Owner Insights
Owner Insights
Podcast Description
Owner Insights is a podcast that dives into the stories of business owners who have built great businesses. Hosted by James Orchard, Managing Director of Accru Harris Orchard, each episode is a candid conversation with a different business owner. Together they explore the business origins, challenges, and lessons learned along the way. These aren’t step-by-step guides on how to run a business but insightful discussions filled with personal stories of growth, resilience, and unique paths to success. Join us to discover what it truly takes to build a great business from those who've done it.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of entrepreneurship, resilience, and personal growth, with episodes highlighting individual journeys like Angus Sobels’ purposeful wealth creation from loss and Scott Salisbury’s rise in the construction industry and football. Each conversation delves into the unique challenges and successes faced by business owners, offering lessons grounded in personal experiences.
Owner Insights is a podcast that dives into the stories of business owners who have built great businesses. Hosted by James Orchard, Managing Director of Accru Harris Orchard, each episode is a candid conversation with a different business owner. Together they explore the business origins, challenges, and lessons learned along the way. These aren’t step-by-step guides on how to run a business but insightful discussions filled with personal stories of growth, resilience, and unique paths to success. Join us to discover what it truly takes to build a great business from those who’ve done it.
Nick Addison doesn’t run a typical business – and Adelaide Oval isn’t a typical organisation.
In this episode of Owner Insights, James Orchard goes behind the scenes with Nick Addison, CEO of the Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority, to explore what it really takes to operate a world-class stadium and the collection of businesses that sit behind it.
Originally from Melbourne, Nick relocated to Adelaide in 2022 with his young family to take on the role, bringing a deep passion for sport and a sharp commercial lens. He shares his personal story, while also lifting the lid on how Adelaide Oval actually works, who owns it, how it became a world-class venue, and what it takes to stay there.
Inevitably, the cost of a pie comes up. Nick also explains why great “content” – from elite sport to major concerts – underpins everything, how Adelaide Oval competes with the couch, and why the Oval’s grounds expertise has become globally sought-after, including being approached by the ICC to support the Cricket World Cup in New York.
A fascinating look behind the scenes of one of South Australia’s icons, offering insights into leadership, diversification and world-class performance – applied to a very different kind of business.
Connect with James Orchard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesorchard1/
See other episodes: https://accruharrisorchard.com.au/podcast/
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