Season 2 of Elevate with Vic & Juls is officially here.

This season, we’re sitting down with more founders, creatives, and high performers to unpack the real stories behind building businesses, relationships, and a life by design.

To launch the season, we sit down with John and Caroline, founders of JCAU Events, to share how their own wedding became the spark for a thriving wedding and corporate events business.

From quitting six-figure corporate jobs while pregnant, to moving back into a garage and starting from zero income, they reveal what it actually takes to build a creative business as a couple.

Over the past decade, JCAU Events has grown into a respected name in the wedding and corporate events industry, working with brands like Tesla, NAB, Bulgari and Pandora.

In this episode, we unpack:

• How to start an events business from scratch • Turning your wedding into a real business opportunity • Building a business as a couple • Dealing with family pressure and cultural expectations • Goal setting systems for couples • Growing a business while raising young kids

If you’re an entrepreneur, creative founder, or building something with your partner, this conversation will resonate.

Season 2 is just getting started.

Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast platform.

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John IG: @johnn_au Caroline IG: @carolineaungo JCAU Events IG: @jcauevents_official

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Meet your hosts:

Julia Truong Multi-business founder & co-host of Elevate IG: @juliatruong.official Website: juliatruong.com

Victor Tran Entrepreneur & business leader IG: @victortran.official Website: victortran.com.au

Follow Elevate Podcast on Instagram for more founder stories, business insights, and couple dynamics: IG: @elevatepodcast_official

In this episode we take you inside our real end of year reflection process. We talk through our wins from 2025, the challenges that stretched us, and how we are setting goals for 2026 as parents and business owners.

We unpack the big things that happened this year, like acquisitions, launching our own private equity firm, expanding into Vietnam, client wins and awards, as well as the hard parts, like failed hires, cash flow hits, six figure losses and mum guilt while building Frmefest.

We also share the reflection framework we actually use. Listing small and big wins, pairing every challenge with a learning, then setting bold goals and breaking them down into realistic steps with our mentors.

If you are wrapping up your own year and planning the next one, this conversation gives you a practical way to review, reset and dream a bit bigger.

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Julia Truong IG: @juliatruong.official | juliatruong.com

Victor Tran IG: @victortran.official | victortran.com.au

Elevate Podcast IG: @elevatepodcast_official

This episode breaks down the exact process we use to take an idea and turn it into a purposeful, profitable event. We talk about why every event starts with a clear why, how we design the full guest journey across all five senses, and the role values play in shaping the experience.

We cover budgets, options, buffers, creative activations that drive real engagement, and how tech and AI help us support community building.

If you run events or want to build community through experiences, this episode gives you a simple and practical framework to follow.

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Julia Truong IG: @juliatruong.official | juliatruong.com

Victor Tran IG: @victortran.official | victortran.com.au

Elevate Podcast IG: @elevatepodcast_official