4 episodes
Scaling Up: The WorldFirst Business Podcast WorldFirst
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Welcome to Scaling up: The WorldFirst Business Podcast sharing insights on local and global expansion – from those who have done it.
In this series, we will cover everything you need to know about taking your business to marketplace domination, from customer experience and finding your niche, to managing your supply chain, and everything in between.
Our host is John O'Loghlen, Regional Director of Ant Group, one of the world's largest fintechs. Now based in Australia, John was the Director of Alipay Australia & New Zealand, co-founded a leading gourmet pizza chain in China, led Domino Pizza International's Asian business, spent five years investment banking at Goldman Sachs in London and New York and served as a New Zealand Trade & Enterprise advisor.
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"A product that will last for years" | Nature Baby
How do you create an entire category of baby products through a sustainable and organic lens? Nature Baby provides the essentials that nurture you and your baby since 1998 with sustainable, natural and innovative products. Georgia and Jacob Faull started the company after the birth of their first baby and now sell globally to more than 40 markets.
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"Bring scale to the equation" | Top Shelf International
What does it take to make a good whisky? Top Shelf International is a Melbourne based producer and marketer of high-quality Australian spirit-based beverage brands, with an ambition to create high quality, authentic Aussie spirit brands. Executive Chairman, Adem Karafili, shares his philosophy about the long journey to success, the opportunities in the whisky market, keeping product-first mentality top of mind, and starting an agave farm.
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"Trading healthily" | Dipacci Coffee Company
Coffee is big business, with a passionate consumer base who consider the morning cup a daily escape or non-negotiable ritual. Dipacci Coffee Company is a coffee roaster and equipment supplier based in Sydney, providing customers all around Australia and the world with the best in coffee beans, machines and grinders. They cover the complete customer journey from specialty roasts to barista training to custom machines and after-sales support. Dipacci have direct trade arrangements with farmers around the world and their beans are sourced, rigorously sampled and tested. Find out about the supply chain challenges and what it takes to go global, from Dipacci National Sales Manager, Damian Galea.
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"For every stage and age" | Bobux Shoes: Footwear for Children
How do you crawl into business before you can walk? Bobux has been a family run business for three decades, with an award-winning product and a solid reputation. Matt Smith, acting CEO and CFO of Bobux, shares the challenges coming onboard during a pandemic, the business hurdles they’ve faced in being a global brand, and the values that keep Bobux grounded while trading in more than 30 countries.