Epic Execution

Your biggest contract can still leave you with NOTHING. Talent might OPEN the door, but talent alone DOES NOT BUILD a life. In this episode, David sits down with Chris Orr, Owner and Managing Director of Pacific Sports Management, one of Australia’s leading sports agencies, representing more than 300 athletes across their careers. A great agent does more than negotiate deals or chase the next contract. They help athletes think beyond the short-term wins, beyond the car, beyond the money, and toward the life they still need to build when sport is over. Because money does not solve a lack of structure. It usually magnifies it. The athletes who are truly supported are not just prepared for game day. They are prepared for everything that comes after it too. That is where real guidance stands out. Listen to the full episode for deeper insights. 📍 LINK HERE: https://lnkd.in/gmf_nDSE

You don’t run out of time as a founder. You run out of focus. In this episode of the Epic Execution podcast, Jeremy Cabral, co-founder of Finder, breaks down a reality most founders avoid: You can do 100,000 things. But you’ve got ~18 months to prove something actually works. And most founders miss it the same way: → chasing activity over outcomes → stocking what looks good, not what sells → spreading attention instead of compounding it The shift is simple: Focus on what’s moving. Measure it. Double down. And something most people ignore… Your energy is part of the system. If you’re flat, distracted, or running on empty your team feels it instantly. Sometimes the most strategic move you can make is stepping back, refueling, and showing up sharper. Because how you show up determines how everything moves. If you want to hear how this actually plays out in real companies, listen to the full episode. ✅ LINK HERE: https://lnkd.in/gsX2cSJh

Thinking you’re indispensable is one of the fastest ways to become IRRELEVANT. That’s what stood out to me in this conversation with Rob Castaneda, CEO and Founder of ServiceRocket. Rob has been building with Atlassian since the early days, helping build out its partner ecosystem from the ground up. And even with that track record, his perspective is simple: If Atlassian disappeared tomorrow, someone else would fill the gap. Because when you accept that, you operate differently. You stay sharp. You question more. You don’t get comfortable. To put it in even simpler terms: Your real competition is not the market, but your own cost. But growth makes this harder. More teams pulling in different directions. More ideas than you can execute. More noise. And at some point, you realize...you can’t do everything. So the job becomes choosing what actually matters… and having the discipline to ignore the rest. That’s the part most people avoid. If you want the full conversation and how this thinking actually plays out in practice, listen to the full episode. LINK BELOW.

Australia quietly KILLED 80% of its startup accelerators. Plenty of talent. Plenty of ideas. But the conditions and policies didn’t hold. In this episode of Epic Execution, Murray Hurps — Director of Entrepreneurship at University of Technology Sydney — breaks down what actually happened… And why it should concern anyone building, investing, or operating right now. From building UTS Startups into the largest community of student-launched startups in Australia…to seeing firsthand how policy decisions shape entire ecosystems, his perspective isn’t theoretical, but LIVED. At the same time, we’ve made it harder for the exact people who build companies: - exceptional migrants - international students - investors willing to deploy capital We say we want innovation. Then we close the doors to the people who actually create it. Growth isn’t the problem. Profit isn’t the problem. Building companies is one of the most valuable things you can do for an economy. Jobs. Opportunity. Momentum. But ecosystems don’t break overnight. They erode slowly… through decisions that look reasonable in isolation. Until one day, you realize the pipeline is gone. If you care about where innovation is actually heading, this conversation is worth your time. Listen to the full podcast episode. Link in the comments BELOW. #startup #innovation #economy

Most founders are being trained to think SMALL. Safe markets. Comfortable ambition. Pricing that “feels right” instead of what the business actually needs. That’s how you end up building something that looks good on paper… but can’t fund itself in the real world. This week on Epic Execution, Michael Batko joins us. He’s been at the center of shaping one of Australia’s most influential startup ecosystems, and has seen firsthand what separates founders who plateau from those who build globally relevant companies. Ambition shapes who you attract. What you build, and whether your business ever escapes dependence. The best founders we see think bigger than their environment allows. They design models that force discipline. And they actively seek people who challenge them, not validate them. This conversation goes deeper into what separates founders who stall from those who actually build something enduring. Listen to the episode + read the article for free, premium insights. Link in comments below.