Media & Capital Partners

The Silver Bullet

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The Silver Bullet podcast, presented by Media & Capital Partners, features disruptors from all across the Australian business landscape. We chat with startup founders, ASX-listed company CEOs, and all sorts of brilliant business minds and innovative thinkers in between. Hosted and produced by journalist and communications professional Rowan Barker, The Silver Bullet dismisses the idea that business success comes from hard work alone. Rather, those who build successful businesses are all innovators in their own way, and whether through their philosophies, lifestyle choices, beliefs or new ways...

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Latest episode

Jun 17, 2026

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Episodes

Drop Bio Health is the at-home digital health company focusing on chronic inflammation & putting the power of wellness back in our hands 30.05.2023

This week on The Silver Bullet, Marietta Delvecchio is joined by Phil Hayes-St Clair, Co-Founder and CEO of Drop Bio Health, the at-home digital health and biotech company that focuses on chronic inflammation, allowing people to detect, track and reverse health trends over time. During the podcast we chat about how Covid had an unexpected positive impact on the business, why being open to collabor...

Payments FinTech, HelpPay, is making it easy to help friends, family and strangers, struggling to pay their bills 24.05.2023

This week on The Silver Bullet, Marietta Delvecchio is joined by Rowan Wilde, Co-Founder of HelpPay, a world-first social impact fintech in payments, that helps people struggling to pay their bills.  During the podcast we chat about how the realisation that buying a mate a case of beer was easier than helping them pay for their electricity bill led to founding HelpPay, the loophole that can earn y...

How passion for conservation has given Rare Foods Australia an industry edge 27.04.2023

This week on The Silver Bullet, Marietta Delvecchio is joined by Brad Adams, Founder of Rare Foods Australia, the only wild enhanced fishery in the world using MSC certified sustainable practices to produce Greenlip Abalone. During the podcast we chat about how passion for conversation led to developing what is now the company’s unique IP, what it takes to become an Abalone diver, and how Brad fee...

Small Business Women Australia is giving women the confidence and tools to build a successful small businesses 30.03.2023

This week on The Silver Bullet, Marietta Delvecchio is joined by Amanda Rose, Founder and CEO of Small Business Women Australia, a community and resource for female owned and led small businesses. During the podcast we chat about why Amanda's motto is 'trust no one', - don’t worry, it’s not as dark as it sounds - the number one reason women turn to her for help and how she made her business profit...

Woke Pharmaceuticals is leading the new frontier of mental health treatment with medicinal psychedelics 22.03.2023

This week on The Silver Bullet, Marietta Delvecchio is joined by Nick Woolf, Co-founder and CEO of medicinal psychedelics company, Woke Pharmaceuticals. During the podcast we chat about how the industry is progressing in Australia, the potential new applications of medicinal psychedelics, and how the affects of the pandemic prompted him to start the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

IWD Special - Why low-cost telco Amaysim believes its people, and company culture, is the key to success 08.03.2023

This week on a special International Women's Day episode of The Silver Bullet, new host Marietta Delvecchio is joined by Renee Garner, CEO of low-cost telco, Amaysim. During the podcast we chat about how Amaysim disrupted the telco industry, leading change among its competitors, how she went from lawyer to marketer to CEO, and what she says to herself when self-doubt creeps in and she needs a litt...

Elsight is delivering on a future powered by drone connectivity 22.02.2023

This week on The Silver Bullet, Zanda Wilson is joined by Yoav Amitai, CEO of ASX-listed drone connectivity business Elsight. During the podcast, we chat about the boundless real world applications of drones, on the power and future of AI in society, and the importance of surrounding yourself with only the best people if you want to succeed in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Purpose is the key for meat delivery subscription service Our Cow 31.01.2023

Zanda Wilson chats with Bianca Tarrant, co-founder of meat delivery subscription service OurCow, about crowdfunding capital, the value of consumers knowing where their food comes from, and why purpose is at the centre of everything they do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fashion tech Theodore is using AI to transform the personal tailoring experience 24.01.2023

Zanda Wilson chats with Timothy Aquino, founder of fashion-tech startup Theodore, about their 'THDR Pocket Tailor' app, COVID-19 being the perfect storm, and why your tribe and those you surround yourself with is the most important thing in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How WizButler is reshaping hospitality using artificial intelligence 17.01.2023

Zanda Wilson chats with Peter Petroulas, founder and CEO of the world’s first AI-powered intelligent restaurant booking system, WizButler. They cover how technology is shaping the hospitality industry, the challenges of educating businesses on the benefits of your product, and why the best form of leadership is getting in the trenches alongside your employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

RentBetter is empowering owners to manage their own investment properties 11.01.2023

Zanda Wilson chats with RentBetter founder and CEO, Jeremy Goldschmidt, about the importance of employee autonomy, the impact of COVID and the current economic climate on the investment property market, and how RentBetter is empowering owners to manage their own properties without using an external service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Livewire is unlocking the potential of gaming marketing for brands 13.12.2022

Zanda Wilson is joined by the co-founders and joint CEOs of gaming martech company Livewire, Brad Manuel and Indy Khabra, to chat about unexpected career journeys, learning to control the narrative around your company, and of course, helping brands unlock the potential of gaming in their marketing strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Tolstoy is enabling brands leverage the power of video 07.12.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Dov Kaufmann, co-founder and CEO of video-based ecommerce platform, Tolstoy, about how Tolstoy is helping brands leverage user-generated video, not letting fear get in the way of your vision, and why company culture needs to be built from day one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Purpose-driven delivery of healthcare the key to InteliCare's mission 01.12.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Daniel Pilbrow, CEO of Australian telehealth and smart care technology company InteliCare, about his journey from clinician to executive, and why purpose-driven delivery of care has been at the core of his career to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rare Foods Australia’s Rob Jorden on the importance of accountability for workplace culture 22.11.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Rob Jorden, CEO of Rare Foods Australia (ASX:RFA), about why it’s important to look past the most obvious constraints when aiming improve a business, and how accountability became his business mantra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How cleantech Greener is using consumerism to help solve climate change 15.11.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Tom Ferrier, a former corporate executive turned tech entrepreneur, and founder of cleantech start-up Greener. The episode covers how Greener is empowering businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, the importance of purpose to any business, and why you should never let perfect be the enemy of good when it comes to tackling climate change. Learn more about your ad choice...

HR tech Compono is using science to empower both employees & employers 08.11.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Rudy Crous, corporate psychologist and co-founder of HR tech company Compono, about some of the big issues facing the HR space today, and why most people with big ideas fail to execute them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why storytelling is central to SGC Media’s music industry mission 02.11.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with SGC Media founder and CEO Stephen Green on the tribulations of founding a company in the fast-paced music industry, acquiring brands in music publishing, and how he's pivoted over the years to remain successful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How customer-centricity became the business mantra at Joust 18.10.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Carl Hammerschmidt, CEO of two-sided home loans marketplace Joust, about his transition into the start-up space, the impact of rising interest rates, and why customer-centricity is key. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First AML's commitment to retaining the agility of a startup despite a rapid growth trajectory 11.10.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with First AML co-founders Chris Caigou and Milan Cooper about discovering and filling a gap in the anti-money laundering onboarding and compliance process, and how to avoid paralysis by analysis that plagues big corporates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The journey from startup to acquisition with Kraken’s Jonathon Miller 05.10.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Kraken Australia MD Jonathon Miller about his journey through the crypto and start-up space, and why timing is key to succeeding in small business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plotlogic is enable mining's shift to a sustainable future 27.09.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with CEO Andrew Job about founding Plotlogic and how the company is making mining more sustainable and efficient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grant Straker on why managing people is the key to scaling a global company 21.09.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Grant Straker, founder and CEO of ASX-listed professional translation services company Straker Translations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Acast’s mission to get podcasters paid on their own terms 14.09.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Henrik Isaksson, the AU/NZ managing director of podcasting company Acast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unlocking the potential of digital marketing with So Shall We founder Sam Rix 07.09.2022

Zanda Wilson chats with Sam Rix, founder and MD of digital marketing & social media agency So Shall We, and craft beer subscription service Gettin' Crafty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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