Remarkable Regional Business

Interviewing Founders and CEOs of Australia’s most remarkable regionally based businesses. You’ll hear about their company and what makes it so remarkable. You’ll also get an insight into their growth journey, the mistakes they made, and how they overcame some of their hardest challenges.Hosted by Caleb Maxwell, Director of Bendigo-based video marketing company Hebron Films, this podcast uncovers regional businesses that are rocking their industries and proves that great companies really can come from smaller places.

Remarkable Regional Business is a business podcast hosted by Hebron Films, with 73 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Hebron Films hosts Remarkable Regional Business, a business show with 73 episodes published.

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  Episode #73

  Mathew Goggin, 7 Mile Beach (Part Two)

  Aug 26, 202634 min

  Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 48 (Part Two) Guest: Mathew Goggin Business Name: 7 Mile Beach Website: https://www.7milegolf.com.au/ He did the project management. He ran the Instagram. He recorded the podcasts. He did all of it himself. And the course still ended up rated number three in Australia before it had been open six months. In Part Two of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell continues the discussion with Mathew Goggin, founder of 7 Mile Beach Golf in Tasmania. The conversation moves into the origin story behind the project, how Mat went from professional golfer to golf course developer, and the business thinking behind what is shaping up to be one of the great golf destinations in the world. Mat also talks through the second course now under construction, the membership model he is moving towards, the partnerships being built with Hobart's best hotels and local Tasmanian producers, and why he still has a bottle of wine he hasn't opened yet because he believes the moment to celebrate is still to come. Topics Covered / The second course and the vision for 36 holes How King Collins Dormer, a group whose first project outside America this will be, are now clearing land for the north course, and what 36 holes makes possible from a business model perspective. / The membership model and how it changes everything Why a membership base can cover half the operating costs before a single green fee is collected, and the careful balance between member exclusivity and resort play. / How 7 Mile Beach achieved its ranking so quickly What Mat did from a marketing standpoint entirely on his own, why it worked, and how the course was winning polls for the world's best golf logo before it had even opened. / Unreasonable hospitality as a business philosophy Why the experience a person has matters more than the green fee they paid, and how every partnership from Sullivans Cove Whisky to The Tasman hotel is chosen to maintain that standard from the moment someone arrives in Hobart. / How 7 Mile Beach is lifting the whole region Why local golf courses are now having their record green fee months and what that has to do with what Mat built. / Business wisdom from a first time developer Know every part of your business inside out. If the thing you are underpinning is not world class you are wasting your time. And yes, Mat still cannot work the point of sale system. Watch Part One to hear what makes the course itself so special, who designed it, and the construction challenges of building something world class on Tasmanian sand dunes. // Links https://www.7milegolf.com.au/

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  Episode #72

  Mathew Goggin, 7 Mile Beach (Part One)

  Aug 26, 202640 min

  Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 48 (Part One) Guest: Mathew Goggin Business Name: 7 Mile Beach Website: https://www.7milegolf.com.au/ He grew up near the property. Watched it sit there for decades screaming out for a golf course. And eventually decided if nobody else was going to do it, he would. In Part One of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell sits down with Mathew Goggin, founder of 7 Mile Beach in Tasmania. A former professional golfer with no background in development, no experience building anything at this scale, and a piece of land he had known since childhood that he believed was one of the best sites for a golf course in the world. Already rated in the top 10 in Australia after opening for public play in December 2025, 7 Mile Beach is being talked about as a future top ten course in the world. And this is the story of how it came to be. Topics Covered / The three ingredients of a world class golf course Interesting topography, great views by the water, and sand. Why this property had all three and why that matters more than most people realise. / What makes the course visually unique How a blown over pine plantation seeded the dunes and created an unusually choppy and irregular landscape that gives 7 Mile Beach its distinctive eye candy. / Why Tasmania is one of the best places in the world to build a links course The cool climate, fescue grass and sandy coastal conditions that put Tasmania in the same band as Scotland, Ireland and the UK. / The designers behind the course How Mat brought in Clayton, DeVries and Pont, whose principals between them co-designed Barnbougle and Cape Wickham, and why having the main guy on site for eighteen months was something most projects never get. / The complexities of building a golf course in coastal Tasmania Wind, shifting sand, construction challenges, and what it actually takes to shape something world class in those conditions. This is Part One of the conversation with Mathew Goggin from 7 Mile Beach Golf. Continue to Part Two to hear the origin story behind the project, how the course achieved its ranking so quickly, the business model taking shape, and what Matt has learned building something genuinely world class from scratch. // Links www.7milegolf.com.au/

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  Episode #71

  Jacqui Naunton, White Deer Graphic Design (Part Two)

  May 26, 202636 min

  Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 47 (Part Two) Guest: Jacqui Naunton Business Name: White Deer Graphic Design Website: https://whitedeer.com.au/ She runs calls at 10am, 1:30pm and 8pm on the same day every fortnight. Because her clients are in Australia, Europe and America. All from her hometown in Bendigo. In Part Two of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell continues the discussion with Jacqui Naunton from White Deer. The conversation gets into the detail of how each of her three offerings actually works, what people pay, how the Co-Creation Design Club runs, and the marketing channels that have built her a global audience. Jacqui also shares the business philosophy that has underpinned everything, from how she thinks about consistency and showing up even when she doesn't feel like it, to why she acts on ideas within weeks rather than sitting on them for months while other business owners are still ruminating. Topics Covered / The full breakdown of each offering The DIY course for newer businesses, the Co-Creation Design Club for businesses wanting ongoing support and co-creation, and the done for you studio for clients who just want it handled. / How the Co-Creation Design Club works Unlimited Slack access, live calls across three time zones every fortnight, screen recordings, live design sessions and coaching all included, and why no one has ever overstepped what Jacqui thinks is fair. / Price points and how they are structured How Jacqui has anchored each offering to a different stage of business and why the model works across a wide range of clients from solopreneurs to businesses with teams and VAs. / Marketing channels that are actually working YouTube, Facebook ads, Instagram, email list and podcast, what each one does, which ones bring the most clients, and how she knows. / Building a global audience from a regional base How Jacqui has grown audiences across multiple platforms simultaneously from Bendigo, and what she has learned about what works and what doesn't. / The business philosophy behind it all Show up consistently. Act on ideas quickly. Put it out there and fix it rather than sitting on it for six months. And keep doing the monotonous things even when you don't feel like it. Watch Part One to hear how White Deer started, why Jacqui flipped her business model six years ago, and how she sold a course she hadn't written yet from a family holiday in Tasmania. // Links https://whitedeer.com.au/

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  Episode #70

  Jacqui Naunton, White Deer Graphic Design (Part One)

  May 26, 202635 min

  Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 47 (Part One) Guest: Jacqui Naunton Business Name: White Deer Graphic Design Website: https://whitedeer.com.au/ She sold a course she hadn't written yet, from a family holiday in Tasmania, to 55 people she'd never met. And that was just the beginning. In Part One of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell sits down with Jacqui Naunton, owner and founder of White Deer, a design studio based in Bendigo that is serving clients all over the world. But this is not a traditional graphic design story. Six years ago Jacqui flipped her business model entirely and started teaching business owners how to do their own design, because she could see that Canva was changing everything and most people were using it wrong. What followed was a business that now operates across multiple income streams, reaches global audiences across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and podcast, and allows Jacqui to work only a couple of hours a day while being mostly at home with her growing family. Topics Covered / What White Deer actually is A graphic design business with three distinct offerings, done for you design, an online course, and a membership, and why the combination of all three is what makes it work. / Why Jacqui started teaching design to business owners How a suggestion from a business coach turned into a business model, why she initially thought it was career suicide, and why she did it anyway. / The first course launch How Jacqui built an email list, ran a masterclass from a family holiday in Tasmania, sold 55 spots in a course she hadn't written yet, and then created it live week by week as people went through it. / Passive income in quotation marks Why Jacqui wanted a business model that didn't trade time for money, and how that desire shaped every decision she made in the six years that followed. / Building an online audience from scratch Five and a half years of podcasting, two to three years of YouTube, and how consistent content creation became the engine that drives everything. / Understanding what clients think they need versus what they actually need Why most business owners think they have a design problem when they actually have a brand problem, and how Jacqui positions her offerings to meet people where they are. This is Part One of the conversation with Jacqui Naunton from White Deer. Continue to Part Two to hear the full breakdown of each offering, the marketing channels that are actually working, and the business wisdom that has kept her growing. // Links https://whitedeer.com.au/

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  Episode #69

  Michael Robertson & Marc Smith, JL King & Co (Part Two)

  May 10, 202639 min

  Remarkable Regional Business – Episode 46 (Part Two) Guest: Michael Robertson & Marc Smith Business Name: JL King & Co Website: https://www.jlking.com.au/ By the time they moved back to Bendigo they had already outgrown the new facility. And they hadn't even moved in yet. In Part Two of this conversation on Remarkable Regional Business, Caleb Maxwell continues the discussion with Michael Robertson and Marc Smith from JL King and Co. The conversation moves into greater detail of how to build and run a food manufacturing business at a serious scale. Michael talks through the chaos of operating across six different sheds around Bendigo before the new facility was built, how the Simply Tasty brand came together, and the process behind developing and launching new products. Including a crazy lasagna soup that came from a Chicago supermarket visit but flopped in Australia. Marc brings his perspective as the recently appointed CFO on what the business needs to get to the next level, from systems and data to taking some of the load off a managing director still emailing late into the night. Topics Covered / The Simply Tasty brand How the name was chosen by a vote of ten people and what the product range looks like today across salads, baked dishes, pasta, Asian style meals and pub meals. / Contract manufacturing at scale How JL King and Co produces 24 products for IGA's private label brand and manufactures a Woolworths salad line up the entire east coast of Australia. / New product development How trends, overseas travel, buyer relationships and customer feedback drive the product pipeline, and what happens when a Chicago-inspired lasagna soup flops in 6 months. / Building and outgrowing the new facility The chaos of six different sheds, the decision to build, and what the move to the new site has made possible. / Letting go as an owner/operator Why Michael still holds on to more than he probably should, why the new facility made him want to hold on tighter, and what Marc’s role is helping to change that. / What's next for JL King and Co Systems, data, sustainability, solar expansion, packaging improvements and the growth strategy taking shape right now. Watch Part One to hear the full origin story of JL King and Co, how a competitor's phone call changed it all, and how customer demand turned a produce wholesaler into one of regional Victoria's most significant food manufacturers. // Links https://www.jlking.com.au/

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