Episode 59: Building a Fortress Brand with Matt Stanton
In this episode, host Paul Ehlinger sits down with Matt Stanton, Chief Development Officer of Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa whose career spans many powerhouse brands. Matt shares what it really takes to scale franchise systems responsibly — from growing brands into the thousands of units to...
Nine chief’s last-minute pitch for NRL broadcast rights
Channel Nine Chief Executive Matt Stanton wants the full broadcast rights for the National Rugby League – and he’ll make an eleventh-hour bid to NRL boss Peter V’landys to get them. Plus, Elon Musk accused of fuelling antisemitism online, building approvals drop again, and Serena Williams’ Wimble...
Michigan Got Away With One! (Plus NFL Teams as Millennial Comedy Shows & DK Metcalf's Conspiracies)
Michigan got away with one against Western Michigan, Lane Kiffin had another absolutely ridiculous week, and DK Metcalf thinks there’s an entire civilization underneath Antarctica.
Comedian Matt Stanton joins us to rank NFL teams as Millennial comedy shows, and then things get appropriately weird...
Nine minus two, Meta's muse, and Dan Illic gets up
Welcome to the Mumbrellacast, the only podcast to win the Pulitzer, the Nobel Peace Prize, and a bronze Logie.
This week, Nine has lost two of its biggest decision-makers in the space of 12-or-so hours. On Thursday morning, Nine's TV boss Amanda Laing, who headed up Nine's recently integrated te...
CHAOS AT 9 - Executive sacked and staff in revolt
Nine has sacked executive Amanda Laing just 18 months after she was appointed to lead its new streaming and broadcast division. Was she a scapegoat, or a threat to CEO Matt Stanton? Plus, the TODAY show's Shop Today segment has Tom Steinfort selling hoodies on air, and staff are revolting over th...
Did You Take the B from My _ook?
Beau's back with some new stories. We hope you enjoy this story by Beck & Matt Stanton.
158. Every Kid Is Creative: Rethinking How We Teach Writing, with Matt Stanton
You know the student who stares at a blank page and tells you they’ve got no ideas? Matt Stanton reckons that’s almost never a creativity problem. It’s a confidence problem.
Matt is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator, and in this chat he unpacks what actually gets kids writing. Time ...