In Good Company

What if being a high performer isn't actually about doing more?This week, we're taking In Good Company out of the studio and into a live panel conversation hosted with our friends at Hub Australia, where we tackled a big question: is our obsession with doing more, achieving more and constantly being 'on' actually helping us perform at our best?Joining us are Kim Keedle, who's worked with elite athletes including Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri, Jim Plunkett, who brings years of experience in leadership and high-performance environments, and Sionainn Hayes, who offers a fascinating perspective on people, culture and the modern workplace.We cover a LOT of ground. From burnout, hustle culture and imposter syndrome to the impact of AI, navigating career setbacks and why sometimes the best thing you can do for your performance is take a step back.It's a refreshingly honest conversation about ambition, expectations, surrounding yourself with good people and figuring out what success actually looks like for you.Whether you're running a business, leading a team or just trying to keep all the plates spinning, there's plenty to take away from this one.A big thank you to Hub Australia for bringing us together, and to our brilliant panellists for sharing their experiences.Come hang with IGC: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

Ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes on Shark Tank? Or what happens when a PayPal disaster nearly sinks your business before it's even set sail? This week, we're joined by Chris Tabone, founder of Koda Sail, who's got a few stories to tell. And trust us, they're good ones.From starting out in graphic design to travelling the world, working as a Contiki tour guide and eventually launching his own sailing business 13 years ago, Chris has taken a pretty unconventional route to entrepreneurship.We chat about the very real highs and lows of building a business, including a PayPal crisis that almost brought the whole thing undone, what it's actually like pitching on Shark Tank, and why sometimes the best opportunities come from stepping well outside your comfort zone.Plus, Chris shares his surprisingly simple time-management tricks (including a very committed relationship with Siri), lessons learned along the way, and why, after all these years, European summers still haven't lost their appeal.Business lessons, behind-the-scenes stories and a healthy dose of European summer envy. What's not to love? Check out the Koda Sail website: https://www.kodasail.com/ Watch Chris’ Sharktank episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hiyai5CDLo&t=18s Come hang with IGC: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

This week we’re chatting with Em’s personal trainer, nutritionist, personal hype woman and tech entrepreneur, Sammi Szalinski!After years dedicated to ballet, an injury forced Sammi to take a different path. Now, she’s on a mission to shake up the health and fitness industry with Complete Coach, an AI-powered platform helping coaches spend less time on admin and more time doing what they do best: working with people.We get into work boundaries (and actually sticking to them), why AI isn’t coming for your job just yet, and what happens when years of frustration turn into a business of your own.Plus, we talk avoiding burnout, backing yourself and setting goals that feel just a little bit scary. Because if there’s one thing we love at IGC, it’s a good reminder to back yourself and go after the thing.There’s plenty to take away from this one, so tune in and get inspired to think bigger!Come hang with IGC:https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

This week, we're joined by sports fandom consultant, IGC member and all-round good human, Tom Meredith!After years working in sports marketing, Tom decided to back himself and go out on his own, launching PLYMKR in December. His mission? Helping agencies, brands and sporting organisations connect with fans in ways that actually mean something.But starting a business is about more than having a great idea and a fancy new email signature. Especially when you're also juggling life with a young family.We chat about the realities of making the leap into self-employment, why your network might just be your biggest business asset, and what happens when you start turning years of experience into something of your own.Tom also shares some brilliant behind-the-scenes stories, standout campaigns and genuinely useful advice for anyone who's recently taken the plunge (or is thinking about it).Good people, good stories and plenty of good stuff to take away. You know the drill.Check out Tom's work:https://thomasrhysmeredith.com/Come hang with IGC:https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

We've spent the last couple of weeks looking back on our first year in business. The wins, the lessons, the pivots (all six of them). But enough reminiscing. It's time to look forward.This week, we're turning our attention to Year Two of In Good Company. We're talking about what we're most excited about, what's changing, and what's next. Think a new platform, a fresh approach to events, and some pretty big plans.We're also sharing our unfiltered thoughts on business clubs, toxic hustle culture, and what we actually want to build. Plus, a few ambitious (possibly delusional) goals for the next 12 months.Consider this episode our unofficial business plan. Part strategy, part manifestation, and very much subject to change. Because if Year One taught us anything, it's that building a business rarely goes exactly to plan. Come hang with us: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

We've had 21 brilliant guests on the podcast, and they've given us far too much good advice to keep to ourselves. So we've pulled the best of it into one episode.We cover taking the leap and backing yourself, the money conversations nobody warns you about, finding the right people, and actually looking after yourself along the way. It's the stuff we wish we'd heard on day one. Titus O'Reily explains why you should have faith in how bad everyone else is, Sally Capp AO makes the case for just making a decision, Nick Maxwell shares the best advice he's ever been given, and there's plenty more.If you're building something on your own and wondering whether you're doing it right, you're in good company. Everyone in this episode has felt that too.Featuring: Ashlea Caygill, Becky McCullock, Broden Kelly, Debbie Hill, Geordie Miles, Gracen Hawks, Jo Marshall, Laura Pitt, Maddie Edwards, Matt Spangher, Natalie Colton, Nick Maxwell, Paddy Quay, Sally Capp AO, Sionainn Hayes, Sophia Anderson, Stephen Deeble, Steve Tabone, Titus O'Reily and Tom Robertson.

It's our birthday! One year ago today the first episode of In Good Company went live, so we're doing something we're famously bad at: stopping to look back. We go from footy-club acquaintances to a 37-day LinkedIn reply to naming a business 24 hours after one coffee (RIP "Sauced"). Then it gets real - the money worry that nearly stopped one of us before we'd even started, what happens when two business partners are in completely different seasons of life, and why the hard conversations are the ones that actually hold a partnership together. Plus the honest numbers: 44 episodes, more pivots than we'd like to admit, events that didn't land the way we expected, and no, we're not at break-even yet. If you've ever wondered whether you're "doing business right", pull up a chair. You're in good company.Connect with IGC: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

Christina Zigouras has been a bank teller, an English teacher in Japan, a bookkeeper in her family’s concrete business, a building designer, a TAFE teacher, a board director, and she is now running as an independent candidate in the Victorian state election. She will tell you she simply changed her mind a lot. What she actually did was build a career out of going and learning whatever she did not know yet.In this episode she talks about the family business she knew she could not stay in, the co-op she started with two other women when they were all sick of working from home, why the industry she trained people for still cannot register them, and what churches taught her about getting a room full of people to agree on something. There is also a high school t-shirt story you will want to be sitting down for.Worth a listen if your own path looks messy from the outside.

Tom Robertson joined us fresh from Commonwealth Games Australia headquarters in Glasgow, just hours after wrapping up his contract as their social media lead - but his path there has been anything but straightforward.What started with a weekend shooting content at a Melbourne athletics meet quickly turned into a call from Puma, and before long, V1 Studios - with two staff within eight weeks and clients like Kathmandu, Golf Australia and Strong Pilates. Tom is incredibly open about what came next too: becoming a dad, a business partnership ending days later, experiencing psychosis and being admitted to hospital, before ultimately deciding to close the business and put his health first.It’s a conversation about ambition, identity, mental health, starting again and all the practical stuff nobody warns you about when you work for yourself. Including tax.Content Warning: This episode discusses mental health experiences - including psychosis, being admitted to hospital, and episodes of mania. Listen with care, or skip this episode if it’s not for you.Referenced in this episodeChris Williamson - the "make it until you believe it" reframe of fake it til you make itGrace Beverley - on why the same advice lands differently depending on who says itJordan Dawson - Most Courageous Player acceptance speech, Australian Football Awards"It ain't weak to speak" - the mental health message Tom returns to as his taglineConnect with Tomhttps://www.instagram.com/tomcrobertson/Connect with IGC⁠https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/⁠LifelinePhone: 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention)Text: 0477 13 11 14 (6 PM – midnight AEST)Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/Beyond BluePhone: 1300 22 4636 (24/7 mental health counseling and support)Website: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/Immediate EmergencyIf you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call Triple Zero (000).

This week, we sit down with Sionainn Hayes, founder of SHE HR - a boutique HR firm built around a simple philosophy: people matter. Five years into running a business she once swore she’d never start, Sionainn gets refreshingly honest about what she’s learned along the way - from delegating before she felt she could “afford” to, to realising that being great at your job doesn’t automatically make you great at leading others. We talk hiring out of desperation versus hiring with intention, radical candour, answering emails while in labour (would not recommend), and learning to measure success by more than how much you can personally carry. At the heart of it all is a pretty simple reminder: take care of your people and they’ll take care of your business. And yes, that includes you.Connect with Sionainn & SHE HR ConsultingWebsite: https://shehrconsulting.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shehrconsulting/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sionainnhayes/References Radical Candor by Kim Scott - https://www.radicalcandor.comConnect with IGC - https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/