May 17, 2020
One of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, Fred Schebesta
is an award-winning business leader, he is best known for
co-founding one of the world’s leading comparison websites,
Finder.com in 2006. Finder exploded in the Australian market after
it launched and following its success it also launched in the
United States in 2015 and in the United Kingdom in 2017.
Fred has countless accolades to his name, including three
prestigious awards in 2017 by global professional services company,
EY (Ernst & Young): Entrepreneur of the Year, Australian National
Winner – Services Category, Australian National Finalist – Eastern
Region, and Australian Regional Finalist – Eastern Region.
In this episode of Unstoppable Fred takes us through his
entrepreneurial journey and details all the highs and lows of
entrepreneurship especially in times of crisis all while trying to
maintain a healthy personal life. Check it out now!
Timestamps:
02:10 - Who is Fred Schebesta?
09:25 - The genesis of Finder.com and his business has been dealing
with COVID-19
17:42 - Why people are cancelling NETFLIX and his experience in
Google Jail
23:13 - Lessons learned as an entrepreneur and building contingency
plans
25:52 - Getting into flow state as an entrepreneur
30:13 - Balancing business and life while dealing with divorce and
death
35:48 - Healthy regulation of emotions during the hardest times as
an entrepreneur
40:42 - The psychedelics movement
49:47 - Being a parent and an entrepreneur