For The Daring Growth Seekers

In the second part of our conversation with Adam Harris from Frank and Fearless, we explore the role of the "integrator" – the person who turns vision into reality. 

We break down why accountability can be a difficult concept for teams and how to build a culture where people feel safe to take ownership and have uncomfortable conversations. 

Adam shares what good culture actually looks like (hint: it's not free d...

Are you a business owner constantly buzzing with new ideas but struggling with execution? You might be a "visionary," and that comes with its own unique set of challenges.

In this episode, we're joined by EOS Implementer Adam Harris from Frank and Fearless to discuss the most common headache he sees in businesses today: a lack of clarity.

We explore why getting clear on your direction is the foundation for con...

Google Ads just released a feature called AI Max that **they claim** could either boost your ad performance by 30% or completely mess up your campaigns if you're not ready.

It's rolling out across Australia and New Zealand right now, and most business owners have no idea it even exists.

In this episode, we cut through the technical jargon to give you a straight-up guide. You’ll learn what AI Max actually does, the th...

This week we're sharing something different – a candid interview from local business radio where Jacqueline pulls back the curtain on building Done By Nine from the ground up.

In this conversation with Tom Schurr from Escape Coffee Roasters, Jacqueline opens up about the realities of running a digital marketing agency during one of the biggest shifts in how customers discover businesses.

From bootstrapping the business d...

We're exploring why chasing website traffic could be the worst marketing strategy you could choose - and what you should focus on instead.

With new research showing AI search visitors will overtake traditional search by 2028, and Google's latest voice search features changing how customers discover businesses, understanding this shift has never been more crucial for your marketing success.

The key insight? AI-driven visitors convert ...

We've never shared this publicly before - our actual business goals and the quarterly rocks that drive everything we do at Done By Nine.

In this episode, we're sharing both our 10-year target to empower 20,000 purposeful organisations, along with breaking down exactly how we're using EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) to make it happen!

You'll get an inside look at our current 90-day rocks, including building our community of Dar...

B2B marketing has become a completely different beast.

While e-commerce businesses can launch products and see sales within weeks, B2B companies are spending months crafting perfect email sequences and hosting webinars - only to hear crickets.

The divide between B2C and B2B marketing success is widening, especially as AI reshapes how buyers discover and evaluate businesses. Traditional tactics that worked five years ago are ...

Running a business while raising four kids isn't Instagram-worthy - it's messy, stressful, and requires systems most people never talk about.

In this raw conversation, we want to share the reality behind building Done By Nine while parenting 4 children aged 5-13.

From using a stress scale to communicate with each other, to why device-free mealtimes are non-negotiable, we break down what actually work for us.

We've discovered how par...

The way people search online has fundamentally changed, but most businesses are still marketing like it's 2015.

We're no longer typing simple keywords into Google - we're having full conversations, asking complex questions, and expecting AI to understand exactly what we need.

Recently, Google launch AI Max within Google Ads, alongside AI Mode (a ChatGPT like search within Google). This means that they are moving away from traditiona...

We're going behind the scenes of how we're building our business as a couple in the AI era - and why human relationships matter more than ever.

After running workshops with 18+ business owners across New Zealand, we discovered something surprising: while everyone's obsessing over AI tools, the real breakthroughs are happening in old-fashioned human conversations.

In this episode, we share how we're building community, why our clients...

Google's AI Mode launched in the US, and it's completely disrupted the search experience that you've been optimising for years.

While you've been fighting for page one rankings, Google has been building a system where there literally is no page one anymore - no blue links, potentially no clicks to your website, just AI answering questions directly in search.

This is a fundamental shift in how customer discovery works,...

[Off Mic] Go behind the scenes of how we run our marketing business (Done By Nine) during the AI-era.

In this episode, we chat about the pressures of running a business with young kids while juggling client work and growth goals.

After five years of late-night laptop sessions and scattered priorities, we've implemented a business operating system that's helping us work ON our business, not just IN it.

In this behind-the-scen...

Google just revealed the future of search, advertising, and customer discovery - and it's happening faster than most business owners realise.

At Google I/O 2025, the tech giant made it crystal clear that AI isn't just another feature - it's now the foundation of everything they do. From AI-generated search summaries that answer questions without users clicking through to websites, to AI agents that can complete purchases on behalf o...

In this episode, we ditch Marketing Mindset and launch For the Daring Growth Seekers.

Marketing in the AI era stays front and centre, but now you also get the unfiltered story of building an agency as a married team.

This is your go-to show for ambitious leaders in Australia and New Zealand who want clear, actionable marketing strategies and honest conversations about the real journey behind building a business with purpose.

🎙️ Each...

Join the entire Done By Nine team - Jordan, Jac, Renee, Aarti, and Flynn - for a special anniversary episode celebrating five years in business!

In this roundtable discussion, the team reflects on how marketing and design have transformed since Done By Nine's inception, from the early Canva days to today's AI-driven landscape.

Discover the challenges of constant platform changes and how staying adaptable has been crucial to ...

Google's latest marketing research has destroyed "Hello [First Name]" emails, revealing only 18% of consumers care about seeing their name on product recommendations.

What customers actually want is content relevance in digital marketing - messaging that directly addresses their problems, pain points, and desires at the right moment in their buyer journey.

In this episode, I break down Google's surprising consumer...

We're marking a special milestone over the next month - 5 years of building our business, Done By Nine!

In this episode, we turn the tables and invite my wife and business partner, Jacqueline, into the studio to reflect on our journey of building a digital marketing agency from scratch.

From our humble beginnings during COVID lockdowns (with a newborn baby on the way!) to selling Jacqueline's salon business to running our a...

While most business owners are obsessed with using AI to create content, they're missing something far more significant: AI is completely transforming how customers discover businesses.

In this episode, we reveal how tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are already deciding whether to recommend your business to potential customers without you even knowing it.

You'll discover:

• How AI referral traffic is already driving co...

We're exploring how businesses are getting AI content creation completely wrong and the hidden cost it's having on marketing teams and creativity.

Recent research from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University reveals a disturbing trend: as marketing teams become more reliant on AI tools, their critical thinking and creativity are quietly declining. While AI promises increased efficiency, it might be creating a generation o...