The Anti-Failure Podcast

What does it take to rebrand failure into a stepping stone for success?

In this episode of the Anti-Failure Podcast, Chris is joined by Grant 'Truck' Lawrie, sharing his remarkable start-up journey through antiques, event management, hospitality and skincare. Together, they explore how Grant turned financial setbacks and market challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation. You’ll learn about the vital role of flexibility, the importance of passion in business, and how to stay resilient when the odds are against you. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation that promises to ignite your courage and curiosity!

If you want to connect with Grant or learn more about his skincare range, check out the links below:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantlawrie/
Skin Alive Skincare - https://www.skinalive.co.nz/

Terri Ayliffe brings energy and vivacity to everything she does. With a passion for building businesses and helping people reach their full potential, both professionally and personally, success is about creating environments where staff and clients can be their authentic selves. Believing that this is where people perform their best, and are at their happiest.

It would take all that personal strength and fortitude to overcome the biggest failure in her entrepreneurial journey to date. Awaking one morning to find her and husband Matt's business had fallen victim to a banking scam to the tune of $300,000. All of the business's working capital, profit and payroll - gone. A situation that most of us would simply fail to come back from, you'll be SHOCKED at what she did next. Listen to get the juicy details and how their reaction turned into one of their greatest successes.

Check out Alchemy Co's work at http://www.alchemyco.com.au/

Matthew Brown is a wealth and investment strategist, podcast host, father and husband - but not in that order if you ask him. His journey started as a PE teacher over 20 years ago, when he realised that career path was not going to afford him the lifestyle he wished for him and his family. So he forged a new path, now running Your Corner 360 - a financial advisory aimed at helping individuals and entrepreneurs build financial freedom. Offering accounting, legal, wealth and finance broking services all under one roof. His podcast, Finsightful Wealth, shares tactics and strategies for people of all ages to start and then optimise their wealth creation journey.

In this episode, we get his hot take on building a business from scratch, playing your role, balancing commitments to work and family, reactive vs proactive financial management, and having the greatest impact.

If you'd like to hear more from Matt, be sure to check him out at the following links:
https://yc360.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/matthewbrown_tri/
https://www.youtube.com/@finsightfulwealth

Enjoy the show!

Sally Breden is a start-up founder and busy mum of 3. Combining her vast marketing experience and passion for health, nutrition and well-being, Sally launched VGood Co in 2019. She has since created an entire range of nut-free and allergen-free spreads and snacks, perfect for kids' lunchboxes.

In this episode, Chris and Sally discuss the heartache of failures, finding the right partner (in business and in life), having a purpose beyond financial reward, and some of the biggest learnings when building a business from the ground up. If you've been thinking about creating a business of your own, but have some self-doubt, this is the podcast for you!

Tim Mullen is an entrepreneur and start-up investor. Having built several businesses of his own, and invested in many more, Tim delivers unique insights on the real entrepreneurial lifestyle, the subjective nature of business success, vital business metrics to measure, and the lonely path of a start-up founder.