Listen to Paul Campbell, Managing Director of Xeppo, as he shares why he founded data and business management platform Xeppo, the important role of data for business efficiency, and how practises can use their data in a more insightful way to unlock opportunities. Paul discusses the structure of advice in the next 3-5 years, common traits of the best firms at tech adoption, how practises can approach their data strategy and what they need to be thinking about as they embark on the next technological roadmap. 

Hear Paul Bassat, Co-Founder at Square Peg (ex-CEO of SEEK and AFL Commissioner), in our first ever live podcast, as he shares how he went from being a lawyer to setting up one of the most successful tech companies in Australia. Paul talks through his experience and global perspective on emerging technology, the future of customer experience and early-stage tech investing. He also discusses what motivated him to set up Square Peg Capital, a venture capital fund with a focus on investing in early-stage tech companies, as well as the challenges of building a strong tech-eco system in Australia, his view on crypto and some tips on getting started.

Kate Temby, Independent Director of Netwealth and Partner at Affirmative Investment Management, shares what drew her into finance, the early years of her high-profile role in New York whilst balancing a family, and the traits of her favourite leaders. Kate discusses why she is passionate about ESG and impact investing, the various shades of green investing and ‘greeniums’, net zero and transition finance, the availability of ESG data and research, and finally how she ended up in Samoa on hit TV series ‘Survivor’.

Greg Kirk, Executive Chairman of Implemented Portfolios, shares some of his experiences over the last 45 years in the finance industry. We talk about the important leadership traits required during the pandemic, the future of the workplace and the challenges of the digital only world on culture. We also discuss the importance of using technology to deliver hyper-personalised client experiences as well as his involvement with new businesses Creative Mass and Lumient. Importantly, we chat through his love for horses and his investment in breeding racehorse winners for the Sydney and Melbourne Cups.

Hear from Matt Brown, Executive GM of Australian Unity Advice, as he shares the early years of his career, the circumstances that drew him into financial advice and to his current role at Australian Unity. We chat through the importance of company values, building resilience in his team through tragedy and key findings of the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Index report. We also discuss why he sees the financial industry as a tremendous investment and career opportunity, as well as how technology might be used as ‘guard rails’ for advisers and to improve efficiency and scale.

Neil Younger, CEO of Fortnum Private Wealth, shares some of the major changes he’s seen in the industry over the last 30 years of his career and the evolution of financial advice business structures and models.  We also discuss what the licensee of the future looks like, the benefits and challenges of technology during COVID in the advice relationship, and how Fortnum is using machine learning and AI to help advisers manage their workflows. 

Senator Andrew Bragg shares his thoughts on a wide range of topics, including how he took on tech giants Google and Facebook earlier this year, the importance of dynamic policy settings for Australia to be competitive, the need for regulation and consumer protection in cryptocurrency markets, and what we need to do to make super work more effectively for Australians, as detailed in his book ‘Bad Egg: How to Fix Super’.

Hear how Sarah Brennan's career went from humble beginnings in a call centre, to setting up her own benchmarking business and then becoming the CEO of Investment Trends. We chat through the changing face of advice business models, the explosion of online broking and what advisers can do to position themselves for millennial markets. We also explore the growing importance of ESG, building trust and what we can learn from overseas.

John unpacks the importance of knowing your ‘why’, his journey into the finance sector, key lessons he’s learnt as a CEO, and some of the innovative things Australian Ethical are doing to future proof themselves. We discuss what he sees as the next big themes for investing and he shares some tips on where advisers can look to self-educate on future trends.