The SproutCast

The SproutCast
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A podcast about finding your place in the world and growing an impactful career.

  1. #28: The Only Woman in the Room: Boldness and Leadership with Jill Berry, Co-founder at Adatree

    04/03/2022

    #28: The Only Woman in the Room: Boldness and Leadership with Jill Berry, Co-founder at Adatree

    Women make up just 7% of global fintech founders according to Deloitte. Women also make up only 1% of total fintech VC funding. In this episode, we chat to Jill about her experiences being in this group. Jill Berry is the CEO and co-founder of Adatree, an Australian financial technology company at the forefront of Open Banking. We chat about her experiences of being the only woman in the room, her views on taking risks and learnings on leadership. Disclaimer: this conversation does not refer to scientific studies and is built on stories of personal experience. Stay up to date by following us! https://linktr.ee/thesproutcast

    37 min

  2. 23/02/2022

    #27: How to Win at Life: Advice for Success in your 20s with Sahil Bloom, Investor, Entrepreneur and Creator

    Sahil Bloom graduated from Stanford, managed $3.5 billion in capital, has angel invested in over 30 companies, and grew to 400,000 Twitter followers. Some of his key writings include how to win without talent or luck, and how to make $10m by 30. This is a Next Chapter event that we've produced into a podcast episode! We thought this event was fantastic and can't wait to share it with you. While we don’t feature in this episode, Sahil gives great advice on leveraging the creator economy, networking, how he became friends with Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO and building the life you want.  If you haven’t heard of Next Chapter, it’s a community that runs through Slack. It's a group of ambitious, curious Gen Z builders, investors and creators. The idea behind the community is that if you can bring the most incredible people together - you make the exceptional normal.  If you want to join check out: nextchapter.to/community Keep up to date with The SproutCast at: https://linktr.ee/thesproutcast

    49 min
  3. #26: Making (and Keeping) New Years Resolutions in 2022 with Max and Sandithi

    31/01/2022

    #26: Making (and Keeping) New Years Resolutions in 2022 with Max and Sandithi

    It's the end of January, one month down on your new years resolutions. How are they going? In this episode we chat to our friends, Max Marchione and Sandithi Lewanda about new years resolutions. We reflect on what worked well and what didn't in the last year, and take the key lessons in achieving our goals into the new year. This is a great episode of reflection, lessons, and some helpful knee advice.

    50 min

  4. 16/12/2021

    #25: From MVP to Bootstrapping, to a Venture Backed Business with Anna Podolsky, Founder at Lyka

    How do you take a "new business idea!" moment to something real?  In our conversation with Anna Podolsky, we learn about how she started Lyka, a direct-to-consumer pet wellness startup. We break down the journey of starting a venture-backed business chapter by chapter.  Chapter 1: business development and taking the leap to leave her job as a consultant. Chapter 2: bootstrapping. Chapter 3: fundraising to scale.  Stay up to date by following us! Instagram: @TheSproutCast Tiktok: TheSproutCast LinkedIn: The SproutCast Facebook: The SproutCast Facebook Community: The SproutCast Community Website: https://thesproutcast.com/

    28 min

  5. 26/11/2021

    #24: Your Questions on Web3, Blockchain, NFTs and DAOs Answered, with Daniel Bar, Founder at Bitfwd

    A term that you might have seen recently is Web 3, used to describe the way the internet is changing.  In this episode, we break down how the web is evolving, where it's going and why this matters. We chat to Daniel Bar, founder at Bitfwd to unpack the impacts of the world's transition to web 3 and the trends appearing across recent projects. Daniel also explains the meanings of key terms that float around in this space such as the blockchain, NFTs and DAOs.  Further resources: Tools to get on boarded into crypto with: Bitfwd Telegram: t.me/bitfwd Bitfwd Twitter: twitter.com/bitfwdxyz Daniel's personal Twitter: twitter.com/danieltbar People Daniel recommends to follow: Twitter.com/naval Twitter.com/cburniske Twitter.com/vitalikbuterin Twitter.com/balajis Twitter.com/QwQiao Twitter.com/katherineykwu Twitter.com/Fiskantes Twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Twitter.com/Shuyao_Kong Twitter.com/yangwao Projects Daniel is working on: Cryptosat.io - Satellite network with confidential computing units for crypto applications deepdao.io - DAO ecosystem dashboard and data analytics Metaprime.network + KodaDot.xyz: Metaverse infrastructure + NFT marketplace dHEDGE.org - Hedge Fund protocol Aleph.im - Decentralized cloud computing services SubQuery.network - Data indexing and query protocol for the Substrate based blockchain applications OnFinality.io - Hosted Blockchain cloud computing services and API. First tools to use: Metamask.io (web and mobile wallet) Stay up to date by following us! Instagram: @TheSproutCast Tiktok: TheSproutCast LinkedIn: The SproutCast Facebook: The SproutCast Facebook Community: The SproutCast Community Website: https://thesproutcast.com/

    36 min

  6. 19/11/2021

    #23: Performing at an Elite Level: Key Lessons with Olympian Mackenzie Little

    In this episode, we unpack the key learnings from elite performance in sports and how this can be applied to your work.  We chat to Olympian and medical student Mackenzie Little to understand the habits, attitude and mindset that enables her to excel at both athletics and academics. We discuss how Mackenzie manages her time, sets herself up to achieve her goals, performing under pressure, and the importance of genuinely enjoying yourself at what you do.  Stay up to date by following us! Instagram: @TheSproutCast Tiktok: TheSproutCast LinkedIn: The SproutCast Facebook: The SproutCast Facebook Community: The SproutCast Community Website: https://thesproutcast.com/

    27 min

  7. 10/11/2021

    #22: Building Tech Companies with No Technical Background or Tech Co-founders with Andrew Ward, Founder of SelfWealth

    Do you have an idea for a new tech solution, but feel limited by your lack of technical knowledge? In this episode, we chat to Andrew Ward, founder of SelfWealth and PlatformX about how he built fintech companies, without a technical background or tech co-founders. We chat about Andrew's key learnings on his entrepreneurial journey, how to succeed as the sole founder and how he thinks about leadership. We also dive into some business process such as navigating regulations and hiring lawyers.  Stay up to date by following us! Instagram: @TheSproutCast Tiktok: TheSproutCast LinkedIn: The SproutCast Facebook: The SproutCast Facebook Community: The SproutCast Community Website: https://thesproutcast.com/

    48 min

  8. 03/11/2021

    #21: Advancing Equality for Women While Reducing Carbon Footprint with Dean Tavener, Co-founder at Pixii

    Imagine if period products are provided everywhere, just like toilet paper is. Pixii is a social enterprise that works on bringing free and eco-friendly period products to schools and workplaces around Australia.  In this episode, we chat to Dean about the journey to starting a social enterprise, overcoming the inertia against social change, and ensuring a positive environmental impact. We also dive into how to achieve carbon neutrality in the supply chain and navigating the tradeoffs between maximising social impact and environmental sustainability.  Stay up to date by following us! Instagram: @TheSproutCast Tiktok: TheSproutCast LinkedIn: The SproutCast Facebook: The SproutCast Facebook Community: The SproutCast Community Website: https://thesproutcast.com/

    36 min
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A podcast about finding your place in the world and growing an impactful career.

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  • Creator
    The SproutCast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    28
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    Clean
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