How technology helped Monk’s Chai founder John Anderson keep his purpose-driven, flavour-filled tea business on track during COVID. “I believe that having a connection to what we consume is foundational to having a good life,” says John Anderson, co-founder of Melbourne-based organic chai business, Monk’s Chai. So passionate is Anderson about this ethos, that he… Read more »
Leanne Haining and Scott Kelly met backpacking across Turkey in 1993. Little did they know this chance encounter would spawn a relationship and business that has lasted over twenty years. Urban Rituelle is a business whose mission is to create rituals that make people feel good while keeping the planet’s health at the forefront. Founded… Read more »
In a world where the wealthy are the powerful, too often there is a tendency to get caught up in the ‘necessary’ moral ambiguities it takes to become the next billionaire-Bezos. I founded We the Wild, a successful plant care brand, with a goal to create a business with philanthropy at its heart. It’s our… Read more »
Creativity and the intricacies of human behaviour have always gone hand in hand for Rosa Willis. Little wonder then her business, Crock’d, perfectly blends art, imagination and wellbeing. Rosa’s passion for the arts came at a very early age. The youngest of four girls, she tells Kochie’s Business Builders each sister was creative in their… Read more »
David King left behind a career as a lawyer to follow his passion for sugary treats. His Willy Wonka aspirations led him to open his small business, Sticky, a confectionery store based in Sydney’s The Rocks. The lolly business proved a sweet success but when COVID hit the business hard in 2020, an ingenious social… Read more »
Four years into our business journey, the sharks started circling – and we welcomed it. My co-founder and I were pleased to accept the opportunity to appear on Channel 10’s Shark Tank, the show where potential investors were the sharks and entrepreneurs the meat, writes Matej Varhalik, CEO and co-founder of SpeedFit. While our venture… Read more »
Penny’s Cheese Shop is a pocket-sized fromagerie in Sydney’s Potts Point that is customer-focused, fun-filled and makes the best cheese toasties in town. “I think I fell into cheese by accident. I remember shopping with my mum and choosing cheese at a local deli when I was young. I loved that we could taste things,… Read more »
The fitness industry was amongst the hardest hit during 2020, with shutdowns and restrictions severely hampering business and opportunities for growth. Despite this, many business owners used their ingenuity to adapt and thrive. We asked five giants from the industry to weigh on on their learnings and successes from the year that was… Tim West,… Read more »
Altina Drinks has plenty to celebrate over the holiday period after surviving a long and difficult year, but it won’t be the silly season. The family-run business that produces alcohol-free cocktails is on a mission to normalise celebrations, minus the expectation to drink alcohol. And it seems it’s catching on… Unlike many other small businesses… Read more »
Zenify is a profits-for-purpose business with two key brands: Zenify Pets and Zenify Earth. The company’s mission to help others is matched with the passions of their customers. Zenify donates products to support causes close to the hearts of people who buy Zenify’s products. “We’ve chosen this direction of our business because we want to… Read more »
When the publishing industry rejected children’s book authors Stu French and Teigan Margetts and their idea for books about the world’s big issues that inspire kids to create positive change, they decided to go it alone and launch their own publishing house, Ethicool books. The Melbourne-based husband and wife team produce illustrated children’s books for kids… Read more »
Great Wrap founder Jordy Kay had a dream to create a sustainable compostable cling wrap that could keep food fresh without the nasty plastic byproducts traditionally associated with food wrappers. An industry ripe for disruption A winemaker by trade, Jordy tells KBB he was tired of seeing the amount of plastic cling wrap being generated… Read more »
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