Rising Tide Startups

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is John "J D" Dean.  John is the founder of Sales Director Central and helps frustrated MDs, VPs and business owners INCREASE revenue by 100’s of Thousands by IDENTIFYING and RECTIFYING poor focus in sales pipelines, sales processes and sales team behaviours.  His “Outsourced Sales Director” program will give YOU access to top performing Sales Directors who can work with you “on-the-ground”, to mentor, lead and drive your sales team toward smashing YOUR sales targets and eliminating costly distractions in your pipeline.  Learn more at salesdirectorcentral.com

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups podcast is Jacques Lepron.  Jacques is passionate about technologies in the mobility/IoT and supply chain such as those related to telematics, connected devices and the autonomous vehicles.  He builds customer-facing partnership and technical / product integrations channels for tech companies.  Jacques is also the founder of Driverli, a startup that is designed to make driving safer by making driving lessons easier to access.

Learn more at driverli.com.au

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Marek Zmysłowski.  Marek is a Polish-born entrepreneur and executive, focused on Online Business and Renewable Energy, and passionate about Frontier and Emerging Markets.

He co-founded Sunroof.se – a 2-in-1 Solar Roofs producer, HotelOnline.co – a Travel Technology Company, and Jumia Travel – Africa’s Biggest Hotel Booking Portal listed on NYSE as part of Jumia Group. In 2014, he was chosen as one of the Ten Most Important People in Tech by IT News Africa Magazine. He is a Lead Mentor at Google’s Launchpad and World Bank’s XL Africa Program.

Marek is a bestselling author of “Chasing Black Unicorns”, a former snowboard instructor, and a bartender, but his real life goal is simply to leave this World in slightly better shape than what it was when he arrived.

Our special guest today on Rising Tide Startups is Roger Lawrence.  Roger is passionate about disruptive technology and empowering people to achieve mastery. He has worked with some of the biggest technology companies across the world. All of his roles have involved combining technology and high calibre individuals to resolve complex challenges - from learning to program in high school, to delivering IT strategies as CTO for Innovation at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (now DXC).

3 years ago he left corporate life to co-found ACHIEVR, a company dedicated to solving the toughest training problems using virtual reality (incl AR, MR & XR). Achievr works in high risk industries, usually on training solutions that impact work health and safety.

Learn more at achieve.io

Our special guest today is Kirk Penn.   Kirk is one of the nicest and humblest guests we have ever had on the podcast.  In these days of bitter confrontation and polarization, we need more people like Kirk Penn around the globe.

Kirk is the Founder and Principal Advisory Consultant at Service Management Specialists . He and his team are typically asked to - review capabilities, frame pragmatic ways forward, break down process complexities, understand gaps, define and deliver improvement plans.

Learn more at - servicemanagementspecialists.com

Our guest today on the podcast is Adala Bolto, founder of Zadi Fitness.  Adala has a strong passion and dedication to fitness lifestyle and fashion with more than 14 years in the fitness industry. She has excelled in her career as a personal trainer and popular group fitness instructor , specialising in Les Mills programs such as Body attack , Body pump, as well as studio cycle boxing classes and more. Adala also developed tailored programs for 1:1 and group training sessions for female clients.

Leveraging her industry experience as well as her very strong business acumen and entrepreneurial skills, Adala  joined Australia’s leading female fitness brand, Fernwood, as a club manager. In 2014, she then went on to become the franchisee of Fernwood Ryde in Sydney.

Adala saw a gap in the Australian market for a bespoke fitness offering  program targeting women who want a more specialised approach and a unique experience whilst training with likeminded strong women. In July 2017, equipped with a clear vision for a scalable franchise model and a strong business plan, Adala pitched her idea to investors to launch ZADI. Shortly after launching her first two ZADI studios in Sydney, ZADI has received undoubtable reviews, press attention and a strong reputation for a unique member experience and a strong company ethos.

Adala’s vision for the ZADI is rapid growth with many franchised studios locally and internationally whilst continuing to build authentic and innovative systems, company culture and community of extraordinary women.

Learn more at zadi.com.au

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Ben Kennedy.  Ben is a 20 year old university student, with a background as an accountant, and has just launched his new startup Gecko. Gecko helps everyday Aussies cash in on their clutter and helps people rent what they want, when they want it. They work towards changing users from consumers to sharers by reducing waste and reusing materials.

Learn more at -  geckoonline.com.au

Today's special guest on Rising Tide Startups podcast is Hayley Saddington.  Hayley is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, including Winner, Telstra Business Womens Awards for Business Innovation. Working in the fast-evolving world of medical devices has thrown up many challenges for Hayley  who started her company, HALO Medical Devices, while still a physiotherapy student. She developed a new goniometer, a tool used by therapists, doctors and veterinarians to measure joint movement and help recovery from injury. Hayley gained national attention when she won the People’s Choice Award with her device on the New Inventors program on ABC-TV and SharkTank Australia. She’s since been named WA Innovator of the Year in the Start-Up category and attracted private capital and a Federal Government grant to take her products globally.

HALO is in use by many professionals, including the AFL, Ballet and the Boston Red Sox and Hayley sees an initial global market of two million customers for this initial product.  Moving into their 3rd product, incorporating Artifical Intelligence with their devices, Hayley's company is set to positively impact the 46Billion dollar Orthopaedic Industry, reaching to help over 3 million joint replacement patients by 2030.

Learn more at halomedicaldevices.com

Hayley's Instagram:  hayleysaddington1  or  halomeddevices

Our special guest today is Linh Podetti. Linh believes in doing what you love and living a life that’s purposeful and meaningful. Her mission in life is to create job opportunities for talented people across the globe, helping them to do what they love, regardless of where they live in the world. Linh is passionate about entrepreneurship and runs multiple businesses. She currently spends most of her time at Outsourcing Angel, a business that helps to connect business owners with talented virtual assistants from developing countries like the Philippines. She also believes that giving work, is a solution to reducing poverty.

Learn more at https://outsourcingangel.com .

Our special guest on Rising Tide Startups is Katie Bryan. Katie is the multi award-nominated Founder of Propeller Advisory, one of the fastest growing advisory, accounting, and Virtual CFO firms in Australia. Katie also proudly serves as Treasurer for the Virtual CFO Association Executive Committee.

Propeller Advisory and Katie Bryan were recently named finalists for New Firm of the Year, New Partner of the Year, and Fastest Growing Firm of the Year at the 2018 Australian Accounting Awards. She also gained recognition when she was named as one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting and with various nominations in the Young Leaders in Finance Awards and Women in Finance Awards in 2017 and 2018.  Katie is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Bond University. She has over ten years experience working in multiple roles including Mergers and Acquisitions, Virtual CFO Services, Business Services and Restructures & Work-outs.

Katie’s innovative approach in providing solutions for clients has helped create seamless processes and ultimately "propel" the firm to being an industry leader in Australia's highly disrupted cloud accounting and Virtual CFO sectors.

Learn more at - propelleradvisory.com.au