She's Taking Over - with Jenna Davies

He worked 92-hour weeks in construction to fund his dream.
DM’d 1,000 strangers and raised €60k in 7 days.
Launched a beauty app with no tech background.
Lost it all. Rebuilt. And now?
He's raised again and GlamUare is live, funded, and shipping features every 2 weeks.

Sean MacAdams is not your typical tech founder and GlamUare is not your typical beauty platform.
In this episode, we go deep on Sean’s wild journey: from almost dropping out of high school to pitching investors in Saudi Arabia, managing a 30,000+ women’s community in Bondi, and building a beauty-tech platform that’s making real impact.

He didn’t come from money.
He didn’t have a cofounder.
He didn’t even code.
But what he did have was a relentless work ethic, a community-first vision, and the nerve to keep showing up.

What You’ll Learn:
How Sean raised €60k in a week by DMing strangers with no pitch deck
What happened when his first launch fell apart 24 hours before go-live
The painful lessons from giving away equity too early and how he bought it back
How he worked 92-hour weeks in construction to keep the dream alive
Why he turned down Saudi investment (and what misaligned money almost cost him)
What makes GlamUare different from every other booking app in beauty
How he’s scaling now: fresh funding, bi-weekly feature drops, and go-to-market underway
The community monetisation playbook behind Bondi Beach Babes, no ads, 30K+ members

This Episode Is For:
Founders building from scratch with no fancy background
Non-technical tech founders who’ve hit brick walls with dev teams
Creators and coaches trying to monetise community the right way
Anyone who's ready to hear what building really takes

Follow Sean + Explore GlamUare:
GlamUare App: glamuare.com
Sean on Instagram: @sean_mac_adams

If you believe in grit over degrees, vision over validation, and community over hype, this episode is for you.
Share it. Tag @sean_mac_adams. Let people know what’s coming.
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What does it take to build a category-leading company, exit, and then choose to do it all again… but on a bigger stage?

In this episode, I sit down with Frank Greeff, co-founder of Realbase (acquired by Domain) and now building Kinso, to unpack how he thinks, hires, communicates and builds momentum. This is a candid look at the systems, standards and decisions behind scaling companies, attracting exceptional talent and using personal brand as a genuine growth engine.

We talk through:
Why he interviewed 110 engineers to hire five
How founder-led content generated 11,000+ waitlist sign-ups
What actually creates culture (and what kills it instantly)
How to attract A-players without diluting standards
Why teams only perform when they’re energised, not micromanaged
Designing a life that supports ambition: family, fitness and focus
The skills his kids will need in an AI-dominant world

Core ideas:
Hiring is a benchmark game, not a box-ticking exercise
Standards shape culture and they slip fast if you let them
Personal brand multiplies distribution, trust and talent flow
Presence matters more than pace
Implementation beats information
People stay when they feel they’re becoming someone better
Documenting the build creates belief and momentum
Human energy becomes the advantage as AI scales

Key timestamps:
3:00 Scaling Realbase to 400 staff
4:06 Why Frank chose to build again
5:28 The 110-interview hiring philosophy
9:12 What actually builds culture
28:33 The content engine behind Kinso
31:52 Why Kinso hires people who want to be on camera
40:35 Personal brand as leverage
42:25 Documenting the build
52:08 Skills the next generation will need

I’m on a mission to bring that global, collaborative founder energy to Australia. If something in this episode hit home, pass it on to a founder who’ll appreciate it, and share it on your socials @jennadaviesmarketing.

Connect with Frank:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankgreeff_/
Kinso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinso.app/
Kinso: kinso.ai
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She Built the App. It Failed. She Rebuilt It. Now She’s Scaling Globally.

Serisha Barrat is the founder and CEO of Lawyered Up — an AI-powered legal tech platform making affordable legal support accessible to small businesses.
She’s been recognised globally:
→ Top 50 Inspiring Women in Tech (2023)
→ Top 100 Most Influential Young Africans
→ Glamour Women of the Year: Technology Game Changer
→ Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans

She’s leading a fast-growing, women-powered team, scaling Lawyered Up across four African countries, and speaking on some of the world’s biggest tech stages, including London Tech Week and the AI Summit.

But what made me most excited to sit down with Serisha is the story behind the headlines. Because this platform? She built it twice.
The first version failed. She lost everything, partnerships collapsed, capital dried up, and she had to start over. But she did. And now, she’s building one of Africa’s most promising tech startups with a clear mission: justice, made accessible.

In this episode, we dive into:
→ What really happened when the first version of Lawyered Up failed
→ How she found the courage to rebuild
→ Why hiring the right team changed everything
→ What it takes to lead as a woman in tech and why representation matters
→ The biggest lessons from fundraising, partnerships, and scaling across borders

This is a story about resilience, purpose, and what it really takes to build a mission-led company when the odds are stacked against you.

🎧 Listen now
💼 Connect with Serisha on LinkedIn: Serisha Barrat
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Risk, Logic & Instinct: How to Make Faster, Smarter Business Decisions.

If you’re stuck in decision limbo, overthinking, second-guessing, or dragging your feet, this episode will hit hard. I’m breaking down how to use risk, logic, and instinct to move faster and lead smarter.

You’ll learn how to tell the difference between fear and feedback, how to stop outsourcing your decisions, and how to make calls that align with your growth not your guilt.
This isn’t mindset fluff. This is tactical, emotional leadership that gets results.

🧠 KEY TAKEAWAYS
The decision-making filter I use to know when to pivot, pause, or press on
How to balance data with gut and stop gaslighting your intuition
The real reason you’re stuck (and how to move even when you don’t feel “ready”)
Why “killing your darlings” in business creates more energy and clarity
The difference between risk tolerance and emotional avoidance
What to do when logic and instinct are pulling you in two different directions

💬 Timestamps
03:07 – When to pivot, when to push, and why quitting isn't failure
05:46 – Emotional well-being isn’t soft — it’s a business multiplier
08:29 – How to stop outsourcing decisions and trust your instincts
11:35 – Balancing risk, logic, and gut: the real CEO skillset
14:21 – Getting bored vs. getting distracted — and staying in your lane
17:29 – Full circle moment: why alignment beats ambition
21:05 – You’re not behind, you’re building in real time
23:30 – DM me on IG to join the private founder network 👉 @jennaannedavies

💬 Send this to another founder who gets it!
DM me on Instagram @jennaannedavies to join my private founder network.
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“I spent 15 years building the business... but it was the content that made it visible.” – Gareth Shears
If you’re still relying on referrals, reputation, and word-of-mouth to grow, this is the episode that’ll make you rethink everything.

For almost two decades, Gareth Shears built a successful financial planning firm the traditional way, loyal clients, steady referrals, zero public presence.
Then in 2020, he tried what everyone was preaching: be everywhere. Podcasting, posting, YouTube, LinkedIn all at once. It didn’t work. He spread himself too thin, saw little return, and quietly pulled the plug.

In 2023, he tried again, but differently. One platform. Two posts a day. No shortcuts. No skipping. Twelve months later, his content speaks for him. The consults are booked. The business runs around his life, not the other way around.

This episode is for any service provider sitting on deep expertise, wondering if it’s too late to show up online. Gareth proves it’s not.

You don’t need to start over. You just need a smarter way to be seen.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why most service providers burn out on content and how to reset your strategy so it actually works
The mindset shift that will help you go from overlooked to in-demand
How to create content that connects and converts, even in a regulated or “boring” industry
The exact strategy that helped Gareth book 70 consults from a single post
How to turn your audience’s real questions into your most valuable marketing tool
The simple AI and automation systems Gareth uses to protect time without losing trust
The money questions you should be asking (and how knowing them could change your business)
Why content is no longer optional if you want leverage, lifestyle, or long-term brand equity

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 From police officer to financial planner: Gareth’s unexpected backstory
03:10 What 240 podcast episodes taught him about burnout and reach
07:30 The decision to post twice a day and how it changed everything
10:20 Why focusing on one platform outperformed being everywhere
13:00 How Gareth uses AI to automate admin while deepening client trust
18:00 Why most founders mismanage their finances and what to do instead
24:00 Making finance content scroll-worthy without dumbing it down
29:00 One carousel, 70 consults and why it worked
34:00 Personal branding as a service provider and how to do it with integrity
42:00 The 12 money questions people always ask and how they drive his content
48:00 Building a business that fits your life not the other way around

📢 If you loved this episode
Send it to the friend who keeps saying, “I should post more.”
Tag @garethshearscoach and @jenanannedavies on Instagram and share your biggest takeaway.
And if you’re building a business that’s bigger than your bio, hit follow. The next episode’s already waiting.
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