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    The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

    Founded 6.5+ years ago by Vidit Agarwal, The High Flyers Podcast is a global top ranked show exploring the personal and professional journeys behind the most relatable role models shaping our world.

    Enjoy 275+ in-depth (and often rare) conversations with the world’s most influential and relatable role models in business, tech, finance, government and sport — going beyond the headlines to explore their life and work including their formative years, inflection points, industry insights, and how they think, lead and build.

    Episodes are listened to by CEOs, C-Suite Executives, Investors, Founders, and Government Leaders across Australia, USA, India, UK, Singapore, Canada and New Zealand.

    Alongside the podcast, we host an annual High Flyers Growth Summit in Sydney and San Francisco.

    This podcast is one of five products under our parent company, Curiosity Centre.

    We’re proud that more than 60% of our 275+ guests have trusted us for their first-ever public interview — or to go in-depth on their personal story for the first time. These include:

    Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia), Jason Collins (CEO, BlackRock, Asia Pacific), Brad Banducci (CEO, Woolworths), Keith Rabois (MD, Khosla Ventures), Michael Schneider (CEO, Bunnings), Elena Verna (Head of Growth, Lovable), David Haber (a16z Partner), David Schneider (Growth Fund Co-Lead Partner, Cotaue), Vandita Pant (CFO, BHP), Jodie Auster (Uber’s Global Head of Travel), Shiv Rao (CEO, Abridge), Ryan Beiermeister (Partner, Founders Fund), Jesse Zhag (CEO, Decagon), Rob Giglio (CCO, Canva), Gautam Chari (Head of Capital Commitments, Bank of America), Mel Silva (Managing Director, Google), Jean-Michel Limieux (CTO, Shopify and Atlassian), David Eckstein (CFO, Legora), Stevie Case (CRO, Vanta), John Haddock (CBO, Harvey), Mark Suster (Partner, Upfront Ventures), Niki Scevak (Partner, Blackbird), Craig Tiley (CEO, USA Tennis), Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel), Paul Bassat (Partner, Square Peg), Bowen Pan (Creator, Facebook Marketplace), Sam Sicilia (CIO, Hostplus), Jack Zhang (CEO, Airwallex), Tim Doyle (CEO, Eucalyptus), Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (CEO, Xero), Sanjeev Gandhi (CEO, Orica), Philip Green (Australia’s Ambassador to India), Vivek Bhatia (CEO, MUFG), Cristina Cordova (COO, Linear) and more.

    Engage with us via:

    Email: contact@curiositycentre.com

    Website: https://highflyerspodcast.com

    X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/vidags10

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehighflyers

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighflyerspodcast/

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    Latest Episodes:
    #115 The hungry not the proven, LIVE at the Sunrise festival ft. Niki Scevak, Blackbird VC & Vince Allen, SunDrive Jan 08, 2023
    Show notes

    In this special (live) episode #115 w Niki Scevak and Vince Allen, learn about:

    • Source of Niki’s ambition
    • Vince’s first meeting with Niki
    • Dynamic of a university student as Vince was (Phd I might add) and Niki being more experienced in his career
    • How they’ve helped each other in unexpected ways given the founder/investor relationship is built on a commercial agreement but is very personal
    • Niki and Vince’s global cultural influences
    • Vince unpacks exactly how Australia can be the global leader in solar energy
    • Twitter memes
    • The two shits (Yes, you read hat right)

    It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    ***

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Enjoy all episodes via our website and find out all about the Curiosity Center here

    Email the host Vidit Agarwal directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback. He reads every email.

    Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!


    #114 Marcus Thompson: Rising up to Major General in the Australian Army, Suprises about deployment in Afghanistan & Iraq + setting up the Information Warfare division Dec 13, 2022
    Show notes

    Last week, we learnt this show ranked in the top 10% most shared podcasts by Spotify globally for 2022, all thanks to you!

    In this final episode of the year, #114 w Marcus Thompson, learn about:

    • sunrise in Timboom, Country VIC
    • Mum’s influence to have self confidence and belief - “you must be proud of yourself”
    • How army interest began? Wanted to be an engineer
    • At its very core, the army is a training organisation
    • 17 moves in 34 years in the army
    • Behind the scenes of being deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq etc: how did he get picked, training and more
    • Reality vs perception of missions to Afghanistan
    • Week in the life on deployment
    • Becoming inaugural head of Information Warfare @ ADF
    • Rating Australia’s cyber defence capabilities
    • Protecting ourselves using Multi factor authentication

    It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    ***

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Contact 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!


    #113 Daniel Petre: Insecurities, reporting to Bill Gates, founding Airtree VC, realities of philantrophy Dec 08, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #113 w Daniel Petre, learn about:

    • sunrise in Sydney and immigrant parents from Romania being sent to Australia after World war 2
    • reflections on childhood not being the happiest and looking for a sense of belonging
    • success at age 18: be a fighter pilot in the Air Force, don’t make it from last 35 applicants
    • psychology being a path Daniel would explore if he was 18 again
    • Joining Microsoft when it wasn’t a household name and rising to one of 5 global VP's under Bill Gates
    • Does he feel successful after time at Microsoft?
    • How birth of first daughter and death of sister re-prioritised life focus
    • Creating a culture of truth seeking as a leader at Airtree Ventures
    • Learnings from Bill Bartee (co-founder of Blackbird + Main Sequence)
    • How Australia can be a philanthropic nation

    It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    ***

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Contact 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!


    Investment memo: "Smileyscope", VR & AR therapeutics focused on managing pain and anxiety for kids and adults Nov 22, 2022
    Show notes

    Today, we're joined by with Dr Evelyn Chan, the co-founder and CEO of Smileyscope, a leading technology company bringing virtual and augmented reality therapeutics focused on managing pain and anxiety for kids and adults, in Australia, the US and beyond.

    Explore your curiosity about:

    • Evelyn’s story from working in her dad’s pharmacy growing up
    • Her time within paediatrics at leading hospitals
    • How being exposed to a VR company working on a side project whilst at the consulting firm, BCG eventually led to the creation of Smileyscope.
    • How she met her co-founder Paul, early years of founding the business, debunking perceptions about hardware and VR and scaling the customer relationship with hospitals
    • The total addressable market being kids AND adults
    • How Smileyscope could lead the non drug based pain relief movement
    • Exciting new open jobs as part of their expansion into the US!

    Vidit Agarwal is a proud investor in Smileyscope through his syndicate FB10x AdVentures.

    Please enjoy!

    ***

    Find out more about Curiosity Center, including events, angel investment and 110+ podcast episodes at www.curiositycenter.xyz

    Find out more about Smileyscope at https://www.smileyscope.com.au/

    Share your feedback and discuss sponsorship opportunities with us by directly emailing vidit@curiositycenter.xyz

    Follow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter


    Laura Henshaw: Parents seperation early, importance of financial independence, building the multi-faceted KIC business, social media following & more! Nov 15, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #111 w Laura Henshaw, learn about:

    • sunrise in Melbourne, Australia w 2 younger sisters and the effects of seeing her parents seperate when she was 11
    • the guiding light her mum has been from the early days
    • importance of female financial independence especially post birth
    • Chips on shoulder and comparison being the thief of joy
    • creating the Keep it cleaner business affectionately called KIC with her friend Steph Claire Smith
    • how it’s become multi faceted with a health & wellness app, grocery products and a movement amongst females with a large social media following.
    • Building a technology app with no tech experience prior
    • Co-founder dynamics and growing as a CEO
    • being an entrepreneur rather than an influencer
    • how she manages her social media activity and being there for her first believers.

    It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    ***

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Contact 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!


    Will Richardson: Mixed race family, making career & life changes, real founding story of Giant Leap & abundance mindset! Nov 02, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #110 w Will Richardson, learn about:

    • sunrise in Melbourne, Australia with an asian mum and white Australian dad
    • what it means to be of mixed race
    • what is private equity given his 7 year stint + what made him step away in 2013
    • importance of asking yourself “what makes you come alive” to make life and career decisions
    • transition to venture capital and impact investing
    • real founding story of Giant Leap in 2016 whilst also having his first child
    • The reality of capital raising and building relationships with no prior connections
    • Blue sky thinking vs in the weeds
    • Life changing moments through a believer or attending an event

    It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    ***

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Contact 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!


    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 Oct 24, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #109 w Terence Jeyaretnam, learn about:

    • sunrise in Sri Lanka with dad, a veterinary doctor and mum a teacher
    • memories of seeing Sri Lanka goes through a brutal civil war which resulted in his family moving to Perth, Australia on refugee status
    • studying in the first cohort of an environmental engineering degree at University
    • inside the founding story of Net Balance in 2005
    • growing 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 organisation
    • how Net Balance was acquired by the big 4 firm, Ernst & Young
    • continuing to making sustainability a mainstream corporate agenda
    • how we can continue to collective solve climate change, Diversity and inclusion

    It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    ***

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Contact 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!


    #108 Rowan Simpson (Rare Public Interview): NZ lifestyle, high flyer teachers, scaling success stories in Trade Me + Xero from early days, investing, ambition & more Oct 12, 2022
    Show notes

    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 society
    • deep 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 Xero
    • how the financial success led to creating his family office, Hoku
    • how wins should be celebrated
    • chips on our shoulder
    • connection of sport and fast growth startups
    • grandparent mindset for investors
    • re-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 Twitter

    Contact 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!


    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 Oct 09, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #107 w Stew Glynn, learn about:

    • Sunrise in Harare, Zimbabwe with political and economic instability
    • Fun Fact: the peak inflation in Zimbabwe in 2008 was at 230 million percent, incredible!
    • Influences of seeing his entrepreneurial dad run various businesses
    • what led to him attending university in Australia
    • Introduction into the tech world first at GE and then KPMG
    • Reflections on the transition from KPMG to co-founding a family office
    • Inside how we met Steve Baxter (of Shark Tank fame)
    • How they built out the brand and business in Ten13
    • economics of operating a syndicate model
    • what led to them investing in international markets like Africa and Columbia with a number of successful startups in their portfolio

    It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    ***

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Contact 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!


    Investment memo: "COVIU", the all-in-one virtual care engagement platform for better care + creating the video caption function for YouTube! Oct 03, 2022
    Show notes

    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.xyz

    Follow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter


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