Inside the Circle with Hula: Recent Episodes
Hula Strategic
Creative Agency Hula's podcast brings the very best brands and businesses to the mic to tell their story. Insights into business successes. Stories about growth and of course falling down. Fun, laughter, and anecdotes about people's journeys. All shared with you, the listener, to help inspire, educate, and be entertained. Based on the Sunshine Coast and aiming to serve our business community, the content will go beyond the region, perhaps even global, and give people something to listen to and get excited about. Want to be on the show? Get in touch at podcast@hulastrategic.com
In this episode, we speak to Chris Nightengale from MyTeddy.com.au the Sunshine Coast-based online, personalised gift retailer. Starting the business from their front room, they have grown into a large manufacturing operation in a fairly large industrial shed. We find out how they have grown with the internet and adapted to marketing online and building up their brand to be found by people around the globe. With insights into their marketing techniques, problems faced along the way and stories about gifts for aging nuns and watching recipients growing up and becoming customers themselves. There is something for everyone who wants to get their business moving online.
In this episode we catch up with Jeff and Taryn from out of home advertising startup Caasie.co. We find out about the inspiration behind the service, the know how on how it works, and of course the future dreams that caasie has. For anyone considering innovative ways to spend their marketing and advertising budget then listen to this and find out more about Caasie.co. That's double A in Caasie in case you missed it!
In this episode, we take a road trip to the iconic Sunshine Coast Eumundi Markets. We speak to Market Operations Manager Karen Davis about the history, the vibe, and just what the market offers for local people and the thousands of tourists that flock to the markets each year. A true tourism destination that features local artisans selling everything that you can make, bake sew or grow there is literally something for everyone. We took a stroll around the market afterwards and met some of the stallholders to find out from them why Eumundi Markets is the best place for them to do business.
Listen in, but do get along to the markets – they're on every Wednesday and Saturday – rain, hail or shine.
Thanks to the team at the markets for making us feel very welcome.
On this weeks episode, we catch up with Sunshine Coast Business Awards winner OfficeHQ. We chat with their COO Luisa Di-Finizio about what the business offers – and you will be surprised. We talk about how the business began, it's move to the Sunshine Coast, its values and employee benefits that keep staff engaged and extremely happy. It's a very different business model that is perhaps today, more normal than it once was thanks to current restrictions facing businesses. Enjoy.
In this week's episode, we meet James McGovern from the cafe and catering chain, The Good Place. James talks about his beginnings and how he has taken his very strong values around health and the environment and fused them into a business that is leading the way in sustainability.
Find out more about the initiatives that The Good Place is doing as they grow from The Sunshine Coast to a national franchise model. Cleaning up not only in business, but also making sure the beaches, waterways, and our environment are as they should be.
From humble beginnings in Western Sydney, via Rock 'n' Roll and fast food franchises, James talks about the future plans for The Good Place.
Stay tuned also at the end also for a snippet from James' salad days as the lead singer of the band.
In Episode 1 of Inside the Circle, we welcome Susan Toft from The Laundry Lady. Her business has been cleaning up lately with awards and national expansion. Listen to her story on how it began, and the efforts Susan has put into her business to create some great success so far.