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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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    Prisca Ongonga-Daehn: Global experiences in Africa, Asia, Australia to founding Baresop, reducing single plastic waste via sustainable products better for humans + planet Mar 08, 2022
    Show notes

    Welcome to episode #65 with Prisca Ongonga-Daehn! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:

    1. How growing up in Kenya inspired her drive for fairness, accountability and helping others
    2. Experiences living in Africa, Asia, and Australia
    3. How Prisca first connected with sustainability
    4. First steps to building Baresop and participating in startup accelerators
    5. Exploring crowdfunding to be people and community first

    ***

    TIMESTAMPS

    02:30 - Quick facts about Prisca

    03:10 - High Flyer in Prisca’s life

    04:00 - Prisca’s sunrise in Kenya

    06:30 - Influence of family

    08:45 - Living in Africa, Asia, and Australia

    10:10 - Seeking independent success in life

    12:00 - Why journalism

    15:00 - First trip overseas to feature Zimbabwe

    16:40 - Most difficult cultural transition

    18:30 - First connection with sustainability

    23:00 - First steps to building Baresop

    30:00 - How did they create products and launch?

    33:05 - Benefits of participating in startup accelerators

    35:10 - Raising capital through crowdfunding

    37:10 - Final sprint

    ***

    Subscribe to the Curiosity Center newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!

    Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show and grow the show with sponsors and partners.

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!

    This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!

    Contact Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz

    Investment memo: "Vexev", the next generation of intelligent patient monitoring Feb 28, 2022
    Show notes

    Hear from John Carroll, co-founder at Vexev: Imaging, reimagined in the fight against vascular disease and welcome to episode 3 of this new segment taking you inside topics, companies and industries.

    Please enjoy exploring your curiosity as I did mine through this conversation!

    ***

    KEY POINTS COVERED

    03:45 - What does Vexev do?

    06:10 - What is vascular disease and how it can affect you?

    07:45 - How did John & Eamon get validation their solution can become into a business?

    11:45 - How do you the medical ecosystem work to build support, find patients, build data points?

    14:25 - What is the patient journey by using vexev’ product?

    16:40 - How does the distribution model work to get it in the hands of patients?

    19:05 - How they raised investment being new to the business world

    22:50 - Transition from Phd researcher to operating a business

    24:55 - Roles they are hiring for and how you can have a career in MedTech!

    27:00 - Utilising the circa $10M capital for next stage

    28:30 - Does the vexev tech replace the job of a vascular sonographer?

    30:00 - Risks for heart attacks and strokes in our population?

    ***

    Find out more about Curiosity Center at www.curiositycenter.xyz

    Share your feedback or questions directly with Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or via Linkedin / Instagram

    Hunter Johnson: 27 detentions and 6 injuries by age 21 to how he built the national charity teaching emotional intelligence to teenage boys, Man Cave + working w Prince Harry Feb 22, 2022
    Show notes

    Welcome to episode #63 with Hunter Johnson! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:

    1. How rebelling against family values and society growing up shaped his character to do good
    2. At age 21, having his dream to play professional sport crushed through injury: How he carved out a path to re-create a new life
    3. How he's built has the Man Cave brand to become attractive to the likes of Prince Harry, the United Nations and more partnering
    4. What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF when he saw there was no brand focused for men
    5. Three non negotiables in the school he wants to design today

    ***

    TIMESTAMPS

    01:30 - Intro

    03:10 - Hunter fun facts

    05:25 - High flyer that deserves the recognition

    07:00 - Sunrise and early influences

    09:25 - Heroes growing up

    10:30 - 27 detentions in high school

    13:50 - Dealing with 6+ operations and giving up Rugby dream at 21

    17:15 - Connecting with community he inherited with his awareness now

    20:00 - how to design a school today

    22:20 - most painful learning

    26:10 - “We trade authenticity for attachment”

    30:50 - How to build a trust first relationship with schools

    32:50 - Investing in experiences and career paths at Man Cave

    36:10 - Fail fast and learn to become better

    38:00 - Advice he gives but finds hard to follow

    38:30 - Biggest surprise about working with Prince Harry

    41:35 - How has the Man Cave brand become attractive

    45:30 - What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF

    51:00 - Balancing energy, not time as Man Cave and STUFF grow

    54:30 - Increasing your surface area for luck to strike

    56:00 - Final Sprint

    ***

    Subscribe to the Curiosity Center newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!

    Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show and grow the show with sponsors and partners.

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!

    This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!

    Contact Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz

    Investment memo: "Mainak Dhar", the process behind publishing 26 books (many becoming best sellers) Feb 18, 2022
    Show notes

    Hear from Mainak Dhar, Best selling author and leader of India & South Asia at Kimberly Clark; and welcome to episode 2 of Curiosity Center.

    Please enjoy exploring your curiosity as I did mine through this conversation!

    ***

    KEY POINTS COVERED

    04:05 - What does Mainak do?

    05:40 - What led to writing his 26th book, “leadership in 100 words”

    08:30 - How to get better at writing and Mainak’s learnings

    11:40 - Should we write the way we talk?

    13:55 - Systems and habits for great writing

    16:50 - Editing and improving your story

    19:15 - How has writing made Mainak a better leader at work

    23:00 - What is leadership?

    26:30 - How can you be a leader?

    28:50 - How’s leadership evolved in India over the last 2 years?

    32:10 - How can you build a great mentor relationship?

    35:00 - How to buy ‘Leadership in 100 words’ book

    India:

    https://www.amazon.in/Leadership-100-Words-Complex-Challenges/dp/9354355501/

    Kindle version outside India:

    https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-100-Words-Complex-Challenges-ebook/dp/B09PTBWB18/

    ***

    Find out more about Curiosity Center at www.curiositycenter.xyz

    Contact, Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or via Linkedin

    Steve Solomon: Unpacking the journey, mindset and habits to becoming 2x Olympic athlete + critical painful learning from missing 2016 olympics by 4/100th of a second! Feb 13, 2022
    Show notes

    Welcome to episode #61 with Steve Solomon! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:

    1. Steve's advice to parents with kids showing athletic potential (context: Steve didn't consider Athletics seriously till age
    2. Critical learning from not qualifying for the 2016 Olympics by 4/100th of a second that's now made him a better athlete
    3. Why sport is the perfect vehicle to find yourself and develop
    4. Dealing with negative thoughts: Steve breaks down the psychology behind managing the lizard brain pre and during races
    5. How to Become your best self and why we should all have Olympic like goals.

    ***

    TIMESTAMPS

    03:42 - Steve’s quick facts

    05:35 - High Flyer recognition

    07:20 - Sunrise memories in Sydney

    08:05 - Spark to follow Athletics

    11:20 - Didn’t consider sport seriously

    12:50 - Advice to kids with potential in sport

    14:15 - posters on the wall growing up

    15:50 - Wallabies v Springbooks in Rugby

    16:20 - Success in professional sport

    17:44 - Learning from missing out on Olympics by 4/100th of a second

    21:40 - How to manage negative thoughts

    29:15 - Systems and habits in the days before competition

    33:00 - Periodising through the year: How he used the time between waking up and going to bed

    35:25 - Difference in athletics between US and Australia

    39:45 - Being the underdog in Australia

    41:20 - stay amateur for as long as possible

    46:40 - How the legendary survive the test of time

    50:20 - The process, the first 5k and you get better at managing, not the task getting easier

    54:20 - Sport being the vehicle for finding yourself

    58:45 - final sprint

    ***

    Subscribe to the Curiosity Center newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!

    Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show and grow the show with sponsors and partners.

    Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!

    This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!

    Contact Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz

    Josh Ismin: Journey from New York to Sydney, creating a new last name, unpacking angel investing, why he's building Psylo: psychedelic-inspired medicine to treat mental illness Feb 08, 2022
    Show notes

    Please do consider supporting the show with a rating and review on your Apple Podcasts or Spotify app so we can continue to have brilliant guests join us.

    Article 2 of my curiosity centre newsletter is live! I wrote about the power of play, and who can solve more problems: MBA’s, engineers or kids? Read here: https://vidags10.substack.com/p/the-power-of-play

    ***

    Welcome to episode #60 with Josh Ismin! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:

    1. Reflections on growing up in New York and now living in sydney, how the cultures compare and what the US was like in the early 2000’s

    2. How Josh figured out what to do in his early career, specifically I asked him reflections about his first 3 years

    3. His most painful learning when he started own company in online video: meteoric rise and then industry changed, pivoted from sales led to a tech company, business partner had mental health issues and more

    4. How and why Josh and his wife decided to create a new last name when they married?

    5. How Josh became an angel investor and recently started Psylo, a biotech company exploring future medication based on the blueprint traditional first gen psychedelic molecules

    6. And a bonus, hear Josh educate us about the types of psychedelics and why we as a society may have the wrong thinking on this topic

    ***

    TIMESTAMPS

    —————

    03:15 - Quick facts

    05:30 - High flyer

    06:40 - Sunrise, growing up in New York

    09:10 - Learnings from New York

    10:45 - Biggest influences

    12:25 - Big tennis fan

    15:10 - Success meant computer programmer and founder

    17:30 - benefits of being in the US in the 2000’s

    20:50 - early career learnings in fast growth and new countries

    26:15 - Very painful learning

    30:10 - Importance of failure, honesty and reflection

    32:50 - Creating a last name with his wife

    38:00 - Becoming an angel investor

    44:08 - common advice he disagrees with

    46:15 - Aha moment to start Psylo

    49:35 - False connotations about psychedelics

    52:00 - product psylo is building and application

    55:00 - final sprint

    ***

    Subscribe to the Curiosity Center newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!

    Always 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 show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!

    Contact Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz

    Investment memo: "Arrive & Thrive", the social enterprise supporting 12,000 students in 53 schools to achieve career goals Feb 03, 2022
    Show notes

    Hear from Tyson Day, co-founder of Arrive & Thrive and welcome to episode 1 of Curiosity Center.

    Arrive & Thrive is a career education social enterprise, helping students set and achieve career goals with school based workshops, coaching and facilitation. Tyson and his team have worked with 53 schools and supported 12,000 students with their 12 programs.

    Today, you’ll learn about how this business started, how they found schools as their key market, the economics of building an education first business, who are the other plays that inspire Tyson and how COVID has changed the landscape for learning providers like Arrive and Thrive.

    Please enjoy exploring your curiosity as I did mine through this conversation!

    ***

    KEY POINTS COVERED

    1. How did Arrive & Thrive start

    2. First 3-6 months: How did the idea become reality

    3. Starting a business to solve a problem first, rather than generate revenue first

    4. Finding your target customer

    5. Discovery conversations to understand marketplace

    6. How to create a career or startup in education

    7. Developing your skills to become an educational facilitator

    8. Mentor vs coach

    9. What is your Identity capital?

    10. Economics of building a facilitation and coaching business

    11. Should you initially offer a free or paid service?

    12. How do you distribute programs and build reach?

    13. Who are the other players in the space that inspire Tyson’s work?

    14. What’s surprised Tyson the most about building Arrive & Thrive?

    15. How has education changed in the last 2 years due to COVID?

    ***

    Find out more about Curiosity Center at www.curiositycenter.xyz

    Contact, Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or via Linkedin

    Michelle Hu: Drive to suceed from immigrant parents, banking analyst turned beauty startup founder with operations in Melbourne and recently New York & social media marketing tricks! Jan 31, 2022
    Show notes

    Inspiring and raw conversation with Michelle Hu, founder of founder of Etoile Collective, online beauty accessories store with operations in Melbourne and recently New York.

    Hear Michelle share her sunrise with immigrant parents moving to Australia from China, and instilling the importance of working and studying hard. You will hear Michelle talk about how seeing her parents not have much inspire her to make the most of her opportunities and recently she was able to buy her parents a house, which is very inspiring.

    This show just last week ranked #16 (!!!!) in Australia in the careers category. I am still lost for words but a massive thank you to you for listening to the episodes, supporting the show and please continue to share your feedback by messaging us on Instagram or contact me directly on LinkedIn.

    ***

    TIMESTAMPS

    —————

    03:05 - Quick facts

    03:48 - Sunrise

    05:14 - Learning photoshop and marketing from games

    06:40 - significance of parents bravery

    08:06 - Secret that helped Michelle start her business, Etoile

    09:14 - heroes growing up

    10:05 - Parents work

    10:35 - Buying house for parents

    11:15 - success at 16

    12:30 - reflections working in finance over law

    14:00 - career pathways outside the traditional industries

    16:12 - how to receive a yes to a cold message

    20:35 - painful learning about mental wellbeing

    21:40 - How to build a side hustle whilst working full time

    23:50 - Turning idea into reality to start Etoile with no direct experience

    26:15 - Learning revenue and inventory management

    28:50 - Bootstrapping the business

    32:30 - Moving to New York

    34:45 - Differences between New York and Melbourne

    36:01 - Daily Mail article

    38:15 - social media vs physical marketing

    40:50 - Discoverability on TikTok

    41:50 - Podcast marketing tips

    43:44 - final sprint

    ***

    Read about our recently launched Curiosity Center business and subscribe to the newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!

    Always 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 show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!

    Michael Batko: Feeling lost in 2018 unsure of himself to becoming CEO of Australia's largest startup accelerator: startmate, habits and rhytms to increase his 'surface area for luck to strike', and influences from polish heritage Jan 24, 2022
    Show notes

    Knowledge packed episode with the one and only Michael Batko!

    Batko was born in Vienna, Austria to polish parents and had quite a humble sunrise. His explorer love took him to Australia, where he’s been for the past 7 years in Sydney or Melbourne. A number of people I spoke to in the lead up to his recording spoke to Batko’s drive for excellence, his habits and routines and being a very reliable friend and colleague, hear about the secrets that have helped him become this person (worth noting, we can all do it, if we want to).

    I learn something every time we speak so please do enjoy and let me know your thoughts!

    ***

    TIMESTAMPS

    —————

    02:45 - Quick facts about Michael

    03:40 - Re-imagining a high flyer

    04:35 - Michael’s sunrise

    06:00 - key influences

    07:15 - Europe vs Australia attitude to life

    08:44 - Heroes growing up

    09:30 - Success in life at age 16

    10:05 - Creating an impact on the world

    10:50 - drive for excellence

    11:36 - Brain use to process data, not store it

    13:07 - Doing something new every week

    14:01 - being lost in 2018

    19:15 - painful learning

    21:00 - 1%ers in last 2 years

    23:25 - energy maintenance

    24:50 - working with opposite personality

    26:40 - great community building

    30:20 - How does a startup accelerator make money? + Who does start mate help: 1) Work in a startup, 2) Found a startup, (3) Investors

    36:05 - Productive relationships w 1000’s of people

    39:15 - Turning idea into reality

    41:00 - Setting goals for new year

    44:05 - Founder to know

    45:15 - Final sprint

    ***

    Read about our recently launched Curiosity Center business and subscribe to the newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!

    Always 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 show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!

    Ed Cowan: Inside the journey of playing professional cricket for Australia, 1% habits of best athletes, successful transitions out of sport, founding tripod coffee & the cake recipe! Jan 18, 2022
    Show notes

    You only need to google Ed Cowan to find out about his accomplishments on the sporting field, transitioning to becoming an investor at TDM Growth Partners which meant working with his older brother, Tom + founding Tripod Coffee and hosting his own podcast!

    This is a candid, self reflective and inside the mind of the former Australian Cricket player — his journey to that goal, only playing cricket from age 13, that too with his brothers and dad, waking up at 5am to train and juggle study and work. We cover much more: see timestamps below for specifics.

    Without a doubt, one of the top 5 episodes of the show so far so please do enjoy!

    ***

    TIMESTAMPS

    —————

    03:30 - Quick facts about Ed

    07:50 - High Flyer

    09:47 - Ed’s sunrise growing up in Sydney

    13:35 - Focus on education and learning business in additional to sport from day 1

    15:28 - Learning cricket in the backyard with family at only age 13

    17:40 - heroes growing up

    18:50 - Success in life at age 18

    20:15 - dedication to cricket at young age

    21:36 - Working to be the best cricketer he could be + studying and working

    24:00 - Combination of hard work and talent

    24:51 - painful learning

    26:15 - Dealing with being dropped from Australian cricket team

    28:40 - first 3 months of dealing with public failure

    32:30 - favourite 6 or 12 month period

    34:10 - seeing superstar athletes and learning their 1% habits

    37:00 - the cake recipe

    38:30 - Athletes that inspire Ed today

    40:00 - Athlete transition out of sport

    43:40 - Publishing ‘In the firing line’ Ed’s cricket journal - available on amazon!

    46:00 - Founding Tripod coffee

    49:00 - satisfaction with a physical product vs a software

    50:10 - conviction in the All Birds business

    53:35 - final sprint!

    ***

    Read about our recently launched Curiosity Center business and subscribe to the newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!

    Always 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 show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!

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