, this shift marks the “second mountain” — a climb that’s less about ego and achievement, and more about contribution, service, and…
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PURPOSE PART 1: What is Purpose?
Most leaders chase goals. Few stop to ask what those goals are built on. Purpose, principles, and values aren’t buzzwords — they’re the architecture of a life worth living. In this piece, I share the framework I use to map my own life, and how…
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The Best Leaders Think Like Farmers
I grew up a farm boy. Long before boardrooms and business frameworks, I learned life’s toughest lessons from soil, stock, and seasons.
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Bottlenecks
93% of Founders feel overwhelmed. If everything still runs through you, you’re not flying, you’re stalling. It's a hobby, not a business.
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10 habits killing your growth
From a Founder who’s been guilty of every single one of these, 10x… I built Compadres to help ambitious founders avoid the same traps.
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The J CURVE of life
Humans are wired for progress. We love evolution. New things. However, we love comfort just as much. We are massive contradictions.
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The End of Big? Sharp Beating Scale.
Pictured: Sir John Hegarty The question isn’t “How big can you get?”….. It’s “How essential can you become?” On opening day at the 2025…
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The Heart on the Plate: Shaun Christie-David and the Radical Power of Food
Photo: Shaun Christie-David Some people open restaurants to serve meals. Shaun Christie-David opens them to serve humanity. Good Food Innovator of the Year, Not…
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The Magic Stuff Still Matters
Source: Tom Toro, via The New Yorker, via the Doug Shapiro Article “All Is Not Lost for Traditional Media: New Moats and New Opportunities…”…
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Learn to love “NO”
A Compadres Reflection on Rejection, Redirection, and the Power of Patience
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NOVA: Business Transformation
Firstly, this is a proud moment for me. It’s the ultimate to see your family, friends or colleagues friends grow, right? Secondly, one thing…
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THIS STORY IS GENERATIONAL OLYMPIC GOLD!
(📸 Paris 2024 Olympics Winners) Recently I was spending time with London based Compadres, including Marcus Watson, Founder and Chairman of Adoreum Club. In…
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Are you facing economic headwinds?
Dollars & Commonsense - Ten Tips for growth After 20 years leading and founding businesses and philanthropic organisations in Australia and around the world,…
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“Founder is a mode”
"hire professional fakers and let them drive the company into the ground" Billionaire Paul Graham, Y Combinator Founder, (funded over 3000 startups, including Airbnb,…
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Let’s Talk: The art of building lasting business relationships
Dynamic Business | Published September 11, 2024 In today’s competitive landscape, effective networking can open doors to new opportunities, partnerships, and valuable insights. In…
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Do you compete, compare or create?
Here are fascinating nuances to optimising your imagination. I love what philosopher and author Irwin Raphael McManus said on a podcast, “What makes humans…
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‘The biggest pandemic is not Covid, it’s anxiety’
‘The biggest pandemic is not Covid, it’s anxiety’: Former Pepsi, Westfield CMO, now board director John Batistich on leadership, resilience, self awareness and building…
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How embracing nature can help you redefine success
Executives can spend years working at a breakneck pace before realising they’re burned out. Trading the bustling city lifestyle for the tranquillity of the…
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INAUGURAL COMPADRES LEADERSHIP EVENT
LIANA DUBOIS, LEANDRO PEREZ, AIMEE BUCHANAN & MORE GATHER B&T Advertising | Published on: 28th March 2024 A veritable who’s who of Australian media…
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10 out of an Excellent 10
NEED A HAND? ASK B&T’S BEST OF THE BEST INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS! B&T Exclusive | Published on: 17th July 2024 Where would our industry be…
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Be early, at the very latest be on time
Five By Clive MEDIA WEEK | Posted on 27 September 2023 “The number one problem you will encounter in life is time!” Clive, a…
