Chew the Fat

Prison at 16. Millionaire at 27. $127M net worth today. Dan Martell reveals how a computer in rehab saved his life and why your trauma is your greatest business asset.
Dan Martell is a serial tech entrepreneur who built and sold three software companies by age 30. He is the founder of SaaS Academy, angel investor in over 50 startups, and author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book, 'Buy Back Your Time'. 
He explains:
◼ How a computer in rehab at 17 saved him from a life of crime and addiction
◼ How to cold call your way to your first million using just your phone and AI automation
◼ The exact 5 hires you need to scale from $0 to $2M (the Replacement Ladder)
◼ Why your worst trauma sits right next to your life's purpose
◼ How he starts a new company every month at Martell Ventures
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She sold over 100k books, built a global investing community (10M+ podcast downloads), and helps women control their money in a world that told them not to.
Simran Kaur is the founder of Girls That Invest, one of the world’s largest financial education platforms for women, with listeners across 190 countries. From reading The Intelligent Investor and thinking “there has to be an easier way,” to selling out international book tours in New York and London, she’s turned financial empowerment into a movement.
In this episode of Chew the Fat, Simran shares how she built a business that earns in USD from New Zealand, how she turned her trauma-driven need for security into her mission, and why her desire for money was never about luxury - it was about freedom.

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.

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.

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.