
Business by Design is the podcast for owners who want to start, scale or exit a business. Each week, Stuart Wemyss and Mena Abraham unpack the four things every business must get right: value, engine, reach and team. Using the VERT flywheel, they show how these fit together to build a business that runs without you, and how the choices you make inside the business flow through to your personal wea... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 189 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness | |||

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Before you fix your product, your marketing, or your team, Stuart and Mena argue you have to pressure-test something more fundamental: demand. Get it wrong, and everything else simply compounds a weak foundation. The uncomfortable q... more
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When a business underperforms, owners tend to assume the cause is complex and set about fixing everything at once. It feels productive, and it almost always fails. Stuart and Mena open with a contrarian claim: struggling businesses ... more
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After five years, Stuart and Mena are deliberately retiring a brand that was working, and the reasoning matters more than the rename. Through an accounting lens, they argue, you can tell what already happened to profit and cash, but... more
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The holiday test is deceptively simple. If you took four weeks off with no phone, would your business hold its standard, or would it quietly degrade without you? For most business owners, the honest answer points not to a workload p... more
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I came across Stuart’s work as a recommendation from my osteopath! This podcast I particularly enjoy because it is bite size but packs a punch! So much helpful information covering not just tax but also business sense. I enjoy so much that I listened to all the episodes from the start of the podcast. Great work Mena and Stuart!
Series 1 has been a great business overview, in a logical & easy to understand segments, of the main financial elements and their management.
I’m not in business but I find the podcast easy to understand and very interesting
Looking forward to the next season with more practical advice on financial planing and how to save tax! 👍🏻
Finally, a podcast aimed at Australian business owners delivered in a straight forward, informative manner. Great content, love the style, made me look up your website to learn more.
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A practical, practitioner-focused show delivering concise, actionable guidance for business owners and their advisors. Episodes center on tax planning, structuring, cash flow, asset protection, and growth strategies tailored for Australian small businesses. Hosts balance technical tax topics with broader business strategy, often highlighting frameworks, checklists, and real-world examples to help owners avoid costly mistakes and build long-term wealth. Noteworthy is the clear, no-fluff delivery and a focus on integrative wealth outcomes rather than isolated tax tactics, making it useful for listeners who want both compliance peace-of-m mind and proactive business growth insights.
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