The Jobs That Secretly Prepared Us for Business

What if the jobs you think are pointless right now are actually preparing you for the career and business you want later?

In this episode of Two Blokes One Business, we’re sharing our full career journey - from professional football and Nando’s to roofing, hospitality, door knocking, and eventually building businesses of their own.

Some of these jobs were great.

Some were brutal.

And some lasted years, while others lasted barely a few days. But looking back, almost every experience taught us something we still use today.

Tune in to hear about:

👉 How professional football developed high-performance standards, discipline, and resilience
👉 Why constantly operating outside your comfort zone builds confidence
👉 The career mistakes they’d approach differently today
👉 What working at Nando’s, bars, restaurants and on building sites taught us
👉 Why difficult sales jobs can develop incredible communication and objection-handling skills
👉 The surprising advantage of being curious instead of trying too hard to sell
👉 Why comparing yourself to someone years ahead can make you unnecessarily impatient
👉 Our journey into recruitment and eventually business ownership

Key moments:


00:00:00 Intro
00:04:50 Panels Events And Weddings
00:12:50 Football Scholarship
00:23:09 Nando's Two Grill Legend
00:26:10 Sports Marketing = Door Knocking
00:33:30 Brutal Timeshare Sales Room
00:37:30 Roofing
00:40:30 The Scratch Card Trick
00:44:52 Mission Beats Motivation
00:52:48 Falling Into Recruitment
00:58:10 Why Recruiters Get Hate

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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/