The Leap by Founders Collective

The Leap is a podcast for founders, creatives, and career-shifters who are bold enough to start something of their own. Hosted by Gavin Tye, each episode dives into the real stories behind people who’ve taken the leap...from launching startups and scaling side hustles to pivoting careers with purpose. Through candid conversations with early-stage founders, innovators, and changemakers, we explore the messy middle of entrepreneurship: the fears, breakthroughs, lessons, and mindset shifts that come with building something meaningful from the ground up. Whether you’re thinking about starting a business or already deep in the trenches, The Leap will leave you feeling inspired, informed, and ready to take your next big step.

The Leap by Founders Collective is a business podcast hosted by Gavin Tye, with 12 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.

Gavin Tye hosts The Leap by Founders Collective, a business show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  From homeless at 16 to building global communities with CJ Josic

  Apr 14, 202658 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Gav sits down with CJ (Craig Josic), a lifelong connector, entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, to unpack a journey that starts with homelessness at 16 and evolves into building thriving founder communities across Australia and beyond. </p><p>CJ shares how connection, community, and a “give first” mindset became the foundation of everything he does - from launching Silicon Coast to now building an innovation powerhouse aimed at creating 100 companies worth $100 million each.</p><p><br>Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch - completely bootstrapped.</p><p>...

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  Episode #11

  From burnout to balance - Wayne Gerard’s founder journey

  Mar 31, 202658 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Gav sits down with Wayne Gerard to unpack his ongoing founder journey - from army officer to building RedEye, one of Australia’s early enterprise SaaS companies, through to becoming an active investor and launching new ventures like My Planner and Cetana. </p><p>This is not a story about what was - Wayne is still very much in the journey, continuing to build, evolve and back other founders while navigating the realities of business and life.</p><p><br>Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS com...

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  Episode #10

  Backing yourself when the outcome isn’t guaranteed with John Webster

  Mar 23, 202644 minS0

  <p>John Webster joins Gavin Tye on The Leap to unpack the less-glamorous truth of founder life - the long timelines, the constant pivots, and the pressure that never really disappears, it just changes shape.</p><p>John takes us back to his corporate life inside a high-stress NASDAQ-listed business, and the gut-punch moment that made him walk away - not because he didn’t like the work, but because he couldn’t stand the system: watching a team bust their hump and then being forced to rank them on a bell curve. </p><p>That was the line in the s...

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  Episode #9

  Sabrina Guse started a business at 20 and has taught 6,000 kids about the planet already

  Feb 2, 202636 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Gavin sits down with Sabrina Guse, the 20-year-old founder of Enviromentoring, to unpack how a casual job in outside school hours care turned into a fast-growing environmental education business reaching thousands of kids across Australia.</p><p>Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a purpose-driven education business from scratch - while still at uni and learning business fundamentals on the fly.</p><p>Got questions or topics you want us to cover? Email us at journey@sixsides.co</p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star...

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  Episode #8

  Emily Price: Why good enough beats perfect in startups

  Dec 29, 202551 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Gav sits down with Emily Price, co-founder of Tallystone, to unpack her journey from working as a startup lawyer to building a venture-backed company helping founders get deal-ready faster. </p><p>Emily shares what she saw behind the scenes of countless capital raises, the problem that sparked Tallystone, and the realities of unlearning perfection to thrive as a founder.<br> <br>Expect a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch.<br> <br>Got questions or topics you want us to cover? Email us at journey@sixsides.co</p><...

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