The Startup Playbook Podcast

My guest for Episode 9 of The Startup Playbook Hustle is Patrick Gaskin, the Co-founder of Cardly. Patrick started his career in his family business in the newsagent retail industry, helping grow the business from 24 to 50 retail stores and increasing revenue growth from $60 to $150M. He then left the family business, and […] The post Hustle Ep009 – Patrick Gaskin (Co-founder – Cardly) on family and business appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 81 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Craig Blair, the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Airtree Ventures. Airtree is one of the leading and largest VC funds in Australia, managing a $250M fund to be deployed in companies from seed to Series C and beyond. Some of the companies in their portfolio […] The post Ep081 – Craig Blair (Managing Partner – Airtree Ventures) on the need for ambition appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 8 of The Startup Playbook Hustle is Matt Jones, the Co-founder of beauty and wellness platform Honee. Matt started his career at ANZ before leaving to start his own startup. Unfortunately things didn’t go to plan with this idea, but instead of heading back into the corporate space, Matt joined DeliveryHero, […] The post Hustle Ep008 – Matt Jones (Co-founder – Honee) on selling effectively appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 80 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Ben Pfisterer, the Australian Country Manager for Square. Prior to joining Square, Ben had extensive experience within the corporate sector. He was part of the team that launched Jetstar in Australia and during his time at NAB he ran one of world’s first Mobile […] The post Ep080 – Ben Pfisterer (Country Manager – Square) on transitions and scale appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 79 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Bill Ketelbey, the CEO and Managing Director of Actinogen Medical. After deciding to leave his executive career in a large Pharmaceutical company, Bill was searching for a meaningful endeavour to be involved in. That quest led him to join biotech startup, Actinogen, which has created […] The post Ep079 – Bill Ketelbey (CEO & MD – Actinogen Medical) on preparing for opportunities appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 78 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Topaz Conway, the Chair of the Board of Directors at SBE Australia. Topaz is an entrepreneur, angel investor, Director, and an advocate to the creation of a stronger Australian innovation culture. Earlier in her career, she was a Biotech specialist, at VC firm Pacific […] The post Ep078 – Topaz Conway (Chair – SBE Australia) on being coachable appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 7 of The Startup Playbook Hustle is Alan Crabbe, the Co-founder of Crowdfunding platforms Pozible and Birchal. Alan has been one of the pioneers of the Crowdfunding movement in Australia. What started as a side hustle, turned into one of the first and most successful platforms in Australia. As the Co-founder […] The post Hustle Ep007 – Alan Crabbe (Co-Founder – Pozible & Birchal) on how to run successful Crowdfunding campaigns appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 77 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Trena Blair, the Founder and CEO of FD Global Connections. Few people would have as varied or as successful of a career as Trena. After starting her career as a teacher, she moved into the corporate world before being headhunted to help get Optus […] The post Ep077 – Trena Blair (Founder – FD Global) on the need for authenticity appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 76 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is Daniel Gavel, the Director of early-stage investment firm, Black Sheep Capital. Dan started out in financial advisory, growing his own practice before exiting the industry in 2013 and establishing Black Sheep Capital to invest in early-stage tech companies and other assets. Today, Black Sheep […] The post Ep076 – Dan Gavel (Director – Black Sheep Capital) on VC-as-a-Service appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 6 of The Startup Playbook Hustle is Tony Wu, the co-founder and Head of Growth of Weploy. Weploy is an app which helps businesses with temporary jobs find the right job seekers through online skills matching, cutting out the need for interviews and CV exchanges in the process. Tony took some […] The post Hustle Ep006 – Tony Wu (Co-founder – Weploy) on hiring and culture appeared first on Startup Playbook.