The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

Vidit Agarwal

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Apr 10, 2021 • 1h 1min

Be 1% better w Kellie Riordan - Supportive family, Fail + learn, building podcasting at the ABC in 2005 pre-iPhone, transitioning to create a media production house & more!

It's episode 30! Thank you for all the love and support on this journey to date with much more to come. “I did a lot of work experience in school and university before a radio reporting role at the ABC. It did take perseverance and knocking on doors, which is scary. I learnt a lot about the principles of journalism - persistent, be courteous, keep trying and don’t take no for an answer. Your job is to keep chasing people till you get them on for an interview.” Take flight into Kellie's journey - learning the importance of hard work early on and having the support of her parents and siblings - with a desire to go into music or radio. We talk about her early break, learnings being in the music industry, which seemed very glamorous on the outside but not as enjoyable whilst doing it. The concept of Flerning - failing & learning, Spending time at Oxford working for reuters learning from smart people around the world, personal setbacks including an injury that affected her ability for a period of time. Kellie shares her first hand insights on podcasting, finding the vision for the platform at the ABC in 2005 before the iPhone, what’s ahead for podcasting and her own venture into starting a podcasting consulting and production company Deadset Studios and Curveball Podcast Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more! This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
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Apr 1, 2021 • 54min

Explore, Dream & Discover w Kim Grady - Earthy childhood, Career transitions & sabbaticals, Travel, Food, Wine & taking risks!

  “Life was quite and remote, we were 30 mins from the largest town - we kept ourselves entertained at home with sport and going to school. Lots of farmwork when I was younger, lots of practical upbringing - makes you a very capable person, driving the second i could touch the wheel. That upbringing in a farm gave me independence and trust to try and figure it out” Take flight into Kim's journey - Growing up in country Victoria in Australia, having an earthy and remote upbringing, interest in law from a young age & love for travel. Hear about a number of transitions & sabbaticals - what led to them, her experience and the next move in life. Kim provides perspective into having a successful corporate career whilst also building a food and wine blog and traveling to various corners of the world. The key takeaway that I hope resinates with you listening to this is to have self belief, take risks, and go all in when making strides in life. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more! This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any shape or farm to fly high, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.  
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Mar 18, 2021 • 58min

Stretchable boundaries w Michael Spiegel - Raised in the US, 15 years in Europe, 14 years in Australia, medicine, biotech & new experiences!

“I had supervision from social workers and councillors who mentored me , what it is to support a young person at risk, being there for the right reasons, showing them how their behaviour is under their control and how the world is. A real experience for a young man figuring it out” - Tune in to hear the full story!  Take flight into Michael's journey - upbringing in the US, Growing up in a family that was not the traditional household with various challenges, finding a way out of that and going to uni & finding other interests including language and culture. I loved Michael’s experiences in different parts of the world - how they came about, what he learnt from it and how we can learn from it. Michael also shares his wide ranging career experiences in Medical and health research, biotech and international community work. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more! This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any shape or farm to fly high, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
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Mar 10, 2021 • 58min

Be bold w Amanda Neilson - teaching, consulting, MBA, asking for help & fostering change inclusively & so much more!

Take flight into Amanda's journey - growing up on a farm in Canberra (Australia) followed by high school in Melbourne, learnings spending time with the Aboriginal community in Darwin as part of her law degree and several years as a teacher in Shepparton in regional Victoria, Aus. We talk about intriguing concepts including intuition vs deliberate thinking in Amanda's journey, asking for help and saying I don’t know, fostering change by co-founding the Champions For Change at BCG, finding your passion which can be by trying many things and so much more! Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more! This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any shape or farm to fly high, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
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Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 9min

Always believe w Mike Boyd - The Business of family, being shy to building global businesses, Asia & Aussie culture, desiging your life & more!

  Take flight into Mike's journey - growing up in Brisbane, Australia as a shy kid with an entreprenurial itch. Hear about his journey to go on to become school captain, preferring street smarts to book smarts but persevering through academic study, scaling various businesses such as Vroom in the car rental industry! Mike talks about his first hand knowledge of cultural differences between Australian & Asian society (having lived in Hong Kong and now Singapore), his biggest failures and learnings and tune in to his podcast (The Business of Family) to hear from families that have succeded in building generational wealth and a culture of integrity and a values driven system to life. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn for more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.  
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Feb 23, 2021 • 47min

Be 1% better w/ Dionne Holder - Cross cultural influences growing up in Barbados, 1 way ticket into 20+ year stay in China, learning mandarin fluently, 2008 olympics & more!

Take flight into Dionne's journey - cross cultural influences of south african mum and carribean dad, growing up in Barbados! Curious to find the practical side of study, taking a 1 way ticket to China that turned into a 20+ year stay which included having to learn mandarin to be able to study her degree, meeting her husband and having big leadership roles in global companies. Dionne's authenticity, rich personality & fun loving nature shines through in his conversation, despite all her success. Hear about getting out of the dreaded comfort zone, international leadership and the 2008 olympics! Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn for more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.
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Feb 19, 2021 • 55min

Be 1% better w/ Josh Blanksby - Gold Coast childhood, lawyer to the business of sport, learning America with his wife, breaking the taboo of horse racing & gambling

Take flight into Josh's journey - growing up in the Gold Coast (Australia) with an outdoor lifestyle, playing every sport - starting out as a lawyer and then moving into his passion of the business of sport, living and working in Ireland, various fork in the road moments where Josh backed himself and took on bold challenges like joining Betfair at its infancy in Australia. It was refreshing to hear Josh talk about meeting his American wife and the influence of the US on his thinking and also the differences between sports coverage in the US and Australia, two markets Josh knows well. And as a bonus, tune in to hear Josh share some candid learnings he's had as a leader and tips he gives people coming up the ranks. Curious about the horse racing and betting industry? Josh shares insights into what the future holds, how they continue to be more community oriented and grow collectively with a focus on all involved. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.
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Feb 7, 2021 • 55min

Be 1% better w/ Scott McLaughlin - Asking for help to be a better person, Advertising & data driven insights, Sweat, courage & tenacity!

  Take flight into Scott's journey - This was a wide ranging conversation of growing up with a big influence of his family, particularly his father and grand father. Building a career in advertising followed by data and insights. We talk extensively about Scott’s self reflection, going deep within and questioning his own beliefs and behaviours with a desire to improve and be a better person. Having conversations, opening up, owning your shit, permission to share feelings, relationships, who we’re supposed to be and the permission for imperfection, mens health. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.  
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Jan 28, 2021 • 1h 4min

Be 1% better w/ Matt Dwyer - Not fitting in, Selling beers & chocolates to the heights of world sport, working w ex England cricket captain & so much more!

Take flight into Matt's journey - from not really fitting in growing up & seeing his mum struggle with mental health to studying Business and making a foray into FMCG working at companies including Lion, Mars & Nestle. Matt then made a transition into the world of sport working at Cricket Australia, The England Cricket Board and now Tennis Australia as Chief Tennis Officer (being a massive tennis fan, this sounds like a cool role!) I absolutely loved Matt's way of living life, his humility and passion to succeed doing it in a very team oriented way. Hear some very candid stories about his transitions in work, moving countries with a young family and learning more about himself and his leadership style through some interesting team excercises!  Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.
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Jan 25, 2021 • 52min

Be 1% better w/ Brianna Casey - Curious about the world, CEO at 23, Forging a path in farming as a female, social policy and so much more!

  Take flight into Brianna's journey - growing up in Byron Bay being curious about the world with a strong passion for social policy and change. Being offered a CEO opportunity at 23 and how she went about it with no real experience but a belief in herself and supporters backing.  I love Brianna's open refreshing perspective on various matters including being a parent with a successful career, being female in farming, "shiny bum" and the role her Company Foodbank is playing in fighting hunger in Australia during a pandemic. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.  

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