The Carousel Presents: Game Changers Series 5: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Game Changers. We are back with our 5th series and among the incredible interviewees TV presenter Sarah Harris spoke to is her fellow Shark Tank presenter Naomi Simson. Naomi, the CEO of Red Balloon, was joined by four other amazing female CEOs. They included Mountain Design CEO Caroline Machado Campos, O Cosmedics CEO Maria Enna Cocciolone, CEO Blue Toro Janelle Gonzalez and Essentially Keto CEO Edit Whitelaw. All five women are amazingly inspirational and we know you'll love hearing how they built their successful businesses, nearly all from scratch.
For the last 40 years Mountain Designs has helped Australians get the most out of life’s many adventures, from long haul flights to London to scaling the world’s tallest peaks Now, it’s time for the family-owned company to share its passion for cutting-edge outdoor clothing and accessories with the rest of the world, CEO Caroline Machado Campos tells Game Changers host Sarah Harris.
Former private chef Edit Whitelaw had battled unsuccessfully to keep her weight in check for more than 30 years. The 157cm self-confessed sugar addict had tried everything in that time, from diet pills to the protein-fuelled Atkins diet, all to no avail. The turning point finally came last year after reading about the remarkable body transformation of Silicon Valley multimillionaire Dave Asprey in his best-selling book The Bulletproof Diet. She is now the co-founder of Essentially Keto - the health bar - that's selling like hot cakes. Here's why.
Combining her extensive business-building skills with her husband’s mechanical prowess has enabled Janelle and Elvio Gonzalez to revolutionise Australia’s automotive repair industry. The passionate car enthusiasts are the brains behind Blue Toro, a franchise of mobile mechanics with a pledge to end the rorts and rip-offs that are endemic in the trade. Janelle, who also writes a popular motoring column for The Carousel tells host Sarah Harris in the latest series of Game Changers that the response since launching the business in July 2013 has been phenomenal. In fact, Blue Toro is the fastest growing franchise business in Australia. Now that's revving it up!
She started out in the family garage with just one brand, a stack of boxes, and little more than big dreams and loads of passion to fuel her fledging skincare business. Now, just a few enlightening years later, Maria Enna-Cocciolone is set to take on the world with O Cosmedics, one of Australia’s leading professional clinic-only skin care brands. Here she tells Game Changers host Sarah Harris her incredible story.
Award-winning entrepreneur and Red Balloon CEO Naomi Simson always drew motivation from a slew of inspiring role models growing up, her mother included. Here the Red Shark talks to fellow Shark Tank presenter Sarah Harris about what motivates her.