Speaking & Podcasts

Talks grounded in real businesses — not theory

From trade delegations to press roundtables, I speak about what building businesses actually looks like: the operations grind, the startup leap, and the mistakes that taught me the most.

Raj Pahwa speaking at a podium during an India–Australia trade delegation event
Addressing an India–Australia economic trade delegation

Formats

How I can join your event

Keynotes

Main-stage talks for conferences and business events.

Panels & fireside chats

Candid conversations with room for audience questions.

Podcasts

Long-form conversations on business, leadership and the journey.

Community & industry events

Practical sessions for founder and business communities.

Topics

What I talk about

Building a logistics business

What it really takes to grow a removals, delivery and logistics operation — customers, teams, trucks and systems.

Launching an on-demand startup across different industries

Moving from established operations into on-demand technology, and what changed the day I did.

Entrepreneurship as an Indian-Australian founder

Building businesses across cultures and communities in Australia’s business landscape.

Lessons from business mistakes and setbacks

The decisions I’d make differently, and why the setbacks taught me more than the wins.

Leadership systems and teams

Building teams you can trust and systems that let a business run without heroics.

Personal development

The habits, mindset and discipline behind the work — what I keep practicing, not just preaching.

100 business ideas series

A running series of business ideas — where they come from, which ones are worth chasing, and how to test them.

In the room

Recent rooms and conversations

Short biography

About Raj

Raj Pahwa is a Melbourne-based entrepreneur and speaker. He co-founded the removals and logistics business Move My Stuff in 2008, founded the on-demand transport platform Airmove, and has been involved in self-storage and property and land development.

Recognised among the Top 100 Indians in Australia, Raj shares practical lessons from the arena through speaking, writing and his channel, The Sikh Entrepreneur.

Raj Pahwa at a press roundtable with former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
At a press roundtable with former Prime Minister Tony Abbott

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