Starting a business is hard enough - but what happens when you’re also trying to be a father, a supportive partner, and a business partner, all while clinging to your own sanity?

In this brutally honest episode of the Two Blokes One Business Podcast, Harvey Rivers takes off the entrepreneurial mask and reveals what really happens when your life is no longer just yours.

This is a raw and authentic look at balancing fatherhood and business, including how he built Harwell. while raising two daughters with his partner, Brit.

From the identity crisis of leaving professional football to the never-ending guilt loop of not being “enough” for everyone - Harvey lays bare the unfiltered reality of scaling a business and growing a recruitment agency while managing the pressure of family life.

You’ll discover:

✅The psychological shifts required to become a business founder and dad

✅How fatherhood improved Harvey’s leadership skills through forced empathy and perspective

✅The hard truths about business partnerships, including the unspoken contracts that protect friendships and why having true skin in the game is essential

✅His 4 AM morning routine and why exercise is critical to regulating the pressure of business and parenting

✅The “burn the boats” mentality of going all in on your startup and why that might be the only way to succeed

This conversation will resonate with any working dad, entrepreneur, or startup founder - who feels the impossible tension between building a legacy and showing up for their kids.

Key Moments:

00:02:40 Weekend Offender
00:05:20 Your Selfish Part Must Die
00:07:20 Fatherhood & Leadership
00:10:20 Identity Full Circle
00:14:00 People Pleasers
00:21:20 Exercise For Regulation
00:27:00 Can't Scale Back
00:35:20 Business Partnership Values
00:41:20 Growth Conversation Crossroads
00:48:20 Thinking Bigger
00:56:20 Business Partner Characteristics
00:59:20 Daughters Education

Hit play and discover the real cost of building something meaningful - whilst everyone you love depends on you to not screw it up.

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Adam Powell & Harvey Rivers are the founders of HARWELL.

HARWELL. are renowned in the recruiting space - specialising in finding top talent within the Construction, Accountancy & Finance & Labour Hire sectors. Along with eCommerce.

Their award-winning concierge approach is helping companies attract exceptional talent to their team.

👉Want help finding exceptional talent for your business?

Get in touch with Adam, Harvey, and the team at HARWELL. https://www.harwellconsulting.com.au/