About the series

Risking It All follows rookie entrepreneurs as they attempt to transform their lives by setting up their own dream businesses.

What would you risk for the chance to ditch the 9-5 grind and be your own boss?

Risking It All follows rookie entrepreneurs as they attempt to transform their lives by setting up their own dream businesses. Presenter and business expert Shivani Gupta has a passion to see people grow their businesses and she's here to help. Shivani brings her vast experience and practical business sense to help our entrepreneurs come face to face with the realities of being their own boss.

Risking it All captures the highs and lows involved in trying to get a new business off the ground. It's a roller-coaster ride with lots at stake as people put friendships, family, secure salaries, houses and savings on the line in a bid to live their dream and make millions.

Filming starts with all the fledgling businesses before they begin trading and sometimes while they are in the process of securing their property. Risking it All's four episodes introduce a crepe cafe, fitness centre, hair salon and a fast food outlet. Through a mixture of observational filming, Presenter intervention, on-screen graphics and informational packages Risking It All is the ultimate users guide to starting and running a business.

Presenter Shivani Gupta migrated from India to Australia in 1973. She is a self-made entrepreneur, whose talents in business see her in constant demand as a consultant. The owner of Passion@People Pty Ltd, Shivani has translated her passion for helping others achieve their goals into one of Australia's leading management consulting businesses. Her decision to leave a senior management position to begin her own consulting business means Shivani knows what it takes to risk it all.


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