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Two Blokes One Business
Two Blokes One Podcast is for Entrepreneurs who want to turn their big ideas into bigger results. Join your hosts Harvey Rivers and Adam Powell - two ex-pro footballers who built and scaled an award-winning recruitment agency (Harwell Consulting) in record time.
Each week, they bring you unfiltered conversations and insights with industry leaders, successful entrepreneurs, and performance experts - who share actionable strategies you can implement immediately to scale and optimise your business.
Whether you're dreaming of starting a business, in the early stages of your entrepreneurial journey, or scaling an existing company, you'll get practical insights on:
• Building high-performance teams
• Effective marketing & personal branding
• Sales systems that actually work
• Leadership, recruitment, & team management
• Cold outreach strategies
• Mindset & personal development
• Business growth tactics
Join the lads as they break down the exact blueprints, frameworks, and methods that transformed their startup into a thriving enterprise.
New episodes every week.
Follow now for actionable business insights from founders still in the trenches.
Two Blokes One Business
From Zero to $125k in 30 Days (The Founder Playbook)
You know that brutally honest mate who tells it like it is? That’s exactly what you’re getting in this unfiltered chat between HARWELL. founders Adam Powell and Harvey Rivers.
Join them as they dive into the gritty reality of building a startup business from scratch.
The lads also share their “hot takes” on the decisions that keep entrepreneurs up at night - from hiring and culture, to leadership and growth.
It's a real-time look at the challenges and contradictions every early-stage founder faces.
Key business questions covered:
✅Is company culture more important than salary when hiring top talent?
✅Should founders hire friends, or is that a recipe for disaster?
✅What is the most effective leadership style?
✅When should you fire fast, even if someone is performing on paper?
✅Is LinkedIn more powerful than your website when you're building your brand?
Adam & Harvey also reveal the cost of growth, how they handle toxic top performers, and why business leadership isn't about being the smartest person in the room.
They also explore:
👉The real ROI of team perks, culture-building retreats, and founder vulnerability
👉Why personal branding and authenticity matter more than polished websites
👉How values, identity, and lifestyle impact your ability to scale
👉The uncomfortable truth about replacing underperformers
👉How to scale a business without losing yourself in the process
Key Moments:
00:01:00 Hot Takes Introduction
00:02:20 Culture vs Salary
00:08:00 Company Culture Responsibility
00:12:00 ROI on Perks
00:16:00 Fire Fast Philosophy
00:20:40 Toxic Top Performers
00:22:20 Leadership and Likability
00:25:40 Founders Hiring Friends
00:30:00 Founder as Brand
00:34:00 LinkedIn vs Website
00:41:00 Rapid Fire Round
00:48:40 Business Hill to Die On
Whether you're a recruiter, consultant, startup founder, or just figuring out how to grow a business - this episode gives you a dose of truth and reality that you might need.
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👉Connect with us
https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast
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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.
HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.
Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.
👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business?
Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/