# From Bedroom Startup to Business Empire: Building, Winning and Taking Ownership with Nick Bell

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Podcast: [The Owners Outlook Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-owners-outlook-podcast-7106652)
Published: 2026-06-11T05:45:35+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/owners-outlook11/episodes/From-Bedroom-Startup-to-Business-Empire-Building--Winning-and-Taking-Ownership-with-Nick-Bell-e3kkrsa
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Duration seconds: 3918

## Resource

In this episode of Owners Outlook, Shaun sits down with Nick — entrepreneur, investor, Shark Tank Australia judge, and founder behind multiple successful businesses — for a raw and honest conversation about business, resilience, ego, money, mistakes, and what it really means to take ownership of your own success. Nick’s story starts well before the big exits. From selling school lunches and sports equipment in high school, to building a skincare business that left him earning just $100 a week, his journey is one of hunger, hard lessons, and refusing to stay down. After years of struggle, Nick started a digital marketing business from his bedroom — cold calling across New Zealand and Australia, learning every part of the business, and eventually growing it into a company he sold for $39 million. But as Nick shares, the wins didn’t come without pressure, mistakes, public criticism, failed investments, and some very tough moments behind the scenes. Here’s what you can expect from this episode: From Struggle to Scale Nick shares how he went from losing money in his first business to making $10,000 in three days and scaling rapidly from his bedroom. The Reality of Business Growth Shaun and Nick unpack what happens when a business grows too fast without structure, systems, and the right people in place. Lessons From Losing Millions Nick opens up about failed investments, being burned by people he trusted, and why he now backs himself more than anyone else. Taking Ownership A powerful conversation about responsibility, avoiding the victim mentality, knowing your numbers, and why the person at the top must take full accountability. The Shark Tank Perspective Nick shares what he looks for in entrepreneurs within the first few minutes of a pitch, and what most business owners mi…

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