Pete Cleary's guest appearances

Pete Cleary

Park Leaders Show

From Zero with Adam Schwab

ScaleHQ Podcast

Ben Thompson

Jeff Goins

Chris Lucas

Scott Barlow

Nathanael Johnson

Theodore Roosevelt

Jeff Brown

Mike Kim

Fred Schebesta

Stephen Covey

Mark Sieverkropp

Lee Cockerell

Adir Shiffman

Paul Bassat

Matt Carroll

OwlTail

Between 2005 and 2016 Pete and his partners and team built their (originally) promotional, brand activation and entertainment marketing business from the ground up to 30m in revenue, in 2014 they started expanding internationally and by 2019 had 220 team members.  After some major adaptation work during COVID but now returning to core business, they’ve seen their business soar to a likely finishing point this year of c. 220m and 400 team members.   You’ll love hearing Pete Cleary, Managing Director of Zinc Group share his learnings about growth strategy, culture, creating value, acquisitions, international expansion into 14 countries and managing capital during both growth and tough times as he, his partners and his team grew Zinc Group from 30m to 220m over the last 6 years.  Here’s What We Cover This Week…. 03:50 – The Business Pre-COVID 06:45 – The Business Post-COVID 08:39 – The Genesis of Zinc Group 17:12 – What We Mean By Building Shared Value 21:55 – Can You Really Control Culture? 30:02 – Learnings Expanding Internationally 34:07 – Managing Working Capital During Growth 35:12 – Things to Consider on the Way Up 39:05 – The Pivot Required During COVID 49:10 – Pete’s Three “Above All Else’s” 51:10 – How to Follow the Zinc Journey  If you got value from today’s episode, please remember to: 1.	Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts 2.	Register to be the first to know when new episodes drop and free tools are published at www.scaleupspodcast.com, or 3.	Drop us a question about scaling using Speakpipe on the website, or email questions@scaleupspodcast.com.  Follow us on your favourite socials: ScaleUps Podcast on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleupspodcast  ScaleUps Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scaleupspodcast/  ScaleUps Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaleupspodcast  Watch the full episode at ScaleUps Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlvcqAuqJMYBVUBoiixChQ   You can connect with Pete and Zinc Group via: LinkedIn for Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cleary-8010145/  LinkedIn for Zinc Group: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zincgroup/  Website: https://www.zincgroup.com/   or you can reach out to connect with Sean directly via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seansteeleprofile/  Website: www.seansteele.com.au

Between 2005 and 2016 Pete and his partners and team built their (originally) promotional, brand activation and entertainment marketing business from the ground up to 30m in revenue, in 2014 they started expanding internationally and by 2019 had 220 team members.  After some major adaptation work during COVID but now returning to core business, they’ve seen their business soar to a likely finishing point this year of c. 220m and 400 team members.  You’ll love hearing Pete Cleary, Managing Director of Zinc Group share his learnings about growth strategy, culture, creating value, acquisitions, international expansion into 14 countries and managing capital during both growth and tough times as he, his partners and his team grew Zinc Group from 30m to 220m over the last 6 years. Here’s What We Cover This Week…. 03:50 – The Business Pre-COVID 06:45 – The Business Post-COVID 08:39 – The Genesis of Zinc Group 17:12 – What We Mean By Building Shared Value 21:55 – Can You Really Control Culture? 30:02 – Learnings Expanding Internationally 34:07 – Managing Working Capital During Growth 35:12 – Things to Consider on the Way Up 39:05 – The Pivot Required During COVID 49:10 – Pete’s Three “Above All Else’s” 51:10 – How to Follow the Zinc Journey If you got value from today’s episode, please remember to: 1.	Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts 2.	Register to be the first to know when new episodes drop and free tools are published at <a href="http://www.scaleupspodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.scaleupspodcast.com</a>, or 3.	Drop us a question about scaling using Speakpipe on the website, or email questions@scaleupspodcast.com. Follow us on your favourite socials: ScaleUps Podcast on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleupspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleupspodcast</a> ScaleUps Podcast on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scaleupspodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/scaleupspodcast/</a> ScaleUps Podcast on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scaleupspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/scaleupspodcast</a> Watch the full episode at ScaleUps Podcast on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlvcqAuqJMYBVUBoiixChQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlvcqAuqJMYBVUBoiixChQ</a> You can connect with Pete and Zinc Group via: LinkedIn for Pete: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cleary-8010145/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cleary-8010145/</a> LinkedIn for Zinc Group: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/zincgroup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/zincgroup/</a> Website: <a href="https://www.zincgroup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.zincgroup.com/</a> or you can reach out to connect with Sean directly via: LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/seansteeleprofile/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/seansteeleprofile/</a> Website: <a href="http://www.seansteele.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.seansteele.com.au</a>

#24 — From 30m to 220m in 6 Years Through Culture and Geographic Expansion - Pete Cleary

What do you do when your business makes cinema merchandise…and cinemas close around the world overnight? You make something else. Pete Cleary created Zinc Group and built it from a dream in a business plan to a workplace consistently voted as one of the best in Australia. In this episode Pete speaks to Adam Schwab about standing up for what he believes in, building a business that people love to work for and remaining in business (and thriving) through worldwide COVID-19 shutdowns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do when your business makes cinema merchandise…and cinemas close around the world overnight? You make something else. Pete Cleary created Zinc Group and built it from a dream in a business plan to a workplace consistently voted as one of the best in Australia. In this episode Pete speaks to Adam Schwab about standing up for what he believes in, building a business that people love to work for and remaining in business (and thriving) through worldwide COVID-19 shutdowns.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pete Cleary made 100 million for Zinc Group by selling PPE during COVID

The Park Leaders Show goes international. In this episode, I talk with Pete Cleary, a park ranger at Philip Island Nature Parks in Australia.  We examine the unique characteristics about Philip Island, as well as the common traits of parks and park rangers in different countries throughout the world.  Ranger Cleary explains the concept of parks offering and Ultimate Experience to park visitors willing to pay for more access and experience at a park.  In this episode, we also talk about the World Ranger Congress, the International Ranger Federation, and the Thin Green Line.  Find more park resources at parkleaders.com.

The Park Leaders Show goes international. In this episode, I talk with Pete Cleary, a park ranger at <a href="http://www.penguins.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philip Island Nature Parks</a> in Australia.  We examine the unique characteristics about Philip Island, as well as the common traits of parks and park rangers in different countries throughout the world.  Ranger Cleary explains the concept of parks offering and Ultimate Experience to park visitors willing to pay for more access and experience at a park.  In this episode, we also talk about the <a href="http://www.worldrangercongressusa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Ranger Congress</a>, the <a href="http://www.internationalrangers.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International Ranger Federation</a>, and the <a href="http://www.thingreenline.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thin Green Line</a>.  Find more park resources at <a href="http://parkleaders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">parkleaders.com</a>.

Australian Parks with Pete Cleary