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Two Blokes One Business
Two Blokes One Business is a weekly business podcast for entrepreneurs, founders, recruiters, and aspiring business owners who want real lessons on starting, growing, and scaling a business.
Hosted by Harvey Rivers and Adam Powell, two ex-professional footballers who built HARWELL., a specialist recruitment agency that generated $1.25M in year one, $6M in year two, and ranked #5 on the Australian Financial Review's Top 100 Fast Starters.
Every episode digs into what it actually takes to build, lead, and grow a company - including the decisions that paid off, the ones that didn't, and everything in between.
In solo episodes, Harvey and Adam break down the lessons, mistakes, and strategies they wish someone had told them three years ago when they were starting out.
In guest episodes, they sit down for candid conversations with Australia's top entrepreneurs, leaders, and world-class performance experts - to unpack what actually drives success in business and life.
If you want practical insights on building a business, scaling a company, and making smarter moves as an entrepreneur, this is the podcast for you.
New episodes published every week - subscribe now to level up your business journey
Connect with the Harwell. team:
https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.harwell.au/
Two Blokes One Business
The 3 Hidden Fears Behind Every "Successful" Man | Carlo Chincarini
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Many men in business, leadership, and high-performance environments use success as a mask.
Sure, the money, status, discipline, and results look impressive from the outside. But underneath is people-pleasing, comparison, anxiety, and a self-worth problem that no achievement can fix.
In this episode, we sit down with Carlo Chincarini (Aka The Kingmaker) to explore what it really means to build self-worth, confidence, and authentic masculine leadership from the inside out.
This conversation goes deep into the hidden struggles many men face behind success: such as people-pleasing, approval-seeking, toxic shame, comparison, self-doubt, burnout, emotional suppression, and the pressure to always achieve more.
Carlo shares his personal journey - from growing up in Italy without a biological father to struggling with self-worth and body confidence. Then, eventually, discovering the deeper work that now helps men break free from “nice guy syndrome” and become powerful, grounded leaders.
In this episode, we cover:
👉The difference between real confidence and pretending to be confident
👉Why so many men outsource their self-worth to success, status, money, and results
👉How “nice guy syndrome” shows up in business, leadership, relationships, and life
👉The link between people-pleasing, approval-seeking, toxic shame, and fear of rejection
👉Why high performers often achieve more but still feel like they are not enough
👉How business becomes one of the greatest personal development journeys
👉Why masculine leadership requires vulnerability, self-awareness, and emotional honesty
👉How to stop comparing yourself to others and take your power back
Key moments:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:20 Genuine king vs pretender
00:05:00 Starting business at 18
00:07:40 The mask leaders wear
00:15:00 Personal purpose beats business purpose
00:22:40 Breaking nice guy syndrome
00:26:00 Three fears that run men
00:35:20 What do you really want
00:47:00 Character over goals
00:51:40 The comparison trap
00:56:20 Put yourself first today
00:58:00 Confidence is self-trust
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Connect with Carlo
https://www.instagram.com/thekingmakercoaching/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlochincarini/
https://www.thekingmaker.com.au/
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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/