🟡 Digital Marketing, Done Better! Smart50 List 2023 🚀 Father 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Skater 🛹 CEO || Knows Nothing About Football ⚽️ 🏉 || Knows how to accelerate your sales.

For over three decades, I've helped visionary businesses harness emerging technologies to create extraordinary growth. 

From the dawn of mobile phones to today's AI revolution, I've consistently turned technological disruption into competitive advantage for my clients.

My journey began in 1987 with the first wave of mobile technology. 

The Car Phone.

Since then, I've successfully navigated every major digital transformation - from the internet's emergence in 1996 (launching the World's first coin operated Internet Kiosk) to digital marketing's evolution in 2010, & now the AI revolution. 

Each wave has deepened my expertise in spotting opportunities others miss.

Today, I lead Sydney Digital Marketing Agency, established in 2014 and recognized among Australia's smartest businesses on the 2023 Smart50 list. 

We partner with medium & enterprise businesses to reduce their cost of customer acquisition and transform their marketing results through data-driven strategies that consistently deliver measurable ROI.

What sets me apart isn't just the depth of my experience - it's my ability to see around corners and guide businesses toward future opportunities while delivering results today.

📍 Partner Benefits:

→ Strategic Innovation: You gain access to cutting-edge marketing strategies tested across diverse industries. Our early adoption of AI & automation tools means you're always ahead of competitors.

→ Proven ROI Framework: Our proprietary approach combines data analytics with creative strategy, consistently delivering 3-5x return on marketing investment for our clients.

→ Risk Reduction: Leverage our 35+ years of experience navigating digital transformations. We've already learned the costly lessons so you don't have to.

→ Holistic Growth Focus: Unlike agencies that chase trending tactics, we build comprehensive strategies that align with your business goals, market position, & growth targets.

→ Future-Proofed Solutions: In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, we ensure your marketing infrastructure is built to adapt and scale, protecting your investment long-term.

The 3 things to know about me - outside of my professional bio 👇

1️⃣ I’ve been digital since dial up - 1996 ☎️

2️⃣ My son+daughter were born 18 yrs apart 🥰

3️⃣ At least once a year I take a 4 day silent retreat to disconnect from the crazy. 📵 🤐

Simon Gould ✪ CEO ✪ Sydney Digital Marketing Agency ✪

Working with passionate, purposeful & impact-driven individuals, ideas, projects & organisations || Host of Ultimate Global Podcast

Hey, I’m Saurabh. 👋 I’m the 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬, a bold new B2B events and storytelling brand built on one simple belief: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬; 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲.

Through LiveHaus, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 that move people to act and redefine how business events are experienced across the country.

𝐈’𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. We bring together builders, founders, and operators through curated roundtables, Builders Days, and social wellbeing sessions designed to spark connection and momentum.

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𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐨 𝐅𝐚𝐫
I spent 3+ years in B2B SaaS sales at Zensai, starting as the first SDR in ANZ and growing into an Account Executive role, closing high-value deals across APAC and leading initiatives that blended sales, partnerships, and community-building.

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𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
As a proud migrant, I landed in Australia six years ago with no network and no playbook.
I’ve built everything from the ground up: one coffee, one connection, and one “why not?” at a time.

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𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬
Thriving at the intersection of Ecosystems, Sales, Community, Partnerships, and Startups: powered by hands-on SaaS experience and a deep passion for bringing people together.

If you’re building, hiring, fundraising, rethinking, or just want to swap stories over a cappuccino, let’s chat. ☕

📧 saurabh@thelivehaus.com
📧 skaura772@gmail.com
📞 +61 0459 735 356

Saurabh Kaura

AI is getting smarter by the day. But something interesting is happening at the same time. People are craving real rooms again.

🔥 Rooms where ambitious people meet.
🔥 Where ideas collide.
🔥 Where stories spark the next opportunity.

That’s the idea behind LiveHaus.

Over the past few months we’ve been quietly building a series of curated gatherings across Sales, People, Startups and Tech here in Sydney.

🙌 Different rooms.
🙌 Different industries.
🙌 Same energy.

And bringing together what I call are the Must Haves of 2026: 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.

So we decided to capture the story behind it all in a short LiveHaus documentary.

A small glimpse into the vision, the people and the movement we’re building.

🎬 A Short LiveHaus Documentary
Inside the Vision of LiveHaus

Cinematography & Music by Akshanth Suresh at Riser
Directed, Conceptualised, Scripted & Enacted by Yours Truly

If you'd like to experience the rooms in real life, our March events are now open:
🏠 TechHaus
🏠 StartupHaus
🏠 PeopleHaus
🏠 SalesHaus

Tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gJhpZqe2

See you in the Haus.

🇦🇺 Building Australia’s Next-Gen Business Events | SalesHaus • PeopleHaus • StartupHaus • TechHaus | Founder & CEO @ LiveHaus | Open to Event Partnerships, Sponsorships & Brand Collaborations

Just coming out of a series of LiveHaus pre-event panel debriefs this week for 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 happening next week. And honestly, I’m buzzing. ⚡

When you get exceptional operators in a room before the event even begins, the conversations already start firing.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬:

𝐀𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞:
👀 Is AI actually improving hiring or just speeding up bad decisions?
👀 How do leaders build human-centred organisations in an age of automation?
👀 What does leadership look like when disruption is the new normal?

𝐀𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐲:
👀 What are teams actually building with AI in 2026 vs what’s just hype?
👀 Why are AI-first workflows changing how companies operate?
👀 Why the US is moving faster than Australia in AI adoption and how we close that gap.

The best part? Our speakers are not bringing big slides.

They’re bringing real stories, real failures, and real insights. And the cross-pollination between speakers during these prep calls has been 🔥.

Massive shoutout to the incredible people joining us on stage next week:
For TechHaus: Oliver Merrick, Jeremy Cabral, Noah Pincini, Ishita Gupta, Sally Yu, Matteo Castiello, Matteo C., Mark Monfort, Louisa McSpedden, Tim Griffiths and Hari Amirthalingam

For PeopleHaus: Rebecca Grainger, Michael Eichler, Brian Bowman, Veronica Sargeant, Steve Reid, Aaron Steer, Jude-Martin Etuka, Larna Rouillon and Vanessa Trower

The rooms are shaping up to be something special. Its gonna be electric. Mark my words. ⚡ ⚡ 

If you're building, leading, experimenting with AI, or just curious about where the world of work is heading, then come join us.

Because some of the most interesting conversations in business don’t happen on stage.

They happen in the room.

See you in the Haus. 🏠

PeopleHaus + TechHaus tickets: https://lnkd.in/gJhpZqe2

On March 25 in Sydney, SalesHaus by LiveHaus is bringing together Australia’s top sales, GTM, revenue, partnerships, marketing and customer success minds for an evening of insights, conversations and connections.

🫡 Sales is changing faster than ever with AI, longer buying cycles and more stakeholders in every deal.
🫡 More pressure on pipeline.
🫡 And the truth is thet the best revenue teams today don’t operate in silos anymore.
🫡 Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Customer Success and RevOps go hand-in-hand. 

If you don't agree with me, get access to the latest book by Adem Manderovic: https://lnkd.in/geZtAi6Q

The highest-performing companies align their entire revenue engine. That’s exactly why we created SalesHaus.

Panel 1 – The 2026 GTM Playbook (ANZ Edition)
Pipeline, positioning & what’s actually converting.

Featuring:
Adem Manderovic – Creator of CRO, Chief Revenue School
Toni Cadden – Sales Development Leader, Atlassian
Keith Chan – Head of APAC Partnerships, Intercom
Ashleigh Malmberg – General Manager, Mentimeter

Panel 2 – The Career Accelerator Panel
How to become a Top 1% seller in 2026

Featuring:
Jaye Vernon – Co-Founder & Director of Sales - Beam AI
Rick Hill – Head of Sales, WorldFirst
🌞 Dan Brockwell – Co-Founder, Earlywork

And after the panels?
Drinks. DJ. Rev-Chats.

Because the best conversations usually happen after the panel ends.

If you're in sales, GTM, partnerships, marketing, RevOps or customer success in Sydney, this is the room you want to be in.

🎟️ Tickets:
https://lnkd.in/gHD9Rw8b

Let’s bring the revenue community together for one crazy evening. And when I say crazy, I truly mean it. 🫶 🫶 

Courtesy:
- Our Venue Partner for LiveHaus Season 1 and Season 2 events: The Commons
- Our Videographer: Akshanth Suresh at Riser

🔥 Business events can actually be fun. Wild concept, I know. They don’t have to be fluorescent rooms, polite claps, and forced LinkedIn exchanges.

So how do you make a business night exciting?

You shift the energy.

🎧 You put a DJ in the room.
Not loud. Not nightclub. Just enough vibe to change the atmosphere.

🎤 You ask speakers to tell stories and prefer not to run slides.
What failed. What hurt. What actually worked.

📸 You capture the moments.
Because good conversations deserve to live beyond the room.

🤝 You design networking intentionally.
 Different domains. One space. No awkward hovering.

🍸 You let people breathe.
Food. Drinks. Movement. Flow.

When the energy changes, everything changes.
✅ People stay longer.
✅ Conversations go deeper.
✅ Follow-ups actually happen.

That’s what we’re building with LiveHaus.

After-work rooms across Sales, People, Startup & Tech where business doesn’t feel like homework.

Season 2 is two weeks away in Sydney. And I am super excited to see everyone there. 

If you’re tired of boring events, maybe it’s time to try one that feels different.

See you in the Haus?

a few years from now, when people talk about how sydney’s tech scene evolved.

it won’t just be about the models.
or the stacks.
or the funding rounds.

it’ll be about the rooms.
the rooms where engineers argued about architecture.
where founders admitted what actually broke in production.
where product leaders debated what ai should do vs what it shouldn’t.
that’s what techhaus is.

not a conference.
not a “future of ai” powerpoint night.
just one roof. one evening.

where sydney’s tech enthusiasts come together and talk about everything tech and ai properly.

🔥 what’s working.
🔥 what’s hype.
🔥 what skills are compounding.
🔥 what’s quietly becoming obsolete.

we’ll have leaders from PwC Australia, Finder, Insurgence, King River Capital, Foundry Labs, flyweel and more in the room.

not to perform.

but to share what they’re actually seeing.

there’ll be a live Notion demo on automating workflows with custom agents.
there’ll be dj, drinks, curated intros.
because the best technical conversations don’t happen on stage.
they happen five minutes after the panel ends.

LiveHaus was built on a simple belief:
ai will scale what we do.
but it won’t replace humans meeting humans.

techhaus is that belief applied to builders and tech enthusiasts.

if you’re an engineer, ai operator, product thinker, technical founder or just someone obsessed with how things work, this is your room.

see you in the haus with our epic speakers: Jeremy Cabral, Oliver Merrick, Ishita Gupta, Mark Monfort, Sally Yu, Louisa McSpedden, Matteo Castiello, Matteo C., Noah Pincini and Hari Amirthalingam

LiveHaus Season 2 | TechHaus Sydney | March 2026

“𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 🏡.” It’s not just a LiveHaus saying. It’s an emotion. And now, LiveHaus Season 2 begins tomorrow.

Because that’s what it has slowly become: 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦.

“See you in the Haus.”
Not “see you at the event.”
Not “see you at the conference.”

But see you in the Haus.

And honestly, the last 5 months have been a wild ride.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤:
“Gosh. How much have I grown just by committing myself to one thing every single day that I’m deeply passionate about: LiveHaus.”

No shortcuts.
No guarantees.
Just belief, consistency and a lot of humans believing in humans.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫:
✨ 35+ incredible speakers
 🤝 Remarkable partners & sponsors
 🎤 Hundreds of people coming together across industries

From 17th March to 25th March, we’re bringing together some of the most inspiring voices across:
👥 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 (17𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡): to bring Australia’s HR, Talent, L&D, OD, Recruitment and People & Culture professionals together
💻 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 (18𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡): uniting engineers, CTOs, product leaders, data scientists, researchers, and AI builders shaping the future.
🚀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 (24𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡): for founders, early-stage operators, VC partners, angel investors, and ecosystem builder.
⚡ 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬 (25𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡): bringing together Australia’s top sales, GTM, revenue, partnerships, marketing and customer success minds.

Think high-energy panels, powerful stories, curated networking and a room full of ambitious humans.

If you're working in Tech, Startups, HR, or Sales and want to surround yourself with people building interesting things, come and join us in the Haus.

Because something special happens when the right people are in the room.

And who knows, you might just walk away with an idea, a connection or a spark that changes your trajectory.

🏡 See you in the Haus.

🎟 Tickets: https://lnkd.in/gJhpZqe2

“Where does this passion for events and community come from?” I get asked this a lot. Especially this one:

“Saurabh, how did you build LiveHaus so quickly as an immigrant who’s only been in Sydney for 6 years?”

Since this keeps coming up in DMs, let’s answer it publicly.

Here’s the honest answer.
LiveHaus didn’t start this year.

It’s the outcome of years of building rooms in different formats.

Before LiveHaus, there was:
✅ 150+ interviews through the Ultimate Global Podcast
✅ A walking community with 2,500+ members
✅ 100+ coffee chats with founders and VCs
✅ Impact Circle – founder roundtables, townhalls and Builder Days

Different formats. Same intention. Bringing ambitious people into the same space.

Because when you move countries, you realise something fast:
🙌 No one hands you proximity.
🙌 You build it.
🙌 You host the coffee.
🙌 You start the walk.
🙌 You launch the podcast.
🙌 You organise the roundtable.

And if you keep showing up consistently, momentum compounds.
LiveHaus isn’t a sudden thing happening. Consider it to be happening in different shapes and forms over the years.

It’s a refined evolution.
From conversations.
To community.
To curated rooms.

And in an AI-driven world, I still believe this:
Human connection scales differently.

If you’re new to a city.
New to an industry.
Or building something from scratch.

Don’t wait for an invite. Create the Haus or come to LiveHaus.

And if you’d rather step into one that’s already built. You know where to find us: https://lnkd.in/gJhpZqe2

I have personally got tremendous admiration whole bunch of others who move to a new country and start something like this: Sara Singh Tak⚡️, Arjun Agarwal 🚀, Jahin Tanvir, Miguel Anton, Shiv Bhardwaj. These are some of the top legends I love following on LinkedIn as well.

𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐩! 🚀 Can’t believe that our two new additions to LiveHaus Season 2: TechHaus and StartupHaus are officially a FullHaus.

We’ll probably keep a few tickets open for last-minute deciders, but the rooms are shaping up to be something special.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 😄

Thought I’d say this for SalesHaus before any other Haus. 

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𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲:

“Hey Saurabh, have you ever doubted yourself with LiveHaus?”
Won’t lie.
A lot.

When you’re building something from scratch, there are days when everything clicks: speakers confirm, partners come on board, tickets move.

And then there are days when you quietly ask yourself:
“𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬?”

But here’s something I’ve realised over the past few months.
𝘉𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

Whether that’s running or building something like LiveHaus.

💪 Show up again.
💪 Do the work again.
💪 Have the conversations again.
💪 Run the kilometres again.

Because eventually something interesting happens.
Momentum builds.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬, 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩.

Which is exactly what we’re seeing now.

Because at the end of the day:
Where there is a will, there is a way.

And when the going gets tough, the tough get going.

See you in the Haus! 🏡

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Hey Saurabh, what’s been your biggest learning since running your own thing? Simple.

Don’t get drunk on the highs.
Don’t drown in the lows.
Stay level headed and grounded at all the times.

There are days everything clicks.
Sponsors align. Speakers confirm. Tickets move.

And then there are days you just need a long run or a brutal gym session to reset your head.

No steady paycheck hitting the account.
No safety net.
Just belief, execution and momentum.

It’s no joke.

With something like LiveHaus, there are so many moving parts at once: venue, sponsors, marketing partners, speakers, logistics, ticket sales: all while trying to curate a genuinely high-quality room.

And yet, in the last 2 months alone, we’ve locked in 35+ incredible speakers and some remarkable partners across our Season 2 events.

What started as an idea has quickly turned into rooms filled with energy, credibility and momentum. It’s honestly insane when I pause and think about it.

🙌 But here’s the thing:
If you get too high on that, then the next setback will hit harder.

You quickly realise two things:

1️⃣ Every challenge is an invitation to improve.
2️⃣ Your time is too precious to chase people who don’t want to build with you.

Over the last 1 year, I’ve stepped away from so many projects, collaborations and people. At that moment, it felt like a setback. Almost like a disaster.

In hindsight?
It gave me clarity, direction and mental peace.

And nothing compounds like a calm mind at the end of the day. 

When you’re steady, you build better.
When you’re grounded, you decide better.
When you protect your energy, you grow faster.

That’s probably the biggest lesson so far.

If you’re building something of your own, how do you stay level through the chaos?

A founder from Melbourne messaged me this week. She joined the LiveHaus WhatsApp community yesterday. Today she says:

“I’m a big fan of what you’re building. I’m keen to book my ticket and fly up for StartupHaus.”

This is why we do this.
Not for vanity metrics.
Not for event photos.
Not for “look how many people showed up.”

But for ambitious humans willing to get on a plane
because they believe the room is worth it.

🔥 She’s building.
🔥 She’s scaling.
🔥 She’s looking for the right investment opportunity.

And she believes the lineup and the people in the room can help move that forward.

That’s signal.

StartupHaus is shaping up to be a room full of:
✅ Founders actively raising
✅ Operators thinking venture-scale
✅ Builders solving real problems
✅ Investors quietly observing

And when founders from another city are asking,
 “Are you coming to Melbourne?”

You know something’s working.
At least on 24th March in Sydney!

We’re building a room where conviction compounds.
Melbourne, you might be next 👀
In fact, we are doing our first ever event in Melbourne on 23rd April. Check out here: https://lnkd.in/gJhpZqe2

Let’s make it huuuuge. ❤️‍🔥

Just got my hands on an early glimpse of Adem Manderovic and George Coudounaris’s new book. And the opening lines already hit hard.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 15 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘌𝘋𝘋𝘐𝘊.
Great frameworks. No doubt.

🫢 But buyers changed.
🫢 Data exploded.
🫢 Functions diverged.
🫢 What was once predictable became fragmented.

Adem and George argue something bold:
🫡 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.
🫡 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞.

It’s about a new operating system for revenue.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.

A system where Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Product, Leadership and Finance operate as one commercial loop.

Not fragments.
But one aligned revenue engine.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐’𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘺𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺.

If you’re in GTM, RevOps, Sales Leadership or building revenue engines inside startups and scaleups, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

Because the question isn’t:
“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?”

It’s:
“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 2026?”

Sydney, we’re in for a big night.

🎟️ Grab your spot for SalesHaus Sydney here:
 https://lnkd.in/gHD9Rw8b

And get access to their amazing book here: https://lnkd.in/gB5DGr_a

There’s something unique about people who deeply care about their fitness whether it’s running, yoga, lifting, or meditation.

It’s never just about looking fit.

It’s about discipline.
It’s about self-respect.
It’s about showing up when you don’t feel like it.

Looking strong is earned.
So is building something meaningful.

Over the last 1 year, running has become an integral part of my life. Not just for fitness but for clarity.

Some of my biggest LiveHaus & Impact Circle decisions were made mid-run.
Some of my hardest weeks were processed kilometre by kilometre.
Some of my boldest ideas came when my legs were tired but my mind was sharp.

Training for a marathon feels exactly like building from scratch.

You don’t see results immediately.
You question yourself halfway through.
You hit the wall.
You think about quitting.

But you keep moving.

Because momentum compounds.

I’ve also realised something about myself.

I’m deeply drawn to people who take care of themselves in any form. There’s a different energy to them. Long-term thinking. Delayed gratification. Resilience.

And I genuinely feel lucky living in Sydney, where fitness isn’t optional; it’s cultural.

Early ocean swims.
Park runs before work.
Running during lunch time and after work. 
Tuesday evening 10Ks.

That mindset spills into business. Into leadership. Into community.

The same people who train their bodies consistently tend to build their careers and communities the same way.

I hit 1600+ Kms in 2025 with 100K+ months of running for 10 months straight. Thats what I look for. Choose 1 activity where you can show me consistency for the next 6 months even when you feel bored, not ready or off mood. 

Start doing harder things and challenge yourself to level up every day. Lfg. 🔥🔥

No secret formula on how I achieved this. Just consistency. Showing up when it’s cold. When business feels uncertain. When motivation dips.

If you’re keen to stay active, Grace has started a WhatsApp group to keep everyone accountable and moving in Sydney. 

Comment “Interested” below and she will add you to the group if you want to stay active. 

If you’ve been saying “I’ll start next week” for the last few months, this might be your sign. 😌🏃‍♂️

Strong bodies + Strong minds + Strong communities = Better Life 

What’s your marathon right now? 🔥

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. Wars. Division. Uncertainty everywhere. And then a festival like Holi comes along and reminds us of something beautifully simple:

𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳. 🎨

Not just the colours we throw on each other today but the colours that come from people, conversations, ideas, laughter, and community.

🫶 Holi has always been about people coming together.
🫶 Breaking barriers.
🫶 Letting go of grudges.
🫶 Celebrating new beginnings.

In many ways, that’s exactly the spirit behind what we’re trying to build with LiveHaus.

Rooms where founders, operators, creators and curious minds come together.
🔥To exchange ideas.
🔥To share stories.
🔥To build genuine connections.

Because in a world increasingly driven by AI, algorithms and screens:

𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓.

So whether you celebrate Holi or not, I hope this year brings a little more colour into your life: 

𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘱.

Sending lots of love to you and your loved ones.

Happy Holi. 🌈

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