From the MasterChef kitchen to building businesses and investing for his daughter's future

For years, Hayden Quinn invested in himself. Now he's making sure his daughter gets the investing head start he wishes he'd had.Most Aussies know Hayden from MasterChef. But away from the cameras, he's gone from growing up with a fear of debt to building businesses, backing founders and investing in property. In this episode, Hayden joins Jess to share how that transformation happened - from working at Woolies as a teenager to discovering investing, and why he's already started an ETF portfolio for his five-week-old daughter, Rosie.Talk about getting started early... time in the market, right? 😉This is 'How I Got Started' a series on Get Started Investing. Every Thursday Jess sits down with a community member to hear the highs and lows of their journey to investing. These are real stories that we hope will give you confidence that investing is for anyone.Chapters:00:00:00 From MasterChef To Million-Dollar Businesses00:04:00 Why Hard Work Shaped His Money Mindset00:09:02 Building A Business From Scratch00:11:30 Backing Hard Fizz Before It Took Off00:15:00 The Reality Of Investing In Businesses00:19:00 Overcoming The Fear Of Property Investing00:20:07 Investing For His Newborn Daughter00:27:01 Why ETFs Are Not His Main Strategy00:29:22 Building Wealth Without Chasing RetirementLinks mentioned in this episode:📩 Sign up to the Get Started Investing newsletter here📩 Share your investing story with us submit here🎟️ FinFest tickets - Buy early bird tickets hereFor more regular updates from Jess’ investing journey, follow along on instagram at getstartedinvesting_Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.———In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.———Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. The hosts of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares group but maintains editorial independence.Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.