#55: Your Network Is Your Net Worth with Richard Rains

In this episode, Ben and return guest Richard Rains will be exploring the power of networks, and the significance of building a solid network of peers and mentors. Genuine success rarely happens in isolation and Richard explains how great mentors are like rocket fuel for your success.

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#54: Inspiring the Next Gen in Ag: Taking Risks, Embracing Failure & the Power of Connections with Tess Camm

Our guest today is Tess Camm, an exceptional woman who grew up on a cattle station, has won several scholarships and awards, completed a business degree, worked her way up to the General Manager of Signature Beef and is now embarking on her own farming venture alongside her husband.

This episode is an inspiring and educational listen for anyone in ag, but particularly for the up-and-coming generation looking to make their mark in the field and build a career in Agriculture.

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#53: Aligning Families, Growing Wealth & Protecting Legacies with Chloe Arthur, Findex Financial Adviser

In this of Wealth & Wisdom, your host Ben takes us with him on the journey from his trial retirement to discovering his life’s new purpose. After receiving a rather stern ultimatum from his wife (which involved the threat of a “grisly death” if he stayed home and under her feet), Ben embarked on a quest to find a new challenge. That quest led him to the creation of this very podcast.

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#52: The Voice Within: How Listening to My Intuition Ultimately Saved My Life with Trudie Payne, Grazier & Mum

Trudie’s life took an unexpected turn in 2018 when she was diagnosed with one of the most aggressive forms of Melanoma despite being the picture of fitness, happiness, health and drive.

In this captivating episode, we’re going to delve into Trudie’s remarkable journey – from her initial visit to a general practitioner who dismissed her concerns with a casual, “It’s nothing to worry about,” to the pivotal moment when a specialist in Brisbane delivered the harsh reality: she had a mere 6 to 8 weeks before the cancer would spread into her bloodstream, potentially becoming terminal.

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#51: 3R Beef Fireside Chat 2023 with David Foote (Cattle Australia), Paul Harker (Woolworths) & Kari Moffatt (AAM Investment Group)

Join us as we return to the historic Goonoo Goonoo Station in Tamworth, NSW, for another exciting episode recorded live at the pre-bull sale dinner of the 3R Beef annual stud sale.

In this special panel interview, I sit down with industry leaders to delve into the heart of the beef industry’s future. The theme of this year’s panel discussion: “Reimagining The Future of the Beef Industry”.

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#50: Overcoming Adversity with the Power of Focus & Tenacity – My Personal Journey as interviewed by Ali Flynn

This episode’s guest is Ben Law, The Financial Bloke. While Ben is a successful coach and podcaster in the agriculture space, today he’ll be discussing the incredibly challenging journey he faced when he and his wife chose to try and have kids, despite the fact he had been told he’d never have children years earlier.

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#49: Tax Alert – Avoid The Hidden Tax Trap When Upgrading Your Machinery with Chris Eccles – Empower Accounting & Advisory

For years, the question of whether upgrading machinery helps with tax has been a common concern, especially during the period of the instant asset write-off. However, with the government returning to pre-pandemic tax rules, understanding the tax implications is now more critical than ever.

To guide us through this complex subject, we have a special guest, Chris Eccles, accountant and director of Empower Accounting.

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#48: From Sci-Fi to Reality: How Drones Are Transforming Agriculture with Luke Chaplain, founder of SkyKelpie

With the convergence of AI, big data, and high-speed internet providers like Starlink, the potential for drones in farming is immense. Today we’re diving into the high-tech world of drones and their adoption in agriculture with our special guest, Luke Chaplain, a fourth-generation grazier from North West Queensland and the founder of SkyKelpie.

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#47: Aligned Families – The Power of Shared Values with Coach Andrew Roberts

In this episode of “The Financial Bloke’s Wealth & Wisdom,” host Ben Law undertakes a fascinating discussion with Andrew Roberts (Business Coach & one of the founders of The Farm Owners Academy), about the incredible power of shared values in aligning families for success.

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QCL Column – Cracking the Financial Success Code

Have you ever wondered what it takes to transform your agribusiness into a financially prosperous powerhouse? I have studied this question for decades. It’s natural to assume that being a ‘bloody good operator’ producer would inevitably lead to financial success. However, the reality is often quite the opposite.

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