The Lazy CEO Podcast with Jane Lu

This week on The Lazy CEO, Jane is joined by the founder of Hairification, Jordan Mylius. Hairification has hit $20 million in turnover in just three years and expanded into some of the biggest retailers across Australia and overseas.

But getting onto retail shelves is only half the battle. The real challenge is proving your product works, staying ranged and turning that first retail opportunity into serious growth.

In this episode, we get into:
What retailers actually look at once your product is on the shelves, and what good sell-through really looks like.
How quickly retailers decide whether a product is working and what can make or break your relationship with them.
The hidden costs of major retail that founders often don't see coming.
Listen to Jordan's founder story - Hairification: How Jordan Mylius Sold His Brand Nationwide Before Having a Product

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This week on The Lazy CEO, Jane is joined by Renata Black, co-founder and CEO of EBY, the performance intimates brand that's grown from $10 million to $75 million in revenue in just 3 years, while competing against some of the biggest names in the industry.

What makes Renata's story so compelling is that this wasn't an overnight success. She spent years refining the business, received 436 investor nos, nearly lost the company, and even put her family's life savings on the line before everything finally clicked.

In this episode, we get into:
Why the founders who make it aren't always the smartest, but the ones who can endure the most pain.
How Renata built a category-defining product by obsessing over customer problems.
Why she believes innovation is what separates market leaders from everyone else.
The storytelling behind EBY's sold-out launches and the marketing strategy that's helped the brand stand out in a crowded category.
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In this episode of Help My Small Business, Jane is joined by Gabrielle Requena, founder of Wrinkles Schminkles, to review Shay’s family-run Sydney salon, Blossom Hair and Beauty.

After rebranding from The Bridal Bar, Shay wants to attract more customers beyond the bridal market - but she’s struggling to shift how locals see the business. Jane and Gabrielle unpack how to make Blossom stand out, attract more busy mums and get the business in front of the right customers online.

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This week's episode is a proper debrief with Jane on everything that's been happening lately, both in business and behind the scenes.Jane goes down memory lane, reflecting on where Showpo started, how far the business has come and what it feels like to now be sitting in her 11th office.

She also chats through her new social strategy, what's changing about the way she's approaching content and why she's thinking differently about her personal brand.

And on the personal side, Jane gets into what's next for her, what growth looks like on the other side of 40 and the things she's thinking about as she heads into this next chapter.

Episodes mentioned: #141 Dr. Mathen’s Health Playbook for High Performers and What Most CEOs Get Wrong

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This week on The Lazy CEO, Jane is joined by Gabrielle Requena, founder of Wrinkles Schminkles, the beauty brand behind the reusable medical-grade silicone wrinkle patches that pioneered an entirely new skincare category. Gabrielle launched the business in 2014 with one hero product, bootstrapped it from day one, grew it to $20 million in annual revenue, expanded into 22 countries, and after 12 years, successfully exited the business.

In this episode, we get into:
What it was really like to be on Shark Tank, and the rejection that followed.
The TikTok that generated $11M in sales!
The actual cost of selling your business: the physical, mental and emotional toll.
What life is like post-exit.
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