How To Make $850M Selling Wearable Blankets Before 30! 6 Failed Businesses to Shark Tank Investor! Davie Fogarty

He started with $500 at 21, built two companies worth $100M+ combined, and still lives in the same small apartment he did when they made their first $6M.Izzy Whitley is the founder of Auckland Labour Hire and co-founder of Fitout Solutions that together bring in over $100M in annual revenue across New Zealand and Australia. He started out after being put on academic leave for flunking all his exams, as a 21 year old with $500. Now he runs one of New Zealand’s largest labour companies. He also opened up about turning his neurodivergence into a superpower for working 18 hour days, why he never longs for work-life balance even though it is something he wants to provide for the people around him and why he makes weekly exercise a non-negotiable for everyone that works for him.

16 Okt 51min

She built a $100M+ global fashion empire from her parents’ garage, hid her business from her immigrant parents for two years, and is now a Shark on Shark Tank Australia.Jane Lu is the founder of Showpo, one of Australia’s most successful e-commerce brands with over 100 employees worldwide. But the journey started with a secret: quitting her secure job at KPMG, pretending to catch the bus to work in a corporate suit every day, and building an online store at the height of the GFC.In this episode of Chew the Fat, Jane shares how Showpo went from $60K to $1M run rate in five months, the reality of scaling past $100M, and why building a personal brand has become her ultimate moat. She also opens up about becoming risk-averse after kids, why she thinks Gen Z might be the most ambitious generation yet, and the proudest moment of her career: buying her parents their first new car and paying off their mortgage.

8 Okt 44min

She’s queen of a $300M food empire including Boost Juice and Betty’s Burgers. But she went to a school known only for their yard fights and teen pregnancies. Here is why she wouldn’t change a thing.Janine Allis is the founder of Boost and chair of Retail Zoo. With zero business experience, she opened 100 stores in four years, became a household name on Shark Tank, and has just gone back on Survivor at 60 years old after placing 6th in 2019.In this episode of Chew the Fat, Janine reveals how to turn customers that hate you into raving fans, why you never learn from success (but rather from failure) and how to spot entitled victims and blamers before they infect your team.

8 Sep 55min

She built a $22M skincare brand with a team of 26 marketers and hundreds of TikTok micro-influencers. But then she found a multi-million dollar gap in the hair growth market.Rachael Wilde is the co-founder of TBH Skincare and hair growth brand, Bouf. Not only has Bouf partnered with Indie Clinton, they also achieved $500K+ in revenue in the first week of launch.In this episode of Chew the Fat, Rachael reveals her bet on Bouf after being told no by her CEO, the marketing playbook that turned creators into a movement, and what it’s really like restructuring a 37-person team overnight.

25 Aug 47min

He built 19 companies, runs a $100M+ business today, has 3.6M followers across platforms and now asks strangers on the street: ‘What’s your dream?’.Simon Squibb is on a mission to fix the education system. Instead of politics, he’s taken it to the streets and onto TikTok, building one of the world’s largest platforms for inspiring people to follow their dreams. His videos have reached hundreds of millions, sparked thousands to quit making excuses, and led to HelpBnk - a platform connecting people who need help with people willing to give it.In this episode of Chew the Fat, Simon shares why the “90% of businesses fail” stat is a scary lie, why he homeschools his kid (and what people get wrong about homeschooling), and how “for-profit for good” companies will beat traditional charities and corporations that try to please Trump in the next decade.https://whatsyourdream.com.au/?ls=WYD25-chewthefat

18 Aug 1h

This is an emergency debate on the best way to get rich in 2025... real estate or business? $25M+ property portfolio owner vs the $560M co-founder of Eucalyptus went head to head.Jack Henderson built a $25M+ property portfolio by the age of 27 and now runs a 120 employee property buyers agency. Charlie Gearside co-founded Eucalyptus, a healthtech company valued at over $560M. Both have made a lot of money, but they disagree with the method to get rich in 2025.In this episode of Chew the Fat, Jack and Charlie go head-to-head on: - Why most people suck at business (and should stick to houses) - Why property is making Australia dumber - The reason our tax system punishes entrepreneurs - And what actually holds people back: mortgages, culture, or fearThis is the real conversation about wealth, risk, and what Australia needs moving forward.

4 Aug 55min

He built a multiple apps that hit #1 on the App Store, raised $37M by 28, and now runs one of the fastest-growing AI agent companies in the world.Jacky Koh is the co-founder and CEO of Relevance AI, which makes the deployment of AI agents available to everyone and are used by Canva, Asahi and Autodesk and more. He explained how he deploys 200,000 AI agents a month, taught himself economics by playing the game ‘MapleStory’ and why the real job risk isn’t AI, but rather people who know how to use it.Follow my journey: Website: www.eatwithpurpose.net Instagram: ⁠frankgreeff_ ⁠ Youtube: ⁠@ChewTheFatPod

28 Jul 49min