The Business Game
The Business Game
The Business Game is not another highlight reel of overnight success. It is a structured, honest breakdown of what it really takes to build, scale, and sustain a business at every level.
We built The Business Game around a simple truth: business changes as revenue changes. The problems at $500K are not the problems at $5M. The mindset at $5M is not the mindset at $50M. That is why every conversation is grounded in our 10-Level framework, from Level 1 Startup and Survival through to Level 10 Legacy and Exit.
If you are:
• Trying to get your first consistent revenue
• Building your first real team
• Breaking through the messy middle
• Scaling toward eight or nine figures
• Or preparing for exit
There is an episode that meets you where you are.
Hosted by Steve Plummer and Kalena Stano, who speak to founders operating at every stage of the game. No gatekeeping. No hype. No recycled advice. Just real numbers, real mistakes, real strategy, and real decisions that moved the needle.
Each week, we publish two episodes every Monday and Thursday at 6pm AEST, featuring global founders, operators, and investors who break down what actually works at their level and what does not.
The Business Game exists to give you clarity. To help you identify your current level. To show you the moves required to reach the next one.
Because scaling is not random. It is a game. And every level has different rules.
Find your level. Play it properly. Then level up.
Watch video episodes on YouTube and explore more at thebusinessgamegroup.com
The Business Game
Latest Episodes
LEVEL THREE: Marketing Veteran on Why Most Founders Burn Out and How to Avoid It
Level 3: $3-$8M DELEGATION AND EARLY LEADERSHIP On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Phil Ohren, Founder and CEO of Intender, a growth marketing agency on a mission ...
LEVEL FOUR: Global Entrepreneur on What the World's Most Successful Founders Have in Common
LEVEL 4: $8M - $20M GROWING PAINS AND OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Skye Blanks, Chief Operations Officer at the International Council for ...
LEVEL THREE: An Inventor on Exiting Seven Companies, Holding 100 Patents, and Building With AI
LEVEL 3: $3M - $8M DELEGATION AND EARLY LEADERSHIP On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re joined by Mark Vange, founder and CEO of Autom8ly, a serial tech entrepreneur who has bu...
LEVEL SIX: Pharma Innovator On Franchising, Bootstrapping and Long Term Success
LEVEL 6: $50M – $150M GOVERNANCE, DATA & SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE On today’s episode of The Business Game, we’re sitting down with Barry Patel, Founder and CEO of Galt Pharmaceuticals,...
LEVEL 2: Veteran Business Strategist on Why Following Your Competitors Is the Fastest Way to Fail
LEVEL 2: $1M – $3M FIRST TEAM, FIRST SYSTEMS Most founders think scaling is about working harder... but Michael Barbarita learned the opposite. In today's episode of The Busi...
