The Nudge Group
Give It A Nudge
Startups, venture capital, private equity, accelerators—we talk to the people making it all happen. Founders, investors, and industry insiders share their biggest wins, toughest lessons, and everything in between. What went wrong, what went right, and what they learned along the way.
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Nov 11, 2026
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Episodes
Empowering Personal Health: A Deep Dive into Metabolic Tracking with Vively Co-Founder, Tim Veron 25.06.2023 27:27
Dive into the transformative world of metabolic health with Tim Veron, co-founder of Vively Health, in this insightful episode of Give It A Nudge. Steve talks to Tim about how Vively leverages real-time, continuous glucose monitoring to empower individuals, fostering prevention against chronic conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes. Don't miss this deep dive into the future of health monitori...
The biggest risk you can take as an entrepreneur is being on the journey alone: Daniel Hakim, Founder of Boa App 04.06.2023 31:40
In this inspiring Give It A Nudge interview, Steve Grace dives deep into the world of entrepreneurship with Daniel Hakim, founder & CEO of CUB as well as the founder of the newly-launched Boa App. Join the conversation as Daniel talks about the game-changing features of Boa—a platform designed exclusively for business owners. This interview is a must-watch for every business owner seeking to t...
From Trampolining to Venture Capital: Christie Jenkins' Journey in Sports and Start-Ups 07.05.2023 30:12
In this inspiring Give It A Nudge interview, Steve sits down with Christie Jenkins, a former trampoline athlete turned Australian beach volleyball player, to discuss her fascinating journey through sports and her transition to the world of venture capital. Christie also talks about her experience in management consulting and her transition to venture capital, where she's now involved with Athletic...
Belinda Agnew's Startup Journey: From small country town to tech entrepreneurship 16.04.2023 31:38
For our latest episode of the Give It A Nudge podcast, Steve sits down with the incredible Belinda Agnew of xenabler! You don't want to miss this inspiring conversation. Belinda shares her journey from a small country town to the bustling tech world, overcoming confidence and bullying issues. Her sales background helped her develop an entrepreneurial spirit, which led her to found and invest in se...
Farming Reimagined: How AgUnity Transforms Lives of Rural Farmers 02.04.2023 44:37
In the latest episode of our podcast, Give It A Nudge, Steve interviews David Davies, the visionary founder of AgUnity. Discover how David's innovative company transforms the lives of low-income farmers in remote regions by providing them with specially adapted, low-cost smartphones. Learn about David's fascinating journey from growing up on a sheep farm in Australia to working in tech and finance...
From Oil & Gas to Fitness Franchising: Michael Ramsey's Entrepreneurial Story 19.03.2023 27:52
Welcome to the Give It A Nudge podcast, where we dive deep into the stories of successful entrepreneurs and innovators. In this episode, host Steve Grace sits down with Michael Ramsey to discuss the fascinating concept of Strong Pilates. Michael shares the incredible journey of how he discovered the unique rope former machine in the US and turned it into a successful franchise with 23 operational...
From Rugby Legend to Entrepreneur: Anthony Minichiello Talks Nutrition, Fitness, Business & Minifit 05.03.2023 33:02
Welcome to another episode of Give It A Nudge! In this episode, Steve sits down with former rugby star Anthony Minichiello to talk about his journey from professional athlete to entrepreneur. Anthony shares his experience with functional movement training, nutrition, and recovery after meeting Aaron McKenzie. He also discusses his MiniFit program, which offers physical activity and peer programs i...
Exploring the Startup Scene with AirTree's Jess Walker: From E-commerce to Angel Investing 19.02.2023 33:15
Ready to explore the exciting world of startups and scaleups? Join Steve in the latest episode of the Give It A Nudge show where he chats with Jess Walker, the Community and Programs Manager at AirTree, who spills the beans on her amazing 10-year journey in the startup scene! Discover how Jess started her entrepreneurial career in high school and university, creating e-commerce businesses and buil...
Unlocking Marketing Success with Secret Source Marketing's Nicholas Carlson 05.02.2023 24:25
Give It A Nudge UK is back again! In this episode, Nicole sit down with Nick, the founder of Secret Source Marketing, to learn about his journey in the marketing industry and the story behind his agency. Nick shares his insights on the challenges and opportunities in the industry and how his team approaches helping their clients succeed. Tune in to hear Nick's inspiring story and learn more about...
Making Waves in Marketing: Stephanie King's Return Appearance to Discuss Ask Marketing's Progress 01.02.2023 15:18
"While the focus is continuing to grow, it's growing steadily and growing smartly" - Ask Marketing Co-Founder Stephanie King is back on Give It A Nudge for an unprecedented third time! Steph and her co-founder (and sister) Ali King have been at the forefront of the marking landscape ever since launching their business over the past few years so it was great to hear about their amazing progress. Ab...
Unlocking the Potential of Innovation and Education: Ellen Sullivan, Director of the Learning Innovation Lab at Melbourne 22.01.2023 25:30
In this episode of Give It A Nudge, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Ellen Sullivan, Director of the Learning Innovation Lab at Melbourne Business School. Ellen shares her insights on the future of learning and how it can be applied to the startup world. If you're interested in learning more about this topic, be sure to check out Ellen's research on the Learning Innovation Lab at Melbourne...
GIAN UK: James Lucas & Caroline van den Bergh, Co-Founders, Lunos 11.12.2022 37:46
Coming straight out of London is this very special episode Give It A Nudge with James Lucas & Caroline van den Bergh, the co-founders of Lunos. Nudge's UK Director Nicole Thomas talks to James and Caroline about their startup journey, launching Lunos, and how they're helping teams rapidly validate digital ideas in the market. For more startup and scaleup stories subscribe to our channel here! The...
"My first thought was doom and gloom": Marcus Moufarrige Founder and CEO of ility 04.12.2022 40:56
ility's founder and CEO Marcus Moufarrige joined Steve on the latest episode of Give It A Nudge to talk about his rollercoaster startup journey. Marcus talked about the start of his entrepreneurial journey, his desire to get into the property industry, launching ility in New York, and what it was like running a PropTech startup in the middle of COVID-19. About ility ility is the digital platform t...
From MTV to Two Giraffes: Arielle Peters, CEO & Creative Director of Two Giraffes 28.11.2022 33:55
Two Giraffes' CEO & Creative Director Arielle Peters joined Steve on the latest Give It A Nudge episode to talk about her rollercoaster career journey to date: from internships with MTV to launching her own video production company! About Two Giraffes: Two Giraffes is a full service video production company and animation studio crafting stories that engage, inform, inspire and sell. For more start...
Becoming the Shopify of travel: Simon te Hennepe, CEO & Founder of TRAVLR 20.11.2022 39:43
Simon te Hennepe, CEO & Founder of Travel-as-a-Service platform TRAVLR, joined Steve on the latest episode of Give It A Nudge to talk about the rollercoaster journey of start-up life. Speaking on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their travel platform to the early years of his entrepreneur journey, Simon's interview is a must-listen! About TRAVLR TRAVLR is a Travel as a Service (TaaS) platform en...
"It's like a high pressure hose for washing stress away": Chris and Cameron Grant, Unyoked 06.11.2022 33:15
Coming straight from the beautiful mountains of Jamberoo, we had our first on-location shoot with Unyoked co-founders Chris and Cameron. Shot right in front of their incredible cabin, Steve spoke to Chris and Cam about the early days of building Unyoked, some of the challenges they've faced along the way, how being in the outdoors can help with stress relief, and plenty more! For more startup and...
Over a third of the world is actively playing games: Brad Manuel & Indy Khabra of Livewire 30.10.2022 34:09
Brad and Indy are doing some super exciting things over at Livewire, a leading gaming marketing and gametech company, so it was great to have them pop on Give It A Nudge. They spoke to Steve about how they first connected to launch Livewire, their recent expansions, fundraising and plenty more. For more startup and scaleup stories subscribe to our channel here! The Nudge Group connects you with wo...
"We've created something that seemed to have struck a chord": Craig Dubitsky, Hello Products 09.10.2022 31:59
Dialling in remotely all the way from mid-town Manhattan, Craig joined Steve on the latest episode of Give It A Nudge for one of our most interesting conversations to date! As the founder of Hello Producers and the Chief Innovation Strategist at Colgate-Palmolive, Craig had a lot to share about his journey to becoming an entrepreneur, including a stint as a derivatives trader. For more startup and...
"It's absolutely business critical for me to either go on a walk or a swim": Kate Murray, Fullstory 25.09.2022 31:10
It was wonderful to have Kate Murray join Steve on the Give It A Nudge show! Kate, who is the Head of Sales, APAC at Fullstory, came on the show during the COVID-19 lockdown so in addition to talking about her career background and current role, she also spoke a lot about work-life balance, remote work and workplace wellbeing - topics that still resonate even out of lockdown. About Fullstory FullS...
"We're trying to tackle neurodegenerative disease": Matt Keon, Co-Founder & CEO of GenieUs Genomic 11.09.2022 30:59
This was a very fascinating episode to film! Matt Keon, co-founder and CEO of GenieUs Genomic joined Give It A Nudge to talk about the story and mission behind their company. GenieUs is on a mission to use the power of the human genome to unlock new solutions for neurodegenerative diseases, and it was particularly interesting to hear Matt talk about the numerous challenges they had to overcome ove...
Simplifying business insurance: Anish Sinha, Co-founder & COO at insurtech startup upcover 28.08.2022 28:59
Welcome Anish Sinha to the latest episode of Give It A Nudge! Anish is the co-founder and COO of insurtech startup upcover and he joined the show to talk to Steve about meeting his co-founder Skye Theodorou through the Antler program, the company's mission to simplify business insurance, building a remote-first company culture, and plenty more! About upcover Bringing business insurance into the 21...
Raghu Rajakumar & Dhanush Ganglani from Eden Exchange 21.08.2022 45:46
What a pleasure it was having Founder Raghu Rajakumar and Managing Director Dhanush Ganglani from Eden Exchange join us on the latest episode of Give It A Nudge! Eden Exchange have created a platform that enables the buying and selling of businesses, so this was a really interesting conversation that all entrepreneurs, founders and business owners need to listen to. Become a supporter of this podc...
Give It A Nudge London: Thomas West, Founder & CEO, Hyper 14.08.2022 24:18
Another Give It A Nudge episode straight from London! This time we have founder & CEO Tom joining Steve to talk about his startup journey and building up Hyper. About Hyper Hyper is a global startup incubator that provides you with the safest way to launch your startup. We guide founders to validate, build and grow their technology businesses from ideation to investment. Become a supporter of this...
"Come for the speed, stay for the quality" - Nick La, Co-Founder of Weploy Group 31.07.2022 27:58
Weploy Group's co-founder, Nick La, stopped by the Give It A Nudge show to talk to Steve about his founder journey, from starting out in the international hospitality industry to his move into entrepreneurship. About Weploy Weploy is the fastest online hiring platform for Customer Experience staff in Australia. Our simple, quick and easy to use technology connects businesses looking for support, w...
"It was a pretty Wild West era": Simon Thomsen, Editor, Startup Daily at Pinstripe Media 24.07.2022 27:49
Simon Thomsen, Editor of Startup Daily at Pinstripe Media, joined us the latest episode of Give It A Nudge to talk about his journalism background and all his years covering the Australian & New Zealand tech ecosystem. About Simon Simon is editor of Startup Daily and host of the Startup Daily show, 2-2.40pm weekdays, on the business streaming service ausbiz.com.au. He was previously Associate Edit...
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