550,000 customers in 7 years: the incredible story of Sharesies, with co-founders Leighton Roberts & Sonya Williams

Leighton Roberts & Sonya Williams are co-CEOs and co-founders of Sharesies, an online share trading platform with over 555,000 customers across New Zealand and Australia. Leighton and Sonya spoke with your host Owen Rask. Sharesies have 6 co-founders and 3 co-CEOs! While you may not dream of crossing the ocean to grow your business, this discussion has lessons for very business owner thinking about cultures, building a team, branding and more. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION You'll enjoy this discussion with Leighton & Sonya if you are interested in: Online marketing strategies and innovative ways to increase brand Why co-business owner models can work How to resolve conflicts and issues internally Much, much more. Australian Business Podcast resources Get a Sharsies account BOOK: Read the Sharsies Investing Guide Owen Rask’s free business course Ask a question This Australian Business Podcast Episode is for founders and investors in private companies. Join 2,300+ students in our free business course! If you liked this episode, don’t forget to consider taking our free business course and tuning into the Australian Business Podcast episode one, in which I shared my journey. Love the Australian Business Podcast? Let me know about it by leaving a review on Apple or Spotify.  If you want to help me out with the course, right now the best thing you can do is subscribe and review this podcast in Apple or Spotify. Please use the “Ask a question” menu link on the Rask websites, or leave your questions in the Apple Reviews. ✅ Grey Space Advisory – accounting today for a smarter tomorrow Do you get stuck worrying about your business’ finances? Or what needs to be paid to ATO, employees, Super funds and so on? The Australian Business Podcast is proud to announce that our sponsor, Grey Space Advisory, is offering all business owners a financial health check. Jordan and Danil’s expert team of accountants will conduct a review of your tax structure, bank set-up, ATO obligations and reporting, business insurance and provide some advice on how to manage all of this — for just $99! You can book a $99 health check with the Grey Space Advisory team and tell them Owen sent you. ☕️ Rumble Coffee Roasters — our OG sponsor & coffee genius! Rumble Coffee Roasters is dedicated to helping you drink better coffee. Knock-out blends, world-class single origins, bold espressos and flavour-filled filter roasts. Rumble Coffee prides itself on personal relationships with producers and customers alike.  They pay farmers fairly so that they can invest in their land, their employees and their communities. You can buy some beans to drink at home or in the office via rumblecoffee.com.au. Alternatively, if you’re a coffee shop owner — get in touch and discover better ways to serve your customers. Tell them Rask sent you.  *** The information on this website and in our podcasts is general financial advice only. That means, the advice does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. In addition, you should obtain and read the product disclosure statement (PDS) before making a decision to acquire a financial product. If you don’t know what your needs are, you should consult a trusted and licensed financial adviser who can provide you with personal financial product advice. Please read our Terms & Conditions and Financial Services Guide before using this website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices