ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Running a business isn't easy. The late nights, tough decisions, and constant pressure to grow, adapt, and succeed — it's all part of the journey. In the Trenches is a business podcast for entrepreneurs, founders, and operators who know what it's like to be in the thick of it.
Each episode dives into real stories from business owners, industry leaders, and experts who have faced challenges head-on, found opportunities in unexpected places, and made the decisions that shaped their success. We're not here for vague theories or feel-good advice. We focus on tangible insights — practical strategies, financial realities, and the lessons that actually make a difference in running a business.
Brought to you by The Finance Agency, In the Trenches is about more than just storytelling. It's about equipping business owners with the knowledge, inspiration, and commercial insights they need to navigate their own path. Whether you're scaling up, managing cash flow, or tackling industry shifts, we bring you the voices and experiences that matter — helping you make smarter decisions and move forward with confidence.
If you're building something great, if you're making tough calls every day, if you're in the trenches — this is the podcast for you.
Each episode dives into real stories from business owners, industry leaders, and experts who have faced challenges head-on, found opportunities in unexpected places, and made the decisions that shaped their success. We're not here for vague theories or feel-good advice. We focus on tangible insights — practical strategies, financial realities, and the lessons that actually make a difference in running a business.
Brought to you by The Finance Agency, In the Trenches is about more than just storytelling. It's about equipping business owners with the knowledge, inspiration, and commercial insights they need to navigate their own path. Whether you're scaling up, managing cash flow, or tackling industry shifts, we bring you the voices and experiences that matter — helping you make smarter decisions and move forward with confidence.
If you're building something great, if you're making tough calls every day, if you're in the trenches — this is the podcast for you.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 12 days
Average audio length:
52 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
47 episodes
since May 29, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Greg Wier built a national security business from the ground up, turning an unlikely start into decades of entrepreneurship, business growth and financial success.
In this episode of In the Trenches, Greg Wier shares how he went from becoming a teenage father with limited education and few opport…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
What does it actually take to build a business that someone else wants to buy?
After a decade of building his business from the ground up, Alan Chau is now experiencing something many founders work towards: an exit.
In this episode of In The Trenches, Alan joins Hanif to unpack the journey from…
A good business idea does not always make a good business. Without proper market research, financial forecasting and cash flow planning, starting or growing a business can cost you years of time, money and unnecessary stress.
In this episode, Hanif Ibrahim explains what entrepreneurs and business…
Perth’s property market has experienced extraordinary growth, but with listings rising and buyer activity beginning to slow, is the boom finally starting to cool?
In this episode, Perth real estate agent Prash Nayar joins us to break down the current state of the Perth property market, including …
Is Bitcoin’s four-year cycle coming to an end, or is the crypto market simply moving through another painful phase of the cycle?
In this episode, Pav Hundal, Lead Market Analyst at Swyftx, joins Hanif to discuss the current state of Bitcoin, crypto markets, investor sentiment, and what may come n…
Menopause affects every woman, yet for many people, it’s still a conversation shrouded in confusion, silence, and a lack of information.
In this episode of In the Trenches, Dr Julia Rawlinson joins the podcast to unpack the realities of perimenopause and menopause, the symptoms many women experie…
Leadership is tested in the everyday standards we set, the people we hire, and the culture we allow to grow.
In this episode of In the Trenches, Stephen Connell, CEO of MAD3 Engineering, shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, accountability, workplace culture, and building high-performance tea…
Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses create, protect, and lose intellectual property. Most business owners are operating blind to the legal risks — and the opportunity — that AI introduces into their operations right now.
In this episode of In The Trenches, Hanif Ibrahim welcomes bac…
Most leaders think they're communicating well. Their teams think otherwise. And that gap — invisible to the person at the top — is where trust erodes, performance suffers, and culture quietly breaks down.
In this episode of In The Trenches, Hanif Ibrahim sits down with Alan Sherwood for a sharp, e…
What if the answer to our farming crisis has been sitting in our waste all along?
In this episode of In The Trenches, Hanif Ibrahim sits down with Greg Watts, CEO of C-Wise, for a fascinating conversation at the intersection of environmental science, agricultural economics, and the kind of systems…
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