The SproutCast

In this episode, we chat to Michael Lebbon, founder of Emmi, about what climate finance is and the important role the financial sector plays in addressing climate change. We also discuss why carbon pricing hasn't worked so well, carbon risk, and what this means as the world moves towards net zero. Michael also provides his best advice for people wanting to work in this field and finding your why. 

In part 2, we chat to Vanessa, Comm/Law student at Usyd and creative director, content creator, consultant and founder at ness, about how to create a strong business brand and personal brand. We ask Vanessa for advice on how to build a brand and social media presence for our businesses, as this is often crucial to success but something we struggle with. We also talk about why it's important to have a distinct personal brand and how these concepts can be applied to building and showcasing your personal brand to stand out in recruiting, at work and beyond. 

Find Vanessa on Instagram and TikTok (@vanessaa_li) and her website (https://www.vanessali.co/)

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In part 1, we chat to Vanessa, Comm/Law student at the University of Sydney, about the experience of pursuing what she enjoys over becoming a lawyer, which she always saw herself as growing up. Since starting her Instagram about fashion and style, she was able to grow her online presence and found various businesses around her personal brand. We learn about Vanessa's persistence in growing her following to over 99k and the unexpected opportunities this created for her. We discuss how to pitch yourself well, handling rejection, and how Vanessa made the decision to pursue her projects full time over a conventional corporate career.

Find Vanessa on Instagram and TikTok (@vanessaa_li) and her website (https://www.vanessali.co/)

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In this episode, we chat with Jamie Beaton, the CEO and co-founder of Crimson Education to understand what led him to Harvard, the journey of Crimson Education, and how he thinks. We learn about Jamie's competitive passion, his deliberate approach to building options for your future self and how he allocates his time.

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Una Brands is an Australian startup that acquires and grows e-commerce businesses recently raising $50m AUD. Prior to co-founding Una Brands, Adrian was a maths teacher turned Goldman Sachs banker and BCG consultant. In this episode, we chat to Adrian about what makes a brand great, how he values ecommerce businesses (including a dive into valuation methodology) and how to grow a brand. We also touch on his experiences of changing careers and the lessons learned from corporate to startup. 

Una Brands is also hiring! You can enquire about this by contacting Adrian and find Una Brands here: https://www.una-brands.com/. Learn more by listening to this episode.

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In this episode, we sit down with Abhishek Maran, Investment Analyst at Folklore Ventures, to discuss the fundamentals of personal finance. We talk about how to save, how to invest, how to think about portfolio allocation across assets as a young person, and how to start today.

Hannah Ahn landed her role in Product Management at Canva at the age of just 17 and followed an unconventional path after dropping out of uni after 4 weeks. In this episode we discuss how she networked her way into her dream role at Canva even when it was unadvertised, the importance of personal brand and reputation, and the fearless pursuit for what you want.

Tristan Frizza is the co-founder and CEO of Zeta, a venture capital backed DeFi options trading platform built on the blockchain. In this conversation, we learn about starting your own company after uni, leaving a stable grad role, building the right team, what exactly is DeFi and blockchain, and taking realistic "risks" in your career. 

Planting the right seeds: what led us to internships at Goldman Sachs and Atlassian. In this episode, we talk about our journeys to these roles and discuss what our recruiting process was like, the idea of giving it your 100%, and our key learnings.