Startup Theatre Podcast

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Samantha Wong ⁠ 🔔 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬? 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞. Sam is a Partner at Blackbird . Originally from Australia, she now heads up the office in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), where she raised its inaugural $60M New Zealand fund in 2020 and is continuing Blackbird’s...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Justin Teo 🔔 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬? 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞. Justin or 'JT' as he is known to us mates, sits within Euc's Launch team who are responsible for building new capabilities, and revenue streams for the business. Since joining ~ 2 years ago, JT has buil...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with ⁠⁠ Jon Gelsey 🔔 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬? 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞. Jon Gelsey started his career as an IC designer and supercomputer architect at Convex Computer, which was acquired by HP to be the high end of their server line. After multiple product management and marketing r...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with ⁠⁠Niki Scevak 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Niki is a co-founder of Blackbird, a venture capital firm with the mission to be a partner to the greatest business stories born from Australia and New Zealand. Prior to Blackbird Ventures, he founded Startmate,...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with ⁠⁠Cameron Adams 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Cameron Adams is co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Canva, the only all-in-one visual communication and collaboration platform with a mission to empower the world to design. Since launching in 2013, Canva...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with ⁠ Jodie Imam 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Jodie is the CoFounder and Co-CEO at Tractor Ventures and is passionate about helping businesses start and grow sustainably. Prior to Tractor, Jodie was at SBE Australia where she led the team in accelerating som...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with ⁠Mike Carden 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Mike is an entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Joyous, a platform that unlocks expertise in large workforces. The world's largest employers use Joyous to gather knowledge in their teams, identify actionable...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Harry Wilde 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Harry Wilde is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Cotiss . He previously worked at Publicis Emil as a Planner. Harry attended The University of Auckland. Cotiss  aims to make the tender process easier with intuitive sof...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with ⁠ James Powell 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. James is the Co-founder, CFO, and Spaceplane Chief Engineer at Dawn Aerospace . James is currently responsible for the overall design and airworthiness of the Dawn spaceplanes, along with finance and HR, and ca...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Constant Meiring . 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Constant is the Co-founder and Chief AI Wrangler at In Game Collectables . Having been introduced to computers at age four, he was hooked and has been geeking out on technology ever since. He's spent th...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Levi Fawcett . 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Levi is the Founder and CEO of Partly , a startup on a mission to connect the world's parts, by making it as easy as possible for buyers to find the right parts for their vehicle. With a background in engin...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Dr Angela Lim . 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half of our regular listeners are subscribing and we are hoping all of you will subscribe. Dr. Angela Lim is CEO and co-founder of  Clearhead .  Clearhead is an innovative workplace well-being EAP provider that takes a holistic and proactive approach to well-being that ensures personalised mental he...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Barney Chunn . Barney is the Co-founder and COO of CONQA . 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half our listeners are subscribing and we are hoping the rest of you will follow and subscribe. CONQA gives contractors the QA tools they need to get the job done, saving time and money. Mobile, intuitive digital software that makes it easy for those on-sit...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast we chat with Claudia Batten. Claudia is currently is Chairperson of NZX and ASX listed digital travel company Serko and a Director of NZX and ASX listed Vista Group and NZX listed Air New Zealand. Are you subscribed to us? Only half our listeners are subscribing and we are hoping the rest of you will follow and subscribe. We talk on this podcast about a lot of t...

In this episode, we chat with Marian Johnson the CEO of Ministry of Awesome 💡 🔔 Are you subscribed to us? Only half our listeners are subscribing and we are hoping the rest of you will follow. Marian has been leading the Ministry of Awesome team since late 2017 helping to drive a dynamic startup and innovation ecosystem that will power NZ’s future success. Marian is deeply passionate about engin...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Nick Houldsworth . Nick Houldsworth is co-founder of AI tax startup Prosaic , a board member of Ambit and Melodics , and an investor at Tradify , Spotrisk , and Redshield . Nick was the first employee and CMO at Vend , and Exec GM for the Developer API and App Store at Xero . Sadly, he’s no longer available for children’s parties. In this episode,...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast we chat with Justin Soong . Justin is the founder of Authsignal , an engineer by craft, and product and customers are his passion. He is no stranger to success as Justin has been part of multiple FinTech successes in Australasia. Justin has been CTO of ASX-listed NZ company Laybuy. Was a vital member of the team working on the Afterpay code base at Paloma Group,...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Miriana Lowrie . Miriana is the Founder & CEO of 1Centre - Trade Credit & Customer Management Platform. Her laser focus is on solving everyday problems for their Sales & Finance Teams when they onboard business customers and manage their ongoing credit risk. She is highly motivated and driven, Miriana founded 1Centre as a result of supp...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Barnaby Marshall . Barnaby is a Partner at Icehouse Ventures , a leading NZ venture capital firm. He has also been an early investor in Dawn Aerospace , First AML , Basis , Narrative , Jasper , and many more. Barnaby is an entrepreneur and investor, his previous role before Icehouse Ventures was as the managing director of I Love Ugly . He is also...

In this episode, we chat with Frances Valintine CNZM Frances Valintine CNZM is a passionate educator and technologist who is focused on developing education opportunities that connect professionals to the knowledge they need to be successful in today’s rapidly advancing world. For 25 years she has been dedicated to shifting education and business practice to develop the capabilities, knowledge, an...

In this episode, we chat with David Downs . David is CEO of The New Zealand Story and a director on several boards, including as Chair of The Icehouse . David is an ex-comedian, TV, and radio actor, semi-finalist for New Zealander of the Year, cancer survivor, and a published author of books No.8 Re-wired, No.8 Recharged, A Mild Touch of the Cancer, and Silver Linings. We spoke about the relations...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast we chat with Simon Brown. Simon Brown is co-CEO at Banqer, the financial education platform which has been used by over 300,000 Australasian school students. His role leverages his passion for finance, technology, and education to support teachers in enhancing their students' financial literacy and overall wellbeing, making a positive impact on the world. We cha...

In this episode of the WFLS podcast we were lucky enough to speak with not only one crime fighting Aurors, though two in Kirsti Grant & Phil Thomson . Kirsti is the VP People Experience and all around amazing person. Phil is the CEO and Co-founder and NZ Entrepreneur of the Year 2022. We sat down with them both to learn how People Experience is helping to shape the future of Auror . In this ep...

On this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Bobby Lloyd . Bobby Lloyd is the CEO and co-founder of Fussy , a new personalised catering tech that allows guests to order their own meal. He also launched NZ’s first reusable packaging system for food - Reusabowl . Bobby is a young and driven entrepreneur who is wise beyond his years and this podcast is packed with success stories, attempts and t...

In this episode of The WFLS Podcast, we chat with Kat Lintott . Kat (Ngai Tahu) is a world builder experimenting with storytelling and interactive media. Her passion is to use new technology and creative platforms to empower people in the real world and have a positive impact on themselves and their community. She is the co-founder of Wrestler which is a creative agency. Kat's focus is VR and...