{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/648923f32a822e00119af756/693399415054592eda8f04db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Frank Greeff Built, Sold and Rebuilt: The Founder’s Marketing Playbook for Talent, Distribution and Team Performance","description":"<p>What does it take to build a category-leading company, exit, and then choose to do it all again… but on a bigger stage?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with <strong>Frank Greeff,</strong> co-founder of Realbase (acquired by Domain) and now building <strong>Kinso,</strong> 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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We talk through:</strong></p><ul><li>Why he interviewed 110 engineers to hire five</li><li>How founder-led content generated 11,000+ waitlist sign-ups</li><li>What actually creates culture (and what kills it instantly)</li><li>How to attract A-players without diluting standards</li><li>Why teams only perform when they’re energised, not micromanaged</li><li>Designing a life that supports ambition: family, fitness and focus</li><li>The skills his kids will need in an AI-dominant world</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Core ideas:</strong></p><ul><li>Hiring is a benchmark game, not a box-ticking exercise</li><li>Standards shape culture and they slip fast if you let them</li><li>Personal brand multiplies distribution, trust and talent flow</li><li>Presence matters more than pace</li><li>Implementation beats information</li><li>People stay when they feel they’re becoming someone better</li><li>Documenting the build creates belief and momentum</li><li>Human energy becomes the advantage as AI scales</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Key timestamps:</strong></p><p>3:00 Scaling Realbase to 400 staff</p><p>4:06 Why Frank chose to build again</p><p>5:28 The 110-interview hiring philosophy</p><p>9:12 What actually builds culture</p><p>28:33 The content engine behind Kinso</p><p>31:52 Why Kinso hires people who want to be on camera</p><p>40:35 Personal brand as leverage</p><p>42:25 Documenting the build</p><p>52:08 Skills the next generation will need</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Frank:</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/frankgreeff_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/frankgreeff_/</a></p><p>Kinso Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kinso.app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/kinso.app/</a></p><p>Kinso:<a href=\"https://www.kinso.ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> kinso.ai </a></p>","author_name":"Jenna Davies"}