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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.

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How We Built Australia's 5th Fastest-Growing Company in 2.5 Years

December 03, 2025 • Harvey Rivers & Adam Powell • Episode 40

In this episode of Two Blokes One Business, we pull back the curtain on how we scaled HARWELL. from a $20K startup to $5.92M in revenue - earning the title of 5th fastest growing company in Australia on the 2025 AFR Fast 100 list.

You'll hear about the wins, the mistakes, and the lessons that got us here.

If you're an entrepreneur, business owner, or thinking of starting your own recruitment agency, this episode is packed with gold.

You’ll also hear about:

✅How the Australian Financial Review Fast 100 rankings work

✅The early days of HARWELL. - from spare room startup to national recognition

✅Building a business without external funding

✅Turning failures into fuel (like when we lost 6-figures)

✅Creating a scalable recruitment business model

✅Using SOPs, AI, and EOS to scale sustainably

✅How content, community, and playing the long game built our brand

✅Lessons for any entrepreneur growing a service-based business

Whether you're grinding solo or building a team, this is a must-listen if you want to grow a business the right way - with purpose, profit, and people at the core.

Key moments:

00:02:40 Fifth Fastest in Australia
00:06:00 The Numbers Behind Growth
00:13:00 Pure Energy Over Strategy
00:16:40 Disaster Month
00:23:00 High Ticket Advantage
00:27:00 Learning From Every Exit
00:32:00 Playing The Long Game
00:38:00 Building Your Brain First
00:46:20 Documenting The Harwell Way
01:00:00 Recruitment Agent Institute Launch

Listen now to discover the mindset, systems, and strategies behind one of Australia's fastest-growing companies.

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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/