18. Why 45,000 Australian Business Owners Walk Away With Nothing with Eric Tjoeng

Scrappy but Successful [Consultant's Personalities When No One's Watching] · May 25, 2026 · 44m · transcript

Eric Tjoeng grew up in Indonesia in a family of seven entrepreneurs, started his first business venture at age 12 promoting a comedy show, and eventually moved to Australia to build a career starting at Deloitte. After 20+ years in senior executive roles at multinationals - including GM of a $1.4B automotive group - he founded Business Growth and Exit Specialists (BGES) in Sydney, where he now helps small and medium businesses grow strategically and exit successfully. He's 100% sophisticated, and the data agrees.

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00:00 - Intro and Australia Fun Fact: The Dingo Fence 01:11 - Scrappy…