Rising Tide Startups

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Albert Jing. Albert Jing is the Founder and CEO of OneFriends. He founded OneFriends in late 2018. Since then, Albert has led an eight member team of specialist contracted app developers, engineers, QA testers and app designer in the development of the OneFriends app. OneFriends is now live on the Apple App Store after a long beta period and rounds of intensive testing in 2019 and early 2020. Prior to committing himself fully to OneFriends, Albert was a corporate and litigation lawyer in Australia, representing ASX-listed companies, successful startups and investors. Embodying the polymath, Albert is also an elite swimmer now working towards qualifying for and performing at the Tokyo Olympic Games.He may even, in the more distant future, establish a new Australian political party. Learn more at - onefriendsapp.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Duco Van Breemen. Duco is the founding general manager of Australia’s first innovation hub, Haymarket HQ, supporting technology companies and exporters to grow into the Asia-Pacific. To date, they have supported over 550 companies from 30+ countries to grow and expand their operations via our mentoring, coworking and digital programming services. Learn more at - haymarkethq.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Amy Smith, founder of Aligned Tribe. Amy Smith started her first business at the young age of 12 and by age 22 was working across the globe helping organisations of all sizes from start-ups to large enterprises, such as HSBC and the YMCA to optimize their Human Resource strategies. Amy has worked within one of the largest executive networks of 16,000+ executives across 16 countries; supporting CEO’s and Non-Executive Directors of companies (circa $5 million to $100 million) ‘behind the scenes’ to build their personal brands and effectively launch and grow their own executive coaching businesses across Australia and New Zealand. Currently, Amy is one of the youngest members of the Directors Institute Next Generation Board of Directors. With her diverse corporate experience that spans across Human Resources, Executive Recruitment, Marketing and Business Development domains, Amy is the ‘go to’ consultant, board advisor, speaker and coach in Australia for organisations who wish to effectively attract, engage and retain the next generation leaders (Millennials and GenZ). Amy is passionate about helping enterprises to ‘bridge the generation gap,’ build exceptional employer brands, facilitate a high performance and harmonious workplace culture and adapt to the new ways of working in order to gain a competitive advantage for talent in the rapidly changing future of work. Amy is an avid user of LinkedIn; having recruited hundreds of professionals from graduate level to c-suite roles through the platform over the last several years. She has also grown her own LinkedIn profile to over 20,000 connections in less than 24 weeks when launching her own coaching and consulting business. Learn more at alignedtribe.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Jethro Marks. Jethro is co-founder of the arch-enemy of Amazon called TheNile.com.au. The Nile launched in 2003 and has since become one of the largest sellers on eBay Australia. The eBay store is home to millions of unique listings across 11 categories, including Books, DVDs, Baby Products, Toys and more. The Nile has been built on over a decade of experience in international online retail and ships thousands of deliveries to over 60 countries each month. Lear more at thenile.comau

Our special guest today is Suzanne Mercier, founder of Purpose to Profit." Suzanne has a strong background in marketing & advertising. She was also the first woman on Board of George Patterson Advertising. Her skills set includes: Serial entrepreneur Advertising Agency (Creative Campaigns) Small Business Educational Network (Bite Size Skills) Mindset Transformation business (Imposterhood) Business supporting other founders to align their mindset, find their Purpose and commercialize their ideas (Purpose to Profit). Make sure and check out Suzanne's 28 day Challenge - https://bit.ly/Success-by-Design-28-Day-Imposter-Syndrome-Challenge Learn more at : purposetoprofit.com.au Cover image - Lord Howe Island (Pixabay)

Our special guest today on Rising Tide Startups is Caroline LePron. Caroline, originally from Southern France, moved to Australia 12 years ago for a 6-month internship and never left (except for a short stint in the San Francisco bay area)! She is a serial Entrepreneur, Mom of a little girl and married to another startup founder named Jacques. After a soft launch, she just launched Skoutli.com in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic! Skoutli helps content creators (photographers /producers /influencers) find locations for their next photo shoot. The way Skoutli is different from its competitors is that it offers location rentals by the room, by the hour, and not normally the entire house or office. An adventurous and passionate person, Caroline is a highly motivated and driven individual. Learn more at Skoutli.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is John "J D" Dean. John is the founder of Sales Director Central and helps frustrated MDs, VPs and business owners INCREASE revenue by 100’s of Thousands by IDENTIFYING and RECTIFYING poor focus in sales pipelines, sales processes and sales team behaviours. His “Outsourced Sales Director” program will give YOU access to top performing Sales Directors who can work with you “on-the-ground”, to mentor, lead and drive your sales team toward smashing YOUR sales targets and eliminating costly distractions in your pipeline. Learn more at salesdirectorcentral.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups podcast is Jacques Lepron. Jacques is passionate about technologies in the mobility/IoT and supply chain such as those related to telematics, connected devices and the autonomous vehicles. He builds customer-facing partnership and technical / product integrations channels for tech companies. Jacques is also the founder of Driverli, a startup that is designed to make driving safer by making driving lessons easier to access. Learn more at driverli.com.au

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Marek Zmysłowski. Marek is a Polish-born entrepreneur and executive, focused on Online Business and Renewable Energy, and passionate about Frontier and Emerging Markets. He co-founded Sunroof.se – a 2-in-1 Solar Roofs producer, HotelOnline.co – a Travel Technology Company, and Jumia Travel – Africa’s Biggest Hotel Booking Portal listed on NYSE as part of Jumia Group. In 2014, he was chosen as one of the Ten Most Important People in Tech by IT News Africa Magazine. He is a Lead Mentor at Google’s Launchpad and World Bank’s XL Africa Program. Marek is a bestselling author of “Chasing Black Unicorns”, a former snowboard instructor, and a bartender, but his real life goal is simply to leave this World in slightly better shape than what it was when he arrived.

Our special guest today on Rising Tide Startups is Roger Lawrence. Roger is passionate about disruptive technology and empowering people to achieve mastery. He has worked with some of the biggest technology companies across the world. All of his roles have involved combining technology and high calibre individuals to resolve complex challenges - from learning to program in high school, to delivering IT strategies as CTO for Innovation at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (now DXC). 3 years ago he left corporate life to co-found ACHIEVR, a company dedicated to solving the toughest training problems using virtual reality (incl AR, MR & XR). Achievr works in high risk industries, usually on training solutions that impact work health and safety. Learn more at achieve.io

Our special guest today is Kirk Penn. Kirk is one of the nicest and humblest guests we have ever had on the podcast. In these days of bitter confrontation and polarization, we need more people like Kirk Penn around the globe. Kirk is the Founder and Principal Advisory Consultant at Service Management Specialists . He and his team are typically asked to - review capabilities, frame pragmatic ways forward, break down process complexities, understand gaps, define and deliver improvement plans. Learn more at - servicemanagementspecialists.com

Our guest today on the podcast is Adala Bolto, founder of Zadi Fitness. Adala has a strong passion and dedication to fitness lifestyle and fashion with more than 14 years in the fitness industry. She has excelled in her career as a personal trainer and popular group fitness instructor , specialising in Les Mills programs such as Body attack , Body pump, as well as studio cycle boxing classes and more. Adala also developed tailored programs for 1:1 and group training sessions for female clients. Leveraging her industry experience as well as her very strong business acumen and entrepreneurial skills, Adala joined Australia’s leading female fitness brand, Fernwood, as a club manager. In 2014, she then went on to become the franchisee of Fernwood Ryde in Sydney. Adala saw a gap in the Australian market for a bespoke fitness offering program targeting women who want a more specialised approach and a unique experience whilst training with likeminded strong women. In July 2017, equipped with a clear vision for a scalable franchise model and a strong business plan, Adala pitched her idea to investors to launch ZADI. Shortly after launching her first two ZADI studios in Sydney, ZADI has received undoubtable reviews, press attention and a strong reputation for a unique member experience and a strong company ethos. Adala’s vision for the ZADI is rapid growth with many franchised studios locally and internationally whilst continuing to build authentic and innovative systems, company culture and community of extraordinary women. Learn more at zadi.com.au

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Ben Kennedy. Ben is a 20 year old university student, with a background as an accountant, and has just launched his new startup Gecko. Gecko helps everyday Aussies cash in on their clutter and helps people rent what they want, when they want it. They work towards changing users from consumers to sharers by reducing waste and reusing materials. Learn more at - geckoonline.com.au

Today's special guest on Rising Tide Startups podcast is Hayley Saddington. Hayley is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, including Winner, Telstra Business Womens Awards for Business Innovation. Working in the fast-evolving world of medical devices has thrown up many challenges for Hayley who started her company, HALO Medical Devices, while still a physiotherapy student. She developed a new goniometer, a tool used by therapists, doctors and veterinarians to measure joint movement and help recovery from injury. Hayley gained national attention when she won the People’s Choice Award with her device on the New Inventors program on ABC-TV and SharkTank Australia. She’s since been named WA Innovator of the Year in the Start-Up category and attracted private capital and a Federal Government grant to take her products globally. HALO is in use by many professionals, including the AFL, Ballet and the Boston Red Sox and Hayley sees an initial global market of two million customers for this initial product. Moving into their 3rd product, incorporating Artifical Intelligence with their devices, Hayley's company is set to positively impact the 46Billion dollar Orthopaedic Industry, reaching to help over 3 million joint replacement patients by 2030. Learn more at halomedicaldevices.com Hayley's Instagram: hayleysaddington1 or halomeddevices

Our special guest today is Linh Podetti. Linh believes in doing what you love and living a life that’s purposeful and meaningful. Her mission in life is to create job opportunities for talented people across the globe, helping them to do what they love, regardless of where they live in the world. Linh is passionate about entrepreneurship and runs multiple businesses. She currently spends most of her time at Outsourcing Angel, a business that helps to connect business owners with talented virtual assistants from developing countries like the Philippines. She also believes that giving work, is a solution to reducing poverty. Learn more at https://outsourcingangel.com .

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Katie Bryan. Katie is the multi award-nominated Founder of Propeller Advisory, one of the fastest growing advisory, accounting, and Virtual CFO firms in Australia. Katie also proudly serves as Treasurer for the Virtual CFO Association Executive Committee. Propeller Advisory and Katie Bryan were recently named finalists for New Firm of the Year, New Partner of the Year, and Fastest Growing Firm of the Year at the 2018 Australian Accounting Awards. She also gained recognition when she was named as one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting and with various nominations in the Young Leaders in Finance Awards and Women in Finance Awards in 2017 and 2018. Katie is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Bond University. She has over ten years experience working in multiple roles including Mergers and Acquisitions, Virtual CFO Services, Business Services and Restructures & Work-outs. Katie’s innovative approach in providing solutions for clients has helped create seamless processes and ultimately "propel" the firm to being an industry leader in Australia's highly disrupted cloud accounting and Virtual CFO sectors. Learn more at - propelleradvisory.com.au

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups podcast is Scott Beebe. Scott is the founder of My Business On Purpose, a business coaching, training, and strategy group that helps small business owners and organizational leaders transition from working IN their businesses to working ON their businesses. Scott is also the host of the Business On Purpose podcast; a weekly podcast where Scott interviews small business owners who share insights into how they are living their business on purpose. Check out the Free Vision Story Course - mybusinessonpurpose.com/vision

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups Podcast is Matt Johns, founder of Deliberat.com.au . Matt is incredibly passionate about deliberately designed experiences - for both customers and employees, placing significant value in understanding how people are feeling and thinking before designing targeted solutions. He believes the experience a brand creates for its customers should be viewed as a strategic decision to develop competitive advantage and win in the market - not to play catch up or simply participate. To achieve this, Matt has developed a unique methodology incorporating ethnography as a way to understand people and their unique behaviours. This approach draws on his wider experience, including as an intelligence operative in the UK police to understand how emotions and motivations impact individual behaviour. With this insight, targeted learning solutions are able to be developed to build the skills and capabilities required to transform experiences. Matt has extensive experience working with leadership groups throughout the Asia Pacific Region and beyond, guiding and advising Executives and Boards to bring clarity to their strategy; defining winning aspirations, and making clear choices on where to play and how to win. Learn more at - Deliberat.com.au

Laura Bell Greeno is a marketing strategist, startup coach and creative planner at WEBSCOUT. She helps startups grow and scale. She also mentors marketers into the next level of their careers and trains digital agencies through growing pains and efficient operational scaling: people, process, sales, integration and martech. Laura recently sold Ecomdash, her ecommerce SaaS startup, for $9.6 million in an early exit. Featured in American City Business Journals, Inc. Magazine, eRetailing, Web Marketing, NC Business, etc. as an expert in tech startups, digital marketing for small business, ecommerce tools and trends, social selling, organic search marketing and attraction marketing. Laura’s next big thing is the development of software automation tools capable of replacing her creative and intellectual value in the field. Imagine a completely analytical mind that also has true original creativity and the ability to predict human buying behavior. This super-human marketing mind is a big data and artificial intelligence endeavor. Learn more at - webscoutcoaching.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Liam Austin. Liam is a virtual event strategist, having launched over 15 virtual summits and online business networking events, hosting over 400 speakers whilst educating 100,000+ business owners through his programs. As the co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ, Liam is a specialist at making it easy for people to create their own virtual summits and online conferences to grow their email list, authority, impact, and revenue. Learn more at - entrepreneurshq.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Author, Speaker and Emcee, Steve Hughes. Steve is the President of Hit Your Stride, LLC, a consultancy that helps people look and sound smart when they talk. He’s also a sought-after speaker, the author of the book Captivate: Presentations That Engage and Inspire and has been featured on CBS, NPR, and BBC Radio. Learn more at hityourstride.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide is Petra Zink. Petra is a Certified Personal Branding & Digital Strategist, Career Coach, Speaker & Consultant - specialising in the Future of Work. Petra Zink is also the Founder of impaCCCt and The360Talent.Co. Both companies are designed to future-proof Careers and organisations through re-invention. She is known for her expertise in all things "Future of Work" through her unconventional approach of Talent & Leadership development. Petra specialises in future-proofing Companies and Talent through building strong and impactful Brands that can pivot, rather than just building Businesses or Careers that aren't agile to change. Learn more at impaccct.com

In our episode today, we talked with Marketing and Branding expert, Mike Allton. Mike is an award-winning blogger, speaker, and author at The Social Media Hat, and Brand Evangelist at Agorapulse, where he strengthens relationships with social media educators, influencers and agencies. Learn more at bloggingbrute.com

"The Whole World is in Startup Mode due to COVID19." Glenn Tranter Our special guest today is Productivity Expert, Glenn Tranter. As the Founder of Glenn Tranter Consulting Pty Ltd, Glenn’s passion is to help people and the organisations they work for be more effective at what they do. By helping people become more intentional with their time, they're able to realise their potential and achieve targeted outcomes. With 30 years’ experience in consulting, business development and senior management roles, Glenn has worked with most industries in Australia across the Corporate and Government sectors. His approach is to address problems with pragmatic ideas that are easy to understand and implement, while being scalable from small to large environments. Glenn also believes in technique and effort having a direct correlation to outcomes and sustained excellence. Learn more at glenntranter.com

In today's episode, we chat with the dynamic husband and wife duo, Bryan and and Shannon Miles, of Belay Solutions. Bryan is a successful entrepreneur, husband, father, backpacker, mountain climber, mentor, and writer. In addition, he’s the Co-Chair and Co-Founder of BELAY, a premium staffing company serving businesses all over the U.S. He and his wife, Shannon, are proud Co-Owners. They have enjoyed starting and running BELAY together as a team since the beginning in late 2010. Shannon is an adventurous, fun-loving, driven and passionate leader who loves to see personal growth and development in those she leads. Through her successful career as an entrepreneur as Co-Chair and Co-Founder of BELAY, she has been able to design a life she always dreamed of. Bootstrapping their business with no outside funding, the company has generated over $100M in revenues since its beginning and has exploded to over one thousand team members – all of whom work from home. Without an office, BELAY has graced the Inc. 5000 list five times and was awarded the number one spot in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Best Company Culture and been featured in several top-tier media outlets over the years. Additionally, outside of BELAY, Bryan & Shannon own a craft brewing company (NoFo Brew Co) and they own an advisory company that helps successful business owners own their companies, not run them (Own Not Run). Learn more at - belaysolutions.com