The Sachin and Adam Show

This week we sat down with the ever inspiring Rohit Bhargava. Rohit’s podcast ‘The Startup Playbook’ is ranked number 3 on iTunes and he has interviewed the likes of Malcom Turnbull and Cal Henderson (co-founder Slack). We spoke to Rohit about his experiences with failure, avoiding a linear career path, his learnings from guests and his passions for business. Rohit has had the opportunity to aggregate the wisdom from hundreds of the worlds business leaders and has his own experiences founding diverse businesses. His reflection and insights are extremely relevant for those considering stepping off the beaten track. Recommendations Atomic Habits- James Clear Can’t Hurt Me- David Goggins Masters of Scale- Reid Hoffman (podcast)

Peter Bruce-Clark is a partner at the venture capital firm Social Impact Capital. Social Impact Capital specialises in impact investing, which are investments that achieve strong financial returns whilst also making social impact in the domains of energy, water, food, health, environment, education, housing, access to capital, and social justice. He also makes angel investments and has previously worked with organisations such as Real Capital Innovation, Kalytix and PwC. We chatted to him about his career journey, how he identifies great investments and how he combines his vision of social impact with venture investing. Books and podcasts mentioned:  Severance - Ling Ma Masters in Business - Bloomberg 

This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with a visionary that well and truely blew us away, Jack Manning Bancroft. Jack is the founder of AIME, an award-winning social movement that uses mentoring and imagination to unlock the potential of marginalised youth to create a fairer world. Jack has been working on AIME for the last 16 years and in that time created the largest uni student volunteer movement in Australian history, taken 15,000 indigenous students out of inequality and successfully closed the educational gap for each cohort. Our conversation included Jacks vision for the world, how he grew AIME, advice to future change makers and his journey with spirituality. Enjoy! More about AIME: https://aimementoring.com/

This week's guest was Michael Trail, the co-founder of Macquarie Group's private equity business, Macquarie Direct Investment, and was also the founding CEO of Social Ventures Australia (SVA).   Currently Michael spends his time as Executive Director at For Purpose Investment Partners, is the Chair of the Paul Ramsey Foundation and is a director at multiple organisations such as Sunsuper, MH Carnegie & Co, and Australian Philanthropic Services.   Michael details his enormous career across finance, social impact and in non-profit organisations in his book 'Jumping Ship: From the World of Corporate Australia to the Heart of Social Investment'.   You can get the book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Jumping-Ship-Corporate-Australia-Investment/dp/1743792573

This week we sat down with one of Australia’s startup icons, Airtasker founder and CEO Tim Fung. Most of you will know Airtasker, a platform where you can connect with experts to get any job done. We discussed when Tim decided to leave the corporate world, the origins of Airtasker, what it means to be a good ‘executor’ and technology trends. You are in for an amazing episode. Books mentioned by Tim Change Your Questions Change Your Life- Marliee Adams Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts- Annie Duke Thinking, Fast and Slow- Daniel Kahneman

This week we sat down with Sean Stuart, author of ‘The Curious Ape’, a book that explores the 25 most powerful ideas on the Joe Rogan Podcast. In true Rogan fashion we had a free flowing conversation about everything from our versions of a utopia, tribes, the war on drugs to mental health. Sean also studies science/law at USYD and interns at the venture capital firm Blackbird. Happy 2021 and enjoy!

This week we sat down with the incredible Michael O’Leary to talk about his career and all things impact investing. We discussed the current downfalls in capitalism before considering what the average citizen can do to make a difference. Michael has studied at both Harvard and Stanford and was one of the founding members of Bain Double Impact (the firms social impact arm). Michael has also written the book ‘Accountable-The Rise of Citizen Capitalism’ which was one of our favourite reads of the year. Enjoy this thought provoking conversation! Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism: https://www.amazon.com.au/Accountable-Citizen-Capitalism-Michael-OLeary/dp/0062976516

Adam Milgrom, partner at Giant Leap Fund, discusses impact investing, sustainable living, and investing in startups. They explore the challenges of measuring impact, the distinction between impact investing and entrepreneurship, and the future of socially responsible investing. They also delve into a day in the life of a venture capitalist and discuss future trends in technology and influential recommendations in the investing space.

Philip Chan has had a phenomenal career spread across human rights law, academia, being a policy advisor and working in the corporate sector. He is currently the Academic Dean of Wesley College and a lecturer of human rights law at Western Sydney University. Previously he worked as an advisor at the UN, was a senior consultant in human rights consulting at KPMG, worked in human rights law for one of the worlds top pro bono law firms, has provided legal advice on the frontline of the refugee crisis and served in public diplomacy at the Australian Embassy. We talked with him about his passion for human rights, what working for the UN was like, global issues and what is necessary for human rights leadership.

This week we got to chat with the incredible Evan Wong, founder of Checkbox. At just 25 Evan has started two successful companies and was recently enacted as a Forbes Top 30 under 30 in the Enterprise Technology section. In this episode we dived deep into how Evan suggests anyone finds their purpose, his plans to turn Checkbox into a $1B company and the pressures of entering a 'prestigious' career at university. This was one of our favourite episodes yet!Checkbox: https://checkbox.ai/ Follow Evan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theevanwong?originalSubdomain=au