Open the Pod Bay Doors
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Open the Pod Bay Doors
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...
Recent Episodes
229 episodes
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
E180 – Scott Thomson, Former Head of Innovation, Customer Engineering at Google Cloud
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...