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Open the Pod Bay Doors

Open the Pod Bay Doors

Creator: Innovation Bay

There is a lot of activity in the Australian startup ecosystem. Ideas, talent, and money are all flowing into this sector at an unprecedented rate. This weekly podcast brings in-depth interviews with the best people making the biggest difference. It's brought to you by Ian Gardiner and Phaedon St...

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229 episodes
Open The Pod Bay Doors - Matt Loop, Rippling

Open The Pod Bay Doors - Matt Loop, Rippling

In this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors, Ian Gardiner sits down with long-time friend and tech leader Matt Loop, now Head of Asia Pacific at Ripplin...

2025-08-26 16:55:01 3648
EP.190 Evan Walden, Getro

EP.190 Evan Walden, Getro

In this episode, Ian sits down with Evan Walden, CEO of Getro—a startup rethinking how VCs support their portfolio companies through meaningful connec...

2025-06-15 15:51:55 3192
EP 189. Chris Morgan, Co-CEO, Oxygen Advisors

EP 189. Chris Morgan, Co-CEO, Oxygen Advisors

In this episode of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Host Ian Gardiner is joined by Chris Morgan, Co-CEO of Oxygen Advisors, a fast-growing outsourced CFO servi...

2025-04-28 15:09:14 3511
EP.188 Allegra Spender, Independent MP

EP.188 Allegra Spender, Independent MP

In this special live edition of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Ian sits down with independent MP Allegra Spender in front of a live audience at Jelix Venture...

2025-04-21 11:46:52 4176
EP. 187 Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google

EP. 187 Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google

For this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors host, Ian Gardiner, is joined by Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google.
Ian and Ro...

2025-04-09 13:26:24 2897
EP 186 Stuart Dullard, Partner, Ashurt

EP 186 Stuart Dullard, Partner, Ashurt

Open the Pod Bay Doors is back for 2025!
To kick off the year, host Ian Gardiner sits down with Stuart Dullard, Partner at Ashurst, for a deep d...

2025-02-05 10:25:36 3428
EP 185 Bryan Williams, Founder, Hockey Stick Advisory

EP 185 Bryan Williams, Founder, Hockey Stick Advisory

After a brief hiatus, Open the Pid Bay Door is back with an exciting new episode! Host Ian Gardiner sits down with Bryan Williams, Founder of Hockey S...

2024-11-25 15:30:44 2841
E184 - Taryn Pieterse, Partner, Rampersand VC

E184 - Taryn Pieterse, Partner, Rampersand VC

In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Taryn Pieterse, Partner at Rampersand VC. Rampersand is a pioneering Australian venture capital firm, kn...

2024-08-19 15:14:14 3318
E183 - Nick Gainsley, Partner, OneVentures

E183 - Nick Gainsley, Partner, OneVentures

Join our host Ian Gardiner as he chats to Nick Gainsley, Partner at One Ventures and Aurora Community Member, on episode 183 of Open the Pod Bay Doors...

2024-07-31 12:44:03 2989
E182 – Inspire 24 (Part 2) FT Craig Blair, Elaine Stead, Chris Capon

E182 – Inspire 24 (Part 2) FT Craig Blair, Elaine Stead, Chris Capon

Earlier this year, Innovation Bay brought more than 250 of Australia’s leading tech founders and investors together at Inspire, held at Sydney’s Austr...

2024-07-24 15:22:11 2383
E181 – Inspire 24 (Part 1) FT The Hon. Ed Husic MP, Greg Miller, Melanie Silva

E181 – Inspire 24 (Part 1) FT The Hon. Ed Husic MP, Greg Miller, Melanie Silva

Earlier this year, Innovation Bay brought more than 250 of Australia’s leading tech founders and investors together at Inspire, held at Sydney’s Austr...

2024-07-22 14:57:46 2014
E180 – Scott Thomson, Former Head of Innovation, Customer Engineering at Google Cloud

E180 – Scott Thomson, Former Head of Innovation, Customer Engineering at Google Cloud

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2024-07-03 23:06:56 3183
E178 - Blackbird’s Sunrise 24 (part 2) Ft. Karl Durrance, Dr. Kate Mason, John McDuling,  Maxine Minter, Kevin Jochelson

E178 - Blackbird’s Sunrise 24 (part 2) Ft. Karl Durrance, Dr. Kate Mason, John McDuling, Maxine Minter, Kevin Jochelson

Join us for part 2 of our “studio on the road” at Sunrise, Blackbird’s annual festival of the startup ecosystem.
 
Armed with his roving p...

2024-06-10 21:24:28 4879
E177 - Blackbird’s Sunrise 24 (part 1) Ft. Adam Gilmour, Kristen Durham, Tova Angsuwat, Bronwen Clune

E177 - Blackbird’s Sunrise 24 (part 1) Ft. Adam Gilmour, Kristen Durham, Tova Angsuwat, Bronwen Clune

A few weeks back Blackbird held their annual conference Sunrise - a festival and celebration of the the startup ecosystem in Australia; or as Ian desc...

2024-05-30 11:26:18 3768
E176 - Clive Burcham, Founder Compadres, Founding Partner, Global Citizen

E176 - Clive Burcham, Founder Compadres, Founding Partner, Global Citizen

Our guest for episode 176 is Clive Burcham, a highly influential, philanthropic and impact driven individual. Clive is one of the founding partners of...

2024-05-02 14:20:29 3155
E175 - Leah Kaplan, APAC Sustainability Business Lead at Google Cloud

E175 - Leah Kaplan, APAC Sustainability Business Lead at Google Cloud

Our guest this week is Leah Kaplan, APAC Sustainability Business Lead at Google Cloud. Leah’s passion for sustainability stems from her deep love of n...

2024-04-03 13:29:36 2873
E174 - Bernadette Olivier - CEO & Co-Founder - The Volte

E174 - Bernadette Olivier - CEO & Co-Founder - The Volte

Our guest this week is Bernadette Olivier, CEO & Co-Founder of The Volte - a groundbreaking peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace that's redefining...

2024-03-14 11:21:17 2879
E173 - Olympia Yarger, CEO & Founder, Goterra

E173 - Olympia Yarger, CEO & Founder, Goterra

Proud Canberran and past North Carolina coleslaw wrestling competitor, Olympia Yarger is an incredibly resilient, dedicated, inspiring and super hands...

2024-02-26 11:38:11 3658
E172 - Tom Amos, CEO & Co-Founder - Sidekicker

E172 - Tom Amos, CEO & Co-Founder - Sidekicker

Our guest for episode 172 is Tom Amos, CEO and Co-Founder of Sidekicker - a platform that matches thousands of businesses to pre-qualified temporary s...

2024-02-01 11:55:18 3239
E171 - James Bowe - Co-Founder - OwnHome

E171 - James Bowe - Co-Founder - OwnHome

Our guest this week is James Bowe, the Co-Founder of OwnHome alongside Tim Harley. With shelter as a fundamental human need, OwnHome aims to transform...

2024-01-11 09:54:28 3983
E170 - Belonging: The Superpower of Our Species

E170 - Belonging: The Superpower of Our Species

Human beings have an innate need to belong to a group or tribe. Large parts of our brain are dedicated to engaging and interacting with others. Belong...

2023-11-08 13:55:19 3145
E169 - Dan Sturrock, Investment Director, ARENA

E169 - Dan Sturrock, Investment Director, ARENA

Our guest this week is Dan Sturrock, Investment Director at Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). With a decade of experience at ARENA, Dan has...

2023-10-23 15:32:48 2452
E168 - Cath Rogers, Partner, Antler

E168 - Cath Rogers, Partner, Antler

Cath Rogers is a Partner at Antler, a global fund with 900 portfolio companies, have dealt with 5,600 founders, with $4 billion in total portfolio val...

2023-10-04 10:57:04 3652
E167 - Aengus Tran, CEO & Co-Founder, harrison.ai

E167 - Aengus Tran, CEO & Co-Founder, harrison.ai

This week’s podcast episode features our special guest harrison.ai, CEO and Co-Founder, Aengus Tran.
 
harrison.ai started with the proble...

2023-08-24 08:29:52 3633
E166 - Max Cunningham, CEO of FCX

E166 - Max Cunningham, CEO of FCX

Our guest this week is Max Cunningham, CEO of FCX. FCX is Australia’s only end-to-end registry, capital raising and trading platform for private compa...

2023-08-09 12:20:06 3473
E165 - Silvija Martincevic, CEO & Board Director, Deputy

E165 - Silvija Martincevic, CEO & Board Director, Deputy

This week’s special guest is Silvija Martincevic, CEO & Board Director of Deputy. Silvija is a passionate advocate for purpose-driven companies and br...

2023-07-12 11:34:01 3165
E164 - The Globe 2023

E164 - The Globe 2023

This week’s very special episode was recorded at our recent full community event. The Globe, hosted by Macquarie, brought together our four communitie...

2023-07-03 16:34:00 4093
E163 - Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO, Edda

E163 - Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO, Edda

E163 - Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO, Edda 
 
Our guest this week is Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO of Edda, a collaborative tool...

2023-05-30 13:09:26 3658
E162 - Kate Pounder, CEO, Tech Council Australia

E162 - Kate Pounder, CEO, Tech Council Australia

Our guest this week is Kate Pounder, CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. Launched in August 2021, the Tech Council’s mission is to be the peak body...

2023-04-19 04:00:00 3161
E161 - Alan Tsen, IAG Firemark Collective, Head of fmX

E161 - Alan Tsen, IAG Firemark Collective, Head of fmX

Our guest this week is Fintech expert Alan Tsen, Head of fmX, IAG’s corporate accelerator program. 
 
Currently in the middle of its fifth...

2023-03-30 13:21:49 3205
E160 - Anna Podolsky, Founder & CEO, Lyka

E160 - Anna Podolsky, Founder & CEO, Lyka

Did you know that dogs get cancer at the highest rate of any mammal in the world? Or that 80% of dogs get dental disease? How about that 50% of cats a...

2023-03-19 09:00:00 3240
E159 - Anuj Goel, Head of Technology Sector and Executive Director, Macquarie Capital

E159 - Anuj Goel, Head of Technology Sector and Executive Director, Macquarie Capital

Our guest this week is Anuj Goel, Head of Technology Sector and Executive Director at Macquarie Capital. 
 
Anuj joined Macquarie’s Techno...

2023-03-08 12:07:00 2421
E158 - Adam Schwab, CEO and Co-Founder at Luxury Escapes

E158 - Adam Schwab, CEO and Co-Founder at Luxury Escapes

E158 - Adam Schwab, CEO and Co-Founder at Luxury Escapes
 
Adam Scwhab runs at a million miles an hour - literally, he runs barefoot marat...

2023-02-15 11:02:19 3558
E157 James Petrie, CEO & Co-Founder, Nourish

E157 James Petrie, CEO & Co-Founder, Nourish

E157 James Petrie, CEO & Co-Founder, Nourish 
 
There’s a shift happening in the food that we eat. That is, we’re seeing a transition to p...

2023-02-02 08:22:33 2408
E156 - Adam Theobald, CEO and Co-Founder, Ordermentum

E156 - Adam Theobald, CEO and Co-Founder, Ordermentum

Our first guest of 2023 is Adam Theobald, CoFounder & CEO of Ordermentum, a double sided marketplace and platform for hospitality suppliers and venues...

2023-01-19 14:32:45 3475
EP155 - Sunrise - Part 3

EP155 - Sunrise - Part 3

On November 10 and 11, Sunrise, Australia’s leading ideas and innovation festival run by our friends at Blackbird, returned to Sydney for their most a...

2023-01-10 08:10:48 4631
EP154 - Sunrise - Part 2

EP154 - Sunrise - Part 2

On November 10 and 11, Sunrise, Australia’s leading ideas and innovation festival run by our friends at Blackbird, returned to Sydney for their most a...

2022-12-20 12:22:18 4545
E153 - Sunrise - Part 1

E153 - Sunrise - Part 1

On November 10 and 11, Sunrise, Australia’s leading ideas and innovation festival run by our friends at Blackbird, returned to Sydney for their most a...

2022-12-12 16:39:51 4892
E152 - Mina Radhakrishnan, CoFounder & Co-CEO of :Different

E152 - Mina Radhakrishnan, CoFounder & Co-CEO of :Different

Our guest for episode 152 is Mina Radhakrishnan, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Proptech startup :Different. Mina co-founded the company alongside her husband...

2022-12-06 11:04:44 3066
E151 Mark Tanner, Co-Founder, Qwilr

E151 Mark Tanner, Co-Founder, Qwilr

Mark Tanner is the Co-Founder and COO of Qwilr - an online platform that allows the customer to easily create visually compelling sales and marketing...

2022-11-21 12:45:44 3473
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