The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

#164 Connor Archbold: Living in 28 homes, Unpacking the magic and learnings building 'Tracksuit', New York, NZ & Family!

May 7, 2024

Connor Archbold, Co-Founder of Tracksuit, shares his intriguing journey of living in 28 homes, insights on building a successful tech startup, unique work experiences in different countries, and the importance of aligning company decisions with core values. The podcast also delves into personal growth, recognizing burnout, disconnecting for self-care, and navigating home maintenance challenges.

Ask episode

Chapters

Transcript

Episode notes

Introduction

00:00 • 6min

Journey of Identity and Influence

05:54 • 5min

Navigating Career Shifts and Entrepreneurial Paths

11:06 • 22min

Founder-Led Sales and Product Management Strategies in Startup Growth

32:47 • 4min

Exploring Team Dynamics and Values-based Decision Making in Business

36:21 • 3min

Opportunities with KPMG, Climate 200 Event in Melbourne, and Decision-Making Styles

39:38 • 2min

Life Transformation: From Legal Profession to Surf Retreat in Nicaragua

42:05 • 19min

Recognizing Burnout and the Importance of Disconnecting

01:01:18 • 9min

Exploring Home Maintenance, Retail Preferences, and Workplace Pet Peeves

01:10:37 • 3min

Connor is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Tracksuit. Tracksuit provides always-on, beautiful tracking to measure brand health. Tracksuit today covers 1,300 brands including many household names and recently raised $20M dollars in funding from leading investors to fuel their next phase of Growth.

Connor was born in California, USA and now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

It's now time to explore your curiosity.

If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us, email us at vidit@thehighflyerspodcast.com today!

***

💥💥 LINKS MENTIONED:

--> Register for our special ClimateTech event on 16th May in Melbourne featuring Sam McLean, Head of Public Policy at Tesla and Simon Holmes a Court, Founder of Climate200: https://lu.ma/7sruxko

--> Apply for KPMG's 2024 Global Tech Innovator Competition: https://kpmg.com/au/en/home/insights/2023/04/kpmg-global-tech-innovator-australia.html

***

CLICK HERE to read show notes from this conversation. Please enjoy!

***

Get in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly here

Contact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!

Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!

***

The High Flyers Podcast re-imagines the traditional notion of a "high flyer" and is a premier product of the Curiosity Center. The podcast showcases the journeys of relatable role models from their sunrise (childhood) to today. Listeners love the unique and direct inside access to these relatable role models, companies and industries in every walk of life to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.

160+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from around the world including Heads of state, Olympians, Business and cultural leaders, Social Advocates, Investors, Entrepreneurs and more. Past guests include: Anil Sabharwal, Mark Suster, Ahmed Fahour, Holly Ransom, Daniel Petre, Paul Bassat, Simon Holmes a Court, Michael Traill, Osher Gunsberg, Ed Cowan, Carol Schwartz, Wyatt Roy, Jack Zhang, Martijn Wilder, Holly Kramer and more.

The Curiosity Center is widely recognised as a leading on-demand intelligence network for founders, investors, executives and students with an audience of over 200,000 across this podcast + Association Series Newsletter and 7-Star Events. Find out more at www.curiositycenter.xyz

***