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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
Do You Need a Degree To Be A Successful Entrepreneur? Our Honest Answer
The university vs real-world debate has a clear winner, right? Nope! It doesn't.
This episode digs into whether formal education or street-smart hustle builds better entrepreneurs.
From football dreams to full-time business owners on the Gold Coast, we share our completely different journeys - one of us with a degree, the other without.
What lessons did we learn?
What failures did we face?
And most importantly, do you really need a degree to become a successful entrepreneur?
Whether you’re 18 and wondering what’s next, stuck in a job you hate, or ready to go all-in on your own business, you’ll discover:
✅ What university actually gives you (and what it doesn’t)
✅ The skills real life teaches that uni can’t
✅ The mindset you need to make it as an entrepreneur
✅ How to build confidence, resilience, and a business without formal qualifications
✅ The cost of not learning in 2025 (hint: it's more than student debt)
✅ What we’d do differently if we were 18 again
If you're questioning the education system, your career path, or your ability to “make it” without a degree, this one’s for you.
Key Moments
00:06:20 Moving to Australia
00:14:40 Learning Resilience Through Shit Jobs
00:23:40 The Degree Debate
00:27:00 Which Path Builds More Confidence
00:32:40 Network and Opportunity
00:43:00 University Dropout Statistics
00:49:20 Teaching Kids Real Business Early
00:58:00 Do You Really Need a Degree
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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/