Laura Nicol

Calling Operator with Laura Nicol

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Join Laura Nicol (your host) as she dials into the stories of startup operators in the trenches of building and scaling companies. Together, we master the art of ‘building the plane while flying it', drawing on insights from leaders and rising stars at companies like Tracksuit, Canva, Culture Amp, Atlassian, me&u, Airwallex, Eucalyptus, and more. Laura's day job is Chief of Staff to Maxine Minter﹢Co Ventures—all views shared on this podcast are her own.

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Laura Nicol

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Ep 8. Bronte McHenry, Storyteller, Ex-Startmate, Ex-SmartCompany 5 Life lessons & 20+ resources wrapped in a beautiful story 31.01.2023 1:00:26

Podcasts: Lenny’s podcast Future of storytelling Unseen Unkown The future of everything Planet Money Newsletters: Overnight success Lennys newsletter Not borning Why is this interesting The irrational labs newsletter Guest ideas? Do you have an operator on speed dial who could be perfect for the show? Please share your suggestions with me via LinkedIn.   A note from your host, Laura...

Ep 7. Lance Hodgson, from semi-professional soccer to VP of marketing at Sitemate. It's all about intentionality, and consistency. 16.01.2023 59:14

Lance Hodgson had a decision to make, go on to try and become a professional soccer player OR move to California and study marketing. It's pretty fair to say he made a great decision. Now, VP of Marketing at Sitemate, one of Australia's next big rocket ships. We caught up on his journey, tips on how to supercharge your career and an interesting note about not being identity-driven. Guest ideas? Do...

Ep 6. Sophia Witherington on scaling the Startmate fellowship through push back, Product management at Canva (and cleaning the fryer at KFC) 13.12.2022 54:31

Resources mentioned: Angela Duckworth - Grit Lenny's Newsletter EPISODE TIMESTAMPS 1:39 - Sophia, from Scotland to Sydney 2:45 - Cleaning deep fryers at KFC 4:50 - Swapped my non-slip shoes for high heels 7:40 - A rant about typecasting 10:43 - An accidental share house with a founder 12:59 - One small step into Start-ups (part-time) 16:24 - One big step for the ecosystem (Startmate int...

Ep 5. Jessica Telford on vulnerability as a superpower, what customer success actually is and the world of Culture Amp 29.11.2022 58:05

0:29 - Jessica Telford, upbringing and background 4:40 - Moving to London and landing the wrong job 8:15 - First interview at a tech startup, setting in motion the next decade 10:15 - The early days of customer success 13:02- Learning to be vulnerable at work 14:29 - It's cool to fail; there is so much learning 16:43 - All about Culture Amp 22:22 - Reframing redundancy and lessons for other...

Ep 4. Katie Noonan from being a Lawyer to democratising access to learning with Forage. 15.11.2022 46:38

In this episode, we cover: (01:09) Katie's background, strong opinioned child to Law grad (02:32) Moving to the NT to work with indigenous communities (04:51) Taking a job at Indigenous Business Australia and discovering pitching and partnerships (08:06) Joining Startmate women's fellowship as due diligence on the ecosystem (10:11) Outreach hesitation and the first meeting with Forage's foun...

Ep 3. Daphne Shen from LiDAR to Lyka and how having a service-oriented attitude can take you anywhere. 01.11.2022 48:41

Episode timestamps: 4m - Hackathon, Daphne co-founds a VR solution for learning Japanese 14m - Volunteering at Blackbirds sunrise and dipping into the ecosystem 17m - Joining Baraja and becoming Chief of Staff to the CTO of a LiDAR hardware start-up 27m - LiDAR to Lyka, self-driving cars to pet wellness 32m - Over-coming imposter syndrome 39m - Practical resources for staying organised Reso...

Ep 2. Daragh Kan, from falling into hospitality at 13 to becoming the first product hire at Mr. Yum 18.10.2022 34:13

RESOURCES MENTIONED Marty Cagan, INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Lenny Rachitsky ‘what is product management Getting things done, David Allan Stolen focus, why you can’t pay attention, Johann Hari Guest ideas? Do you have an operator on speed dial who could be perfect for the show? Please share your suggestions with me via LinkedIn.   A note from your host, Laura: My goa...

Ep 1. Harry Hamilton on moving from the big 4 to product management at Safety Culture, to coaching product at Minnow. 04.10.2022 39:22

I sat down with Harry Hamilton to talk through his journey from management consultancy into the early days of SafetyCulture and how his superpower of breaking down complex problems has led him to founding Minnow, a course for aspiring product managers. Learn more about Minnow Learn here Learn more about SafetyCulture here Guest ideas? Do you have an operator on speed dial who could be perfect fo...