Today we’re in conversation with Mark Tanner, the COO of Qwilr. 

Qwilr was founded in 2014 by Mark & Daniel in NSW, Australia. 

We dive into Marks's journey, starting from McKinsey & Co, when the GFC happened, to his first gig at a Startup, then an amazing role at Google, and now finally to Qwilr. 
 
You’ll learn how he jumped in and out of the startup world, what he learned within the enterprise world and how you can apply all his learnings to your journey. 

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Today we’re in conversation with Jason Paris, the CEO of Vodafone. His journey will inspire all of you because, without a degree or MBA, he’s been the CEO of MediaWorks, CMO of Spark, and is now CEO of Vodafone.  His path has had adversity and also a lot of hustle. We also touch on how tech startups today could better position themselves and also muscle through breaking new norms when solving problems using new technology. 

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Running a public listed company has its similarities to a startup but the KPI’s are much larger, the ship to navigate is much more complex and has its large employer size but the reason why I’m saying this is because I believe that a lot can be learned and applied from them within the startup space. So, Today we’re speaking with Sophie Moloney, the CEO of SKY TV and we’re going to get to learn about her journey, including her career in the UAE. Of course, with this all, we’re going to cover the advice she has for startups out there. 

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Today we’re in conversation with Dan Borthwick, The CTO of Mindset Health. Dan began his tech career in 1998 and has worked in multiple mobile game startups. Where he's worked on games such as Pet Society, The Sims, Need for Speed, and more. 

In addition to all this, he’s been the tech leg of many startups in the VR and MedTech space.  With a lot of experience building tech teams, in this podcast, we dive into the tech side of a startup, why it’s overlooked and sometimes undervalued, particularly at the early stages. 

Regardless of where you are in your startup, you’ll still take a lot of AHA! Moments that I’m sure will help you pave the WayForward. 

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If you want your startup to go global, then this podcast is for you. Serge was a part of the M-Com team that pioneered mobile payments from 2005 - 2011, he was involved with its global expansion (USA dominantly) and acquisition by NASDAQ listed: Fiserv. 

Today, Serge is a B2B SAAS investor and is involved with around 6 startups as we speak. He has a wealth of wisdom and in this podcast Q&A, I got to pick his mind. Regardless of where you are in your startup (Idea stage or scaling stage), you’ll capture a lot of epiphanies moments that’ll help you pave the WayForward. 

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Today we’re in conversation with Vanessa, the MD of Microsoft (New Zealand). Microsoft in the past years has pivoted a lot into becoming enablers for the next generation of tech and startups. 

Vanessa is extremely passionate about the startup space. And interestingly has had an incredible journey from being a receptionist at Wang to the MD of Microsoft New Zealand today. 

Her story inspires and fuels a new paradigm of thinking. 

In this podcast, we talk about her journey, sales and leadership advice that the startup space can embrace and use it to pave their way forward. 

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Today we’re in conversation with Nigel Fellowes-Freeman, the CEO of Kanopi, an insurance tech startup. We talk about how he went from being a Physiotherapist to a CEO of a Tech-Startup and within this, we discover loads of tips and tricks on how to start a startup, especially if you’re a non-technical founder. 

Most importantly, we speak about the entire process of taking your idea from an MVP to a fully funded startup and even touch the elements of scaling up. 

For those of you that are non-technical founders, this will truly unlock greater possibilities and give you the tools to overcome the challenges that will come with building your tech startup. 

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Today we’re in conversation with Alex McNaughten, he’s helped multiple NZ and Australian Tech Startups increase their sales and conversion rates. This episode is full of overlooked tips & tricks that’ll help your startup unlock higher conversions and of course, more sales. 

We go through: 

• How to bring methods and consistency into your sales strategy 
• How to use a Playbook to easily onboard new SDRs and Sales Staff 
• Common misconceptions startups have about sales and how to fix them. 
• There's more...

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From aspiring rockstar to Goldman Sachs and then successful tech entrepreneur. We’re in conversation with Tim Warren, the co-founder, and CEO of Ambit.ai. We're going to learn about how his journey started as a drummer and then progressed through the most unusual and inspirational twists to where he is today. 

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