Joe Aston joins Live to talk Qantas, the L1-Platinum Takeover and James Hardie, Catapult Rockets, Interest Rates, the Power of Great Customer Service and Adir’s McDonald’s Incident
The guys are joined by Joe Aston to chat about Qantas, L1, James Hardie, and the growth of Rampart, Catapult’s incredible run continues while Adam encourages Adir to start looking for private jets, the RBA’s foolish decision to prematurely slash interest rates, why great customer service is so important and Adir’s McDonald’s mishap.00:00 - Episode 10002:25 - Catapult12:15 - Adir's Question20:23 - Great Customer Service28.45 - Adir at McDonalds32:45 - Interest Rates42:50 - Joe Aston in Studio with Adam & AdirThis Week's Sponsor:Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.auVanta: www.vanta.com/contrariansThanks for listening!Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcastSubscribe on YouTube for all our video content: https://https://www.youtube.com/@ContrariansPodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contrarianspodFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@contrarianspod
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Ask Us Anything: The most important data points for business + Can AI be a financial planner!?
00:00 - Medicinal cannabis + MDMA04:55 - Can AI be a financial planner?13:32 - Most important company data pointsToday's Sponsors:Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians
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World’s Biggest Travel Businesses, DoorDash Goes Large, HotDoc’s Missing Dance Partner and the guys speak to EatClub Founder Pan Koutlakis
The guys discuss the world’s most profitable travel businesses, DoorDash’s big week as it buys Deliveroo and Seven Rooms, HotDoc’s ambitious IPO plans and the guys speak exclusively to EatClub Founder Pan Koutlakis after his $18.7m raise00:00 - Intro15:40 - Grand Prix Headline22:50 - Ubisoft, Massive and Gaming34:34 - Most profitable travel businesses40:00 - Customer service at LE1:01:00 - Pan from EatClub1:23:35 - HotDocAdir's Books:The Dream Architects by David PolfeldtThis week's sponsors:Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au Telstra: www.telstra.com.au/tbtc Vanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians
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Ask Us Anything: Managing Work Travel with Family Commitments + Adam's Property Solution
00:00 - Manage work travel09:30 - Property tax vs. Income tax16:19 - DigiCo IPO discussionToday's Sponsors:Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrariansMighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians
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Mecca’s Loyalty Win, Tony’s Chocolonely, Waymo, Pet Circle Struggles, Netflix and Would You Have Dinner with Warren Buffett?
The guys discuss the rise and rise of Mecca, the incredible story of Teun van de Keuken and Tony’s Chocolonely, will Waymo win self driving, Pet Circle’s horror losses continue to mount, how Netflix brought back the doco and the guys argue about just how great Warren Buffett is.00:00 - Mecca, Mother's Day and Loyalty Programs21:50 - AI Chat36:11 - Tony's Chocolonely45:00 - Netflix and the Growth of Docos47:17 - Pet Circle58:40 - Warren Buffet's RetirementNetwealth: www.netwealth.com.auTelstra: www.telstra.com.au/tbtcVanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians
Get the fearless truth about start-ups and corporate Australia from guys that give you the hard facts, not the company line. Hear Luxury Escapes co-founder Adam Schwab and Catapult Sports Exec Chairman Adir Shiffman provide the inside word on the biggest stories in business with a contrarian take from the guys who sit on both sides of the table. New episodes dropping weekly.