#138 - Trent Blacket (EMT Partners): The Aussie Lawyer Building Global Talent & Media Businesses
Sweat CapitalShow Notes
In this episode of Sweat Capital, we sit down with Trent Blackett, founder of EMT Partners, to unpack how a legal career can evolve far beyond traditional advisory work – into venture building, global talent, and capital.
Trent began his career as a lawyer, but early on carved out a niche in media and entertainment – a space where relationships, judgment, and commercial instinct matter just as much as black-letter law. We explore how that niche developed, the sacrifices involved in building global exposure, and the landmark moments that helped put him on the map.
A major focus of the episode is Centr.com, the consumer wellness platform Trent co-founded alongside Chris Hemsworth and Chris Hadley – including the original investment thesis, scaling the business, and its eventual sale to the Bezos family. Trent shares what that experience taught him about brand, capital, and building real businesses alongside high-profile talent.
We also dive into the evolution of EMT Partners from a legal advisory into a broader venture and talent platform, the rise of personal brands as scalable businesses, and why the old media model is being disrupted.
For anyone interested in law, entrepreneurship, media, or how to use 'traditional' skills to carve non-traditional pathways, this episode is a practical look at turning expertise into ownership. *** This episode was recorded on 29 January 2026.
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