

Future of Australia Podcast
Derek Stewart
On a mission to interview the Founders and Entrepreneurs running the fastest growing businesses in Australia...
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Aug 22, 2021 • 45min
Future Of Australia - Episode 41 - Colm Dolan - Publift
"Qutting a Dream Job at Google to Build One of the Fastest Growing New Businesses in Australia"
On Episode 41 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Colm Dolan, the CEO & Founder of Publift, who help publishers increase advertising revenue.
They grew over 141% last financial year, to do nearly $14 million in annual revenue, and become the 14th fastest growing new business in Australia.

May 10, 2021 • 49min
Future Of Australia - Episode 40 - Wade Tink - Project Everest Ventures
"Making Impact While Making Millions, With the Fastest Growing New Social Enterprise in Australia"
On Episode 40 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Wade Tink, the Co-Founder and General Manager of Project Everest Ventures, a social enterprise who work with socially-driven partners and Uni-Students to make a positive global impact.
They grew over 56% last financial year, to do nearly $2 million in annual revenue, and become the fastest growing social enterprise in Australia.

Apr 12, 2021 • 1h 9min
Future Of Australia - Episode 39 - Quirin Schwaighofer - MadeComfy
"From Starting a Restaurant in Germany as a University Student to Creating The Fastest Growing AirBNB Management Business in Australia"
On Episode 39 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Quirin Schwaighofer, the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of MadeComfy, an Award-winning Airbnb management service in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, that grew over 103% last financial year, to do over $5.5 million in annual revenue.
This made MadeComfy, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies in Australia, the FASTEST GROWING new business in Australia.

Mar 29, 2021 • 1h 7min
Future Of Australia - Episode 38 - Ben Hutt - Evergen
"Being The Solution to Climate Change, with a BILLION Dollar goal and Turning That Into a Fast Growth Success Story"
On Episode 38 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Ben Hutt, the CEO and Managing Director of Evergen, a company that creates software to enable smarter energy by orchestrating large fleets of batteries to enable Virtual Power Plants to solve climate change, that grew over 46% last financial year, to do over $6 million in annual revenue.
This made Evergen, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies in Australia, the FASTEST GROWING new business in Australia.

Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 2min
Future Of Australia - Episode 37 - Paul Eastwood - Pollen Consulting
"Becoming One of The Fastest Growing New Management Consultancies in Australia by Doing The Opposite of The Big Four"
On Episode 37 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Paul Eastwood, the Founder and CEO of Pollen Consulting Group, a management consultancy with a difference, focused on driving bottom-line performance by creating value through end-to-end supply chain transformation, which grew to do nearly $5 million in annual revenue.
This made Pollen Consulting Group, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies in Australia, the FASTEST GROWING new business in Australia.

Mar 1, 2021 • 51min
Future Of Australia - Episode 36 - Chad Wilhelm - Wilhelm Integrated Solutions
"Using Automated Disinfecting Lights and Robots to Tackle COVID-19 and Become The Fastest Growing New Healthcare Business in Australia"
On Episode 36 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Chad Wilhelm, the Founder and CEO of Wilhelm Integrated Health, a company specialising in equipment and technology solutions for high risk clinical environments such as operating rooms, intensive care units and emergency departments, helping them achieve zero infections and zero harm for clinicians, which grew 44% last financial year, to do nearly $11 million in annual revenue.

Feb 15, 2021 • 48min
Future Of Australia - Episode 35 - Tony Karp - Prezzee
"How Tony Turned a Struggling Digital Gifting Company Into a Fast Growth Success Story Selling 400,000+ Gift Cards per MONTH"
On Episode 35 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Tony Karp, the CEO of Prezzee, a digital gifting company which grew 400% last financial year.
This made Prezzee, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies, one of the FASTEST GROWING new business in Australia.

Feb 2, 2021 • 59min
Future Of Australia - Episode 34 - Luke Brown - Keeden Contracting
"From Making $1,000,000+ Mowing Laws at 17 to Becoming One Of The Fastest Growing New Engineering Businesses in Australia"
On Episode 34 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Luke Brown, the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Keeden Contracting, who provide civil infrastructure services to both the private and public sectors of the construction and mining industries, which grew 558% last financial year, and did close to $10 million in annual revenue.
This made Keeden Contracting, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies, one of the FASTEST GROWING new business in Australia.

Jan 18, 2021 • 39min
Future Of Australia - Episode 33 - Joanna Ward - May Day Recruitment
"Becoming One Of The Fastest Growing New Recruitment Businesses in Australia While Having Two Weddings and Five Pregnancies in the Founding Team"
On Episode 33 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Joanna Ward, the Co-Founder & Director of MayDay Recruitment, who provide temporary, contract and permanent recruitment services, for business support functions, which grew 64% last financial year, and did close to $4.7 million in annual revenue.
This made MAYDAY Recruitment, on the Financial Review list of 100 fastest growing new companies, one of the FASTEST GROWING new business in Australia.

Jan 4, 2021 • 34min
Future Of Australia - Episode 32 - Vamsi Krishna - TechForce Services
"How Predicting Technology Trends Enabled Vamsi to Build One of The Fastest Growing New Businesses in Australia"
On Episode 32 of the “Future of Australia” podcast, I speak with Vamsi Krishna Gosu, the Founder and Director of Techforce Services, a Salesforce Development and Consulting Agency, which grew 64% last financial year, to do over $2 million in annual revenue.