unKEMPt Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur

It’s raw, it’s real, it’s unKEMPt – and this week, it’s a little different. 
After two mammoth years in the role, Leanne Kemp’s time as Queensland Chief Entrepreneur is at an end. This episode, Leanne is joined by the wizard behind the curtain – OQCE Director Craig O’Kane – to look back at their epic run together. 
Since the day they met each other in an airport lounge, Leanne and Craig have embarked on an incredible journey. They’ve travelled the length and breadth of Queensland, meeting up-and-coming founders in every corner of the State. 
This week, as Leanne ends her term as Chief, they look back at some of the most memorable entrepreneurs they encountered – and where those entrepreneurs are now. 
UnKEMPt is hosted by Leanne Kemp and produced by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and The Content Division. Like what you hear? Head over to your podcast platform of choice and leave us a review. We’d love you for it. For more tips on building a successful business in the start-up state, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

It’s never too early to start dreaming and doing. This week, Leanne talks to 11-year-old Kizzy the ‘Kidpreneur’ about her big plans for the future.
It’s raw, it’s real, it’s unKEMPt – a podcast for founders, investors and entrepreneurs hosted by Queensland Chief Entrepreneur Leanne Kemp, the founder and CEO of Everledger. 
This week, Leanne talks to Kizzy, an impressive ‘Kidpreneur’ that she met on a visit to a Sunshine Coast primary school. Leanne talks to Kizzy about where she gets her ideas, how she’s already making them happen, how she’s forming connections with other budding entrepreneurs, and why she never wants to have a boss. 
Then, in this week’s Leannesplaining segment, Leanne talks about how building an entrepreneurial mindset is one of the most important things you can teach your kids. 
UnKEMPt is hosted by Leanne Kemp and produced by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and The Content Division. Like what you hear? Head over to your podcast platform of choice and leave us a review. We’d love you for it. For more tips on building a successful business in the start-up state, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

David Wardle, Managing Director of Quik Corp, on how his dynamic Queensland business is delivering innovation to the agricultural, emergency services and mining sectors.
It’s raw, it’s real, it’s unKEMPt – a podcast for founders, investors and entrepreneurs hosted by Queensland Chief Entrepreneur Leanne Kemp, the founder and CEO of Everledger. 
This week, Leanne talks to David Wardle, Managing Director of Quik Corp. David might not fit the image you have in your mind of a start-up entrepreneur – you’re unlikely to find him in a hoodie and white sneakers, hanging out in Silicon Valley – but his company’s completely customisable products are changing the agricultural, emergency services and mining sectors, with numerous applications in industrial and commercial markets. 
David discusses the secret sauce behind Quik Corp’s inventions, and how the company has been able to commercialise them. Then, he explains why the Sunshine Coast is becoming such a popular industrial destination.
Then, in this week’s Leannesplaining segment, Leanne turns the tables, and asks you the questions that every entrepreneur should be asking themselves. 
UnKEMPt is hosted by Leanne Kemp and produced by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and The Content Division. Like what you hear? Head over to your podcast platform of choice and leave us a review. We’d love you for it. For more tips on building a successful business in the start-up state, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Scott Tonges, co-founder of Teach Starter, explains how the education technology company is coming to the rescue of teachers, parents and students around the world.
It’s raw, it’s real, it’s unKEMPt – a podcast for founders, investors and entrepreneurs hosted by Queensland Chief Entrepreneur Leanne Kemp, the founder and CEO of Everledger. 
This week, Leanne talks to Scott Tonges. Scott and his wife, teacher Jill Snape, are the founders of Teach Starter, an EdTech company that creates preschool to year 6 teaching resources, saving teachers hours each week when preparing for class and helping to create a real buzz in the classroom. 
Scott explains how Teach Starter went from an email to a subscriber database to a thriving community with more than 140,000+ pages of resources; scaling up and taking Teach Starter around the world; and the challenges of breaking into the US market.
Then, in this week’s Leannesplaining segment, Leanne explains product market fit, and why timing is everything for start-ups.
UnKEMPt is hosted by Leanne Kemp and produced by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and The Content Division. Like what you hear? Head over to your podcast platform of choice and leave us a review. We’d love you for it. For more tips on building a successful business in the start-up state, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Anil Sabharwal, Vice President of Chrome, Comms and Photos at Google, explains how he created a ‘start-up’ within one of the world’s largest companies. 
It’s raw, it’s real, it’s unKEMPt – a podcast for founders, investors and entrepreneurs hosted by Queensland Chief Entrepreneur Leanne Kemp, the founder and CEO of Everledger. 
This week, Leanne talks to Anil Sabharwal, the man who led the creation and roll-out of Google Photos. Now based in Oz, Anil discusses how he has applied an entrepreneurial mindset to his work at Google; how Google Photos went from zero to a billion users in three-and-a-half years; and the crucial inflection point Australia finds itself at in terms of innovation. 
Then, in this week’s Leannesplaining segment, Leanne dives deeper into the importance of ‘intrepreneurship’, and discusses the differences between leading your own company and innovating within someone else’s. 
UnKEMPt is hosted by Leanne Kemp and produced by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and The Content Division. Like what you hear? Head over to your podcast platform of choice and leave us a review. We’d love you for it. For more tips on building a successful business in the start-up state, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Movember Co-Founder Travis Garone explains how a couple of beers with a mate turned into a fundraising empire that’s raised over a billion dollars for men’s health. 
It’s raw, it’s real, it’s unKEMPt – a podcast for founders, investors and entrepreneurs hosted by Queensland Chief Entrepreneur Leanne Kemp, the founder and CEO of Everledger. 
This week, Leanne talks to Movember Co-Founder and Global Brand & Creative Director Travis Garone. Travis explains how he and Co-Founder Luke Slattery found a way to sell men’s health and raise over a billion dollars for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention; why “disruption is a way of life” for his brand; and the advice he’d give to a young entrepreneur starting out today.
Then, in this week’s Leannesplaining segment, Leanne gets her pitch on, and explains how having the perfect pitch can make or break most entrepreneurs.
UnKEMPt is hosted by Leanne Kemp and produced by the Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and The Content Division. Like what you hear? Head over to your podcast platform of choice and leave us a review. We’d love you for it. For more tips on building a successful business in the start-up state, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.