Episode 6: How to Lead Through Financial Crisis
Most people don’t think about insolvency—until it’s staring them in the face. In this episode, In the Trenches host Hanif Ibrahim speaks with Paul Blahut, Managing Partner at Sentinel Corporate Advisory, about what really happens when a business runs out of road. Paul has worked with many owners navigating insolvency—and he shares the patterns, the […]
Episode 5: Leading with Influence
How do the most effective leaders inspire action—not just compliance? According to Margo Halbert, it startswith learning how to truly engage. In this episode, Hanif Ibrahim sits down with Margo—an executive coach, professional speaker, and business advisor to some of Australia’s top organisations including Chevron, Wesfarmers, BHP and Crown. With a passion for helping leaders […]
Episode 4: Building a Business That Doesn’t Need You
After landing in Perth with just $50 to his name, Thibaut Holl started knocking on doors with a second-hand whipper snipper and a lot of hustle. More than a decade later, he’s built Perth Landscaping Group into a successful, systemised business that runs largely without him. In this episode of In the Trenches, host Hanif […]
Episode 3: Rethinking Cyber: What Business Leaders Keep Getting Wrong
In this episode of In the Trenches, host Hanif Ibrahim sits down with Dr. Thomas Jreige, Principal and Director of Shimazaki Sentinel, to explore why cybersecurity often fails to protect the businesses it’s meant to serve—and what needs to change. They dive into the flaws of reactive security models, the complexity that overwhelms leadership, and […]
Episode 2: Endure First. Win Later.
In this episode of In the Trenches, host Hanif Ibrahim sits down with Alan Chau, Founder of 10X Ventures, to explore how persistence, family, and hard lessons shaped his journey from a spare room to running a global distribution business. They dive into the realities of early failure, rebuilding from loss, staying grounded in community […]
Episode 1: Opportunities and threats – A Ground-Level Look at the Aussie Economy
In this episode of In the Trenches, host Hanif Ibrahim sits down with Daniel Gradwell, Economist and Associate Director, Property at ANZ, to explore how a grounded, human view of economics can help business owners make smarter decisions in unpredictable times. They dive into the disconnect between macro data and real-world experience, the limitations of […]