The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

Vidit Agarwal

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Nov 2, 2022 • 1h 2min

Will Richardson: Mixed race family, making career & life changes, real founding story of Giant Leap & abundance mindset!

In this episode #110 w Will Richardson, learn about:sunrise in Melbourne, Australia with an asian mum and white Australian dadwhat it means to be of mixed racewhat is private equity given his 7 year stint + what made him step away in 2013importance of asking yourself “what makes you come alive” to make life and career decisionstransition to venture capital and impact investingreal founding story of Giant Leap in 2016 whilst also having his first childThe reality of capital raising and building relationships with no prior connectionsBlue sky thinking vs in the weedsLife changing moments through a believer or attending an eventIt’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 
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Oct 24, 2022 • 60min

Terence Jeyaretnam: Sri Lanka civil war & refugee status, building one of the first B corps in Australia & acquisition by EY; solving climate change, diversity & inclusion

In this episode #109 w Terence Jeyaretnam, learn about:sunrise in Sri Lanka with dad, a veterinary doctor and mum a teachermemories of seeing Sri Lanka goes through a brutal civil war which resulted in his family moving to Perth, Australia on refugee statusstudying in the first cohort of an environmental engineering degree at Universityinside the founding story of Net Balance in 2005growing Net Balance to Australia's largest standalone sustainability and climate change practice, rated one of the fastest 100 growth companies in Australia and one of the first B Corps in Australia.personal sacrifices as founder / CEO concept of social dollars and building a purpose led organisationhow Net Balance was acquired by the big 4 firm, Ernst & Youngcontinuing to making sustainability a mainstream corporate agenda how we can continue to collective solve climate change, Diversity and inclusionIt’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 
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Oct 12, 2022 • 60min

#108 Rowan Simpson (Rare Public Interview): NZ lifestyle, high flyer teachers, scaling success stories in Trade Me + Xero from early days, investing, ambition & more

In this episode #108 w Rowan Simpson, learn about:sunrise in NZ with fond memories of his high school teachers, the real high flyers in societydeep love for sport and being the first in his extended family to attend university.value of ambition in the New Zealand context nd love rowan’s framing of working towards being the “biggest small country in the world"Life changing experiences in early stage tech companies, first Trade Me and then Xerohow the financial success led to creating his family office, Hokuhow wins should be celebratedchips on our shoulderconnection of sport and fast growth startupsgrandparent mindset for investorsre-defining balance and more!Rowan's essay on "world class" is worth a read (here)It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 
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Oct 9, 2022 • 1h 2min

Stew Glynn: Early years in Zimbabwe, Big transition from corporate to family office + meeting Steve Baxter, inside how Ten13 invests in emerging markets of Africa + Columbia

In this episode #107 w Stew Glynn, learn about:Sunrise in Harare, Zimbabwe with political and economic instabilityFun Fact: the peak inflation in Zimbabwe in 2008 was at 230 million percent, incredible! Influences of seeing his entrepreneurial dad run various businesseswhat led to him attending university in AustraliaIntroduction into the tech world first at GE and then KPMGReflections on the transition from KPMG to co-founding a family officeInside how we met Steve Baxter (of Shark Tank fame)How they built out the brand and business in Ten13economics of operating a syndicate modelwhat led to them investing in international markets like Africa and Columbia with a number of successful startups in their portfolioIt’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 
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Oct 3, 2022 • 45min

Investment memo: "COVIU", the all-in-one virtual care engagement platform for better care + creating the video caption function for YouTube!

Today, we're joined by with Silvia Pfeiffer, the co-founder and CEO of COVIU, the all in one virtual care engagement platform for better healthcare.  Learn about Silvia’s fascinating journey to date, from Germany to moving to Australia at the turn of the century, studying a PHD in computer science, how she was involved in bringing video technology to the web through her first startup Vequence and then working on video caption functionality for YouTube. All these rich experiences and learnings led Silvia to create COVIU, the success HealthTech business she now leads with over 50 team members in Australia and the US. I asked her about the problem they’re solving, their business model, overcoming physical examination barriers, successful virtual care platforms and more.It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy! ***Find out more about Curiosity Center, including 100+ episodes at www.curiositycenter.xyz Find out more about COVIU at https://www.coviu.com/Share your feedback and discuss sponsorship opportunities with us by directly emailing vidit@curiositycenter.xyzFollow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter
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Sep 28, 2022 • 1h 5min

#105 Simon Cant: Balancing creative and academic side, Co-founding Reinventure at age 45 and why it's never too late to start + being early investors in Coinbase & Immutable!

In this episode #105 w Simon Cant, learn about:Sunrise in Sydney when it didn’t have the big city nature it does todayInfluences of Mum (sociology lecturer) and dad (Qantas pilot)Personal tension between academic and creative side growing upThe family connection to Law, romanticised it and realised it wasn’t for him after working in it for a few yearsPainful learning after his time at social ventures including family challengesStarted Reinventure when he was 45, big lesson that life can take many paths Becoming spiritual and finding peace, know thy selfHow did the Coinbase (one of the most prominent crypto companies) investment happen? Being first Australian investors in ImmutableIt’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 
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Sep 20, 2022 • 1h 4min

Michael Overell: Nuclear family sunrise, learnings building startup for 8 yrs, growth @ Lyft + ClassDojo & more!

In this episode #104 w Michael Overell, learn about:Sunrise in Brisbane, Australia with 3 younger sistersInfluences of Mum, an English teacher and Dad, an accountantDesire to play rugby professionally and source of ambitionHow he left Mckinsey to create his startup, RecruitLoopReflecting on his own founder journey having to step away from RecruitLoop after 8 yearsMoving from Sydney to San FransiscoHow he joined Lyft and now ClassDojoWhat it means to be high performing and successful at a fast growing tech companyForming the angel syndicate, Antipodes with an all star castWhy he didn't get Jetlag till he was 30 and more!It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via our website or email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 
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Sep 7, 2022 • 1h 5min

Jeanette Cheah: Global upbringing and asian heritage + inside how they're bringing fun innovation education for the next gen at HEX!

In this episode #103 w Jeanette Cheah, learn about:Her global upbringing, born in Hawaii and then Japan before settling down in MelbourneChinese and Malaysian heritageHow seeing her parents, with mum an accountant and dad an economist made education the cornerstone of her early yearsStarting career in the banking sector and then realising she didn’t want to play by those rulesHow HEX started with trade missions to san Fransisco with a group of students from AustraliaBeing 3 days away from travelling to Austin, Texas on a big program and the borders shut down when COVID hit in 2020Raising money from investorsFunding challenges for female foundersCurrent economic climate + stay tuned for some very cool info about Jeanette’s assistant and more! It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via OUR WEBSITE or email  Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 
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Sep 2, 2022 • 37min

Investment memo: "CoLab", announcing the merger of restaurant ready meals and 1500+ gourmet pantry products!

Explore your curiosity with Elle and Tash from the newly formed business Co-Lab which brings together restaurant made ready meals and a selection over 1500 pantry products straight to your home! Learn about how a Linkedin message from Tash started this relationship and eventual acquisition, why this made complete sene, how they scaled their business through the pandemic and a deep dive into the acquisition process, biggest surprises and exciting things in the works including same day delivery.It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Find out more about Curiosity Center, including 100+ episodes at www.curiositycenter.xyz Find out more about CoLab at https://www.colab.com.au/Share your feedback and discuss sponsorship opportunities with us by directly emailing vidit@curiositycenter.xyzFollow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter
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Aug 29, 2022 • 1h

Rachel Yang: Youngest of 3 sisters, career changing work w indigenous community & inside building Giant Leap, first 100% impact VC in Aus!

In this episode #101 w Rachel Yang, learn about:Sunrise in Melbourne being the youngest of 3 sisters, being raised by her mum and securing a scholarship to attend a private schoolAsian heritage and how Rachel’s become closer to it with ageWorking in north east arnhem land whilst at KPMG on projects for the indigenous First Nations communityMove into Venture Capital and the connection to an acting classProgressing from associate to partner at Giant Leap, Australia’s first 100% impact focused VC fundSecond and third order effects of impact investingExamples of some startups they’ve backed: Work 180, GoTerra, Great Wrap etcOverseas inspirations to productively use capital for good  It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterContact us via OUR WEBSITE or email  Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! 

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