How to Lead Your Business

Peter Cox

Welcome to How to Lead Your Business with global leadership expert, Peter Cox, sharing 30+ years of experience.You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with and how well you lead them, so join us for this podcast where we dive deep into business leadership. This is the podcast where business owners and entrepreneurs learn how to grow their leadership to unlock business and personal growth, empower teams, and drive success. We’ve got the insights you need to grow in leadership to fuel your team and your business. Keep climbing.

  1. The Leadership Behind One of Sydney's Most Successful Painting Businesses

    Jun 10

    The Leadership Behind One of Sydney's Most Successful Painting Businesses

    41 years in business doesn’t happen by accident. I’m joined by Sydney painting and decorating business owner Tony Isgrove, who’s grown Tony Isgrove’s Paint and Decorate from a one man start to a team of 72 staff working across roughly 18 job sites. Tony’s story is a straight talking look at what actually compounds over time: doing quality work, looking after clients properly, and building systems so standards don’t slip as you grow. If you want stronger leadership, better team retention, and a culture people talk about for the right reasons, hit play, then subscribe, share this with a mate who leads a team, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

    47 min
  2. Vanessa Richards | Built Different: Leadership, Belief & Scaling Against The Odds

    May 7

    Vanessa Richards | Built Different: Leadership, Belief & Scaling Against The Odds

    People love to talk about leadership, but most of us feel the hard part in real time: making decisions with incomplete information, holding steady when life gets messy, and keeping a team aligned when the business is demanding more than you thought it would. That’s why I sat down with Vanessa Richards, co-founder of Birdley, a C-suite leader and two-time founder with a career spanning media, technology, e-commerce, travel, and startups. We also get practical about what leadership looks like day to day: leading by example as a standard, not a slogan, and building trust through what you consistently do in the small moments. If this hits home, subscribe to How to Lead Your Business, share it with a business owner who needs a lift.

    47 min
  3. How To Scale A Business By Building Leaders : Darshan Chavan

    Apr 1

    How To Scale A Business By Building Leaders : Darshan Chavan

    We sit down with Darshan Chavan to trace the leap from door-to-door commission sales in Melbourne heat to leading two fast-growing companies with a large team. We break down the leadership habits that create time freedom, protect culture at scale, and keep A-players performing without micromanagement.  Be sure to subscribe to the How to Lead Your Business podcast on Spotify and catch all the episodes at the link below.

    46 min
  4. Legacy In Motion: Leading A 77-Year Family Business

    Feb 20

    Legacy In Motion: Leading A 77-Year Family Business

    We speak with Scott Haggarty about leading a fourth-generation, 77-year family business through culture, accountability, and service, while preparing his son Harrison to carry the vision to 100 years. The conversation blends origin stories, practical leadership tools, and how care becomes a competitive edge. Subscribe to How to Lead Your Business on Spotify so you don’t miss future conversations with founders and leaders shaping the future of business

    48 min
  5. From Family Retail To Fragrance: Damien Scarf On Leadership That Scales

    10/20/2025

    From Family Retail To Fragrance: Damien Scarf On Leadership That Scales

    What if the difference between surviving and scaling is not your product but your people? We sit down with entrepreneur Damien Scarf to unpack how a family retail brand navigated shifting economics, why franchising saved a legacy, and how he went on to launch bamboo, tree‑free toilet paper, assisted stretch studios, and a national commercial scenting company.  If you’re building something that needs to last, you’ll find a clear playbook here: get a mentor you respect, surround yourself with smarter people, set standards you’ll personally uphold, and accept that success takes longer than you want. Share this with a business owner who needs it, and leave a review with the one change you’ll make this week.

    43 min
  6. Grit to Greatness: How Dane Meah Built and Sold a Cybersecurity Empire

    09/29/2025

    Grit to Greatness: How Dane Meah Built and Sold a Cybersecurity Empire

    Dane Meah's journey from arriving in Australia homeless to building and exiting a multi-million dollar cybersecurity company is a masterclass in entrepreneurial resilience and vision-led leadership. In this captivating conversation, Dane reveals how a chance meeting at a barbecue on his first day in Australia launched his cybersecurity career, eventually leading him to co-found InfoTrust after spotting crucial market gaps.  The conversation delves deep into practical leadership wisdom, from the importance of paying yourself what you're worth to building deeper team connections through genuine care. Dane's story will inspire you to clarify your vision, focus your efforts, and take bold action today.

    51 min

  7. 09/18/2025

    Leading Change That Lasts

    Leadership isn't about perfection – it's about committing to growth even when it's uncomfortable. In this powerful conclusion to our Leading Through Change series, we explore how real transformation starts with you but multiplies through your people. Effective change begins with creating a culture where adaptation is embraced, not resisted. I share practical strategies for building the trust foundation necessary for implementing meaningful change. When team members trust you, they'll follow you over that brick wall because they know you genuinely care about them. But without trust? Even brilliant ideas meet fierce resistance. Ready to implement these principles? Share this episode with someone who needs it and join us for more leadership insights that fuel both personal and business growth.

    17 min

  8. 09/10/2025

    Realities Of Change

    We explore part two of our Leading Through Change series, diving deeper into what real change looks like and how to lead through resistance with clarity and conviction. • Change is uncomfortable but necessary for growth and business momentum • Effective leaders change people for the better, helping them grow and improve • Change takes time - approximately 90 days to create new habits and behaviours • Resistance to change is normal and should be expected • The difference between success and failure is how you handle resistance • Your conviction about necessary changes will be tested through pushback • People only follow leaders who are convinced and consistent Subscribe to our How To Lead your Business podcast so you don't miss part three, where we'll pull it all together.

    7 min
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Welcome to How to Lead Your Business with global leadership expert, Peter Cox, sharing 30+ years of experience.You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with and how well you lead them, so join us for this podcast where we dive deep into business leadership. This is the podcast where business owners and entrepreneurs learn how to grow their leadership to unlock business and personal growth, empower teams, and drive success. We’ve got the insights you need to grow in leadership to fuel your team and your business. Keep climbing.

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    Peter Cox
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