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Nik Cree

Founder & CEO: SmashGo

Derek Morgan

Founder: Referral Marketing Ideas

Russell Pearson

Founder: Forge Business Program

Charles Barnard

Founder: The Growth Engineer

Benn Probett

Regional Manager:

ScaleUp Technologies

Anna Shepherd

Director -Meerkat Creative

Vince Marinelli

Consultant

Dan Blair

Managing Director - LTV Partners

Boris Biskupic

Founder: Biskupic

Josie & David Fisher

Business Exit & Beyond

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Our Guests

Dan Blair

I started in corporate finance & law in New Zealand, sharpened my craft in London’s telco/tech industry during the dot-com era, and have since been able to lead strategy, M&A, and investment banking before founding LTV Partners to build long-term value for founders.
Ever since, I’ve been able to make mid-market businesses investment-ready and execute capital events with clear strategy-execution plans, including some cool stuff like:

Work through the dot-com collapse, lessons from WorldCom/Global Crossing era, and decades advising mid-market CEOs.

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Russell Pearson

I started in graphic design and advertising, grew a multi-award-winning brand agency (Crimson Fox), and have since been able to work across 276 industries and transition from agency owner to the “consultant’s consultant.” Ever since, I’ve been able to help experts package their value, niche with confidence, and win retainers—including some cool stuff like:

a client adding $350k in six months from 9 retainers, a Hall of Fame recognition with Professional Speakers Australia, and programs like The Consulting Guild and the Forge Business Program.

20+ years in marketing & growth, host of Your Consulting Business Podcast, former agency leader (team of 12), 4-day workweek advocate.

outcomes-first strategy, clear offers, and practical positioning that help consultants get clients, keep clients, and love the business they’ve built.

Anna Shepherd

I started Meerkat Creative in 2020 as a video-first shop and have since been able to grow it into a full-service media agency delivering end-to-end content, design, and media rollouts for founders who need their brands to look as good as they perform. Ever since, I’ve been able to blend raw authenticity with polished production—and use the “AI sandwich” (human → AI → human)—to help clients stay consistent, look credible, and become exit-ready with systems and assets that survive without them.

Including some cool stuff like:

Built Meerkat from solo operator to multi-discipline studio; trusted network of specialists across video, design, photo, and media; known for authentic content that converts and simple systems that scale.

brand + website refreshes, story-driven company films, founder phone-video playbooks, and buyer-friendly pitch decks that make it easy to say “yes.”

Projects delivered across video, design, photo, and media; created SOPs, vendor benches, and content calendars that reduce owner-dependence; advocate of human-led AI for speed without losing voice

Derrek Morgan

I started in financial services and enterprise tech sales, and have since been able to build pipelines across multiple industries by systemising referral partnerships—not just relying on word-of-mouth. Ever since, I’ve been able to help founders replace noisy outbound and expensive ads with predictable, partner-led growth, including some cool stuff like:

architecting partner programs, eliminating referral leakage, and turning neglected relationships into eight-figure deals (true story: $44M in six months after two coffees)

30+ years in sales, business development, and go-to-market; creator of the Referral Marketing Formula; founder of Referral Marketing Ideas (strategy) and referit.ai (private partner network platform).

Built referral ecosystems for startups, scale-ups, and enterprises across FS, tech, and services; specialize in partner offers that align to a partner’s core goals (value beyond commissions), standardized referral workflows, and network effects you can actually measure.

Nik Cree!

I started my first company in the late ’90s, sold it, and have since been able to build websites and marketing systems that make growth feel simple—even with AI in the mix.
Ever since, I’ve been able to help founders move from “best-kept secret” to “in-demand” by asking better questions, turning videos into SOPs, and using AI as a tool (not the answer), including some cool stuff like:

15+ years running a web agency; early adopter of online marketing; weekly live show host sharing practical tactics.

Dozens of sites and campaigns shipped; active educator on LinkedIn; frameworks for SEO-for-AI, topic mining, and 10-minute daily visibility.

Clients replacing guesswork with systems; content that sounds like them; faster SOP creation (minutes, not weeks); pipelines filled without burning out.

Hey, I'm Charles Barnard!

I started as a mechanical/manufacturing engineer, rose through Coca-Cola across the Middle East & North Africa, and have since been able to build, buy, and consult across multiple industries and countries—including a bruising pre-GFC acquisition that taught me exactly what not to do. Ever since I’ve been able to help owners turn fragile, founder-dependent operations into scalable, saleable companies—without burning out— including some cool stuff like: business turnarounds, cash & constraint mapping, founder time-reallocation to $10k hours, and exit-ready operating rhythms.

Engineer (BEng), MBA, Master of Business Coaching (UOW), Certified Exit Planner (Exit Alliance). Led large-scale ops (Coca-Cola), built property projects, and coached SMEs from crisis to growth in AU & Africa.

25+ years across engineering, operations, and advisory; work in Algeria→Pakistan corridor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Australia; specialty in turnarounds, due-diligence readiness, and leadership/delegation systems. Author of “Forged: A Family, a Fabricator and a Fight for the Future.”

Reduced owner bottlenecks, installed weekly Champagne Planning, lifted margin & cash conversion, and positioned businesses for higher multiples by making them run without the founder. My mission: help entrepreneurs escape entrepreneurial poverty and exit on their terms.

Benn Probett

I started as a field technician (deep Linux roots), moved through projects, engineering and pre-sales, and have since been able to lead integration and delivery for MSPs/SIs and mid-market teams—tying people, process, and platforms together across cloud and on-prem. Ever since, I’ve been able to help owners make their stack secure, compliant and buyable—including some cool stuff like:

Boris Biskupic

I started in real estate back in 1999, moved into mortgage broking for 16 years, and have since been able to guide investors with independent, numbers-first strategies that align portfolios to real-life goals. Ever since, I’ve been able to translate market noise into clear plans using property-specific risk profiling and “trigger-point” roadmaps (if X happens, then we do Y)—including some cool stuff like:

helping a client unencumber their family home and hold three investments, fixing cash flow via finance restructuring and smart renos, and avoiding costly timeline traps by planning to conditions—not calendars.

20+ years across sales, lending, and strategy; creator of a risk profile for property; known for independent portfolio planning and collaboration with trusted specialists (buyer’s agents, brokers, PMs, planners).

Clients achieve clear why’s, cash-flow stability, and exit-ready positions (transferable, sellable, or keepable). I’ve helped investors hold through plateaus, act decisively at trigger points, and protect long-term goals without hype.

Vince Marinelli

40+ years in the door industry; partnerships with major brands (e.g., Merlin); private-label remote line engineered to spec for low failure rates; built a resilient reseller network.

Scaled from solo operator to multi-crew operation in 3 weeks; transitioned to wholesale with ~35% price advantage vs. big brands while maintaining reliability; business sold in 2 weeks via broker thanks to clean books, loyal channels, and SOPs.

Successful family involvement and handover; proof that preparing from age ~55, promoting your results, and keeping quality high makes a company irresistible to buyers—and gives you the freedom to enjoy the “beyond” (travel, health, and time with family).