The Invest Rural Podcast, hosted by Jo Palmer, explores the intersection of rural ambition and investor opportunity. The podcast captures conversations, insights, and stories from Invest Rural events, aiming to connect rural founders with investment networks.

In this session, we dived into what it really takes to scale a business from rural Australia.

You’ll hear from three founders who have built, grown and navigated funding decisions while operating outside metropolitan centres: Hamish Munro from Pairtree, Olympia Yarger from Goterra and Michelle Stansfield from Cauldron.

Each of these founders has taken a different path to growth, experimenting with different types of capital along the way. In this conversation, they speak candidly about the funding they’ve raised, what worked, what didn’t, and the trade-offs they had to make as they scaled from the regions.

Hosted by Dave LT, this is a raw and honest discussion that goes beyond the headlines, unpacking the realities of growth, control, timing and resilience when you’re building a business from rural Australia.

Co-founded by Jo Palmer, Claire Bull and Dave LT, the platform seeks to provide equitable access to capital and growth opportunities for rural businesses. The podcast highlights the untapped potential in rural innovation and aims to make rural deal flow visible to investors.

Join the movement - www.investrural.com.au