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Unfiltered Stories and Big Ideas: What They Won’t Teach You About Business, Tech & Leadership.

  1. 1 day ago

    This Month In Venture

    The biggest shift in market power right now is not subtle. From mid-May to mid-June, the global tech story has been clear: AI is racing to Wall Street. SpaceX hit the public markets in what’s being called the largest IPO in history. Anthropic, the team behind Claude, raised serious capital at a near $1 trillion valuation and filed to go public. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has also filed for IPO, setting the stage for another monster public market event. For 20 years we talked about FAANG. Facebook. Amazon. Apple. Netflix. Google. That era has changed. The new watchlist might be MANGOS: Meta. Anthropic. Nvidia. Google. OpenAI. SpaceX. Different players. Bigger markets. Faster cycles. And while the global capital machine is moving at rocket speed, there’s plenty happening closer to home too: Ordermentum secured $55m led by Five VZip settled its trademark dispute and will remain Zip in AustraliaGoterra entered voluntary administration after being unable to secure the capital needed to scaleLabor’s CGT challenges are getting louder, with tech leaders including Scott Farquhar and Canva’s co-founders weighing inAdvance VC hit its $15m target in under a yearHESTA backed Synthesis Capital, a new $70m venture fund chasing medtech winnersAnd then there’s search. Google Search is changing dramatically. The familiar blue links we’ve known for 25 years are being pushed further down the field as AI-powered answers move front and centre. That means SEO is no longer just about ranking. It’s about being understood, trusted, cited, and surfaced inside intelligent search experiences. The takeaway? Capital is chasing AI. Markets are rewarding scale. Local founders still need resilient funding pathways. And every business relying on digital discovery needs to rethink how it shows up. The game has changed. Now the scoreboard is changing with it. Connect With Gavin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinappel/  Connect With Tobi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiskovron/  Show Links: https://www.ignitionlane.com/  https://cubes.co/

    7 min
  2. 26 May

    Reinvention Has No Age Limit

    Some people don’t just build careers. They build conviction. It was a privilege to welcome Di Gillett to the Hear Me ROAR podcast with Kate and Tobi. Di has spent more than 30 years inside boardrooms, luxury houses, private equity ventures and ASX-listed environments, helping organisations make the leadership decisions that shape culture, performance and growth. She has interviewed thousands of executives, founded and scaled Agora Partners, led senior search practices, and helped place the kind of leaders who move businesses forward. But what makes Di powerful is not just her corporate rigour. It’s what she has chosen to do with it. Through Power Of Women, Di has created a platform that amplifies women’s voices through storytelling, mentoring and community. With 90+ podcast episodes featuring Olympians, entrepreneurs, global thinkers, academics, media leaders and changemakers, she is proving that visibility matters - and reinvention has no expiry date. This conversation was about leadership, resilience, visibility, reinvention and the courage to keep backing yourself. Di is sharp, generous, deeply experienced and, as Alison Cork MBE put it, “an absolute force of nature.” Couldn’t agree more. This episode is for anyone who believes talent matters, but alignment, culture and purpose are what truly build momentum. . . Connect With Di: https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/  Connect With Kate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesavebefitfood/  Connect With Tobi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiskovron/  Show Links: https://powerofwomen.com.au/  https://befitfood.com.au/  https://cubes.co/

    48 min
  3. 19 May

    The 25-Year Playbook: Why Your Leadership Team is Coasting (And How to Fix It)

    If your leadership team is just coasting, your business is standing still. On the latest episode of the Hear Me Roar podcast, Kate and Tobi sat down with Matt Galt to break down exactly what it takes to transition a business from survival mode to high-impact growth. Matt brings over 25 years of hard-earned experience across startups, small businesses, and large enterprise environments. He has seen it all, but his true sweet spot? Helping investor-backed companies and their boards build healthy, bulletproof leadership teams that deliver real-world momentum. When he is not in the boardroom steering high-growth companies, you will find him out on the water surfing, meditating, or cracking dad jokes with his two kids. We cut straight through the fluff to look at what actually moves the needle for business owners today. The Growth Bottleneck: Growth fails when the founder refuses to step back. True scale requires a leadership team that can run without you. Investor-Backed Pressure: Boards want performance, but teams need health. Navigating that tension is where the real work happens. The Double Win: Building a great business should never come at the expense of living a better life. Alignment starts at the top. If you are a business owner navigating the messy phases of scale, this conversation is your blueprint. Connect With Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-galt-57950412/  Connect With Kate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesavebefitfood/  Connect With Tobi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiskovron/  Show Links: https://befitfood.com.au/  https://cubes.co/

    28 min

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Unfiltered Stories and Big Ideas: What They Won’t Teach You About Business, Tech & Leadership.