The Richards Report

After a successful AFL football career Glenn Lovett moved into the world of international sports marketing and has since worked in Melbourne, London and New York. We discuss different sporting codes and the new trends emerging around the world. We talk about where it all began for Glenn back at the Melbourne Demons playing AFL football, and his progression into his next career. We talk about the NBA, the NFL, the EPL, the IPL, and of course AFL. This episode is brought to you by Six Park. One of Australia's leading online investment managers www.sixpark.com.au

Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business. He's also a public speaker and co-host of the popular podcast Pivot. In this podcast episode Scott and Ted discuss; - Lessons learned from the failed WeWork IPO - His new best selling book The Algebra of Happiness - Why Scott thinks he was blessed to not be a professional athlete - The benefits of taking a certain level of risk in life as to achieve a return - How billionairs and other people of note often incorrectly tell students to follow their passions - How there's an inverse relationship between the sex appeal of a business and the level of return - It's not about what you earn, it's what you spend. The benefits of passive income. - Big tech getting into the business of content on tv - The failed WeWork IPO - Comparing WeWork to Uber This episode is brought to you by Six Park. Australia's leading online investment service www.sixpark.com.au

This episode I'm speaking with returning guest, friend of the show, co-CEO and co-founder of Six Park, Pat Garrett. We discuss; - The levels of noise in the market right now - Points in history with heightened negativity can sometimes lead to the best buying opportunities - What it was like to be working in New York on Wall St in the lead up to the tech crash of early 2000s. - Similarities between picking stocks and picking new recruits for sporting teams This episode is brought to you by Six Park, Australia's leading online investment service www.sixpark.com.au

Nick is a partner at Blackbird Ventures. A venture capital fund that seeks to invest in world-class founders who are setting out to make a difference in the world. Investors in Blackbird's fund include the Australian Government Future Fund, Host Plus, and Mike Cannon Brookes. Nick originally studied law and political science at UQ. After a short period of time working in the legal world he pivoted across into the world of startups. He co-founded, and was CEO of, Sessions (which used technology to help people stay healthy, and Sessions was later acquired by MyFitnessPal in December, 2013). Nick also co-founded We Are Hunted which was acquired by Twitter. Nick said he would come into contact with approximately 1000 companies a year, of which he meets face to face with around 100. He would probably consider around 10 but ultimately invests in around 2 or 3 a year. However, at the time of recording in late September he still had not made an investment this year. One thing which I wasn't aware is that he measures every minute of his day and he takes us through how he does this. As on average as he invests in 1 in every 500 companies he comes across he knows how important time management is. We discuss valuation which is always difficult, let alone investing in a startup company that's probably loss making at the time with not many true comparable comapnies. Nick describes how important a well articulated mission and vision are. However, so often they're nothing more than buzzwords which are often stuck on the wall and then forgotten about. It's important though, the mission and vision reverberates throughout the company as it attracts the best talent, which can attract investors, which can help in the process to attract customers. This episode is brought to you by Six Park - Australia's leading online investment manager www.sixpark.com.au

Fable Food are an Australian alternative meat producer that use shiitake mushrooms as the base of their product. Fable launched in Dec of 2019 and are backed by some high profile investors including Heston Blumenthal and Mike Cannon Brookes. They have already signed deals with some major Australian retail chains including Woolworths and Harris Farm Markets. In this episode Ted and Michael discuss; •the origins of the business •the background behind the product •the challenges that COVID-19 presented to their business strategy •how they've successfully pivoted to capitalise on new opportunities during the pandemic. This episode is brought to you by Six Park, one of Australia's leading online investment management services. www.sixpark.com.au