Joining Shahin on the podcast is CEO & Founder of hipages, Roby Sharon-Zipser. He spoke about the journey of this Aussie company; from the origin story, to getting through the COVID-period, and to where they are now, hipages continues to smash their growth targets.

This episode also covers...

• The role and evolution of being a CEO
• How to adapt to consumer behaviour and technology development
• Building company strategy
• The importance of company values and pillars

About Roby...

Roby is an entrepreneur who creates and invests in thriving and durable businesses that challenge the status quo.

With a passion for developing technologies that liberate others to free up their time for higher-value business activities, Roby instils this passion in the hipages Group team, driving the company’s purpose of transforming the trade industry, making better lives for everyone, and striving for continuous curiosity and professional growth.

Roby kickstarted the hipages Group journey in 2004, with the company’s founding business, hipages, inspired by the personal challenges of trying to renovate his own home.

Fast forward to today and not only does he have extensive insight into tradie businesses, but he is also at the helm of a data powerhouse for the trade industry.

With a strong background in numbers, Roby has led his team to harness this data to create a unique industry map of opportunities, known as the hipages Group tradie ecosystem.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Founder Mode - Paul Graham
• Open - Andre Agassi
• The Hard Things About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz
• Acquired Podcast
• The Contrarians
• 7 Powers - Hamilton Wright Helmer
• hipages annual reports
• hipages product vision video

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