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From start-up to scale-up, hear how these businesses grew, meet the founders and CEOs behind the brands, and discover what it takes to build a successful business.
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Video: Opening shot of a teabag being dunked into tea in a fast-frame video.
Audio: The word Blak, without the 'c', is a pretty empowering word for First Nations people in all kinds of ways.
Video: Tea brewing with a hot water spout.
Audio: We wanted to make sure that people knew it was a culture that everyone could enjoy.
Video: Product shot of Red Centre tea positioned on a table.
Audio: Tea is the second most consumed beverage on the planet, after water.
Video: Tea leaves being poured into a container by founder Troy.
Audio: I started thinking about how Australians have a relationship with the kettle, the cup of tea.
Video: Tea leaves being poured into a kettle brewing machine, with hot water filling it up.
Audio: I just thought there was so much going for it. The most popular is called Red Centre, and it's actually really, really red. It's the one I gave Gordon on the show, and the one that made him swear a lot. He absolutely loved it.
Video: Deep red tea being poured into a mug.
Audio: Winning Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars was just a checkpoint where business wasn't going to be the same.
Video: Face of Troy, then flashes back to the tea cup.
Audio: Yeah, Australia Post has been with us from the beginning. They've always been really friendly, they're like your mate.
Video: Troy packing tea, with Australia Post packaging in a warehouse.
Audio: You go in there and they say, "We love your tea, bring us some tea."
Video: Troy picking up a box of parcels and moving them.
Audio: They love that you've dropped in, and they can offer support.
Video: Troy speaking to camera with a cup of tea in hand.
Audio: Some things don't change, and that's a reliable delivery driver, an eCommerce setup. They just want to help you and your brand run smoothly.
Video: Shot of the Australia Post van and worker, then pans to a container of tea.
Audio: I think it's a special way to get people proud of Australia's history.
Video: Ends on Troy speaking to camera with a cup of tea.
Audio: And why not do it through the humble cuppa?
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Video: Fast flash of different flatlay artwork, then shows Gemma Leslie, the artist, sitting on a chair.
Audio: During COVID, I had lost my job, and I wanted to raise money for the towers that had gone into lockdown in Flemington and North Melbourne.
Video: Fast flash of all the artwork in her studio, on the walls from different angles.
Audio: So I got together with four chef friends. I asked them for a recipe, I printed the posters, and I sold them.
Video: Gemma painting, flashes of her artwork, then back to Gemma talking to camera on a chair.
Audio: In the first minute, I had about 100 orders, just like bing, bing, bing, bing.
Video: Gemma Leslie standing up, leaning against the doorframe of her studio, with the camera panning in from the garden outside. Flashes back to artwork and Australia Post boxes, then back to Gemma on a chair.
Audio: We raised $33,000 in two weeks, which all went to food banks. Now we've donated over 1 million meals, and I'm so proud of that.
Video: Items in her studio including paints, tape, boxes, and artwork.
Audio: So when I'm pairing chefs and artists, it's like matchmaking. It's like a love story.
Video: Top angle of a painting in her studio being placed flat on a table. Shot of Australia Post boxes and tape in the frame.
Audio: I used to type out the addresses manually into the website. They taught me that you can use an app.
Video: Shot of the Australia Post van outside in the driveway, then back to Gemma packing up artwork in her studio.
Audio: I do all the packing here, and you can just click a button for a postie to come and pick up all your stuff.
Video: Gemma putting Australia Post labels on parcels and handing her items to the postie, with shots of the packages in the back of the Australia Post van.
Audio: It was a game-changer because I could actually do work that helped me grow, which was huge for my little business.
Video: Gemma sitting on a chair in her studio talking to camera, with shots of Gemma's artwork throughout the studio.
Audio: I feel kind of amazed that my work is all around Australia, and that it's able to be delivered all around Australia.
Video: Gemma sorting through different paintings on the table, camera shot of her face, then back to her talking to camera from side angles. Flashes back to close-up pans of her artwork on the table. Ends on Gemma looking down the camera.
Audio: And it's been able to be delivered all around Australia because I love bringing joy into people's lives, and I do it through my artwork.