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The AgriCoach Podcast by The Financial Bloke
The podcast for farming families who want to get succession right. Putting the success in succession.
Most farming families spend a lifetime building something remarkable, only to watch it come unstuck when it's time to hand it over. Not because they didn't work hard enough, but because nobody ever taught them how to do the handover well. The legal and financial side is the easy part. The hard part, and the part that actually makes or breaks a family legacy, is the people side: communication…
Episodes
- The AgriCoach Podcast by The Financial Bloke
#137: The In-Law You're Wary Of Might Be Your Family's Secret Weapon with Josh & Steph Borowski, Hard Ground Podcast
When someone marries into a farming family, they bring more than a new surname to the table. They bring different experiences, different questions and a fresh…
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#136: The Off-Farm Investment: How to Buy Property That Actually Builds Wealth with Scott McGeever, Buyer's Agent & Property Valuer
You know what makes a good farm. But would you know what makes a good investment property two hundred kilometres away? Building wealth off-farm takes more than…
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MINI: You Can't Just Paint Over a Rusty Chassis.
You’ve seen the accountant. Spoken to the lawyer. Sorted some paperwork. Finally, succession feels like it’s moving. That relief feels bloody good. But what if…
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#135: The Business Can't Outperform the Family Behind It with Tom Skotidas, Family Business Psychotherapist
Family conflict doesn’t stay at the kitchen table. It follows you into the boardroom, the paddock and every important decision the business needs to make. A…
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#134: If You Cark It Tomorrow, Would Your Family Know What to Do? with Lisa Herbert, Author, Journalist & Death Literacy Advocate
Most farming families have thought about wills, powers of attorney and succession. Far fewer have answered the more uncomfortable question: If you carked it…
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MINI: Happy Fathers Day, To The Dads Doing Their Best
Sometimes the dads doing the most for their family are the ones who feel they’re getting it most wrong. In this Father’s Day Mini Episode, Ben gets personal…
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#133: Reading the Market: Angus Gidley-Baird on Where Beef Demand Is Really Heading with Angus Gidley-Baird, Rabobank Senior Protein Analyst
Australia is heading into one of the biggest beef production years in its history — record tonnage leaving the gate. By every rule the market has ever run on…
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Podcast Trailer - This Is Who We Are
What if the moment you've quietly dreaded for years is actually the one you've spent your whole life training for? Most farming families treat succession like…
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#132: What Wealthy Families Know That Keeps Them Wealthy with Susanne Bransgrove, Partner, Family Office Advisory – Mutual Trust
Two people can shake hands, nod, and walk away completely certain they agree — and only discover, years later when it truly matters, that they never did. That…
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MINI: Stop Driving Past the Leak, Dumb Dumb
Most farming families aren't avoiding the hard conversations because they don't care. They're avoiding them because there's always something more pressing — a…
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#131: Respond, Don't React — What the Farmers Sleeping Well at Night Are Doing Differently with Paul Omodei, Farm Business Consultant & Director - Planfarm
There's a particular kind of farmer Paul Omodei can spot from across the kitchen table. Calm, clear-eyed, and somehow sleeping well at night while diesel…
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#130: Want to Know What's Turning the Best Talent Away From Your Agribusiness? with Lavinia Wehr, Founder & Creative Director AgSocial
The best young operator in your district has already decided whether they'd work for you — and they made that call from their phone, long before any job ad…
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MINI: That's Not The Point, Ben
You've built something worth protecting. You've made the sacrifices, reinvested when others spent, and stayed the course when the easier path was right there…
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#129: Succession Proof Your Family with James Hamilton, Succession Facilitator of Cultivate Advisory
Ask most farming families when succession actually begins and you'll hear a number — fifty-eight, sixty, "once the debt's down." In Episode 129 of The…
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#128: How to Win the War for Talent on Your Farm, Even in the Middle of Nowhere with Kelli McDougall, Partner & Managing Director Agri Talent
What if the reason you can't find good people has nothing to do with where your farm is — and everything to do with how you're showing up? Finding and keeping…
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MINI: Your Profit Went Somewhere?
Most farming families have a good year, watch the money come in — and then quietly wonder, sometime in March, where it all went. Not because anyone was…
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#127: Build a Life Worth Leading: Tim McGavin's Playbook for the Next Generation with Tim McGavin, Founder & Managing Director - Laguna Bay
What separates the farming families who build something that lasts from those who simply survive? If you're honest about it, the answer rarely comes down to…
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#126: The World's on Fire — So Why Isn't Your Portfolio? with David Berthon-Jones, Chief Investment Officer & Founding Partner, Aequitas Investment Partners
Markets are behaving in ways that don't seem to match the headlines. Conflict in the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz under threat, oil briefly pushing $120 a…
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MINI: The $200 Conversation You're Turning Into a $50,000 Problem
Most farming families don’t fall apart because of one bad decision. They fall apart because of a conversation that kept getting put off. In this short…
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#125: What Does a Tokyo Runway Have in Common With a Sheep Station in Walcha NSW? with Vanessa Bell - CEO & Founder of Australian Luxury Knitwear VANESSA BELL
She walked Valentino runways at $10,000 a day, built a media career that spanned some of Australia's biggest brands, and was awarded Gold in Fashion & Textiles…
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#124: The Family Advisory Board - Your Secret Weapon for a High-Performing Family Business with Mike Logan AM, Business Coach, Mentor, Advisory Board Chairman
What if the most underutilised tool in your family business isn't a piece of machinery, a management software, or a new hire — but a structured room full of…
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MINI: You Young Blokes, Time To Stop Bellowing At The Gate
There’s a message young men are hearing… and reacting to. But what if they’re reacting to the wrong part of it? In this mini episode, Ben Law steps straight…
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#123: Playing the Long Game: What High-Performing Rural Families Actually Do With Their Accountant with Sarah Becker, Director of Becker & Co (QLD), Chartered Accountants & Rural Business Advisors
Most farming families see their accountant once a year — usually in a panic around the 30th of June. The families who are genuinely building something that…
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#122: Why Investing in Your Next Generation Is the Smartest Succession Move You'll Make with Kara Knudsen, Knudsen Cattle Co - CEO & Co-Owner | Nuffield Scholar | Board Member Nuffield Australia
What if the thing holding your family business back… isn’t lack of opportunity — but lack of exposure? In this conversation with Kara Knudsen, co-founder of a…
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MINI: Love Your Kids Enough to Say That's Not Good Enough
What if the most loving thing you can say to your child is, “That’s not good enough.” In this mini episode, Ben tackles a quiet pattern that shows up in…
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#121: Character Over Credentials: Building Success In Agriculture That Lasts with David Foote (Board Member - ACC, Cattle Australia, Laguna Bay)
Character Over Credentials: Building Success in Agriculture That Lasts Some of the most successful people in agriculture didn’t follow the neat, modern career…
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#120: You Won’t Get What You Want Until You Master This One Skill with Katie Godden - Communication Specialist
Most farming families don’t fall apart because of bad intentions. They stall because the right conversations never quite happen. In this episode, Ben sits down…
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MINI: What Strong Leaders Do Differently When Things Get Tough
There’s a quiet habit that separates families who stay sharp across generations from those who slowly lose their edge… and it has nothing to do with markets…
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#119: Why Resilience Under Pressure Is the Real Competitive Edge with Ali Flynn, Therapist, Facilitator, & Podcast Host
Most farming families don’t break when things go wrong. They break when pressure becomes the normal state — and nobody notices until the cost shows up years…
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#118: The Thinking Shift That Could Change Everything with Dr Kate Burke - Founder of Think Agri
What if the reason so many capable farming families get stuck isn’t lack of advice — but the way they’re thinking about the problem in the first place? In this…
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MINI: Our Great-Grandparents Feared War - We Fear Conversations.
Your great-grandfather faced shells, mud, and men trying to kill him. So why does a single conversation still stop so many farming families in their tracks?…
The AgriCoach Podcast by The Financial Bloke#117: Why Raising Standards Is the Key to Preparing the Next Generation with Chris Webb - High Performance Advisor
What if the real issue with “kids not stepping up” isn’t them at all? In this episode, Ben Law sits down again with high-performance advisor Chris Webb to…
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#116: Next Gen Doesn't Want To Be On Farm? They Could Be Your Greatest Asset with Andrew Conaghan, Managing Director of Livestock Junction
What if the child who doesn’t want to come back on farm is actually your biggest long-term advantage? In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Conaghan…
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MINI: Coaching Isn't Just For Footy
Most farming families don’t fail because they can’t run a business. They fail because the family part was never properly prepared. Not long ago, the idea of…
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#115: The Families Who Win Start Early: How Prepared Families Outperform Everyone Else
Most families wait until something breaks to start succession conversations. High-performing families don’t. In this powerful conversation, Ben sits down with…
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MINI: Slaying The Entitlement Dragon
What if the real threat to your family business isn’t drought, interest rates, or commodity prices — but entitlement creeping into the next generation? In this…
- The AgriCoach Podcast by The Financial Bloke
#114: Burnout Is Breaking Farming Families — Here’s How to Stop It with Tanya Atkinson - Human Intelligence Architect
What if the biggest risk to your family farm isn’t drought, interest rates, or commodity prices— but you running yourself into the ground? In this episode of…
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#113: Smart Investing in Uncertain Times: Sharemarkets, AI, and the Long Game with Libby Newman - Senior Investment Specialist - Vanguard Australia
Ever wonder why the markets keep climbing even when everything feels uncertain? In this episode, Ben Law sits down with Libby Newman, Senior Investment…
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MINI: Where The Money Goes
Most farming families think profit equals progress — but that’s not always true. In this episode, Ben Law breaks down the truth about where your profit really…
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#112: Owning Your Story: Breaking Generational Patterns with Lael Stone with Lael Stone - Speaker, Educator and Author
What if the real reason family conflict keeps repeating isn’t about money, land, or even succession — but the unseen stories we’ve been carrying for…
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MINI: Trust The Effort. Let Go Of The Outcome.
What if the secret to lasting success in farming, family, and life isn’t about controlling every detail — but about knowing when to let go? In this mini…
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#111: When Success Becomes Your Prison with Jean-Marc Barbeau - Qualified Chartered Accountant and NLP Master Coach, Better Business Freedom
What if the very habits that made you successful are now the biggest things holding you back? In this episode of The Agricoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, Ben…
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MINI: Try Hard Not To Offend But Try Harder Not To Take Offence
What tears farming families apart usually isn’t the big blow-ups. It’s the quiet termites — the little digs, careless words, and unspoken grudges that eat away…
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#110: Lock It In: Protect Your Price and Your Profit with Ripley Atkinson - StoneX Australian Livestock & Commodities Manager
What if you could take the wild swings out of cattle prices and bring real certainty into your operation? In this episode, Ben Law sits down with Ripley…
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MINI: Is Your Brain Lying To You?
Ever found yourself convinced the sky was falling—only to realise later it was just a hiccup? In this mini episode, Ben shares how a blocked septic system…
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#109: From No Succession Plan to $1B in Ag Assets: 3R Beef Fireside Chat with Garry Edwards, Founder and Managing Director of AAM Investment Group
Recorded live at the annual 3R Beef Pre Bull Sale Dinner, this special episode of The AgriCoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast captures a fireside chat with one of…
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Why Logic Fails in Family Conversations (And What Wins Instead)
Ever walked into a family meeting armed with facts, spreadsheets, and a bulletproof case — only to walk out with nothing but more tension? You’re not alone. In…
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#108: Super Tax Shake-Up: What It Means for Farming Families with Kylie Wilson, Partner - Sparke Helmore Lawyers
What if the government’s proposed superannuation tax changes weren’t just targeting the ultra-wealthy, but could one day hit everyday farming families? In this…
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MINI: Back Yourself - Why Playing It Safe Is the Biggest Gamble
What if the biggest risk you’ll ever take isn’t failing — but hesitating? In this short, sharp mini episode, Ben Law unpacks the single piece of advice he’s…
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#107: How One Family Kept Their Agribusiness Alive for Five Generations with Tom Morrissey - Morrissey & Co
What keeps a fifth-generation family business alive for more than a century? In this episode, Ben Law sits down with Tom Morrissey of Morrissey & Co, the…
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MINI: The 10-Year Regret Most Families Have
"We should’ve started this 10 years ago." Ben Law has heard that exact sentence more times than he can count — whispered by farming couples in their 60s and…
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#106: Wealth, Don’t Just Hand It Down — Teach Them to Build It Themselves with Ryan Baddock - MD of RB Finance
If your kids are going to inherit the farm — or the family fortune — you’d better be sure they know how to manage it. In this no-fluff, high-value episode, Ben…
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MINI: The Farm is Not Your Super Fund!
Think your farm is your retirement plan? Think again. In this confronting MINI EPISODE, Ben Law — The Financial Bloke — takes aim at one of the most dangerous…
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#105: The Real Risk Isn’t Being Wrong — It’s Being Slow with Mark Ferguson - Think Agri
What’s holding your family business back — being wrong, or being too slow to change? In this energising conversation, Ben Law sits down with Dr. Mark Ferguson…
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MINI: Mastering Fear & Frustration — Emotional Fitness for High-Performing Families
Ever found yourself snapping at the wrong person, avoiding the real issue, or feeling stuck but not sure why? In this punchy mini episode, Ben Law — The…
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#104: Regenerating the land is only half the battle—Don’t forget to regenerate your family with Charlie Arnott - The Regenerative Journey
When the paddocks are thriving but the family’s falling apart, what’s really being regenerated? In this episode of The Agricoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, Ben…
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MINI: The Hidden Tax That’s Quietly Costing Your Family Millions
You’re smart about tax. You’ve got a good accountant. You’ve structured things well. But what if there’s one tax you’re still paying — and it’s not even on the…
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#103: Farming, Family & Boundaries: How to Draw the Line Without Drama with Katja Williams - The Ultimate Farm Wife Podcast
What happens when your home, business, and family are all wrapped into one — and you never get to clock off? In this episode, Ben sits down with Katja Williams…
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MINI: Success the Wrong Way: You’re Winning… But At What Cost?
You’re kicking goals. The numbers look great. The farm’s expanding. But here’s the question nobody’s asking: At what cost? In this punchy MINI EPISODE, Ben Law…
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#102: Elite Teams Win On Culture - And So Can Your Family with Chris Webb - High Performance Advisor
What do Olympic medal-winning teams, the All Blacks, and elite farming families have in common? According to Chris Webb — high-performance advisor to…