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AgriCoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast by The Financial Bloke
Wealth & Wisdom: For Farming Families Who Want More
Money matters — but wisdom is what makes it last.
For Australia’s most successful farming families, financial growth is only part of the picture. True, lasting success means aligning your wealth with your values, nurturing strong family relationships, and building a legacy that endures for generations.
Join Ben Law, The Financial Bloke and founder of Agricoach, Australia’s leading coaching business for high-performing rural families, as he shares the insights, stories, and strategies that matter most. With over two decades of experience advising and coaching some of the country’s most successful agricultural families, Ben now dedicates his work to helping others do the same — through the High Performing Families Accelerator and this powerful podcast.
On the Wealth & Wisdom podcast, you’ll hear from industry experts, thought leaders, and inspiring rural voices. Together, you’ll explore what it really takes to grow, protect, and transition wealth — without sacrificing family harmony or personal fulfillment.
Whether you’re preparing for succession, investing off-farm, managing family dynamics, or shaping the next generation of leadership, this podcast is your trusted source of clarity, strategy, and perspective.
Smart decisions. Stronger families. A legacy worth leaving.
Welcome to Wealth & Wisdom — tune in and grow with us.
Episodes
145 episodes
#124: The Family Advisory Board - Your Secret Weapon for a High-Performing Family Business with Mike Logan AM, Business Coach, Mentor, Advisory Board Chairman
What if the most underutilised tool in your family business isn't a piece of machinery, a management software, or a new hire — but a structured room full of the right people, asking the right questions?In this episode of the Agrico...
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MINI: You Young Blokes, Time To Stop Bellowing At The Gate
There’s a message young men are hearing… and reacting to. But what if they’re reacting to the wrong part of it?In this mini episode, Ben Law steps straight into a phrase that stirred up outrage across the world — and reframes it in a wa...
#123: Playing the Long Game: What High-Performing Rural Families Actually Do With Their Accountant with Sarah Becker, Director of Becker & Co (QLD), Chartered Accountants & Rural Business Advisors
Most farming families see their accountant once a year — usually in a panic around the 30th of June. The families who are genuinely building something that lasts across generations? They're doing something fundamentally different. And it has ve...
#122: Why Investing in Your Next Generation Is the Smartest Succession Move You'll Make with Kara Knudsen, Knudsen Cattle Co - CEO & Co-Owner | Nuffield Scholar | Board Member Nuffield Australia
What if the thing holding your family business back… isn’t lack of opportunity — but lack of exposure?In this conversation with Kara Knudsen, co-founder of a rapidly scaling northern cattle operation, we get a rare look at what actually ...
MINI: Love Your Kids Enough to Say That's Not Good Enough
What if the most loving thing you can say to your child is, “That’s not good enough.”In this mini episode, Ben tackles a quiet pattern that shows up in farming families everywhere — not laziness, not bad intent, but standards that slowl...
#121: Character Over Credentials: Building Success In Agriculture That Lasts with David Foote (Board Member - ACC, Cattle Australia, Laguna Bay)
Character Over Credentials: Building Success in Agriculture That LastsSome of the most successful people in agriculture didn’t follow the neat, modern career path everyone now promotes — and that’s exactly the point.In this...
#120: You Won’t Get What You Want Until You Master This One Skill with Katie Godden - Communication Specialist
Most farming families don’t fall apart because of bad intentions.They stall because the right conversations never quite happen.In this episode, Ben sits down with communication specialist Katie Godden to talk about the one skill...
MINI: What Strong Leaders Do Differently When Things Get Tough
There’s a quiet habit that separates families who stay sharp across generations from those who slowly lose their edge… and it has nothing to do with markets, rainfall, or land values.In this straight-shooting mini episode, Ben Law share...
#119: Why Resilience Under Pressure Is the Real Competitive Edge with Ali Flynn, Therapist, Facilitator, & Podcast Host
Most farming families don’t break when things go wrong.They break when pressure becomes the normal state — and nobody notices until the cost shows up years later.In this conversation, Ben sits down with Ali Flynn — therapist, faci...
#118: The Thinking Shift That Could Change Everything with Dr Kate Burke - Founder of Think Agri
What if the reason so many capable farming families get stuck isn’t lack of advice — but the way they’re thinking about the problem in the first place?In this episode, Ben Law sits down once again with Dr Kate Burke, founder of Think Agr...
MINI: Our Great-Grandparents Feared War - We Fear Conversations.
Your great-grandfather faced shells, mud, and men trying to kill him.So why does a single conversation still stop so many farming families in their tracks?This mini episode cuts straight to a quiet truth most families don’t want to ...
#117: Why Raising Standards Is the Key to Preparing the Next Generation with Chris Webb - High Performance Advisor
What if the real issue with “kids not stepping up” isn’t them at all?In this episode, Ben Law sits down again with high-performance advisor Chris Webb to tackle a question many farming families quietly wrestle with: why do capable...
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#116: Next Gen Doesn't Want To Be On Farm? They Could Be Your Greatest Asset with Andrew Conaghan, Managing Director of Livestock Junction
What if the child who doesn’t want to come back on farm is actually your biggest long-term advantage?In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Conaghan, Managing Director of Livestock Junction, to challenge one of the quiet assumptions th...
MINI: Coaching Isn't Just For Footy
Most farming families don’t fail because they can’t run a business.They fail because the family part was never properly prepared.Not long ago, the idea of having a coach in agriculture sounded odd — even unnecessary. Toda...
#115: The Families Who Win Start Early: How Prepared Families Outperform Everyone Else
Most families wait until something breaks to start succession conversations. High-performing families don’t.In this powerful conversation, Ben sits down with succession planner Tim Lane of Proagtive to unpack a truth most farming familie...
MINI: Slaying The Entitlement Dragon
What if the real threat to your family business isn’t drought, interest rates, or commodity prices — but entitlement creeping into the next generation?In this Mini Episode, Ben Law — The Financial Bloke — takes aim at the...
#114: Burnout Is Breaking Farming Families — Here’s How to Stop It with Tanya Atkinson - Human Intelligence Architect
What if the biggest risk to your family farm isn’t drought, interest rates, or commodity prices— but you running yourself into the ground?In this episode of The Agricoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, Ben sits down with executive coach
#113: Smart Investing in Uncertain Times: Sharemarkets, AI, and the Long Game with Libby Newman - Senior Investment Specialist - Vanguard Australia
Ever wonder why the markets keep climbing even when everything feels uncertain?In this episode, Ben Law sits down with Libby Newman, Senior Investment Strategist at Vanguard Australia, to unpack what’s really driving today’s marke...
MINI: Where The Money Goes
Most farming families think profit equals progress — but that’s not always true. In this episode, Ben Law breaks down the truth about where your profit really goes… and why so many families work their guts out yet still feel like they’re standi...
#112: Owning Your Story: Breaking Generational Patterns with Lael Stone with Lael Stone - Speaker, Educator and Author
What if the real reason family conflict keeps repeating isn’t about money, land, or even succession — but the unseen stories we’ve been carrying for generations?In this powerful conversation, Ben Law sits down with Lael Stone...
MINI: Trust The Effort. Let Go Of The Outcome.
What if the secret to lasting success in farming, family, and life isn’t about controlling every detail — but about knowing when to let go?In this mini episode, Ben Law shares the mindset he’s seen in the most successful farming famil...
#111: When Success Becomes Your Prison with Jean-Marc Barbeau - Qualified Chartered Accountant and NLP Master Coach, Better Business Freedom
What if the very habits that made you successful are now the biggest things holding you back?In this episode of The Agricoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast, Ben sits down with Jean-Marc Barbeau, turnaround strategist and fo...
MINI: Try Hard Not To Offend But Try Harder Not To Take Offence
What tears farming families apart usually isn’t the big blow-ups. It’s the quiet termites — the little digs, careless words, and unspoken grudges that eat away at trust. In this mini-episode, Ben Law unpacks a principle that can transform famil...
#110: Lock It In: Protect Your Price and Your Profit with Ripley Atkinson - StoneX Australian Livestock & Commodities Manager
What if you could take the wild swings out of cattle prices and bring real certainty into your operation?In this episode, Ben Law sits down with Ripley Atkinson, livestock risk management specialist at StoneX. Ripley grew u...
MINI: Is Your Brain Lying To You?
Ever found yourself convinced the sky was falling—only to realise later it was just a hiccup? In this mini episode, Ben shares how a blocked septic system spiralled into a fifty-grand catastrophe in his head before reality pulled hi...