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FlowZone Podcast is where high performers, entrepreneurs, and world-class thinkers break down the systems, habits, and mindsets that fuel peak performance — without burnout.
If you want to work smarter, perform better, and live with more energy, you’re in the right place. Welcome to the FlowZone.
Remote Work: Why It's Unfair To Young Workers: Adam Schwab
FlowZone
52 minutes
2 days ago
Remote Work: Why It's Unfair To Young Workers: Adam Schwab
Australian entrepreneur, Adam Schwab, doesn't hold back on the remote work debate. The Luxury Escapes co-founder who built a billion-dollar travel empire reveals why he believes working from home is destroying young professionals' careers, costing businesses millions in lost productivity, and creating an unfair two-tier workforce.
In this episode, Adam shares his unfiltered take on the agency cost problem plaguing big corporations, why he won't hire from banks or big consulting firms, and the exact hiring strategy that's kept Luxury Escapes' turnover under 10% for seven years.
If you're building a business or climbing the corporate ladder, this conversation will challenge everything you thought you knew about modern work culture.
0:00 - Trailer: Remote Work Controversy Teaser
2:00 - Introduction: From Corporate Lawyer to $1B Travel Empire
2:43 - The Biggest Lie in Business Today - Agency costs destroying shareholder value
5:05 - The Middle Management Trap - Why wrong hires kill company growth
10:42 - Never Hire From Banks - The exact hiring strategy for hungry teams
15:20 - Scaling Past Founder Fantasy - Creating ownership mentality throughout business
30:15 - The Optus Failure - When management and ownership split goes catastrophically wrong
38:47 - How Luxury Escapes Survived COVID - Revenue dropped to zero, competitors died
43:33 - Building for 50 Years - Long-term thinking vs short-term profitability
45:13 - The Remote Work Debate - Why Adam's controversial 5-day office policy works
46:40 - The Retention Data - Remote workers have double the attrition rate
47:17 - Why It's Unfair to Young People - The hidden cost of working from home
47:35 - The 45-Year-Old Manager Problem - Gen X and Boomers staying home hurt young careers
48:10 - The 5-Day Office Rule - How Luxury Escapes maintains sub-10% turnover
49:14 - Rapid Fire: Start-up advice, innovation theater, investors vs builders
51:15 - Business Podcasts Done Right - What makes great business content
52:06 - Real Entrepreneurs vs Wantrepreneurs - Grit and hard work
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FlowZone
FlowZone Podcast is where high performers, entrepreneurs, and world-class thinkers break down the systems, habits, and mindsets that fuel peak performance — without burnout.
If you want to work smarter, perform better, and live with more energy, you’re in the right place. Welcome to the FlowZone.
