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Join Laura Nicol (your host) as she dials into the stories of startup operators in the trenches of building and scaling companies. Together, we master the art of ‘building the plane while flying it', drawing on insights from leaders and rising stars at companies like Tracksuit, Canva, Culture Amp, Atlassian, me&u, Airwallex, Eucalyptus, and more. Laura's day job is Chief of Staff to Maxine Minter﹢Co Ventures—all views shared on this podcast are her own.
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There is a lot of activity in the Australian startup ecosystem. Ideas, talent, and money are all flowing into this sector at an unprecedented rate. This weekly podcast brings in-depth interviews with the best people making the biggest difference. It's brought to you by Ian Gardiner and Phaedon Stough, technology entrepreneurs helping to grow the startup sector in Australia and New Zealand. Ian and Phaedon co-founded Innovation Bay with a clear mission to help technology entrepreneurs succeed.
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Australia’s artificial intelligence scene is booming, and we’re deep diving into it. In The Blink Of AI, hosted by Georgie Healy, will explore the innovative minds behind the groundbreaking AI startups and scale-ups across the country. We’ll discuss challenges and opportunities facing the industry and unpack the impact of AI on Australia’s future. Our mission is to make the Australian startup ecosystem more transparent, accessible, and connected. Hosted by Georgie Healy, In the Blink of A.I. ...
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Startup Journeys

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Hi, I’m Jesse Phillips, formerly a technology investment banker and growth equity investor that was based in Washington, DC. In August 2016, I decided to travel the world and explore local startup ecosystems through the lens of my technology and finance background. By listening to this podcast, you’ll take a journey with me around the globe, and listen in on conversations with investors and entrepreneurs. We’ll learn about technology, innovation, investing, and global markets. With this seri ...
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In 'The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem' podcast, join host Adam Spencer as they delve into the fascinating history of the Australian startup ecosystem. From the earliest tech companies to the success stories of today, this series covers it all. Each episode will feature interviews with industry pioneers, entrepreneurs, and experts, as well as a deep dive into the events and cultural shifts that have shaped the Australian startup scene. From the dot-com boom to the rise of fintec ...
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In 'The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem' podcast, join host Adam Spencer as they delve into the fascinating history of the Australian startup ecosystem. From the earliest tech companies to the success stories of today, this series covers it all. Each episode will feature interviews with industry pioneers, entrepreneurs, and experts, as well as a deep dive into the events and cultural shifts that have shaped the Australian startup scene. From the dot-com boom to the rise of fintec ...
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The podcast for Aussie founders, startups and organisations that support Australian entrepreneurship. "I've never seen someone pull together audio clips with this level of clarity and logic, it really is top-notch work." - Murray Hurps, Director of Entrepreneurship at UTS Follow the show, and you won't miss any brand-new Australian startup stories. https://dayone.fm/follow Let's go back to day one, where this story begins... This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: ...
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Startup&Angels

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Here on the Startup&Angels Podcast, you will encounter various topics regarding entrepreneurship, fundraising, pitching, business development, growth hacking, investing, and technology; featuring interviews with industry experts in these areas. Startup&Angels connects founders, business angels, investors, corporates, mentors, and advisors through various events, workshops, and an online community. The community was founded in 2016 by French Australian entrepreneurs passionate about the start ...
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Startup West

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Welcome to the Startup West podcast. We talk with West Australian startups who have been there and done it, or are right here and doing it! Recorded in beautiful Perth, WA; produced by Startup News, and brought to you thanks to support from Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth and Tekkon. Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast is recorded, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present a ...
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Spark Club Podcast

Grant McDowell

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Spark Club brings entrepreneurs in the energy field together with a common objective, to accelerate the energy transition. The podcasts are hosted by Grant McDowell and are recordings with leaders in the energy sector in Australia and beyond.
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Founded by two ex-paramedics and a software engineer, Maslow is a social enterprise startup that’s chasing financial equality for humanity. With plans to build a new and equitable finance industry, Maslow wants to transform the worlds largest industry so that it advocates for and is owned by billions of people, not just a few. Chasing Financial Equality features interviews between Maslow’s founders, industry experts, supporters, social commentators, celebrities and critics, and covers rarely ...
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Get your behind-the-curtain peek at the most surprising and hopeful climate tech solutions Australian startups are working on today. Hear from startup teams solving global climate challenges in ways you might not have thought of before. Learn about their unique startup journeys and get a dose of optimism for a better world. Listen to The Mix powered by Climate Salad now. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy- ...
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Join host Pauline Fetaui as she chats with entrepreneurs and leading innovators about the intersection of personal motivation and excellence. They’ll share their stories on driving change, taking action and living intentionally. Each episode we dive deep into the profound impact of choices and the ripple effect of decision-making in shaping life, business and society. Perspective X is made possible by our wonderful partners. - Vanta: Vanta is the all-in-one solution for startups to become co ...
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The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation | YAP Media

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The entrepreneurship podcast you can actually apply! The award-winning small business show covers creative ways to make money online and offline, including blogging, online business, freelancing, marketing, sales funnels, investing, and much more. Join 100,000+ listeners and get the business ideas and passive income strategies straight to your earbuds. No BS, just actionable tips on how to start and grow your side hustle. Hosted by Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation.
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Advanced English classes. Learning English by audio is for advanced English language learners and fluent English speakers. Beginners classes are here https://eattmag.com/learn-english/ This English by audio podcast can help you test your memory if you are a fluent English speaker. If English is your second language, you can test how much English you understand if you are a proficient English user or IELTS 7-8 TOEFL iBT 94-109 TOEIC 901+ CAMBRIDGE CPE these classes can help you listening skil ...
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A Positive Climate

Nick Zeltzer & Alex McIntosh

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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about the solutions to climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology experts and investors Nick Zeltzer and Alex McIntosh, two friends on a mission to keep our existential crises at bay. World Wide Web: www.apositiveclimate.com Say hi: [email protected] Instagram: @apositiveclimatepodcast Twitter: @pstvclimate LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com ...
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Candid interviews with successful Self-starters. On Build It. They'll Come, you'll hear from some amazing Australian entrepreneurs who bet big to build great businesses. Journalist Helen Dalley interviews business innovators and visionaries on how they turned their lightbulb idea into a viable, sustainable enterprise. This podcast is about the human face behind taking a simple idea and turning it into a business or movement. It's the beating heart behind what it takes to build an empire, fro ...
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Start-up YOGA with Bharati is a place where your host Mrs. Bharati Babbar will have talks with Business Leaders, Start-up Mentors and Successful Start-up Founders. Our goal is to motivate young entrepreneurs who are just starting out by guiding them in their journey via the experiences of the ones that came before them. Find new and effective ways to make your business and/or start-up BETTER. So, tune in to our podcast where the community grows together!
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The Unicorn Launcher is a business podcast like no other. Follow the real, raw and unfiltered lives of two Australian tech founders pulling apart and rebuilding their small company under the guidance of Silicon Valley super-coach, Matt Mochary (Coinbase, Robinhood, Reddit and more).
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Science Friction's latest series is: Cooked. We dig into food science pickles. Why are studies showing that ice cream could be good for you? Do we really need as many electrolytes as the internet says? And why are people feeling good on the carnivore diet? Nutrition and food scientist Dr Emma Beckett takes us through what the evidence says about foods like meat, ice cream and potatoes — and unpicks why nutrition studies can be so conflicting and confusing. All six episodes of Cooked are avai ...
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Unlock the secrets of small business success with ”Driving Growth with Grownomics.” Join host Adam Nichani as he sits down with Melbourne’s most innovative entrepreneurs and business leaders to uncover the strategies driving their growth. From cutting-edge marketing tactics to overcoming common business challenges, each episode delivers actionable insights to help you scale your business. Whether you’re a startup founder or an established SME owner, this podcast is your weekly dose of inspir ...
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Reimagining Justice

Andrea Perry-Petersen - Innovator and Lawyer

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Welcome to Reimagining Justice - a global podcast for the change makers in law and the first Australian-based podcast shining a light on issues at the intersection of law, social justice and innovation. Join Andrea Perry-Petersen, an Australian lawyer and social justice advocate, as she interviews guests from around the world who have discovered and implemented innovative ways to update the legal profession while improving people’s experience of the law. Andrea brings a unique perspective on ...
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Ahead of the Game brings you actionable business insights from entrepreneurs, founders, business owners and leaders. Each episode, these passionate people will take you on their journey, revealing stories of starting companies, growing pains, successes, failures and living their values in the midst of the many challenges. These are real business stories that will inspire and help you grow. The show is brought to you by KMT Partners, a South Australian accounting and wealth management advisor ...
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🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29 Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent Episode Summary Jacky Koh, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Relevance AI, has been building AI agents long before they became the hottest trend of 2025. Fresh off their Series B raise, Relevance AI is on a mission to democrat…
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12 years. 670+ episodes. Countless side hustle success stories. It’s been a wonderful ride with The Side Hustle Show, and this week, I’m sharing 12 of the biggest side hustle ideas that have stood the test of time. The first 10 ideas originally aired in our 500th milestone episode back in 2022. And for this 2025 edition, I’ll be back at the end wit…
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Episode Summary Eden Shirley, founder and CEO of AutoGuru, shares how he turned a near-collapse during COVID-19 into a high-growth B2B success story with FleetGuru. Eden breaks down how AutoGuru evolved from a consumer marketplace for car servicing into a powerful SaaS platform processing over 35,000 fleet transactions a month across Australia and …
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In this episode, I interview David McGrath – Chief Executive Officer of myPlates and TasPlates. With a distinguished career as a technology and media executive, David has driven business success through his expertise in product innovation and strategic leadership. Throughout the episode, David shares his experiences navigating the evolving business…
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🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29 Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent Episode Summary Millie Marconi is the founder and CEO of Yesterday, and the creator of Test Feed, a breakout AI tool that lets users preview how their content will land with a synthetic audience before posting it onli…
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Anthony and Jhanilka Hartzog erased $114k of debt in 23 months. The side hustling couple were making good money at their day jobs, but realized there's only so much you can cut from your budget. That’s when they turned to the income side of the equation and started a ton of different side hustles. They picked up second jobs at their gym, rented out…
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Today, I'm connecting with Karan Anand, Chief Strategy Officer & Managing Director, Australia at Hnry. We trace his journey from 13 years in consulting to becoming Hnry’s first hire in Australia, exploring what it really means to lead without ego, think in systems, and be a force multiplier for founders. Inside the episode: His experience as a new …
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With Mother's Day coming up, I wanted to share some of the best advice and lessons I got from mom growing up. Most of the time, this was pretty literal advice, but I found a lot of it has a broader application to entrepreneurship. Mom has always been probably my biggest advocate and supporter. For background, she essentially had a couple different …
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Adelaide-born and raised Sophie Lovejoy jumped from being a well-paid TV producer into the precarious, fickle world of fashion, when she started out creating and then manufacturing cute boxer shorts to sell in her mum’s homewares store in Norwood, Adelaide. Fast forward a few years and Sophie took the plunge to move herself and her business to Los …
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What drives bold decisions, intentional leadership, and the courage to create something entirely new? In Perspective X, host Pauline Fetaui dives deep into conversations with extraordinary entrepreneurs and leading innovators to explore not just their successes—but the overlooked decisions, mindset shifts, and personal turning points that sparked t…
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What drives bold decisions, intentional leadership, and the courage to create something entirely new? In Perspective X, host Pauline Fetaui dives deep into conversations with extraordinary entrepreneurs and leading innovators to explore not just their successes—but the overlooked decisions, mindset shifts, and personal turning points that sparked t…
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What if you could turn your love of travel into an extra income stream and build a travel advising side hustle that fits your life? Bailey Richert is back on the show to pull back the curtain on how you can do it too. You might remember Bailey from one of our early episodes, where we talked about building an online course business. Today, we’re swi…
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In this episode, I interview Alan Jones – Managing Partner of M8 Ventures. With a career that evolved through roles at Microsoft and Yahoo during the height of the dot-com boom, Alan has become one of the country’s most experienced and respected angel investors. Throughout the conversation, Alan shares how his early curiosity and self-taught tech s…
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In this compelling episode of Chasing Financial Equality, host Kane Jackson speaks with Fiona Patten, a trailblazing two-term parliamentarian who has become a powerful voice for equality, sustainability, and personal freedom in Australian politics. From her unique journey - beginning as a fashion designer, briefly working in the sex industry, then …
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In this episode of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Host Ian Gardiner is joined by Chris Morgan, Co-CEO of Oxygen Advisors, a fast-growing outsourced CFO service supporting early-stage tech startups across Australasia. Chris shares the story of how Oxygen grew from a one-man band in New Zealand to a 45-person team, helping more than 100 startups scale and r…
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Great conversation recorded at the How to Lobby Canberra at the live Spark Club event at EnergyLab in Sydney. Thanks to Kylea (Pronounced Kylie) Tink and Blair Palese for an open and honest scorecard on how the cleantech and climate sector is performing in Canberra. The 'Shine Baby Shine' side shone on the night. The Cleantech / Climate industry ha…
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🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29 Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent Episode Summary Anish Sinha, co-founder of upcover, blends his background in finance, startups, and risk management to tackle one of Australia’s overlooked challenges: the future of AI and innovation policy. From buil…
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Tim Buckley joins the Spark Club regular podcast in the lead up to the Australian Federal Election on the 3rd May 2025. Highlights China 1QCY2025 electricity statistics. Battery Energy Storage BESS announcements continue at a rapid speed and scale, with proposals advancing across Australia almost daily. China’s response to the US trade war Lowlight…
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The Piggyback Principle is a business idea framework that looks at popular market trends or “ecosystems” and seeks ways to support or supplement those trends. It’s a faster way to start a business because you can capitalize on what’s already hot with an additional or complementary product or service. Basically, your side hustle can ride piggyback o…
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🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29 Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent Episode Summary Alain Richardt, founder of Atomic Tessellator, combines deep expertise in chemistry, quantum mechanics, and AI to accelerate groundbreaking discoveries in material science. From childhood experiments w…
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In this special live edition of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Ian sits down with independent MP Allegra Spender in front of a live audience at Jelix Ventures. With a federal election in Australia just weeks away, Allegra offers candid insights into her journey as a parliamentarian, Australia’s economic crossroads, and the critical reforms needed to ensur…
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**Join us at our first-ever podcast meetup in Sydney. Info below** Today, I'm connecting with Sophie Mckay, Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific and Japan at Notion. Sophie’s career has been all about scaling tech brands across the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). Before joining Notion six months ago, she spent almost a decade at Qualtrics—starting as the fi…
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When you think of side hustles, flipping 2,000-year-old Roman coins probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But for Dean Kinzer, what started as a nod to his dad’s hobby turned into a $86k/year side hustle, one built around history, storytelling, and a very specific type of collector. Dean runs KinzerCoins.com and The Ancient Coin Hour o…
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What are the best side hustle trends you should look out for in 2025? These might impact what business you start and how you think about scaling it. And to help me out is a longtime friend and a friend of the show, Spencer Haws from NichePursuits.com. He’s been covering online side hustles even longer than I have. Almost all our content starts from…
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🎟 Live Show at UNSW – May 29 Catch Georgie and Andrew McCarthy (Head of APAC at Notion) live in Sydney 👉https://bit.ly/BAI-LiveEvent Episode Summary Will Liang, former CTO and Executive Director at MA Financial and a LinkedIn Top Voice in AI, joins the show to unpack the real-world impact of AI on business. A professional Go player turned deep tech…
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Episode Summary Georgie Healy speaks with Elena Tsalanidis and Justin Hansky, co-founders of Deeligence, a legal AI startup transforming the way law firms handle M&A due diligence. Both ex-lawyers, Elena and Justin share how their deep domain expertise led them to build an AI platform that accelerates contract review with accuracy lawyers can trust…
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What if you could make $300 an hour filming short videos with your phone … and you didn’t need a single follower to get started? That’s the side hustle Megan Collier carved out for herself with UGC (user-generated content). Think of it as getting paid to create authentic-looking social media content for brands, even if you're not an influencer. And…
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In this episode, I interview Cassandra Kelly - Co-Founder of Pottinger — a multi-award-winning financial and strategic global advisory firm. In 2019, Cassandra was awarded an Order of Australia in recognition of her transformative contributions to business through executive roles and as an advocate for equity and inclusion. Throughout the episode, …
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For this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors host, Ian Gardiner, is joined by Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google. Ian and Rob sat down in late 2024 to discuss all things AI. From demo's to production: Scaling AI in 2025. Rob’s focus for the coming year is clear: move beyond quick wins and proofs of concept to real production use…
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**Join us at our first-ever podcast meetup in Sydney. Info below** Today, I'm connecting with Olivia (Liv) Panzic, Head of Marketing Communications at TikTok ANZ. A core part of Liv’s belief system? Look after people. And it shows. Her colleagues and mentors describe her leadership at TikTok as “people-centric,” “human-first,” and “transformative f…
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Josh Belk is a full-time college student, he works full-time in web design, and in what little spare time, he’s started a $6,000 a month mobile detailing business with his younger brother. This idea came about when Josh connected the dots between obsession and opportunity. On the obsession side, Josh would always see his brother out in the driveway…
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In our first Live Spark Club event for 2025 Danny Kennedy joins us to share his recent experience on the ground in Pakistan and Bangladesh where he witnessed first hand the Energy Transformation underway with rapid deployment of solar PV. Danny shares the positive effect of China's Five Year Plans and the flywheel effect of low cost solar PV, batte…
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Episode Summary Denise Farmer, General Manager of APAC at Clio, the world's largest legal technology platform, joins Georgie Healy to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal sector. With over 20 years in legal tech, Denise highlights why lawyers using AI will outperform their competitors and why fears of AI replacing lawyers are …
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Cody Berman is no stranger to selling digital products. He’s known in the side hustle world as the "printable guy" and co-founder of Gold City Ventures, but when Internet skeptics told him the Etsy market was "too saturated now" compared to when he started in 2018, Cody accepted the challenge. And proved them wrong. From zero to $1,000/month in 116…
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Tim Buckley joins the Spark Club regular podcast on the day the Australian Federal Election is announced for 2025. Highlights Federal election has been called this morning - for 3rd May 2025 Budget - not much climate or energy information in the budget, perhaps there's more to be announced during the election. BYD’s amazing stats. Matt Pollard's op…
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Sydney-raised and educated Benjamin Plummer transformed himself from a business adviser and analyst into a startup entrepreneur and a guru in Artificial Intelligence. Ben’s San Francisco-based company Invisible Technologies is quietly powering the AI revolution in the epicentre of AI development, the west coast of the United States. Now, Ben did no…
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Episode Summary Georgie Healy speaks with Michelle Gilmore, co-founder of Juno, an AI-driven interviewer built to deeply understand customers without bias. Michelle, a seasoned behavioural researcher, reveals the overlooked importance of thorough customer research, sharing why so many founders avoid it despite its immense value. She explains how Ju…
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I can almost guarantee you've heard the phrase the "money is in the list." And all the experts, myself included, extol the virtues of building your email list, right? Because it's the platform that you own and control. But the question is, are you building an email list of buyers?  Subscribers are great, but you're not buying groceries on subscribe…
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It's great to welcome Dr Zhengrong Shi onto the Spark Club podcast. We had some time before a UNSW Fireside Chat event with Professor Martin Green and Dr Shi. We open our conversation with Dr Shi’s thoughts on entrepreneurship and the six principles of what it takes to build a successful business. We discuss solar manufacturing from its infancy in …
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In this episode, I interview David Fastuca - Co-Founder of Locomote and CEO & Co-Founder Growth Forum. Founded in 2012, David grew Locomote into $150 million sales pipeline in less than 18 months, culminating in over $30 million in exits. He now focuses his time scaling Growth Forum, a sales learning platform providing solutions for high-growth com…
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Today, I'm connecting with Rach Matters, Senior Program Manager at Linktree. Rach’s sweet spot is joining fast-growing organizations with a blank job description, and she’s had the privilege of learning company building through EA-exec partnerships with Linktree’s Alex Zaccaria and seasoned entrepreneur Janey Martino. In this episode, we cover: Why…
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