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Viv first met Tash Bettridge when volunteering with kids at a STEAM workshop at OMGTech - from being a teacher to reinventing herself as a cyber security consultant Tash is one to watch out for.

"Aesthetically Pakeha", is a phrase Tash uses and whilst it's funny it's also slightly sad how passing privilege affects us all in different ways. Sometimes, like Tash talks about, it really works against you when you least expect it.

We wish Tash good luck with her Google adventures, and perhaps we'll catch her up on the flip side.

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashbettridge
- https://www.cybertoa.com/

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Ed Abraham certainly has a background to wonder at, and Mike most certainly did geek out about the times Ed spent in university with Professor Stephen Hawkins.

And it's that big brain of his that see's Ed heading up a company, Dragonfly Data Science, full of very VERY clever people working with data, computers, and making them solve problems that clients bring to them - gotta have a reason, otherwise it's just playing

A great example is Dragonfly's work on the Te Hiku Media Kōrero Māori project – applying machine learning to transcribing spoken Māori.

- https://www.dragonfly.co.nz/people/abraham-edward.html
- https://mobile.twitter.com/dflydsci
- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/edward-abraham-86531034
- https://www.dragonfly.co.nz/news/2018-05-14-miles-thompson.html

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Kerry Topp is the Associate Director of Transformation and Innovation for Datacom, but fancy titles aside, he is one of those humans that is naturally full of energy and genuinely want to do good for the world.

Viv and Kerry talk about tech change through a human lens, developing capabilities through hackfests, and student led innovation before tackling psychological safety, Google’s Project Aristotle and workplace bullying!

Whew, get your notepad out, this one is a doozy!

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrytopp/
- https://twitter.com/kerry_topp

- https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/

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Ronja Gustafasson came over to New Zealand a year ago and started working as business development at Nowsnapp, a startup based all over the world but developed and delivered out of Kapiti.

We also talk Pirate Party from Ronja's Sweden and how it's hiding out in Miramar (who knew).

The app itself takes the crowd sourcing / "share economy" approach to all those jobs that you need doing but really can't be bothered with - from taking the dog for a walk, writing that proposal*, or even just popping down the shops to pick up a loaf of bread.

Launched in New Zealand and having it's Auckland premiere it is already growing into a substantial hit.

- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/ronjagustafsson
- https://twitter.com/RonjaJocosa
- https://www.nowsnapp.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/nowsnapp.nz/
- https://nz.linkedin.com/company/nowsnapp
- https://www.instagram.com/nowsnapp.nz/
- https://twitter.com/NowsnappNZ
- http://pirateparty.org.nz/

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A catchup with a smiling Hiria as she rides the Zero Carbon Challenge team work, and has a focused future of GETTING THE MONEY! As with all startups it's not the promises of support everyone makes it's the putting the organisational hand in the deep pocket and standing alongside.

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Blockchain and digital identity was on Andy Higgs lips on his recent Wellington visit to the GOVIS annual conference ... we got the scoop before the attendees :)

Andy works for Centrality* but in a previous life was "chasing the rainbows" building MTV in Europe, working at Deloitte Consulting, and co-founding Accelerate Sport (now CSM) based in London.

Awesome talk, loads of hints & tips, and plenty of links for the developers out there to use Centrality's open source code.

We also get a hint of the upcoming Digital Identity conference (Aug 26 - Aug 27, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington), Centrality's work with Yabble, Āhau, and much more ...

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-higgs-274ab3a/

- https://centrality.ai/
- https://portal.centrality.ai/
- https://twitter.com/centralityai
- https://www.facebook.com/centralityai/

- https://centrality.ai/accelerator/yabble-team/
- https://centrality.ai/accelerator/ahau-team/

- https://digitalidentity.nz/
- https://digitalidentity.nz/2019/06/05/nine-out-of-10-kiwis-want-more-control-of-their-digital-identity/


* note: Centrality have sponsored this episode AND were sponsors of #WellyTech 2018

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Our regular chat with Hiria Te Rangi and her journey with Whare Hauora, the social enterprise startup, giving residents data about how their homes are killing hem.

A visit to the Band Rotunda in Wellington on a gorgeous winter’s day finds Hiria cogitating upon all the work to do, how tiring it is, and how excited and useful it is being a part of the Zero Carbon Challenge … and she has a team member!

- https://www.zerocarbonchallenge.nz/
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JP Tocker shares a similar cloud journey* with Mike and they discuss this, podcasting with and about successful people, the All Blacks, but mostly the passion that has driven JP to continue doing what he does ... which can include getting you married.

- https://www.jptocker.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/thejptockershow/
- https://twitter.com/jptocker
- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/jptocker
- https://www.instagram.com/jptocker/

* “cloud journey”, sounds distinctly Flash Gordon-esque eh

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Talofa Lava and Kia ora! Welcome to Access Granted, taking you behind the scenes with conversations from the most interesting people of New Zealand tech, media or startups.

Today Viv chats with Saia Mataele about what makes him tick and a wee bit about a few things he is doing in his spare time, from a social enterprise to connect Māori & Pasifika people here in Aotearoa to working on a Pacific-wide e-commerce platform - it's a wonder that he has anytime to sleep!

So grab a drink, put your feet up and have a listen.

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/saia-mataele/
- https://www.facebook.com/NavigatorsofSuccess/
- https://www.madpacific.com/

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It was perfect timing for Raj to chat with Ben Forman, co-founder at Wrestler, as he was recently announced by Forbes as a top 30 under 30 ... what an amazing story he has to tell.

Ben is passionate about storytelling through technology, with a strong focus on future technologies - did you know he started one of NZ's first commercial drone companies, has been at the forefront of the online video wave since before it was cool, and now runs one of NZ's top VR / AR production companies.

Check out the growth, why Ben believes he was at the right place at the right time, and where to next ...

- https://nz.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-forman
- https://twitter.com/benforman
- https://www.wrestler.nz/
- https://www.wellingtonnz.com/about-wellingtonnz/positively-informed/30-under-30-wrestlers-ben-forman/

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