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Own a Piece of Your Very Own Chocolate Factory!
18 October 2022 . Michael McGrath

Own a Piece of Your Very Own Chocolate Factory!

Episode Description: In this episode Michael speaks to John Florey, CEO of Loving Earth; a bean-to-bar chocolate and functional food business based in Melbourne. In our last podcast, we spoke to Loving Earth’s co-founder, Scott Fry who alluded to an exciting future initiative, well John Florey the CEO joined us to talk more about the opportunity to invest. Listen & discover how you could own your very own chocolate factory-or at least part of one! Watch the following video and if minded, be sure to register your interest using this link without obligation: https://www.birchal.com/company/lovingearth * Always consider the general CSF risk warning and offer document before investing. About John Florey: John Florey is the CEO of Loving Earth and joined the company recently. After running and managing many large food and beverage corporations, he was attracted to the brand because Loving Earth’s passion for the environment was REAL. He believes they have gone beyond sustainability and are now focused on being regenerative! John enjoys being involved in a company that are genuinely giving back to the planet. Investment EOI campaign https://www.birchal.com/company/lovingearth * Always consider the general CSF risk warning and offer document before investing. John’s email: john.florey@lovingearth.net Johns LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-florey-maicd-17271913/ Loving Earth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loving_earth/ Loving Earth Website: https://lovingearth.net/
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The Power of One
16 August 2022 . Michael McGrath

The Power of One

This month, Michael speaks with entrepreneur Luke “Cookie” Cook. Together Michael and Luke discuss the challenges Luke faced with his previous business, FUNLOCKA, and how the ending of that business put him on to road to helping thousands of others through his new venture Cuppa.tv. Luke speaks candidly about his own mental health and the importance of wellbeing – an important lesson we can all learn.
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Finding a Way to Survive and Then Thrive
6 July 2022 . Michael McGrath

Finding a Way to Survive and Then Thrive

In this month’s episode of the Troubleshooters Podcast, Michael speaks with Jacinta McCombe, the owner and founder of Nectar Cold Pressed. As a juice brand that was exposed mainly to the food service industry prior to the pandemic, Jacinta’s business was heavily impacted by the shutdowns in early 2020. Instead of succumbing to business challenges of the time, Jacinta and her team worked hard and found a way to survive when many around them couldn’t.
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Passion for Merch
1 June 2022 . Michael McGrath

Passion for Merch

Michael McGrath speaks with co-founders of MerchGirls Pippa Joseph and Hannah Chipkin who Mike describes as the ‘dream team’. Listen to these founders share their inspiring story of how they came together to start their company (from a bedroom), and how they have developed their start-up into the successful merchandising company it is today servicing many large enterprises.
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Inspiring Story of a Self-Starter
28 April 2022 . Michael McGrath

Inspiring Story of a Self-Starter

An inspiring episode with Michael McGrath who speaks with Kunal Sawhney, founder of equity research company, Kalkine.
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Adversity Inspires a New Business Category
8 March 2022 . Michael McGrath

Adversity Inspires a New Business Category

In this month’s episode of the Troubleshooters Podcast I speak with the CEO and founder of B.Okideas, Kietah Martens-Shaw. Kietah shares with us her truly inspiring story of how overcoming cancer inspired her to start her own business. Resilience, passion, determination – Kietah is the epitome of an entrepreneur and troubleshooter.
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19 September 2024 . Content

Top Tips for Selling Your Business with Oasis Partners

Selling a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) is a significant milestone with its own challenges and rewards. Unlike more giant
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18 September 2024 . Michael McGrath

A Business Lesson from Mike: When a Giant Buyer Comes Knocking

Selling your business is likely to involve a major mismatch in terms of the scale and size of the likely buyer. Getting in the ring with them by yourself and without a clear strategy, might not work out so well for you.
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4 September 2024 . Michael McGrath

10 Steps You Need To Follow Before Selling Your Business

Selling a business isn't like selling a house. A business is a dynamic asset—customers, management, staff, stock, IP, and goodwill all contribute. The key is to always run your business professionally and profitably, focusing on value creation and risk mitigation. So why wait until you’re ready to sell? Here are my top 10 tips to prepare your business before you sell.
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28 August 2024 . Michael McGrath

The Hidden Dangers of Publicising Your Business Sale

Publicising your intention to sell makes your business vulnerable to perceptions of instability among staff, competitors, clients, and suppliers. Small to medium-sized companies are delicately balanced, and the last thing an owner needs is staff hearing rumours that the business is for sale.
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8 August 2024 . Michael McGrath

Sell, Sell, Sell, The Media Overload

We are often asked at Oasis Partners, when there is market volatility or other geopolitical uncertainties, whether it’s still a good time to sell a business. The reality is that we are selling most of our clients to much larger corporate acquirers where there are strong synergies and reasons to do a deal.
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23 July 2024 . Michael McGrath

The Rising Retirement Age: Implications for Business Owners

At Oasis Partners we are seeing about half our transactions are shareholders selling for age related reasons, retirement or health. The other half are selling for other reasons such as wanting a change or feeling that a merger would provide benefits at their particular stage of the business lifecycle.
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17 July 2024 . Michael McGrath

The Boomers are Retiring: Opportunities for Business Buyers

It turns out the average retirement age for Australians is the highest it's been since the 1970s. With apparently 20% of new employment since 2019 being people aged 55 and above!
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28 June 2024 . Content

How Can Small Business Owners Manage the Complexities of M&A?

What is the Process of Mergers and Acquisitions? Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) combine business entities and assets through various financial
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28 June 2024 . Content

How Can You Maximise the Value of Your Business Sale?

Critical Strategies for Business Development Every Owner Should Know Enhancing your business’s value before a sale is crucial and requires
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27 June 2024 . Michael McGrath

Top CEO reflects on his biggest mistakes

The co-founder and CEO of Koda Capital, Paul Heath, spoke on the ’15 Minutes with the BOSS podcast’ about the biggest mistakes he’s made in his career. He spoke often of change, and the impact that change can have on the people in your organisation.
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