The Unicorns Podcast

In this episode, Justin speaks with Dr Bronwyn Darlington, founder and CEO of Agscent, an Australian deep-tech company using AI, nano-sensors and NASA-derived technology to analyse breath, smell and biological signals in real time.

What began as an effort to solve a practical livestock productivity challenge has evolved into a much bigger ambition: teaching machines how to smell.

The conversation explores one of the next frontiers of artificial intelligence. While recent advances in AI have focused on understanding text, images and speech, researchers and technology companies around the world are now developing systems capable of detecting and interpreting the chemical signatures contained in breath, air and biology.

Darlington explains how a chance discovery inside NASA's public patent library led to a partnership with the US space agency after she realised NASA scientists were working on many of the same molecules she was identifying in livestock breath.

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In this episode, Justin speaks with Jonathan Levin, Portfolio Director at Global AgInvesting (GAI), the world’s largest agriculture investment conference, which is coming to Brisbane for the first time in June.

The conversation explores a major shift underway in global investing, with institutional investors increasingly turning toward agriculture, water and natural assets as they search for long-duration real assets linked to food production, sustainability and resource security.

Levin explains how agriculture has historically sat outside mainstream institutional investing due to its fragmented and operationally complex nature, and why that is now beginning to change.

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In this episode, Justin speaks with Mark Peart, founder and CEO of DIT AgTech, a Queensland-based company that uses automation, data, and water infrastructure to rethink how livestock are fed across large grazing operations.

DIT AgTech has developed a system that delivers supplements through existing water infrastructure, allowing cattle to receive nutrients every time they drink rather than relying on manual feeding runs across large properties.

The conversation explores how rising diesel prices, tightening fertiliser supply and growing labour pressures are reshaping agriculture, and why producers are increasingly looking for technologies that reduce operating costs and reliance on volatile global supply chains.

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In this episode, Justin speaks with Kym Cooper and Tania Stacey, founders of East Forged, a Brisbane-based beverage company that has just beaten Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to win Best Drink Innovation at a major global awards program in London.

East Forged is building something that doesn’t fit neatly into an existing category, a cold-brew, nitrogen-infused tea designed to deliver a more textured, full-bodied drinking experience without relying on sugar, additives or alcohol.

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In this episode, Justin speaks with De’Angelo Harris, partner at Think and Grow, and Arjun Paliwal, founder of InvestorKit, bringing together two high-performance and experienced operators focused on business growth and wealth creation.

De’Angelo works closely with founders and executive teams at some of the fastest-growing companies in the market, helping them scale, hire, and build high-performing organisations. Arjun has built a strong reputation for helping Australians grow property portfolios through a disciplined, data-led approach.

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In this episode, Justin interviews Aaron Milne, a winemaker who is General Manager of Low & No Beverages. Aaron has carved out a global reputation in one of the fastest-growing and most misunderstood categories in the beverage industry: no- and low-alcohol wine.

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In this episode, Justin interviews Andrew Sjoquist, founder and CEO of WinDC, a company rethinking how and where AI infrastructure is built.

Andrew is building a model that flips the traditional data centre approach on its head, deploying modular, high-performance computing infrastructure directly at renewable energy sites. The idea is simple but powerful: move computing to where energy is generated, rather than relying on constrained grid infrastructure.

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In this episode, Justin interviews Jonathon Miller, Kraken’s Managing Director for Australia and Rest of World.

Jonathon has more than two decades of experience across financial markets, technology, and digital assets. Before joining Kraken, he held senior leadership roles at crypto platforms and has worked extensively at the intersection of market infrastructure, regulatory reform, and institutional adoption.

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In this episode, Justin talks with Mark Wang and Sean Garman from Colter Bay Capital about the rapid rise of private credit and why Australia is now approaching a major turning point.

While private credit already represents around 7% of total lending in the United States, the sector remains significantly underdeveloped across Australia and the broader Asia Pacific region at just 0.2%, pointing to substantial room for growth.

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In this episode, Justin talks with Latrobe Magnesium’s CEO David Paterson about the company’s progress since it made international headlines last year.

Latrobe Magnesium’s (ASX:LMG) was one of only seven ASX listed stocks named in the $8.5 billion US-Australia critical minerals deal announced last October between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Anthony Albanese.

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