Startup Season with Matt Spangher

Startup Season with Matt Spangher

Three kids under five, a full-time footy job, and a startup on the side. Former Hawks premiership player Matt Spangher joins us fresh off welcoming baby number three to talk about Pocket Mentor - an app born from the very unglamorous realisation that busy people don't have time to find real mentors.  We get into the actual mess of building something new: an accelerator that oversold itself, a developer pivot, and genuinely agonising over whether the name needed a hyphen (it didn't). Matt's honest about the parts nobody posts about — the doubt, the hiccups, the fact that growth in footy and business is never linear. The takeaway: find someone to be in the trenches with you, say your goals out loud, and let ‘this too shall pass’ do some heavy lifting. Check out Pocket Mentor: https://pocketmentor.com/ [https://pocketmentor.com/] Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mspangher/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mspangher/] Connect with IGC: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

The Business of Content Creation with Maddie Edwards

This week on the In Good Company podcast we're talking business with Maddie Edwards — content creator, skin-positivity advocate, and the sole trader running her own one-woman content empire. We get into what actually goes into building "content creation" as a real business: the $100-a-week budget she saved before anyone paid her a cent, the unglamourous sides of being an influencer, and the invisible negotiation she and her partner had to have once they were both self-employed with a baby in the mix. It's part money talk, part mindset, and a genuinely honest look at what it takes to build an income around your face, your voice, and your boundaries.  Connect with Maddie: https://www.instagram.com/madeleineedwards/ Connect with IGC: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/

Ego, Athletes & Making It Up As You Go with Paddy Quay

Paddy Quay left Collingwood Football Club with a camera, a good eye for opportunity, and what he calls "a little ego" — and somehow turned that into one of the most interesting content businesses in Australian sport. In this ep we get into the exact moment Paddy saw the gap (spoiler: it involved an athlete getting paid thousands for a brand deal he couldn't execute himself), the chaotic art of pricing when you're literally just throwing numbers out there, and why a bedroom corner next to a PlayStation is a terrible substitute for an office. We also get into his Scott Pendlebury YouTube partnership, a Red Bull trip to the Azores, and why consistency will always beat perfection. If you're building something solo and wondering if you're doing it right — this one's for you. Spoiler: no one really knows. And that's fine. https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/ [https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/]

The Importance of Self Leadership with Nick Maxwell

Nick Maxwell captained Collingwood to a premiership. He also had no idea he was a leader until his teammates sat him down and told him.  We talk about what it actually takes to lead when the structure disappears, why the "I'll just do it myself" habit is the quiet killer of growth, and the one piece of advice that changed how Nick makes decisions under pressure. He's honest about the failures of building Eclat, the mess of managing people across generations, and what 20 years in elite sport teaches you about showing up the same way every single day. Turns out leadership isn't that different whether you're on the MCG or running a business solo. Connect with IGC: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/ [https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/]

Firsts, Failures and Figuring It Out with Sally Capp AO

Sally Capp has had one of those careers that makes you feel exhausted and inspired at the same time. From lawyer to venture capital founder, to the first directly elected female Lord Mayor of Melbourne (through a pandemic, no less), to startup investor - she's done it all with what she calls a "have a go" attitude. In this interview, we get into the stuff nobody puts in their bio: the investment pitches that kept getting knocked back, the anxiety you feel taking on a new challenge, and why her Israeli investor friend asked her for a slide deck of her five best failures. Sally's big message? Make a decision. And if it's wrong - make another one. This is the kind of conversation that'll make you stop overthinking and start moving. Connect with Sally: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallycapp/ [https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/] Connect with IGC: https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/ [https://linktr.ee/youreingoodcompany/]