The Lazy CEO Podcast with Jane Lu

Welcome back to part 2 of my chat with She’s on the Money’s Victoria Devine. In case you missed part 1, we talked about how you can get on top of your finances and better track your budget. And in this episode we talk about the ways you can invest your money, the pros and cons of property investment, tips on how to get yourself out of debt, how to manage lifestyle creep and much much more!@thelazyceo_podcast@shesonthemoney Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m so excited about this guest, she is a guru of personal finances and I’ve learnt so much for this chat myself, and I’m sure you will too! It’s none other than the amazing Victoria Devine from the top ranking podcast She’s On the Money.Victoria launched Zella in 2015 to provide mortgage and asset finance solutions and then made the life-changing pivot into the podcast world to create She’s on the Money, which gets over a million downloads a month! She’s also the author of 3 best sellers - she’s on the money, investing with she’s on the money and properly with she’s on the money.In this episode we talk all about how you can get on top of your finances and how to better track your budget. And there was just so much info, we had to spill over to another episode where we talk about ways that you can invest your money, the pros and cons of property investment, tips on how to get yourself out of debt, how to manage lifestyle creep and much much more! Get out your pen and paper for this episode!!@shesonthemoney@thelazyceo_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to part 2 of my chat with Ruslan Kogan. Quick TLDR, Ruslan is the founder and CEO of kogan.com, one of Australia’s largest online retailers, known mostly for their electronics and white goods and makes over $1B in sales annually. In this episode we talk about how to get PR and get attention, and how his fight with Gerry Harvey was a clever tactic that grew the business, how he became overstocked post covid and how he overcame it and growing additional income streams using the subscription model.@thelazyceo_podcast@kogandotcom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So excited about this next guest because it’s someone who I saw on stage when I just started Showpo and I was like wow! It’s none other than Ruslan Kogan, the founder of Kogan, one of Australia’s largest online retailers, known mostly for their electronics and white goods and pretty much everything. Started back in 2006, Kogan saw an arbitrage opportunity to sell flatscreens at a much lower price by using a pre-sale model. So Ruslan ordered a bunch of TVs, listed them on eBay at a 1c start point with no reserve, and to no surprise, they sold like hotcakes, and Kogan.com was born. In 2016, Kogan listed on the Australian Stock Exchanged and at its peak reached a market capitalisation of $2.6 billion dollars! And today Kogan sells over 50 million products on its site, to over 3m active customers and makes over $1 billion in sales annually. Such an interesting chat because we have quite similar backgrounds, and I really resonate with so much of his business principles. This man is a genius, you’re gonna love this@thelazyceo_podcast@kogandotcom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may know Mel from the last season of Married at First Sight, but she’s also the founder of two incredible businesses in the beauty space - Feather Sisters and Melly’s Beauty Salon. Mel started Feather Sisters, the lash and brow beauty brand in 2016, and within her first 3 months made $100k in 10 days by nailing the product and digital marketing. Mel shares her story of a rebrand project that started at a $15k budget that grew quarter of a million dollars - talk about a scope creep. And how this overinvestment in product and rebrand dried up funds to actually market and sell the product. More recently Mel has opened a beauty salon Melly’s Beauty Parlour and we talk about the challenges of balancing a bricks-and-mortar store, a 7-figure direct to consumer ecomm business and building a personal brand@thelazyceo_podcast@melindarichelle@feather_sisters@mellysbeautyparlour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super quick TLDR in case you missed it, Airtasker is Australia’s largest marketplace for local services. In this part, we hear more about hustles Tim had to push through to get the business growing, how he achieved profitability and his leadership management. I in particular love his mantra of being okay with being uncomfortable!@thelazyceo_podcast@airtasker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I’m chatting with Tim Fung, the co-founder of Airtasker. If you’re lazy like me, you’ve used Airtasker a lot! Actually we do discuss on pod that it’s laziness, efficient and creative! Airtasker is Australia’s largest digital marketplace for local services. Airtasker achieved 6.7 million verified reviews of tasks completed across the platform and in 2022 achieved $44 million in revenue in 2022 with 40% year on year growth. Tim has been very busy in recent years, from going public 2021, acquiring one of their competitors OneFlare, who is #3 in the market and launching in the UK and US.We talk about the challenges that come with building a two-sided marketplace, how he achieved profitability (which is not that easy for a tech business, especially marketplaces), the challenges in today’s tougher economic environment and I especially love his startup story that led him to starting Airtasker. Honestly could’ve talked to Tim all day! @thelazyceo_podcast@airtasker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In case you missed, the last episode was the full interview with Tammy about how she built herself to be one of the biggest influencers in the world with almost 18 million followers and founded 2x 8-figure businesses Tammy Fit and Saski. A quick TLDR: Tammy launched Tammy Fit as a downloadable PDF which cost her $400 to make and it’s now a fitness and wellness app that’s had more than 3 million downloads and is a $38 million business. She then founded Saski, an activewear brand that’s had collections sell out in 90 seconds. @thelazyceo_podcast@tammyhembrow@saski@tammyfitapp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I chat with Tammy Hembrow, a multi-talented influencer turned entrepreneur that’s been on the cover of Forbes and in the AFR Young Rich List. In case you didn’t know, Tammy Hembrow is one of the biggest influencers in Australia with almost 18 million followers on Instagram!Tammy's entrepreneurial journey started with a $400 investment which turned into a $38 million thriving business Tammy Fit. What launched as a downloadable PDF, is now a health and wellness app that’s had more than 3 million downloads. In 2018, Tammy launched an activewear brand Saski. Saski’s had been worn by some of the biggest celebs like Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid, Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Richie & Madison Beer.. And is now also an 8-figure business. What an absolute powerhouse Tammy is! @thelazyceo_podcast@tammyhembrow@saski@tammyfitapp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Daniel, founder of LSKD and former motocross kid turned apparel entrepreneur. He recounts the brand’s grassroots BMX origins, the rebrand and product focus that fueled explosive DTC growth, scaling into US retail and experiential marketing like a branded tour bus. He also covers culture built on a 1% better every day mindset and the rituals that keep the business moving forward.