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The Company Road PodcastE87 Con Frantzeskos: The Unashamed Capitalist: Building AI Ventures and Billions in RevenueSend us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson speaks with Con Frantzeskos, a visionary marketing and technology leader who has generated billions in revenue for giants like Emirates, Coca-Cola, and ANZ. Con is the former founder of digital strategy consultancy Penso and is currently building AI-native ventures like SalesChef.ai and Ansett.Travel.Buckle up friends, this is a hard-hitting conversation that contrasts the short-termism often seen in Australia with the ambitious, long-term vision of the Middle East and the US. Con shares why 70% of ASX 200 companies f...
2025-12-1756 min
Startup 360Blackbird's investment ups and downs, key sales lessons for founders and AI slopBack in 2016, around the time LaunchVic was kicking off in Melbourne, Dave McManus left the city for Silicon Valley, determined to become a startup founder.
Now he's back in Melbourne and the founder of Lightning Ventures has plenty of stories to tell and advice to share on episode 40 of Startup 360.
Explaining Lighting, his no-code innovation studio, which helps early-stage startups rapidly build, test and launch software without needing a technical founder or large amounts of capital, Dave describes it as "the IKEA model of software development".
"The way people build...
2025-11-2857 minStartup 360From corporate law to being a better bloke - Luna's Ronen Heine on masculinity and setting an exampleA decade ago, Ronen Heine tossed in his career as a corporate lawyer at a top tier law firm for life as a startup founder and adviser.
"I was doing lots of fancy work on the outside, but dead on the inside," the founder of Luna tells Startup 360.
"It was funny because no one took me seriously. Founders didn't take legal and accounting seriously. It was a startup helping startups start up."But it worked and Luna, his professional services advisory firm, which has worked with the likes of LaunchVic, Rampersand and...
2025-10-3152 min
NTP PodcastTech Exec // Matt Vitale: Executive Director at New DialogueIn this episode of Tech Execs, James MacDonald heads to Melbourne to sit down with Matt Vitale, former co-founder of Australia’s largest equity crowdfunding platform and now Executive Director at New Dialogue. Matt traces his winding path from nightlife promoter and sugarcane juice tinkerer to financial services lawyer, then startup pioneer, where he helped more than 300 companies raise over $250M. He shares the breakout Sheba Rideshare campaign, why storytelling and community trump slick code, and how a $300K LaunchVic grant sparked a hardware-focused angel network that became their most successful to date.Tune in...
2025-10-231h 01
The MTPConnect PodcastNurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEPIn a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises.Ibrahim Samaan is a senior physiotherapist and Managing Director of Purifas, an award-winning company developing and manufacturing clinically proven hygienic products for allied healthcare - like its FaceShield - now available in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan and the UK. The company is now branching out to develop a new innovation - Recyclable Single-use Hospital Bed Linen f...
2025-06-1917 min
The MTPConnect PodcastNurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEPIn a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises.Dr Monica Hadges is a Clinical Educator and Mental Health Therapist and founder of Mi Team Mental Health. Monica’s digital health innovation, I-CiE Mi Team, is an app for client involved e-collaboration giving consumers and families easy access to participate in clinical review dialogues about their care.Monica shares her start-up journey which began with th...
2025-06-0618 min
The MTPConnect PodcastNurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEPIn a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises.Dr Yagiz Aksoy is a Resident Doctor at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and co-founder and Director of EosGene Therapeutics, a startup developing a pioneering light-activated gene therapy for diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration using proprietary drug delivery technology – removing the need for painful eye injections.Yagiz explains how taking part in AUSCEP helped him shift from be...
2025-05-2921 min
The MTPConnect PodcastNurturing your Clinical Innovation with AUSCEPIn a special series dedicated to the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP) we introduce you to some of the passionate health professionals taking part in this 12-month program to develop their innovative ideas into products and enterprises. Elleesha King is a registered nurse and ambulance paramedic, and founder of Pulsatile Innovations, a start-up developing a medical device called Pulse Tile™ to reduce delays to CPR and defibrillation. She takes us on the journey of turning her idea into reality and explains how taking part in AUSCEP and meeting like-minded entrepreneurs has paid off in spades. www.thepulsetile.com
2025-05-2315 min
The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal#188: Kate Cornick’s Rare Interview on Accidentally Finding Engineering to Leading Victoria’s Startup Revolution as LaunchVic CEODr. Kate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, leading efforts to build Victoria’s startup ecosystem and she has been in the role since 2016, and her impact has been incredible in funding and supporting numerous Venture Capital firms, angel networks, accelerators and more. With a Ph.D. in telecommunications engineering, she has held key roles at NBN Co and the University of Melbourne. Recently appointed to the Australian Government’s R&D Advisory Committee demonstrating her impact and contribution; and Kate continues to be strong advocate for innovation, diversity, and entrepreneurship, driving programs that empower founders and attract investment to t...
2024-12-301h 00
The Growth CartelThe Growth Cartel - Weekly 12th August 2024Deepak joins Rhys as the weekly update covers various funding announcements in the startup ecosystem. LaunchVic invested $2.4 million into eight early-stage VC funds, Virtuals launched an angel network platform, One Ventures raised their seventh fund, Splend secured $20 million for EV fleet subscription rideshare drivers, Rich Data Code raised $37 million for AI-powered credit assessment technology, and Graceview raised $1.5 million for an AI platform focused on compliance. The conversation also highlights the importance of strategic planning and the need for global support for local startups.Key TakeawaysSeveral funding announcements were made in the startup ecosystem...
2024-08-1213 min
The Growth CartelThe Growth Cartel - Weekly 29th July 2024Vinisha and Deepak join Rhys in this week's episode as we delve into the latest startup ecosystem trends. From crucial funding updates to the growing importance of robust business foundations, this discussion covers essential topics for any entrepreneur.This Week's Highlights:SeenCulture Funding: Raised $1M backed by LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund for female founders, providing tools for smarter employee management decisions, described as "Moneyball for teams."PREVE Investment: With support from Archangel and notable angels, they secured $550K in pre-seed funding for a patient treatment solution tailored for physiotherapists.Fundabl Equity Raise: Closed a $3.2...
2024-07-2916 min
AgTech InnovatorsGrants, angels and sidecars with Kate CornickLaunchVic works with founders and investors to ensure they have the skills, capability, and confidence to launch a startup, grow a startup, work at a startup or invest in a startup. Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic kicks off season 2 of AgTech Innovators explaining how they go about doing this.
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Learn more about LaunchVic and their work with startups and investors by visiting launchvic.org or on Instagram at instagram.com/launchvic/
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2024-02-0420 min
Chief Meta Chicks PodcastS01 #10 Aiming Big to Create a Runway for Success, with Kate CornickKate Cornick is the Chief Executive Officer of LaunchVic.Kate has a very interesting background from competitive sport, through to studying engineering and launching her own app.For the last 7 years she has been the CEO of Launch VIC.Kate has always had a mentality of giving it a go and throwing her hat in the ring. She talks about the opportunities that come with being one of few women in the room, and she shares her tips on how to survive and thrive.This interview covers a...
2024-01-1542 min
The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal#143 Aneetha De Silva: From Singapore to bridging worlds, relatable journey in law, infrastructure and people leadershipAneetha De Silva is the managing director, government for Aurecon’s Australia and New Zealand business is a leading public infrastructure expert. She is also President of Roads Australia and sits on the boards of Aurecon Group, LaunchVic, the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation and the North East Link State Tolling Corporation.***Episode guiding points: Learn about Aneetha’s sunrise in Singapore, at a time when wasn’t the city it is today and Aneetha calls it a fight for survival, and the influences of her parents with her dad being a professional cricketer and bui...
2023-09-0456 min
The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal#141 Leigh Jasper: Service stations to Silicon Valley, unpacking the $1.6B success of Aconex, chairing Second Quarter Ventures & LaunchVicLeigh Jasper is a leading entrepreneur, investor and business executive. Leigh previously co-founded Aconex, the world’s most widely used cloud collaboration platform for managing construction projects. As CEO, he led Aconex through multiple capital raisings, to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2014 and company sale to Oracle Ltd for $1.6 billion in 2018.Leigh is a founder of SecondQuarter Ventures + Saniel Ventures, and is a director of SEEK Ltd, Salta Properties, the Burnet Institute, Buildxact Pty Ltd, Zuuse, Matrak and the Jasper Foundation. He is also the Chair of LaunchVic.***Episode guiding points: L...
2023-08-271h 01
AgTech InnovatorsGuiding innovation in AgTechJoin Emma Coath from Rocket Seeder in this AgTech Innovators episode recorded at evokeAG in February 2023. Emma discusses the AgTech Seeds program that supports researchers and innovators to commercialise their AgTech ideas. Rocket Seeder is one of the 3 pre-accelerator programs funded by Agriculture Victoria in partnership with LaunchVic, Victoria's startup agency.For more information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin
2023-05-2910 min
AgTech InnovatorsGrowing the Victorian AgTech ecosystemTechnological advancements are crucial in any industry, and agriculture is no different. The AgTech Innovators podcast series showcases different aspects and perspectives of the Victorian and national AgTech ecosystems.In this episode, recorded at evokeAG in February 2023, Mark Sloan and Maxie Juang provide an overview of the Victorian AgTech Entrepreneurs Initiative and pre-accelerator programs being delivered with the help of LaunchVic.For more information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin
2023-05-2317 min
AgTech InnovatorsPre-accelerating start-upsJoin Matt Anderson from Farmers2Founders in this AgTech Innovators episode recorded at evokeAG in February 2023. In this episode, Matt Anderson provides an overview of how Farmers2Founders supports entrepreneurs who have early-stage AgTech ideas and startups. Farmers2Founders is one of the 3 pre-accelerator programs funded by Agriculture Victoria in partnership with LaunchVic, Victoria's startup agency.For more information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin
2023-05-2317 min
Sayers Conversaytions with Russel HowcroftEpisode 4 - Kate Cornick, LaunchVicRus is joined by LaunchVic CEO Kate Cornick. LaunchVic.LaunchVic supports start-ups by providing the tools and advice that allows Victorians to build the confidence and capability to create, scale and invest in startups.
2023-04-1333 min
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: DocumentaryThe Documentary: Part 1 TrailerIn this episode, we explore the seed phase of the Australian startup ecosystem, tracing its roots to some of the earliest catalysts to what we see today. Australian pioneers started innovating well before anything resembled an ecosystem and before the term "startup" was used. We tell the story of trailblazers like the Nucleus Group in 1964, Fairlight in 1975, Computershare in 1978 and much more. We look at how the macroeconomic conditions in the late 70s and early 80s encouraged the "first great wave" of Australian startups, only for global capital markets to collapse suddenly in 1987. As the new millennium a...
2022-10-2402 min
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview SeriesLana Weal highlights the mental health challenges faced by foundersLana Weal is the founder of Market Mindfully, a marketing consultancy company that aims to support impact-driven startups in Australia and New Zealand to tell their stories, make more impact and connect with partners for mutual benefit. Lana first entered the startup world when she joined the accelerator BlueChilli as Marketing Manager in 2018, a role in which she learned a great deal about the Australian startup ecosystem. In 2021, Lana joined the Atto Accelerator to support the next generation of female founders. Atto.vc is a startup school that supports female founders to launch tech companies independently, scalable...
2022-07-3124 minDayOne.FMLana Weal highlights the mental health challenges faced by foundersLana Weal is the founder of Market Mindfully, a marketing consultancy company that aims to support impact-driven startups in Australia and New Zealand to tell their stories, make more impact and connect with partners for mutual benefit. Lana first entered the startup world when she joined the accelerator BlueChilli as Marketing Manager in 2018, a role in which she learned a great deal about the Australian startup ecosystem. In 2021, Lana joined the Atto Accelerator to support the next generation of female founders. Atto.vc is a startup school that supports female founders to launch tech companies independently, scalable...
2022-07-3124 min
The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit AgarwalKate Cornick (Rare Public Interview): Grandma's influence, studying engineering accidentally to building a career across Academia, Business & GovtThank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterEmail Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share how we can improve. ***Welcome to episode #86 w Kate Cornick! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:1. Grandma’s influence to believe, and outdoorsy childhood with mad passionate for animals2. Accident...
2022-06-0658 min
Talking HealthTech243 - LaunchVic and VicHealth fund startups who can help provide access to healthy food for our children. Dr Sandro Demaio, VicHealth & Georgia McDonald, LaunchVicHave you ever wondered if there was something preventative and innovative that could be done to combat non-communicable diseases while providing our children with healthier food alternatives? In this episode, we cover the collaborative effort of two government-funded agencies, startups and industry experts to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. This episode also speaks about a program where fifteen startups will receive a $10,000 grant and further support.
2022-05-2631 min
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview SeriesRachael Neumann explores the effects of the pandemic on startupsRachael Neumann is one of the founding partners of Flying Fox Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm backing startups in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this Rachael has played many roles in the Australian startup ecosystem, including as Partner at Startmate, Head of Startups Australia & New Zealand at Amazon Web Services, board member at LaunchVic and Managing Director of Eventbrite Australia. In her conversation with Adam, Rachael discusses her time in the US startup ecosystem and how it differs from Australia’s, and some effects that the pandemic has had on Australian startups.See full sh...
2022-04-2433 minDayOne.FMRachael Neumann explores the effects of the pandemic on startupsRachael Neumann is one of the founding partners of Flying Fox Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm backing startups in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this Rachael has played many roles in the Australian startup ecosystem, including as Partner at Startmate, Head of Startups Australia & New Zealand at Amazon Web Services, board member at LaunchVic and Managing Director of Eventbrite Australia. In her conversation with Adam, Rachael discusses her time in the US startup ecosystem and how it differs from Australia’s, and some effects that the pandemic has had on Australian startups.See full sh...
2022-04-2432 min
SUDS4. Hybrid work, BNPL consolidation, crypto’s regulated future, the edtech revolution and female founders and investors step up for IWDIt’s back to the office for Google staff from April 4, but staff will be able to do their job from home at least two days each week, the tech giant decided. We talk about the hybrid work models being embraced by companies. Meanwhile BNPL market leader Klarna posted a net loss of nearly A$1 billion last year. With BNPL stock prices plunging, margins shrinking and growth slowing, is consolidation of the sector on the cards?Speaking of consolidation, Senator Andrew Bragg spoke to us about the impact of regulation on the crypto market, sa...
2022-03-1125 min
SUDS4. Hybrid work, BNPL consolidation, crypto's regulated future, the edtech revolution and female founders and investors step up for IWDIt’s back to the office for Google staff from April 4, but staff will be able to do their job from home at least two days each week, the tech giant decided. We talk about the hybrid work models being embraced by companies. Meanwhile BNPL market leader Klarna posted a net loss of nearly A$1 billion last year. With BNPL stock prices plunging, margins shrinking and growth slowing, is consolidation of the sector on the cards?Speaking of consolidation, Senator Andrew Bragg spoke to us about the impact of regulation on the crypto market, saying he believes the current 600 cr...
2022-03-1125 min
The Interview AustraliaLeigh Jasper - Saniel Ventures / AconexJoining our series on this episode is Leigh Jasper - serial entrepreneur & CEO of Saniel Ventures.
Leigh co-founded construction software & colloboration platform Aconex over the course of eighteen years before selling the business to Oracle in a $1.6b transaction in 2017 - since that time, he's been an active investor & holds a number of board roles including with Seek, LaunchVic, Salta Properties, SecondQuarter Ventures & the Burnet Institute.
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https://www.saniel.vc/
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2022-02-1219 min
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem: Interview SeriesKate Cornick on ways to support Australians to begin their startup journeyKate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, the Victorian Government’s initiative to accelerate startups and create new jobs in Victoria. Before taking this position, Kate worked in a variety of roles in startup land, including leading the development of a human resources technology startup through a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, as well as acting as General Manager at NBN Co. In her conversation with Alex Carpenter, Kate discusses Australia’s low number of startup founders per capita relative to other countries, and potential ways of supporting Australians to begin their startup journey.See the full...
2022-01-2333 minDayOne.FMKate Cornick on ways to support Australians to begin their startup journeyKate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, the Victorian Government’s initiative to accelerate startups and create new jobs in Victoria. Before taking this position, Kate worked in a variety of roles in startup land, including leading the development of a human resources technology startup through a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, as well as acting as General Manager at NBN Co. In her conversation with Alex Carpenter, Kate discusses Australia’s low number of startup founders per capita relative to other countries, and potential ways of supporting Australians to begin their startup journey.See the full...
2022-01-2333 min
Face of TechLaunchVic's Kate Cornick: driving 475% growth in Melbourne's ecosystemToday on the show we're lucky to have Kate Cornick.Kate is the CEO of LaunchVic, Victoria's Startup Agency responsible for developing Victoria's startup ecosystem. LaunchVic is doing great things for the ecosystem and particularly for women through the Alice Anderson Fund, the support of Scale Investors, the funding for SBE, Atto and other women-focused accelerators and being a voice for women in tech and startups at a government level.We cover her passion for tech and innovation, the secret to LaunchVic's success, the 475% growth in Melbourne's ecosystem in the four years since...
2021-11-1641 min
Chasing ParityBuilding Innovation, Confidence, Getting Your Ideas Heard & Having a Go with Susan OliverListen to this episode as the Chair at Alice Anderson Fund, Susan Oliver, shares her experience and expertise in rebuilding stakeholder trust and finding potential in legacy assets, all whilst mapping a path for a company to succeed into an unknown future.Susan has been involved in the governance of global companies since 1996 including IFM Investors, Transurban Group, and the restructure of Centro Group, but before that, she also had a long career in technology and futures consulting, culminating with leading the Commission for the Future for the Australian Government.This conversation with Susan...
2021-09-0750 min
Open the Pod Bay DoorsOTPBD News Special - 22nd March 2021Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet this week's panel...Alicia Garden, Goanna AgCara Waters, The Age & SMHJohn Henderson, AirTree VenturesTopics we discuss:In this edition, we talk about recently-announced funds in Australia, including LaunchVic's $10m sidecar fund to support women-led startups and Investible's new $50m fund. Piggybacking off of the announcement of LaunchVic's fund, the panel deep dives into the lack of funding for women-led startups in Australia and what needs to be done to address it. The panel also...
2021-03-221h 03
Level UpCelebrate your successesWhat makes a good mentor? And what should you do to be a good mentee? In our final episode of Level Up, we'll answer these questions and talk about how to get started with your own mentorship relationship. We're joined by Lucy Lloyd, Co-founder of Mentorloop, which is an online matchmaking site for mentoring relationships. She shares the lessons she's learned from observing hundreds of mentorship relationships in action. In an interesting twist, however, we learn that Lucy's own relationship with her mentor isn't the formal relationship you might expect from someone who runs a...
2020-11-2326 min
Scale Up4.10 Celebrate your successesWhat makes a good mentor? And what should you do to be a good mentee? In our final episode of Level Up, we'll answer these questions and talk about how to get started with your own mentorship relationship. We're joined by Lucy Lloyd, Co-founder of Mentorloop, which is an online matchmaking site for mentoring relationships. She shares the lessons she's learned from observing hundreds of mentorship relationships in action. In an interesting twist, however, we learn that Lucy's own relationship with her mentor isn't the formal relationship you might expect from someone who runs a...
2020-11-2326 min
Scale Up4.9 Question everythingKaty Stevens had already built a career working in Customer Success (with experience in huge corporations like Microsoft) when she met her future mentor, Didier Elzinga. Little did she know, Didier was about to make her question everything … She took a role working at Culture Amp; a homegrown, Melbourne-based, high-growth technology start-up. But Katy ended up getting more than she bargained for. Some might find Didier's mentoring methods a little challenging. But Katy credits her success to those moments, and she's thankful for being pushed to new heights. She credits her relationship with Didier as a...
2020-11-1625 minLevel UpQuestion everythingKaty Stevens had already built a career working in Customer Success (with experience in huge corporations like Microsoft) when she met her future mentor, Didier Elzinga. Little did she know, Didier was about to make her question everything … She took a role working at Culture Amp; a homegrown, Melbourne-based, high-growth technology start-up. But Katy ended up getting more than she bargained for. Some might find Didier's mentoring methods a little challenging. But Katy credits her success to those moments, and she's thankful for being pushed to new heights. She credits her relationship with Didier as a...
2020-11-1625 min
Scale Up4.8 Evolving togetherToday's episode captures one of the more unique styles of mentoring relationships — 'co-mentoring'. Mark and Marty are, independently, two very successful entrepreneurs. And they've joined forces to leverage the power of co-mentoring one another. But … their relationship began under some pretty unique circumstances as well. It all started when Mark turned up to a job interview at Marty's company wearing a neck brace. As it turns out, he'd broken his neck.Support the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-11-0920 minLevel UpEvolving togetherToday's episode captures one of the more unique styles of mentoring relationships — 'co-mentoring'. Mark and Marty are, independently, two very successful entrepreneurs. And they've joined forces to leverage the power of co-mentoring one another. But … their relationship began under some pretty unique circumstances as well. It all started when Mark turned up to a job interview at Marty's company wearing a neck brace. As it turns out, he'd broken his neck. This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.
2020-11-0920 minLevel UpConfronting the unique issues women face as foundersWith success comes unexpected challenges. And Renee found this out the hard way … Renee Moore is the Founder and CEO of Cinch Skin, a multi-award-winning skincare brand that exploded onto the shelves of Priceline — one of Australia's largest beauty retailers. But when Cinch Skin grew 400% in a short space of time, Renee realised she needed some help. So she turned to SBE Australia, an organisation which supports and accelerates women-led business through programmes and mentorship. This is where she met her mentor, Jodie Imam. After bonding over sleepless nights and the unique challenges women face in b...
2020-11-0226 min
Scale Up4.7 Confronting the unique issues women face as foundersWith success comes unexpected challenges. And Renee found this out the hard way … Renee Moore is the Founder and CEO of Cinch Skin, a multi-award-winning skincare brand that exploded onto the shelves of Priceline — one of Australia's largest beauty retailers. But when Cinch Skin grew 400% in a short space of time, Renee realised she needed some help. So she turned to SBE Australia, an organisation which supports and accelerates women-led business through programmes and mentorship. This is where she met her mentor, Jodie Imam. After bonding over sleepless nights and the unique challenges women face in b...
2020-11-0226 minLevel UpConquering the chaosKinfolk is a social enterprise cafe that provides training and work experience for people in marginalised communities. It was started by Jarrod Briffa, who's lack of hospitality experience often led to struggles. Enter Paul McConville, a loyal customer at Kinfolk, and a hospitality industry veteran. It wasn't uncommon for challenges to be afoot at Kinfolk. But one day, after the power tripped out yet again, Paul decided that Kinfolk needed a bit of help. Paul began to help out, and eventually became Jarrod's mentor. But what he didn't expect was the impact this experience would...
2020-10-2621 min
Scale Up4.6 Conquering the chaosKinfolk is a social enterprise cafe that provides training and work experience for people in marginalised communities. It was started by Jarrod Briffa, who's lack of hospitality experience often led to struggles. Enter Paul McConville, a loyal customer at Kinfolk, and a hospitality industry veteran. It wasn't uncommon for challenges to be afoot at Kinfolk. But one day, after the power tripped out yet again, Paul decided that Kinfolk needed a bit of help. Paul began to help out, and eventually became Jarrod's mentor. But what he didn't expect was the impact this experience would...
2020-10-2621 minLevel UpNavigating a male-dominated industryLiz B, and her mentor Jacqui Loustau, are two powerful women working in cybersecurity. They first crossed paths at an industry event where Liz made quite an impression on Jacqui before they even spoke for the first time. Fast forward to today, where Liz and Jacqui have set up the AWSN (the Australian Women in Security Network) which supports, inspires and mentors women working in security. In this episode, you'll hear some of the challenges they've faced over their careers, the lessons they've learnt along the way, as well as a heartbreaking story (with a...
2020-10-1924 min
Scale Up4.5 Navigating a male-dominated industryLiz B, and her mentor Jacqui Loustau, are two powerful women working in cybersecurity. They first crossed paths at an industry event where Liz made quite an impression on Jacqui before they even spoke for the first time. Fast forward to today, where Liz and Jacqui have set up the AWSN (the Australian Women in Security Network) which supports, inspires and mentors women working in security. In this episode, you'll hear some of the challenges they've faced over their careers, the lessons they've learnt along the way, as well as a heartbreaking story (with a...
2020-10-1924 min
Scale Up4.4 Facing conflict head-onAustralian radio legend, Jules Lund, had a great business idea and the determination, confidence and contacts to pull it off. However, he quickly realised that although he had the enthusiasm, he didn't quite have the business acumen to make TRIBE successful … Enter Anthony Svirskis, an experienced entrepreneur who Jules hired to be TRIBE's CEO (and Jules' new boss). But from the get-go, their relationship was pretty unconventional. In today's episode of Level Up, Jules and Ant teach us what they've learnt about open communication, how to learn from each other's strengths, and the value of co...
2020-10-1219 minLevel UpFacing conflict head-onAustralian radio legend, Jules Lund, had a great business idea and the determination, confidence and contacts to pull it off. However, he quickly realised that although he had the enthusiasm, he didn't quite have the business acumen to make TRIBE successful … Enter Anthony Svirskis, an experienced entrepreneur who Jules hired to be TRIBE's CEO (and Jules' new boss). But from the get-go, their relationship was pretty unconventional. In today's episode of Level Up, Jules and Ant teach us what they've learnt about open communication, how to learn from each other's strengths, and the value of co...
2020-10-1219 min
Scale Up4.3 It's hard work (but we have fun along the way)This story begins with Kirsteene Phelan throwing it all on the line. After she witnesses Rome2rio's CEO, Rod Cuthbert, meeting with a PR firm in their shared office space, she saunters over and tells him to ditch the PR firm and hire her instead! This moment marks the beginning of Kirsteene's career in the travel industry. Kirsteene and Rod begin working together at Rome2rio, and as the years go by they develop a wonderful friendship. They travel to industry conferences together, and Rod helps elevate Kirsteene's career in the travel industry by inviting her on...
2020-10-0520 minLevel UpIt's hard work (but we have fun along the way)This story begins with Kirsteene Phelan throwing it all on the line. After she witnesses Rome2rio's CEO, Rod Cuthbert, meeting with a PR firm in their shared office space, she saunters over and tells him to ditch the PR firm and hire her instead! This moment marks the beginning of Kirsteene's career in the travel industry. Kirsteene and Rod begin working together at Rome2rio, and as the years go by they develop a wonderful friendship. They travel to industry conferences together, and Rod helps elevate Kirsteene's career in the travel industry by inviting her on...
2020-10-0520 min
Get Off The Bench PodcastErin Lord - Flying high to save livesWith over 25 years in management with Australian public service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the University sector, Erin Lord strives to make complex situations simple. Her current work as Director of Aeromedical Solutions, Australia’s only medical repatriation broker sees her and her co – Director Steve McLaren arrange the return of Australians who have been injured or suffered an illness overseas.“It’s an incredibly complex situation for families to work their way through, you have the emotion and fear for your loved one as well as the complexities of both the clinical situation presenting at the time...
2020-10-0156 minLevel UpGrowing through discomfortDisrupting a billion-dollar industry can prove to be a … traumatic experience. At least, that’s what DJ Dikic discovered when building Palette and Tint — two really exciting start-ups — with the mission to change the century-old industry of paint. Helping DJ on his path is Adam Lewis, an established businessman with a mentoring style that is pretty unconventional. And as you'll hear, DJ's reaction to being confronted is quite striking! On this episode, you’ll learn about growing through discomfort as we follow DJ’s journey through adversity and personal growth. This show is produced...
2020-09-2820 min
Scale Up4.2 Growing through discomfortDisrupting a billion-dollar industry can prove to be a … traumatic experience. At least, that’s what DJ Dikic discovered when building Palette and Tint — two really exciting start-ups — with the mission to change the century-old industry of paint. Helping DJ on his path is Adam Lewis, an established businessman with a mentoring style that is pretty unconventional. And as you'll hear, DJ's reaction to being confronted is quite striking! On this episode, you’ll learn about growing through discomfort as we follow DJ’s journey through adversity and personal growth.Support the show: http://www.l...
2020-09-2820 minLevel UpThe quest to level upIn this episode, we follow one company on a journey of growth. Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr Magazine, an online media and education business which is fast becoming the go-to online source for entrepreneurs and start-ups. Over the years, Nathan had interviewed people like Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Gary Vee. And Foundr had been producing great content and top-level training resources. But in 2016, Nathan found himself struggling with an issue that all successful start-ups find themselves struggling with at some point in time: scaling. And that's where Steve McLeod comes in.
2020-09-2127 min
Scale Up4.1 The quest to level upIn this episode, we follow one company on a journey of growth. Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr Magazine, an online media and education business which is fast becoming the go-to online source for entrepreneurs and start-ups. Over the years, Nathan had interviewed people like Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Gary Vee. And Foundr had been producing great content and top-level training resources. But in 2016, Nathan found himself struggling with an issue that all successful start-ups find themselves struggling with at some point in time: scaling. And that's where Steve McLeod comes in.
2020-09-2127 min
Scale UpSeason 4 - Level UpYou've definitely heard the stories about visionary entrepreneurs and how they built their companies to incredible heights. But behind these icons of business, there's a story which often goes untold ... the story of the mentorship that helped them get there. Level Up is a show about the personal growth of some great Australian entrepreneurs and start-ups, and the mentors who've helped them along the way.Support the show: http://www.launchvic.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-09-1403 min
A LOT TO SAY PODCASTEp 12: HYPOTHESIS-DRIVEN with Rachael NeumannRachael Neumann plays across many parts of the startup ecosystem, recently as the founder of Working Theory Angels - a new angel network designed to mobilise more investment into early stage startups and attract new investors to the space and previously as Head of Startups in Australia & New Zealand for Amazon Web Services.She is a strategic advisor and investor to a number of founders and their early stage companies and is a Partner in Startmate, Australia’s most ambitious accelerator. She also works to create the right policy environment that’s conducive to a thriving sector, servin...
2020-08-251h 03Level UpLevel Up launching on 22nd Sep 2020You've definitely heard the stories about visionary entrepreneurs and how they built their companies to incredible heights. But behind these icons of business, there's a story which often goes untold ... the story of the mentorship that helped them get there. Level Up is a show about the personal growth of some great Australian entrepreneurs and start-ups, and the mentors who've helped them along the way. This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.
2020-08-1703 min
A LOT TO SAY PODCASTEpisode 0 - Season preview with Emma Forster and Josh Lipscombe chit chattingIt’s an exciting time personally to launch this project out there. I’ve been involved in engagement, partnerships and activations focussed roles for some time now - where I have the fortune of overlapping heavily between the technology, creative and culture ecosystems.From running events focussed on failure and f*%king up to helping organise technology focussed conferences and building relationships with global brands - all those elements overlap and it’s the threads that bind them that I am most intrigued by.It was never always this way though - I spent a large...
2020-07-1338 min
MyRadio.HKShould Start-ups be the next big thing to boost Australia Economy? - 「初創企業」可成澳洲疫情後的經濟出路？A new report from Deloitte Access Economics, commissioned by Victoria's start-up agency LaunchVic, says start-ups will continue to create thousands of high-skilled jobs. - 德勸經濟分析的最新數據顯示，本地初創企業可於短期內為澳洲創造數以千計的職位，亦為澳洲未來經濟復甦注入新動力。但澳洲政府以往似乎不在注重初創企業的發展，原因何在？
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2020-06-0911 min
Don't Stop Us Now AI EditionLaura Anderson – On A Mission to MarsThis week’s guest has an insatiable passion for learning and the future and she has the career portfolio to prove it! We’re talking about international company director, entrepreneur and global philanthropist, Laura Anderson.Laura grew up near Chicago in the US. She found out early on that she was good at maths and loved ideas and set about immersing herself in areas that fascinated her. As a girl she wanted to be an astronaut and to this day is convinced the Space Program is critically important. And yes, she’s passionate about humans getting to Mars!Laura’s “why not?” a...
2019-12-0337 min
Scale Up3.8 HorizonsEnvato's capacity to create new products is relentless. They don't all work but there's one product that's tipped to be a very large part of the business in the coming years. Even in the early days of the company it had created not one but three marketplaces. This is the final episode of the third season. Share the show and leave a review where you're listening. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or any...
2019-10-0926 minScale Up3.7 Like a spaceshipEnvato is strangely unencumbered by external deadlines, forces, companies, weather, politics and many other things that traditional businesses might be. In the head office on King Street there’s a peculiar but positive sense of calm that exists as soon as you swipe into the building. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. Credits Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following peopl...
2019-09-1626 minScale Up3.6 Hunting people downYou've never heard of a company profit share like this. Wanting to take a more systematic approach to how the company shares its profit the team at the top gets a small team in HR together to keep a secret and get busy. What they do will only ever and can only ever happen once at Envato. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. Cr...
2019-09-0617 min
Virtually PlayableInnovation & Is Oculus Pro-Human? - Virtually Playable #006Participated in an event hosted by Innovation Bay in which Susan Wu discussed her history in technology investing, thoughts on humane and human progress. Asked her for her thoughts on Oculus as a company, VR as a technology to provide happiness, and advice for someone looking to move to Silicon Valley.
Innovation Bay: https://innovationbay.com/
Susan Wu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanwu1/
Launch Vic: https://launchvic.org/
2019-08-2104 minScale Up3.5 It’s all miserable, please help.Being a huge website makes you a big target for people with bad intentions. And when they decide to act it can often come in the form of a distributed denial of service attack - a DDOS attack. What happens when Envato's targeted and how do they respond? Whoever's on call get's to work quickly. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. Cr...
2019-08-2119 minScale Up3.4 Such a weird number"When the community succeeds, we succeed" One of the the values (see last episode) and emblematic of the focus Envato retains on its treasured and longtime community of authors. Building the global community has been a focus from the start. It is why Envato can keep diversifying, scaling and increasing the huge amount of revenue that flows through it to the community. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit...
2019-08-1226 minScale Up3.3 Tell it like it isIn a Friday meeting Collis Ta'eed's phone starts buzzing. Someone appears at the window. Then half the executive team are waiting outside. Something's going on. It's one thing to have values, it's another to stand by them even if it negatively affects the business. When push came to shove Envato's made those choices. Almost more than any other, "Values" is the word people at Envato used when describing the company. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information...
2019-08-0524 minScale Up3.2 A bootstrapped war chestEnvato has never taken outside investment. For a tech company if this size that’s a very rare feat. While many start ups chase venture capital to aid growth, validation and scale, Envato has been building over a decade uninfluenced by investors looking for an exit. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. CREDITS Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode...
2019-07-2821 minScale Up3.1 Who needs Times Square?What's it like to join Envato? The process from the outside to inside reveals some telling characteristics of Envato’s culture and values. People from around the world are landing in Melbourne to start work on King Street. Scale Up is a podcast by LaunchVic, Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. For more information on the series or anything happening in Victoria's startup scene visit launchvic.org. CREDITS Hosted by Courtney Carthy Thanks to the following people in this episode Nick Rasmussen Am...
2019-07-2131 minScale UpSeason 3 - EnvatoThis season we look into a Victorian company that's best described as a spaceship. Experiencing Envato from within makes the world outside that's not on either side of the marketplace almost irrelevant. Though it's in Envato's powerful and human focused values that keep it familiar, give it a conscience and inspire those who work for or with the incredibly successful digital marketplace. Actually it's many marketplaces. And more. Over 50 interviews with employees of all levels, past and present, reveal what a lightning strike this company is and how it'll have a...
2019-07-1404 min
Scale Up2.8 They just get it now!Redbubble's First XI travel to Sydney. It's been a 10 year slog to get here. Chairman and CEO stand in front of the gathered crowd at the Australian Securities Exchange while the brass bell waits patiently on the wall behind the lectern. But Redbubble didn't have to put itself through the scrutiny of the market, even though it chose to. Links mentioned in the episode - A review of Melbourne's digital marketplaces - Schrodinger’s Cat t-shirt - Redbubble IPO video YouTube - Mr Baxter
2018-10-1639 min
Scale Up2.7 Australia's largest global consumer internet companyFrom about day 1 Redbubble's market was the world while it's base has always, except for a brief moment of consideration, remained Melbourne. It's rare for Australian companies to do this immediately for the global market, and even rarer for them to succeed to the level Redbubble has. But they've pulled it off, with a few lessons along the way. Links mentioned in the episode - A review of Melbourne's digital marketplaces - Melbourne Startup Ecosystem Report Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic. L...
2018-10-0829 min
Scale Up2.6 $1 in damagesAfter a threat in the media, a vote in Federal Parliament and movie partnerships. Redbubble has managed to significantly lessen the chances it will be in court over copyright infringement through a couple of moves and Martin's hard time in the public eye driven by the mission. Links mentioned in the episode Ground Hog Day brand partnership State Library Victoria competition Hipster Hitler Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic. LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. w...
2018-09-2722 min
Scale Up2.5 It is actually okDrifting from crisis to crisis in an uncontrolled environment created by yourself, entrepreneurship is hard. And there's a good chance you'll waste a lot of time and hopefully develop some coping mechanisms. Is there a way out if you need it? Martin Hosking, founder and CEO of Redbubble, opens up about disassociation, the hard Mondays, and where he's come from over a decade a go to now. Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic. LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.la...
2018-09-1621 min
Scale Up2.4 Pans of boiling waterBehind the website is an immense logistics network that Redbubble initiates, drives yet barely owns. We drive to Horsham and meet the very first supplier still printing stickers and artwork to this day. It's just one of 15 suppliers globally that prints the creative on the products shipped to individual customers. Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic. LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVicSupport the show: http://www.launchvic.org...
2018-09-1031 min
Scale Up2.3 Has it occurred to you, RedbubbleMartin had drawn a small circle on a bit of paper, then a bigger circle around the small circle. It's the bigger circle that would become and still is the backbone, the mission and the life of Redbubble - the community, both inside the company and on the website. This early strategy, focus and passion for Redbubble remains consistent, nourished and exists far greater that the sum of its parts. For the platform as a marketplace it's invaluable, passionate and fierce. Links mentioned in the episode Welcome Our Newest A...
2018-09-0429 min
Scale Up2.2 Setting up 'shop'The concept is mapped out by Peter, Paul and Martin. Then the pivot. Redbubble company raises $2 million from a business plan and an office is rented, but it's not an office. With enthusiasm and a vision they set about getting the company off the ground. Redbubble is chosen as the name. The early days of Redbubble are in full swing and it seems that someone swinging from the rafters of their first 'office' wouldn't have been out of place. Server in the boot - https://imgur.com/a/VJi3P...
2018-08-1734 min
Scale Up2.1 No cash in the ATM A two year old Redbubble was also reeling from the Global Financial Crisis. Shocked faces of Wall Street traders and the phrase "we don't know where the bottom is" beomes commonplace on the TV news. The GFC sets in and Redbubble's expansion plans are rapidly rolled back. A "Down Round" becomes necessary. Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic. LaunchVic here to support the startup ecosystem in Victoria. www.launchvic.org Facebook LaunchVic Twitter LaunchVic Scale Up is pre...
2018-08-1227 min
Open the Pod Bay DoorsE45 - Kate Cornick, LaunchVicThis week on the pod we're discussing the role of Government in helping to build sustained tech ecosystems with Dr Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic.LaunchVic is an independent agency established by the Victorian Government with a $60M fund to support and grow the state's startup ecosystem, increase investment and create jobs.Rather than investing in startups directly, they've made over 50 investments through grand funding rounds to support accelerators, education programs, mentoring and startup events that directly help entrepreneurs.And it's working, there have been over 510 investment deals in Victoria across the last 10 years in tech startups...
2018-07-261h 05
Scale UpSeason 2 - RedbubbleRedbubble was founded in Fitzroy, Victoria in 2006 when Peter, Martin and Paul sat around to talk about an idea. It's since become a global three-sided creative marketplace for artists to upload their work and it reproduced on-demand for customers. In 2018 Redbubble, still based in Melbourne, has been through it all; leadership changes, the Global Financial Crisis, a down-round, legal controversy and Initial Public Offering and more. Scale Up is brought to you by LaunchVic, supporting the startup ecosystem here in Victoria. Find out more information by visiting LaunchVic.org
2018-07-1903 min
Brandon Burns ShowRevolutionising family day care with Aussie start-up Founder - Liam McFaddenRevolutionising family day care with Aussie start-up Founder - Liam McFaddenIn this latest episode of the Brandon Burns Show we had the pleasure to sit down with Aussie start-up founder Liam McFadden from Clann. Having been born out of the LaunchVic founded regional start-up incubator Runway Geelong, Liam has launched a family day care application that is revolutionising this space for stay at home Mums and early childhood educators. Hear from Liam first hand on his experience of the program and traction to date.As a proud client of Enterprise Monkey's, Liam...
2018-07-1933 min