The Business Game
The Business Game
The Business Game is not another highlight reel of overnight success. It is a structured, honest breakdown of what it really takes to build, scale, and sustain a business at every level.
We built The Business Game around a simple truth: business changes as revenue changes. The problems at $500K are not the problems at $5M. The mindset at $5M is not the mindset at $50M. That is why every conversation is grounded in our 10-Level framework, from Level 1 Startup and Survival through to Level 10 Legacy and Exit.
If you are:
• Trying to get your first consistent revenue
• Building your first real team
• Breaking through the messy middle
• Scaling toward eight or nine figures
• Or preparing for exit
There is an episode that meets you where you are.
Hosted by Steve Plummer and Kalena Stano, who speak to founders operating at every stage of the game. No gatekeeping. No hype. No recycled advice. Just real numbers, real mistakes, real strategy, and real decisions that moved the needle.
Each week, we publish two episodes every Monday and Thursday at 6pm AEST, featuring global founders, operators, and investors who break down what actually works at their level and what does not.
The Business Game exists to give you clarity. To help you identify your current level. To show you the moves required to reach the next one.
Because scaling is not random. It is a game. And every level has different rules.
Find your level. Play it properly. Then level up.
Watch video episodes on YouTube and explore more at thebusinessgamegroup.com
Episodes
141 episodes
LEVEL 3: Second-Generation Agency Leader on Modernising a 60-Year-Old Business Without Ruining It
LEVEL 3: $3M – $8M DELEGATION & EARLY LEADERSHIP STAGE On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Chad G. Bauer, owner of SR&B Advertising, a second...
LEVEL TWO: E-Commerce Founder on 10 Million Views, Airport Deals, and Building a Million-Dollar Brand
LEVEL 1: $0 – $1M STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGE On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Laura Campbell, Founder of Hip Surfer, the Australian baby produ...
Sales Psychologist: Why Sales Get Harder When You Need Them Most
LEVEL 1: $0 – $1MSTARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGEOn today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Ian Stephens, one of Australia’s leading sales psychologists, speake...
LEVEL TWO: Workplace Culture Expert on Why Bad Employees Are Built By Bad Leadership
LEVEL 2: $1M – $3M FIRST TEAM, FIRST SYSTEMS STAGE On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Dustin Snyder, Founder and Chief Advisor of WayForward, the...
LEVEL THREE: Million-Dollar Book Strategist On How She Went From $3.6Million in Debt to Multi-Millions... In 18 Months
LEVEL THREE: $3M to $8M: DELEGATION AND EARLY LEADERSHIP On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Melanie Warner, founder and CEO of Defining Moments Press. <...
LEVEL FOUR: Female Construction CEO on Landing $50M+ Projects, Leading Under Pressure, and Empathy on the Job Site
LEVEL FOUR: $8M to $20M GROWING PAINS & OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Melissa Drew, Founder and CEO of InSite BUILD
LEVEL TWO: Construction Expert Tells Us Why Most Projects Fail Before They Start
LEVEL TWO: $1M to $3M: FIRST TEAMS, FIRST SYSTEMS, FOUNDER LED In today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Mark Story, construction consultant, turnaround specialist, and...
LEVEL SIX: Pharmacy CEO On GLP-1s, Peptides, and Growing 800% In 24 Months
LEVEL 6: $50M – $150MGOVERNANCE, DATA & SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTUREIn today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Jesse Vidrine, Founder of Vidrine Pharmaceutical Group and President & Co-Own...
LEVEL ONE: Gender-Free Underwear Founder On Changing An Industry
LEVEL 1: $0 – $1MSTARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGEAndrew Whittle is the Co-Founder of Being Wear, a gender-free, sensory-friendly underwear brand inspired by his daughter’s experience with ASD and ADHD....
LEVEL ONE: The Tech Wunderkind Putting Ads Inside AI Chats
LEVEL 1: $0 – $1M STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGEIn today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Andrea Tortella, Founder and CEO of Thrad – the company building advertising infrastructure for A...
LEVEL ONE: A Forensic Scientist Explains Why Your Job Is Traumatizing You
LEVEL ONE: $0 to $1M: STARTUP & SURVIVAL STAGE In today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Lori Ana Valentin, analytical chemist, former forensic scientist... and Founder of Rad...
LEVEL FIVE: The SEO Strategy Behind a $20M Business
LEVEL FIVE: ORGANISER $20M to $50M On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Tim Vipond, Co-Founder and CEO of Corporate Finance Institute...
LEVEL SEVEN: “I’ve Seen 80,000 Businesses… Here’s Why Yours Isn’t Making Money”
LEVEL SEVEN: GLOBAL LEADER $150M to $500MOn today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Jay Aldebert, Chief Growth Officer at International Services Inc,...
LEVEL FOUR: Climate Change Expert on The $22 TRILLION Housing Crash No One is Ready For
LEVEL FOUR: SCALE BUILDER $8M to $20M On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Ben Gilliland, Founder of Future Proof Property Intelligence, a busi...
Viral Beauty Founder: From a 3D Print to Kendall Jenner, 1 BILLION views, and the Daily Mail
LEVEL TWO: $1M to $3M: EARLY BUILDERIn today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Sarah Forrai, Co-Founder of Contour Cube, the viral tool designed to make facial icing easy and ac...
Coffee Entrepreneur: We Turned $74k Into A $25m Business... And We're Still Growing!
LEVEL FOUR: SCALE BUILDERWhat does it actually take to build a business when capital is tight, competition is high, and every mistake gets amplified as you grow?In today's episode of The Business Game, we're...
Cybersecurity Expert: Deepfakes, Voice Cloning, and How To Keep Yourself Safe
LEVEL TWO: EARLY BUILDERWhat does it actually take to build a business where the biggest risk isn’t your product… but people? In today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re talking to cybersecurity expert Rob...
Project Management Expert: Why Bad Clients Only Get Worse... And What To Do About It
LEVEL ONE: STARTUP & SURVIVALWhat does it actually take to build a business where execution isn’t the problem… but you are?In this episode of The Business Game, Rachel Losser, founder of ...
Female AI Founder: “We Made $200,000… And Had $16,000 In The Bank”
LEVEL TWO: EARLY BUILDERWhat happens when your business is growing… but your fundamentals are quietly breaking underneath you?In this episode of The Business Game, Carla Penn-Kahn, co-founder of Pr...
Healthcare CEO: Life or Death Stakes in Regulated Industries
LEVEL THREE: EMERGING CEO What does it actually take to build a company where mistakes have real-world consequences? In this episode of The Business Game, Ryan Hawley shares the story behind...
Interior Design Founder: Architectural Digest, Walmart, and Building a Premium Brand
LEVEL 2: EARLY BUILDERWhat does it actually take to build a premium product business? In this episode of The Business Game, Lindsay Scherr Burgess shares the real story behind Green Wallscapes, from earl...
Preventative Medicine Doctor: Why You Only Get 10 Minutes of Medical Care
LEVEL 1: OWNER OPERATORToday’s episode is a conversation with Dr Avinish Reddy, founder of Elevated Medical, on building a premium healthcare practice around longevity, preventative medicine, and proactive patient c...
Marketing CEO: Get 9-Figure Clients Without Breaking
Neil Ateem, founder of Multiplier Agency, joins The Business Game to break down what really happens when an agency starts scaling and the founder becomes the bottleneck. After generating more than $300 millio...
The Systems Playbook: How Owner-Operators Stop Being the Bottleneck
Most business owners start their company for freedom — but end up building something that only works if they are there holding it together. In this episode of The Business Game, Wayne Hutchison breaks down why so many owner-o...
Nonprofit Founder: THIS Is How You Scale For Good
Robby Cobbs, founder of Tech My School, joins The Business Game to break down the founder mechanics behind scaling a nonprofit. After moving to Puerto Rico, Robby discovered schools operating without libraries, compute...
