Sachin and Adam

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  • Reforming Capitalism with Bain Double Impact Founding Member and Author of Accountable Michael O’Leary

    This week we sat down with the incredible Michael O’Leary to talk about his career and all things impact investing. We discussed the current downfalls in capitalism before considering what the average citizen can do to make a difference. Michael has studied at both Harvard and Stanford and was one of the founding members of Bain Double Impact (the firms social impact arm). Michael has also written the book ‘Accountable-The Rise of Citizen Capitalism’ which was one of our favourite reads of the year. Enjoy this thought provoking conversation!

    Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism: https://www.amazon.com.au/Accountable-Citizen-Capitalism-Michael-OLeary/dp/0062976516

    56 min
  • Combining Social Impact with Investing with Giant Leap Partner Adam Milgrom

    This episode features Adam Milgrom who is a partner at the Giant Leap Fund, which is Australia's first venture capital fund that is 100% dedicated to investing in impact startups. Predominantly the company targets businesses that focus on sustainable living, health & wellbeing and empowering people. Adam is also a board director at Future Super and Your Grocer. 

    We talked to Adam about his passion in impact investing and how it developed, some of the companies he invests in and wider trends in the technology space. 

    43 min
  • A Career in Human Rights with former UN Adviser Philip Chan
    Philip Chan has had a phenomenal career spread across human rights law, academia, being a policy advisor and working in the corporate sector. He is currently the Academic Dean of Wesley College and a lecturer of human rights law at Western Sydney University. Previously he worked as an advisor at the UN, was a senior consultant in human rights consulting at KPMG, worked in human rights law for one of the worlds top pro bono law firms, has provided legal advice on the frontline of the refugee crisis and served in public diplomacy at the Australian Embassy. We talked with him about his passion for human rights, what working for the UN was like, global issues and what is necessary for human rights leadership.
    47 min
  • The Pathway to a Billion Dollar Company with Checkbox Founder and Forbes Top 30 under 30 Evan Wong
    This week we got to chat with the incredible Evan Wong, founder of Checkbox. At just 25 Evan has started two successful companies and was recently enacted as a Forbes Top 30 under 30 in the Enterprise Technology section. In this episode we dived deep into how Evan suggests anyone finds their purpose, his plans to turn Checkbox into a $1B company and the pressures of entering a 'prestigious' career at university. This was one of our favourite episodes yet!Checkbox: https://checkbox.ai/ Follow Evan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theevanwong?originalSubdomain=au
    44 min
  • Founding a Venture Capital Firm in University with Technologist and Cryptocurrency Expert David Lu
    This week we talked to David Lu who is a partner at 256 Capital Partners and Virgil Capital, which are both investment firms which specialise in cryptocurrency assets. David became partner at those firms just a few years after finishing his Bachelor of Law/Commerce degree at UNSW. At university he co-founded a venture capital firm called Textbook Ventures and also worked at a number of other VC's such as Golden Gate Ventures in Singapore. We talked to David about his career journey, the experience of being a partner at an investment firm at such a young age and trends in the world of technology, with an emphasis on cryptocurrency. David's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daluie/?originalSubdomain=au
    48 min
  • Venture Capital, Career and Technology Trends with Legendary Angel Investor Les Szekely
    This week we dived into the world of Angel Investing and Venture Capital with local legend Les Szekely. Les is the son of refugees and believes that he had business in his blood from a young age, selling clothes at Paddy's Market. Fast forward a few years and Les was a partner at Deloitte and began angel investing, investing in HotelClub and SiteMinder, the later which is now worth over $1B. Les is also the co-founder of the VC Equity Venture Partners and is an active part of the Australian startup community. We dived into Les’s views on career, his transition from corporates into angel investing and the future technology trends he predicts. You are in for an amazing episode.
    54 min
  • Insight into the World of Impact Investing with John Treadgold.
    This episode features John Treadgold who is a communications and strategy consultant who works with major companies and governments to pursue greater sustainability in their investments. In his career he has worked with the UN, The World Bank and many fund managers. John also has a podcast called 'Good Future' where he interviews business leaders in sustainability, impact investing and social enterprise who are re-defining economics and building companies as a force for good.Much of our focus on this weeks episode was on impact investing, how to combat the issues of capitalism and sustainability.  2:18: What does re-capitalism mean for John? 6:48: What are the problems with capitalism right now? 11:18: The role of ESG policies in shifting business behaviour 17:48: Reframing impact investment from a risk perspective 24:30: Impact in private equity vs public investing 28:08: Are there enough public companies that can be sustainable? 34:42: Is the trend of impact investing here to stay? 39:52: Other examples of public market activism and private impact investment 45:43: Is the future of public companies CSR? 48:04: What does impact mean? 55:55: Advice for university students
    1 hr
  • Accidentally starting two 6+ figure businesses by the age of 22 with the amazing Lily Wu
    This week we were lucky enough to chat to the amazing Lily Wu who is the founder of Austern international and the Head of Programs at NewCampus. Lily has lived an incredibly colourful life that ranges from starting a 6-figure business in high school to being a delegate at Harvard Project of Asian International Relations. We spoke about how she started two incredibly successful businesses, chooses what she wants to do in life and her advise to university students. Lily is an artist at heart and this episode is filled with many interesting stories.
    1 hr
  • From Corporate Lawyer to CEO of Grameen Australia and Social Venture Capitalist with Kat Dunn
    This week we spoke to Kat Dunn who has had an amazing and diverse career. Kat started out in the corporate world, first working for top law firm Clayton Utz and then finding her way to working for an investment firm. After many years in corporate she was able to engage in her passion for social business when she became CEO of Grameen Bank Australia in 2018. After finishing up at Grameen she started working for the social venture capital firm Cataliize. We talk to Kat about these different experiences and what she's learned along the way.  2:10 Kat’s time at University and being president of the Australian Law Students Association 4:30 Combining impact and passion in your career 8:50 What it was like working at a top law firm 11:36 Following your intuition after university 16:30 Starting your own startp-up after uni 20:00 Following linear paths 22:45 The importance of strong relationships in your career 27:08 Best tips for networking & how it helped in Kats career 35:40 The future of Microfinance and companies like Grameen 40:45 Entering the world of venture capital with Cataliize 48:40 Final advice for students
    51 min
  • From Managing Ronald Reagans Election to Starting Investment Banks in Russia with Marc Holtzman
    “Marc was the most capable networker I have ever met, he could parachute into any developing country and within 24h arrange a meeting with the president” - Bill Browder, Red NoticeAt 20 years old Marc was the youngest person to run a statewide political campaign in the US, when he headed Ronald Reagan’s Pennsylvania campaign for his 1980 presidential election. He founded one of the first investment banks in Russia following the privatisation of the market. Following that he became president of the University of Denver from 2003-2005 and is now the chairman of a number of banks in Kazakhstan and Rwanda.
    43 min

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