Starting a business is hard enough - but what happens when you’re also trying to be a father, a supportive partner, and a business partner, all while clinging to your own sanity?

In this brutally honest episode of the Two Blokes One Business Podcast, Harvey Rivers takes off the entrepreneurial mask and reveals what really happens when your life is no longer just yours.

This is a raw and authentic look at balancing fatherhood and business, including how he built Harwell. while raising two daughters with his partner, Brit.

From the identity crisis of leaving professional football to the never-ending guilt loop of not being “enough” for everyone - Harvey lays bare the unfiltered reality of scaling a business and growing a recruitment agency while managing the pressure of family life.

You’ll discover:

✅The psychological shifts required to become a business founder and dad

✅How fatherhood improved Harvey’s leadership skills through forced empathy and perspective

✅The hard truths about business partnerships, including the unspoken contracts that protect friendships and why having true skin in the game is essential

✅His 4 AM morning routine and why exercise is critical to regulating the pressure of business and parenting

✅The “burn the boats” mentality of going all in on your startup and why that might be the only way to succeed

This conversation will resonate with any working dad, entrepreneur, or startup founder - who feels the impossible tension between building a legacy and showing up for their kids.

Key Moments:

00:02:40 Weekend Offender
00:05:20 Your Selfish Part Must Die
00:07:20 Fatherhood & Leadership
00:10:20 Identity Full Circle
00:14:00 People Pleasers
00:21:20 Exercise For Regulation
00:27:00 Can't Scale Back
00:35:20 Business Partnership Values
00:41:20 Growth Conversation Crossroads
00:48:20 Thinking Bigger
00:56:20 Business Partner Characteristics
00:59:20 Daughters Education

Hit play and discover the real cost of building something meaningful - whilst everyone you love depends on you to not screw it up.

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business?

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

In this episode of Two Blokes, One Business, Jack Henderson reveals the complete playbook he used to scale from working-class roots in Western Sydney - to becoming one of Australia’s best-known buyer’s agents…

And a leading voice in property investing and business growth.

What’s you’ll discover:

✅ How to start a business even if you’ve got nothing but grit

✅ Powerful property investment strategies in Australia

✅ Lifestyle inflation traps - and how to avoid losing it all

✅ Personal branding to stand out in any industry

✅ Mental toughness tips to scale your wealth sustainably

Jack also shared:

• How documenting authentic content transformed his personal brand

• The life lessons from running a 200-mile ultramarathon

• Hard truths about entrepreneurship

• The power of advisory boards and mentoring circles

• How to build a buyer’s agency that dominates the market

• The psychology of wealth building (and why most people fail)

Jack proves it’s possible to build wealth through real estate investing, stay true to your personality, and even turn your loudest flaws into your biggest business advantage.

Key Points

00:02:20 Construction Worker Origins
00:05:00 Property Investment Beginnings
00:08:20 Authenticity in Business
00:12:00 Million Dollar Growth Journey
00:17:40 Personal Development Challenges
00:24:40 Team Culture Building
00:27:00 Time Management Strategy
00:33:20 Personal Branding Power
00:42:00 Content Creation Systems
00:48:20 Advisory Board Impact
00:53:40 200 Mile Ultra Marathon
01:04:40 Business Building Fundamentals

Tune in now to learn Henderson's complete blueprint for building wealth without losing yourself.

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Connect with Jack Henderson

https://henderson.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/jackchenderson/

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business?

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/

We've watched too many talented professionals stay trapped in careers that cap their earning potential...

Whilst the $500 billion recruitment industry sits right there waiting for them to make the leap.

This episode dives deep into one of the most misunderstood yet lucrative career paths available today.

Our guest, Rhyley Hunter from Huntsman Recruitment, joins us to break down the strategic decisions that can make or break a recruitment business in 2025 and beyond.

We explore the critical choice between becoming a specialist niche recruiter versus staying generalist - and why your geographical location might actually determine which path makes sense.

We also discuss:

✅ How career switching from accounting, law, and engineering can allow you to leverage your existing expertise - and potentially double your income in year one

✅Why face-to-face relationships remain the ultimate competitive advantage in an AI-driven world

✅How smaller boutique agencies are positioned to capture billions in market share

Key Points

01:01:00 Industry Scale
01:01:20 AI Personal Branding Backlash
01:01:40 Human Intuition
01:03:15 Compensation Structures
01:05:30 Performance vs Experience
01:08:45 Authenticity Crisis
01:12:20 Ripple Effect Impact
01:16:10 Building Genuine Relationships

Ready to discover why recruitment might be the career change you never considered? Hit play and prepare to see this industry in a completely new light.

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👉Connect with Rhyley Hunter

https://huntsmanrecruiting.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhyley-hunter-96802b46/
https://www.instagram.com/huntsmanrecruiting/

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👉Connect with us

https://www.instagram.com/twoblokesonebusiness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-blokes-one-business-podcast

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business?

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/