Philip Fierlinger co-founded Xero, playing a major role as Head of Design, leading Xero to become a disruptive platform and an iconic global brand. Now he is the co-founder of Upstock, a B2B e-commerce & logistics platform transforming the food & beverage industry. His early career highlights include work for Beastie Boys and General Magic. In this episode Philip goes deep on the Xero story and the lessons he has learned to make Upstoack a ? also. Please check out our sponsor in Talent Army who are NZ's best tech startup recruiters ..read more

In this episode, we chat with Derek Handley Derek is an entrepreneur known for co-founding alongside Sir Richard Branson The B Team - a global collective advocating economic systems change to protect our natural environment and secure a safe, sustainable, and equitable future for all Before The B Team, Derek was one of the first young Kiwi entrepreneurs to build a global start-up, The Hyperfactory, an early pioneer driving the transition from the PC world to the mobile world. He started it out of University and took from a balcony in Anzac Ave Auckland to offices across the world from New York ..read more

Will Palmer is a seasoned entrepreneur with a successful track record in tech, co-founding Movio, Cupla, and DevRamp. As Movio's CEO, he led its growth to dual listings on the NZ and Australian stock exchanges before exiting to build two entirely different businesses. Consumer app start up Cupla and the developer tool, DevRamp. With the massive success of Movio, we talk with Will on his lessons and learnings. Will is not stopping until he’s reached that unicorn status and we can see this happening. Thanks to our sponsor in Talent Army who are NZ’s best IT recruiters ..read more

For 8 years, Oxygen Advisors has stood behind  over 100 New Zealand startups. Amazingly, only 3% of their startup portfolio have not survived and we wanted to know why. In this episode we chat with Matt Dold the founder and Mike Mandis the Co-CEO. As the founder and Director at Oxygen Advisors, Matt has been at the forefront of empowering start-ups and high-growth businesses across New Zealand for over a decade. Matt's served as a Director, Advisor and CFO partner to many of New Zealand's most successful high growth companies such as Auror, Thematic, Archipro, Woop, Thundergrid, Conqa, We ..read more

Simon Pound is Managing Partner - Ventures for Previously Unavailable. Simon leads up Venture Studio and Brand Fund activity for Previously, and is host of the entrepreneur-focussed Business is Boring podcast for The Spinoff. Prior to PU, Simon led global brand, creative and communications for Vend, and he loves working with startups on brand and positioning strategy and execution. He is also a director of Ingrid Starnes, the online-first, made-to-order fashion business. Thank you to our sponsor in Talent Army ..read more

Coachmate is a purpose-led tech startup on a mission to help kids stay in sports. Research has shown that kids who remain in sports have better mental and physical outcomes throughout their lives. Enter Michelle Walshe is no stranger to sports after directing sports legends like Venus Williams, Kevin Durant, and Richie McCaw's feature films. Michelle is also the co-founder of the successful Augusto, a hybrid creative and production agency. In 2018, Michelle wanted to create more impact in the community and co-founded CoachMate, a platform dedicated to empowering grassroots sports parents and v ..read more

TikTok has arrived and set up an office in New Zealand and we wanted to hear about it. In this episode we chat with TikTok’s NZ country manager. Carsten Grueber is a seasoned leader in the digital marketing and advertising industry, currently serving as the Country Manager for Advertising Partnerships at TikTok in New Zealand. In this role, Carsten has been pivotal in establishing and leading TikTok's commercial business, building strong relationships with key advertisers, and showcasing the platform's value for impactful campaigns. We discuss Carsten’s career after working with Google, Facebo ..read more

Janine Grainger is one of the most requested shows we’ve had to date. Janine is a kiwi-born entrepreneur and a highly respected leader in tech. She's the co-founder and CEO of Easy Crypto, New Zealand's leading cryptocurrency trading platform. Easy Crypto was established in 2017 to offer a secure, simple and easy-to-understand way for everyone to get involved in the cryptocurrency market, and has since helped hundreds of thousands of people get started with crypto. Janine is on the Executive Council for FinTechNZ and sits on a number of government advisory and working groups, both in NZ and in ..read more

In this episode, we chat with Ralph Highnmam only days after his company Volpara was acquired for $300m by Lunit. Ralph is no stranger to success as he founded and built a medical imaging AI company in Oxford, UK that was also acquired. In this conversation, we go deep into how he has achieved this and why he decided to move to Wellington NZ, and help our ecosystem to grow further. Follow Ralph - linkedin.com/in/ralph-highnam-a9352314 Follow RPH Ventures -https://www.rphventures.co.nz/ Thank you to our sponsor: https://www.talent.army ..read more

In this episode we chat with Leighton Roberts the Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Sharesies. It’s the second WFLS episode on Sharesies and we explore the growth story of how Sharesies has become the success story it is today. This podcast explores the highs and lows of the Sharesies story coming about partly from Leighton’s school friends investment club. Follow Leighton - http://linkedin.com/in/leightonroberts Follow Sharesies - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sharesies Thank you to our sponsor: https://www.talent.army ..read more