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Putting in the reps: Founder and former swimmer Luke Trickett talks startup success

Speaking to SmartCompany, Luke Trickett explained the crossover between his professional swimming career, his stockbroking days, and his startup leadership. At the same time, he outlined the invaluable support provided by his partner Libby Trickett, on top of her own sporting and professional successes.
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Blue Stamp, Marmalade, and Back Pocket founder Luke Trickett. Source: SmartCompany

Late nights, early mornings, and endless repetition. That’s the life for many small business and startup founders attempting to launch their ventures. It’s also the process used by athletes preparing for top-level competition, providing significant overlap between the world of elite sport and entrepreneurship.

Luke Trickett knows both worlds very well.

The former Australian national team swimmer, and husband of quadruple Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett, is the founder of fund manager Blue Stamp Company, group payments platform Backpocket, and invoice payments startup Marmalade, which secured a $16 million in funding in March.

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