Next Generation Innovators Podcast

In this week’s episode of Next Generation Innovators Brooke Boney and co-host Alicia Stephenson chat to Michelle Gallaher, CEO of Opyl - an ASX listed company that's working at the intersection of AI, health and social media.

Michelle talks about not shying away from risk, the freedom of not giving a damn that comes with age, and the realities of getting more women in STEM roles.

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Brooke Boney and co-host Alicia Stephenson chat with Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald from the Shameless podcast about backing yourself, cultivating a loyal community, and why done is better than perfect.

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Next Generation Innovators is returning for a fourth season. Today entertainment reporter Brooke Boney will be tapping into the stories behind some of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs and how they’ve scaled their ideas into global businesses.

This season, Brooke is joined by Future Women's Chief Commercial Officer, Alicia Stephenson, and together they'll guide you through the ups and downs of start ups, from ideation and development, to investment and scale. 

This podcast is made in partnership with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources for the Entrepreneurs’ Programme and is produced by Fancy Films. 

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To call Mina Radhakrishnan a ‘disruptor’ would be an understatement. She cut her teeth working for some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names including Google and Uber. Mina had the world at her feet as Uber’s 20th hire and Head of Product. Now she has her sights firmly set on the Australian property management industry. Mina is the co-founder of :Different, a Sydney-based start-up that is using technology to change how properties are managed in Australia. Here, Mina shares how :Different is managing rapid growth, raising capital, and challenging the status quo.

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Ava Matthews is a former sunscreen delinquent who is now permanently coated in SPF50+. What started as a weekend side-hustle with co-founder, Rebecca Jefferd, became Ultra Violette, a cult Aussie sunscreen brand dedicated to future-proofing our faces. After a rapid rise, all within 12 months of launch, Ultra Violette was selected as Sephora’s first dedicated sunscreen brand and is now available in all stores across Australia and New Zealand. Here, Ava shares the inception of Ultra Violette, how the brand is responding to the ever-evolving economic climate, and what she’s learned along the way.

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A decade ago the term gut health was greeted by confused faces. Today, it’s a multi-billion dollar industry. But back when there were few people making the gut-skin connection, Carla Oates was making a business out of it. Carla is now a pioneer of the inner beauty industry, and founder of The Beauty Chef which is on the shelves of some of the world’s biggest retailers including Net-A-Porter, Sephora, and Selfridges. It has even made its way to the belly of Meghan Markle. The company has recently received a $10 million investment from Point King Capital. Here, Carla shares her business journey, the inception of The Beauty Chef and her belief that “beauty begins in the belly”.

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If Amy Parfett, the Co-Founder of wedding start-up, WedShed, has her way, the 'bridezilla' archetype will be no longer. The spark for WedShed was ignited when a close friend’s wedding venue shut down just weeks before her big day. Amy and her Co-Founder, Melany McBride, jumped online assuming there would be no shortage of resources to help solve the problem, but instead what they found was a perfect gap in the market they could fill. Five years on, WedShed has been described as the ‘AirBnB for weddings’ and has cemented its place in the wedding industry. Here, Amy shares how WedShed built a thriving community of like-minded wedding businesses, is supporting drought-affected farmers, and has helped hundreds of thousands of people create their dream weddings. 

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Jodie Fox was the co-founder and creative director of Shoes of Prey, a company that allowed people to design their dream shoes online, have them expertly manufactured, and then shipped to anywhere in the world within two weeks. The startup broke even at two months, raised over US$27 million in funding, and was considered a global leader and innovator in mass-customisation and on-demand manufacturing before ceasing trade in August 2018. While runaway success stories are inspiring, it is failure that we can learn from the most. Jodie has written a book about her experience that is a must-read for all entrepreneurs. In Reboot, Jodie shares an honest and raw account of her Shoes of Prey journey and a multitude of learnings, tips and insights she picked up along the way. Here, she opens up to Brooke Boney about it all.

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Lara Vandenberg is the CEO & Founder of Publicist. While working in PR in New York, Lara saw an industry that was in need of a shake up and thought she was the woman to do it. Enter, Publicist, an online marketplace connecting premium PR and marketing talent with brands. Publicist is transforming the traditional PR model and delivering increased flexibility and efficiency to the industry. Lara shares her journey building Publicist from ideation through to development, investment and scale. To date Publicist has raised more than US$750,000 in funding. Lara has been named in both Forbes and B&T’s 30 Under 30 lists, and she’s just getting started.

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Alyce Tran is a serial entrepreneur. As Co-Founder and Creative Director of The Daily Edited, she is responsible for transforming a small side hustle into an internationally recognised brand. The Daily Edited is known for its personalised lifestyle accessories, monogramming, customisable line, and beautiful flagship stores around Australia and in New York City. Alyce has enjoyed a rapid rise to the top as The Daily Edited has become one of Australia’s most well-known and sought after luxury brands. Here, Alyce opens up about the creation of The Daily Edited, her transition from law to startup life, and how to successfully scale a business.

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