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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/

    Follow us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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    Latest Episodes:
    #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! Sep 28, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #105 w Simon Cant, learn about:

    • Sunrise in Sydney when it didn’t have the big city nature it does today
    • Influences of Mum (sociology lecturer) and dad (Qantas pilot)
    • Personal tension between academic and creative side growing up
    • The family connection to Law, romanticised it and realised it wasn’t for him after working in it for a few years
    • Painful learning after his time at social ventures including family challenges
    • Started Reinventure when he was 45, big lesson that life can take many paths
    • Becoming spiritual and finding peace, know thy self
    • How did the Coinbase (one of the most prominent crypto companies) investment happen?
    • Being first Australian investors in Immutable

    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!


    Michael Overell: Nuclear family sunrise, learnings building startup for 8 yrs, growth @ Lyft + ClassDojo & more! Sep 20, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #104 w Michael Overell, learn about:

    • Sunrise in Brisbane, Australia with 3 younger sisters
    • Influences of Mum, an English teacher and Dad, an accountant
    • Desire to play rugby professionally and source of ambition
    • How he left Mckinsey to create his startup, RecruitLoop
    • Reflecting on his own founder journey having to step away from RecruitLoop after 8 years
    • Moving from Sydney to San Fransisco
    • How he joined Lyft and now ClassDojo
    • What it means to be high performing and successful at a fast growing tech company
    • Forming the angel syndicate, Antipodes with an all star cast
    • Why 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 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!


    Jeanette Cheah: Global upbringing and asian heritage + inside how they're bringing fun innovation education for the next gen at HEX! Sep 07, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #103 w Jeanette Cheah, learn about:

    • Her global upbringing, born in Hawaii and then Japan before settling down in Melbourne
    • Chinese and Malaysian heritage
    • How seeing her parents, with mum an accountant and dad an economist made education the cornerstone of her early years
    • Starting career in the banking sector and then realising she didn’t want to play by those rules
    • How HEX started with trade missions to san Fransisco with a group of students from Australia
    • Being 3 days away from travelling to Austin, Texas on a big program and the borders shut down when COVID hit in 2020
    • Raising money from investors
    • Funding challenges for female founders
    • Current 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 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: "CoLab", announcing the merger of restaurant ready meals and 1500+ gourmet pantry products! Sep 02, 2022
    Show notes

    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.xyz

    Follow the show on Linkedin / Instagram / Twitter


    Rachel Yang: Youngest of 3 sisters, career changing work w indigenous community & inside building Giant Leap, first 100% impact VC in Aus! Aug 29, 2022
    Show notes

    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 school
    • Asian heritage and how Rachel’s become closer to it with age
    • Working in north east arnhem land whilst at KPMG on projects for the indigenous First Nations community
    • Move into Venture Capital and the connection to an acting class
    • Progressing from associate to partner at Giant Leap, Australia’s first 100% impact focused VC fund
    • Second and third order effects of impact investing
    • Examples of some startups they’ve backed: Work 180, GoTerra, Great Wrap etc
    • Overseas inspirations to productively use capital for good

    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!


    Natasha Interviews Vidit about the origin story, interview process unknowns, 99 learnings, fav guest stories & a suprise! Aug 22, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode #100, Natasha Ong (marketing associate) interviews Vidit Agarwal (Founder & Host)!

    We cover:

    • Learnings from first job working at a restaurant
    • Mum’s influence and being the high flyer in my life
    • How has my perception of a high flyer changed?
    • Society views on celebrating success and how this podcast plays a small role in re-creating that
    • Origin story of the podcast and the name "The High Flyers"
    • Personal growth through this podcast over past 2 years
    • Behind the scenes of interview prep and research process
    • How to make guests comfortable to open up
    • Ranking in the top #20 shows in Aus, India, Hong Kong
    • What’s helped grow the podcast?
    • How has the marketing evolved?
    • Advice for budding podcasters
    • Rapid fire: Proudest achievement, Guest that surprised you, Piece of advice from a guest, What separates a great podcast, dream guests, Thank you to 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!


    Michael Tolo: Rich italian heritage, transtition from law to finance & VC, Investing in deep tech founders and creating net new categories of entrepreneurship! Aug 17, 2022
    Show notes

    Michael is Principal at Blackbird VC and helps uncover & invest in founders and innovation in Synthetic biology, Embedded commerce, Compute, Healthcare and Robotics.

    In this episode #99, learn about:

    • Sunrise in Melbourne having rich Italian heritage and influences, with his dad being a chemical engineer and mum starting out as a high school teacher and then becoming a financial planner and always being there for Michael and his younger brother.
    • How speaking different languages is he perfect way to see through a clear window into a culture
    • How he started his career in law and then utilised an inspiring learning path to move to finance and then into Venture Capital with Playground VC in the USA (which also has a story behind it)
    • Specific learnings of these 3 transitions and now being back in Australia with Blackbird
    • Why Deep Tech investing fascinates him
    • Distilling misconceptions about founders in Deep Tech
    • 3 key traits to be a successful VC
    • How he spends his perfect day off work
    • Michael's one strength and one weakness

    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!


    Daniel Madhavan: Multicultural family upbringing, specifics on how he became acting CEO by buiding bridges over boats, What is impact investing & falling down stairs! Aug 15, 2022
    Show notes

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

    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!

    ***

    Welcome to episode #98 w Daniel Madhavan! It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    We cover:

    • Learn about his sunrise in Melbourne, Australia in the most multicultural family with his dad being half Indian, half Chinese and mum being Dutch.
    • Success at age 18 being to be financially independent which drove Dan’s successful 12+ year career in banking with JB Were rising to acting CEO
    • Practical learnings that helped Dan be promoted every few years ("build bridges not boats")
    • Specifics of the fascinating decision making process to leave the firm
    • Funny story from early 20’s that was a big learning in hindsight
    • Using capital to make a positive impact for the future of the planet
    • Top 3 impact focused investors he’s the most impressed by

    #97 Lauren Capelin: QLD connection & defining success; merging business, creativity, community w impact, networldling over networking and more! Aug 02, 2022
    Show notes

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

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!

    ***

    Welcome to episode #97 w Lauren Capelin! It’s now time to explore your curiosity.

    Please enjoy!

    • Learn about her sunrise in QLD with dad being a banker and mum working at Ansett and achieve her desire of sending Lauren and her sisters to private school.
    • Lauren candidly shares this private schooling experience and how it changed the family dynamic and also realising success tends to be more about happiness over status.
    • We cover a lot and Lauren shares fantastic insights about how she discovered and built her career merging creativity, community and impact with the business world - working with global thought leaders like Rachel Botsman on building the sharing economy and collaborative consumption to then how she was the first person in a community and platform role in Venture Capital in Australia.
    • How Lauren manages to be ahead of the curve on many trends?
    • Moving to Noosa, QLD in 2020
    • What people get wrong about relationship building?
    • How can Australia cultivate a successful women led VC fund?

    Dalton Henshaw: Sunrise in Melbourne w sporting dreams turning into creating a major men's lifestyle publisher & now leading 40+ ppl at age 29 @ Bullfrog Jul 31, 2022
    Show notes

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

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter

    Email Vidit directly at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or contact us via www.curiositycenter.xyz to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve!

    ***

    Welcome to episode #96 w Dalton Henshaw! It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

    • Learn about his sunrise in Melbourne and having to grow up quickly as his parents separated when he was 6. His dad ran a fashion retail business and mum was Chief Family officer before moving into medical admin.
    • Dalton shares his dream at 18 to play professional AFL which eventually turning into creating a prominent mens lifestyle publication called The Tailored Man, working with brands such as Tag Heuer, Hugo Boss and Mercedes Benz.
    • I asked Dalton about the 3 successful people that he’s met that inspire him, how he prepares for client meetings, how he manages a team of 40, especially people older than him and 1% habits he and his wife Laura have added in the last 2 years. Stay tuned to learn about Dalton’s favourite fashion and running brands and lots more

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