The weekly podcast from Luke Curry and Mark Baker, discussing all things business, tech, creative, health, and general lifestyle advice. Each Wednesday join the brothers in-law, as they interview an eclectic range of guests from blue collar grafters to multi-millionaire investors, each with their own stories to tell, and lessons learned along the way. If you have a side hustle, want to start a passion project, or just want to hear some great career and life advice, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
What is up SharkNation!
Luke and Mark are back after an 18 month hiatus and this time they are coming at you Live from the Las Vegas Strip.
Luke surprised Mark with a trip to see U2 @Sphere in Las Vegas and they guys recorded their thoughts on Vegas, the American Dream, and all things U2.
All with a selection U2 backing tracks.
Brought you you by Artists Against Apartheid .
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
On this episode Luke and Mark chat to Founder of "6 Figure Accelerator Program" and Co-Founder of Engagency, Adam Walsh.
Adam has a mission - he wants to help students & 9-5ers create a second income stream through their own semi-automated social media marketing agency"
He has been a digital Nomad for the past few years - spending most of his time in Bulgaria and Spain and visiting is home in Irelands a few times a year.
The guys cover:
1. How Adam got started in selling on the internet - how he's never had a 'job' and how has always made his own way.
2. How Adam stated out building and marketing twitter pages (building an audience of 3 million+ followers).
3. How he started and grew his own Marketing agency - and how he chose automation over growth - now working 2.5 hours per week on the 6 figure business.
4. Why he started mentoring/coaching others via his 6 Figure Accelerator Program.
5. Taxes and why he chooses to live in Bulgaria
6. How Adam sees the 'social media funnel' and how to capitalise on different platforms audiences.
For more info on Adam: https://www.the6figureaccelerator.com/join-program-now
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
Emmet is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of MyWallStreet, a Dublin based, leading investment education and execution app (4,000,000 downloads).
Luke and Mark talk to Emmet about how he got started - his love for teaching and what it takes to build an app that will impact a billion people (even if he runs out of heart beats before that happens).
Before you go on with the episode we wanted to point you to a great offer Emmet is giving our listeners - Emmet has launched the 'Horizon' project where he shows members what is in his personal portfolio as well as member only pitches on stocks he believes will beat the market.
'This Thursday, I will pitch one of the most certain potential long-term winners I’ve seen.
This company is founder-led, unheard of by 99.9% of people, covered by only a handful of Wall Street analysts, is capital-efficient, pumps out cash and has an almost unmatched formula for growth.
I’m looking forward to pitching it most especially because I’m looking forward to owning it. '"
Emmet is offering listeners 35% off the regular price this week.
Luke and Mark are not affiliates here but believe it is an interesting thing to check out if you are serious about investing.
For feedback: Luke@Shark.ie
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
This is a follow up episode on episode #107 on "Becoming a key person of influence" launched in March 2022.
Orla has helped people self publish books in 30+ genres and is now focused on helping people self-publish business books in their area of expertise.
See a cool testimonial here: https://youtu.be/CxX37QcP2Y4
Key takeaways:
1. Publishing a book gives you legitimacy in your industry.
2. You can "skip the queue" these days and self publish.
3. People throw away business cards - it's harder to throw away books.
4. For a book to be successful, there must be real value being delivered. Luckily, you are likely sitting on a wealth of information and experience that people would pay for.
For more information on how Orla can help you publish: https://orlakellypublishing.com/
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
Want to be excited about the work you do?
Want to have a job with unlimited upside?
Tired of having a fixed income career?
Luke is launching a course on how to break into tech sales and earn your first €100,000
Luke pitches the idea to mark for the first time...
To get invited to the beta - reach-out to Luke@shark.ie
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
In this episode Luke and Mark breakdown Daniel Priestley's book "Key Person of Influence".
Mark's rating 8/10 fins.
Luke's rating 9/10 fins.
On this episode you'll learn how to become a valuable thought leader in your industry - how to become the go to person and a sought after expert in your filed.
You'll learn the steps in becoming a KPI:
1. The pitch: Who are you and what do you do?
2. Publish: You need to to publish for people to see you as a credible person in the industry - the book tells you how.
3. Product: What you know is valuable - make a product that ideally provides value and if it makes money for the buyer - even better.
4. Profile: How to own what people see when they Google you.
5. Partnerships: How to leverage your position in your industry to maximise your income.
Luke also talks about a new product he's launching aimed at people trying to break into tech sales.
For feedback: Luke@ Shark.ie
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
What is Up SharkNation!
On this episode the guys chatted to Co-Founder of Pitchedit - Rob Halligan.
PitchedIt provide tech founders with a platform to validate ideas, raise capital and connect with service providers who can help execute their vision, so they can launch better products, faster.
Rob left his job in SFDC to concentrate on the business full time just one month ago. On the SharkPod we love chatting to entrepreneurs who have just taken the leap - we hope to have a followup episode in a few years to see how Rob's getting on.
Key Takeaways:
1. Go all in: A wise man once said that no man can serve two masters. In order for people to invest in your idea - you have to be all in.
2. Scratch the itch: If you are working for a large company with a great salary and perks it can be easy to deny the urge to strike out on your own... for a while... in the end you're likely to do it anyway so why not now? As Mark Baker always says..."Nature vs Nurture... Nature always wins....". Make your plans - build out a worst case scenario 'come back plan' if the business fails and just f'ing do it!
3. Don't be afraid of complexity: Rob has a job on his hands... anything that has money involved will have regulations... Anything you build where a thriving community is key it will be difficult to build - but these difficulties build moats around your business - creating real barriers to entry for would be competitors.
For more information on PitchedIt: https://pitchedit.co/
For feedback: Luke@Shark.ie
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
This is a special cross over episode from the DubSpot Partner Podcast with special guest Nathan Paris - founder of On the Fuze - a company providing white labelling services for HubSpot marketing agencies so they can focus on winning business rather than hiring and scaling for their team.
Nathan is based in Brisbane Australia, but serves clients all over the world.
Key takeaways:
1. For international businesses - time zones matter. Nathan is based in Australia - not a great location to do business with the US - his primary market. So Nathan has hired most of his staff in Medellin, Colombia, in order the serve his customer base in the states more effectively
2. Do what you are good at - outsource the rest. If you are great at selling and finding deals but have no skill in execution - pay an expert to deliver for you.
3. The world is wide open - hire people in less expensive economies so that you can provide more value to your customers. Nathan built most of his team in South America - not just because of the time zone, but also because he could find better value talent on that continent when compared to Australia.
For more information: https://www.onthefuze.com.au/about-us?hsLang=en-au
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
On this episode Luke and Mark chat to to Lisa O'Reilly - Founder of LOR Property Solutions - about the great opportunities we all have to invest in property in Ireland.
We discuss how Lisa transitioned from a Financial Controller working in the corporate world to launching her own business.
She now builds property deals for investors to invest into and has raised more than 1 million euro in funding so far.
Key Takeaways:
1. It's never ever too late to pivot - if you think you are doomed to climb the corporate ladder - think again. Lisa gave up a high level corporate job to chase her passion.
2. Ireland is the land of opportunity when it comes to property investing. You can generate yields like no where else in Europe.
3. Find mentors: Lisa mentioned she travels twice a month to the UK to work with her mentors there. She tells us about how powerful this has been for her journey so far.
4. Start with your own money and build from there. When you have a track record of success with a couple of deals - the market will want to invest in you.
For more info on Lisa: https://lorpropertysolutions.ie/
For feedback: Luke@shark.ie
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
What is up SharkNation!
Luke and Mark are back and they are breaking down the popular book from controversial Canadian clinical psychologist, psychology professor, and author - Jordan Peterson - "12 Rules for Life".
Luke and Mark go through each rule laid out in the book and give their take.
Key takeaways:
1. Act like a person who is responsible for helping you. Take responsibility for ensuring your own well being.
2.Ensure that your children will be liked by society - don't let them do things that make you dislike them.
3.Don't do what you hate.
4.Make sure that your own house is in order before you criticise others.
5.Present yourself to the world with confidence. Stand tall with your shoulders back.
Always interested to hear your thoughts. Have you read the book? What did you think of it?
For feedback: Luke@Shark.ie