Episode Details

A candid conversation with Eclat CEO & COO. Why experiences, routines and traditions matter more than ever.

In this special Spitball edition, ECLAT CEO Nick Maxwell and COO Lauren Blackwood pull back the curtain on running the business themselves. From the observations they've made watching members grow together, to the challenges of wearing too many hats, navigating HR as a former teacher, and the debate around work from home, Nick and Loz share what they've learned running a startup — and why experiences, routines and traditions matter more than ever.

• What Nick has observed from three-plus years watching small business owners come together at ECLAT. The power of a problem shared and different-industry perspectives
• Loz's transition from teaching and sport into people and culture, and the fine line between being a colleague's friend and making the hard HR call
• Why the experience economy has taken over since COVID and the story of the ECLAT member whose teenage daughter changed his life at a criminal psychologist talk
• The work from home debate, why both believe early-career growth is stunted without being physically present and learning from the people around you
• Nick's morning gym routine, accountability to self, and why traditions like the same camping weekend every year are non-negotiable
• Loz on the 5:30am start, kids' sport as the great equaliser, and why your friendship groups shift when you're deep in a startup
• An honest conversation about women in the workplace, the emotional strength often mistaken for weakness, the intuition that goes underused, and the self-doubt that holds talented women back