The Youngpreneur Podcast

Do you have a really cool idea for a business? What's stopping you from giving it a shot? Starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur while we're young is an incredible opportunity. A rare time in our lives when we can give stuff a go while we have the flexibility and room to fail fast and learn. "It's ok to fail, take what you've learned and then try again. Because failing while you're young is the best time to do it." -Cheryl Royle, Entrepreneurship Facilitator at Hunter Futurepreneurs. Hosted by Adam Spencer, the Youngpreneur Podcast shares the experiences of other young people just like you, who took a shot and built incredible businesses. Maybe they aren't millionaires yet, but entrepreneurship isn't just about Startups, Scaleups, Seed Rounds and Big Exits. It's about learning new skills that you can't learn anywhere else, it's about creating an opportunity for yourself and it's about having a go and taking control of your future. The Youngpreneur Podcast is brought to you by Hunter Futurepreneurs. The Hunter Futurepreneurs program is an initiative of the Commonwealth government and free to eligible participants. The program has been designed to inspire, educate, mentor and connect future entrepreneurs to start or build a sustainable business.

Lara's story is coming on the 1st of April. Subscribe to the Youngpreneur podcast now so you don't miss it. Search Youngpreneur Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Taj's story is coming on April 1st. Subscribe to the podcast now so you don't miss it. Search for Youngpreneur Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Taj Pabari started his first business when he was only 11 years old. A tech blog for kids amassing an audience of 50,000 views per day. After that business was sold, Taj started the company he is still building today, Fiftysix Creations. Taj launched Fiftysix creations amongst a mediastorm, being featured everywhere from National Geographic to Sunrise with Kochie. "Within six months we were on the front page of pretty much all media outlets from News Corp, to National Geographic, to ABC, 60 Minutes did a half an hour profile of us during prime time on a Sunday night with Liz Hayes, Koch put us on Sunrise, we were on the Today Show with Karl. We literally had every media outlet in Australia jump on, and we sold a lot of devices." -Taj Pabari

Lara Davis started her business when she was only 13 years old after convincing her parents to let her start the business with a 16 page powerpoint presentation. It was a steep learning curve but it has been all worth it. "It was just about starting, because I knew I would learn more from starting in that time than trying to figure out what to do." - Lara Davis

Erin's story is out on April 8th. Subscribe to the podcast now so you don't miss it. Search for Youngpreneur Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Erin Wilson discovered her passion while she was still in university. However, it wasn't exactly what she had planned. Erin studied Exercise and Sports Science at University and after finishing her degree Erin didn't want to take the obvious career route and instead wanted to share her passion with those who were looking to make a positive change in their lives. 'At the end of my Exercise Science degree, I was just like, "Nope." And I was like, "This isn't what I wanted to do. This isn't where I want to go." I had a little crisis. And then I found this job working for Vision Personal Training in Gladesville.' -Erin Wilson Erin became a personal trainer and with a lot of hard work she was making a difference, but her passion began to turn into a grind and the numbers game of getting bums on seats, not being able to focus on achieving a quality outcome for her clients was beginning to take a toll. After needing to step away for a while, Erin returned and started her own gym, Urban Base Fitness, at 25 years old. Taking everything she had learnt she was able to build the right environment and focus on the outcomes that her clients wanted.

Jack's story is coming on April 15th. Subscribe to get a dose of positivity from Jack that will last you the next year. Search for Youngpreneur Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jack Antcliff has always been a guy that makes things happen. From a very young age he has been involved in organising events. From local events right through to working on the International Children's Games. "We had an idea, we should host a movie night at the pool, a Dive In Theatre. And everyone at the time looked at us and went, "Yeah, good luck." And we just went, "No, we're going to make it happen." We were a group of young people who were just determined to see things through." - Jack Antcliff Listen in as Jack shares his story from when he was 13 and his time with the Lake Macquarie Youth Advisory Council to today where he is building his very own media production company.