NTP Podcast
Episodes
Tech Exec // Oliver Shanahan, Group Head of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure at BetMakers Technology Group
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From a childhood without electricity to co-founding a listed betting company, Oliver Shanahan’s story is a masterclass in technical grit and commerc...
Tech Exec // Matt Vitale: Executive Director at New Dialogue
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Tech Execs, James MacDonald heads to Melbourne to sit down with Matt Vitale, former co-founder of Australia’s largest equity crow...
Tech Exec // Victoria Aspden: Executive General Manager - Digital & Transformation at Ampcontrol
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Aspden, Executive General Manager - Digital & Transformation at Ampcontrol has had an unconventional career journey. Initially choosing t...
Tech Exec // Andrew Cresp: CIO At NGM Group
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of NTP’s Tech Exec podcast series, James MacDonald sits down with Andrew Cresp to talk about his journey through financial serv...
Margareta Bogatir Studdert: Head of Digital Workplace & Service Management At NGM Group
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it's like to transition from finance to IT, and from Sweden to Australia? On this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, Linda Apos...
Adam Ingles: Fractional CFO / Director At Quick:Ratio
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, James sits down with Adam Ingles, a fractional CFO and Director at Quick:Ratio, who works with technolo...
Roger Crellin: Fractional Tech Exec
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, we sit down with Roger Crellin, a seasoned technology executive who has recently moved to Newcastle. Ro...
Michael Graham: Partner at Cutcher & Neale
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, we sit down with Michael Graham, a partner at Cutcher & Neale. Michael shares his journey from labo...
Josh Jeffress: Principle at Design Anthology
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast features Josh Jeffress, Principle at Design Anthology.Josh, a passionate innovator and industry veter...
Adam Boyle: CEO of EngageRM
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we speak with Adam Boyle, CEO of EngageRM and founder of Pegasus, an Australian tech company that started in mining safety and grew into a ...
Brett Thomas: Chief Operations Officer at The Melt
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the NTP Podcast features Brett Thomas, COO of The Melt. Brett recounts his journey from aspiring professional soccer player to foundin...
Josh Weeks: Director of Alpha Echo
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we speak with Josh Weeks, founder and Director of Alpha Echo, an Australian cybersecurity company. Josh shares his journey from wanting to ...
Carolyn Breeze: CEO of Scalare Partners
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carolyn Breeze shares her career journey through the world of tech and payments. Starting at eBay, she gained experience at large Sil...
Sophie Benjamin: Content Designer at Canva
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse podcast, Ellen talks to Sophie Benjamin, Content Designer at Canva. Sophie talks about going through three ca...
Michelle Crawford: Founder at Being More Human
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James talks to Michelle Crawford, Chief Conversationalist of Being More Human. Michelle sheds light on the power of good leadership...
Jalissa Lawson: Senior Product Designer at Zip Co
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Digitally Diverse, we talk to Jalissa Lawson, a Senior Product Designer at Zip Co. Jalissa talks about her experience transitioning...
NTP Podcast Live for Episode 100
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate our 100th NTP Podcast episode, we filmed our first-ever live episode! In this episode, we take time to reflect on the progress that Newca...
Ryan Whitmore: Senior Product Designer at ReadyTech
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse series we chat with Ryan Whitmore, Senior Product Design at Ready Tech. We chat about Ryan's career to date, ...
Gloria Chan: Head of Design at Wisr
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse series we chat with Gloria Chan, Head of Design at Wisr about her career to date, advice for those wanting to...
Mikey Ford: Product & Creative Technology
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Digitally Diverse series with our host Ellen Bennett we chat with Mikey Ford, Product & Creative Technology. Mikey shares h...
Jackson Clarke: Director & CTO at Tentacle
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we chat with Jackson Clarke about his career to date, his experience at University studying a masters and what prob...
Adriaan Steyn: Product Design Lead at Hide and Seek Digital
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast we interview Adriaan Steyn, Product Design Lead at Hide and Seek Digital. Ellen and Adriaan chat about h...
Andre Pinkowski: Director, Advisor & Founder
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast episode we chat with Andre Pinkowski about his career to date, his experience as a founder and invaluable tips for scaling start...
Ash Ivory: Head of Product at Askable
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast’s Digitally Diverse Series, Ellen Bennett has an insightful chat with Ash Ivory, Head of Product at As...
Kavita Agarwal: QR Lead at Arq Group
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast, our host Ellen Bennett sits down with Kavita Agarwal, QR Lead at Arq Group.
Amanda Chan: Lead Product Designer at Lyka
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast, our host Ellen Bennett sits down with Amanda Chan, Lead Product Designer at Lyka, to discuss the mission of Lyka i...
Matt Gardan: Founder at Digital Native
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast, we sit down with Matt Gardan, the Founder of Digital Native. Matt shares his career journey to date, in...
Amanda Maykot, Product Design Manager at REA Group
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast, we sit down with Amanda Maykot, Product Design Manager at REA Group, to discuss her career to date. Ama...
Ben Tattersfield, Product Owner & Business Analyst at Codafication
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Ben Tattersfield, Product Owner & Business Analyst at Codafication. We discuss Ben’s experience ...
Rebecca Bolton: Brand Designer at Enigma
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our Digitally Diverse series with host Ellen Bennett we interview Rebecca Bolton, Brand Designer at Enigma. We discuss her universi...
Daniel Borg: Director/Designer at psyborg®
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Daniel Borg, Director/Designer at psyborg®. Daniel is a Newcastle local and well known in the Newcast...
Ria ODonnell: Managing Director at Custom Learning Design
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Ria ODonnell, Managing Director at Custom Learning Design. We discuss Ria's career to date, how she tr...
Sam Bricknell: Co-Founder/Director at TechVisa
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Sam Bricknell, Co-Founder and Director of Techvisa. Techvisa are the go-to in the tech space for Immig...
Mark Boswell & Alek Patsouris from Strategic Group
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mark Boswell & Alek Patsouris from Strategic Group. We discuss Mark & Alek's career to date an...
Mitchell Bright: Lead Electronics Engineer at D+I Newcastle
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mitchell Bright, Lead Electronics Engineer at D+I Newcastle. We discuss his career to date, his univer...
Luke Thompson: CTO at LEOPARD.Host
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Luke Thompson, CTO at LEOPARD.Host. We discuss his experience growing a hosting company in Lake Macqua...
Jacqueline Garrett: Founder and CEO at GGWP Academy
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Jacqueline Garrett, Founder and CEO at GGWP Academy. We find out more on the creation of GGWP, the nee...
Sandy Agafonoff: Squad Lead at Hello Fresh
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Sandy Agafonoff, Squad Lead at Hello Fresh. We talk about his role within Hello Fresh, the rise of the...
Mike McKiernan: Founder and CEO at Deckee
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we chat with Mike McKiernan, about the idea behind starting Deckee, his experience growing a startup to an internat...
Angela Cobb & Oliver Stewart: Co-Founders at Tortoise & Hare
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Angela Cobb & Oliver Stewart, Co-Founders at Tortoise & Hare. We talk about their recent rebra...
Vivek Jayachandran: Co-founder & Managing Director at Jaegersoft
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Vivek Jayachandran, Co-founder & Managing Director at Jaegersoft. We discuss Vivek's experience go...
Phil Ireland: CEO & Co-Founder of Hone Carbon
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with Phil Ireland, CEO & Co-Founder of Hone Carbon. We discuss what the team at Hone Carbon have been working on, Hone gro...
James Barr, Senior Product Designer at Digital Creators
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the RemoteTechPodcast series we interview James Barr, Senior Product Designer at Digital Creators. James shares insights from the d...
Cathy Lill: Head of Product Engineering at Hireup
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Cathy Lill, Head of Product Engineering at Hireup. We discuss her career to date, how Hireup approache...
Martin Carr: Founder/Director of Applied Virtual Simulation
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Martin Carr, Founder/Director of Applied Virtual Simulation. You may recognise him from a previous epi...
Community Spotlight: Sarah & Mark Wallis, Co-Founders of Skript
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we chat about the growth of the business, recommendations for young tech professionals and what they look for in tech hires within the...
Jonathan Milgate: CTO at Camplify
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Jonathan Milgate for the second time. The last time we spoke to Jonathan was over two years ago and in...
Daniel Van Heerden: Software Development Manager
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we interview Daniel Van Heerden, Software Development Manager at Biscit. We talk about his experience working in Ne...
Ben May, Managing Director at the Code Company
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the RemoteTechPodcast series we interview Ben May from the Code Company. Ben shares his advice on building culture remotely as well...
Cole Cornford: Director at Galah Cyber
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we interview Cole Cornford, Director at Galah Cyber. We talk about his experience working in cyber security, his in...
2021 Wrapped! Our Best Bits from This Year
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast we are sharing snippets from all of our 2021 interviews. Thank you for all of your continued support and...
Mashup Episode: Advice for Starting a Career in Tech
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast. We'll be sharing advice our guests would give to those wanting to start a career in technolo...
Ben Lamb: Principal at Cyber Industrial Networks
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast we interview Ben Lamb about his experience working overseas, starting a business in the middle of a pand...
Best of 2021
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we share the best bits from our episodes so far this year.
David Lynch: CEO at OAS Technology
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast we interview David Lynch, CEO at OAS Technology. We talk about David's educational pathway into his care...
Aaron & Witold: CTO/A.I. Project Manager at Cordel
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP podcast we interview Aaron and Witold from Cordel, an organisation that helps generate high detail point cloud maps of larg...
Daniel Pludek: CTO at Kip McGrath.
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NTP podcast we interview Daniel Pludek about his education to date, his transition into a CTO role and advice he would give to ...
Justin Bain: CEO at 3ME Technology
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast we interview Justin Bain, CEO at 3ME Technology. We discuss the projects happening at 3ME, Justin’s ...
Community Spotlight: Interview with Sarah Frazer
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Community Spotlight Liam Potter interviews one of our newest members to the NTP team, our resident Data Analyst, Sarah Frazer. In...
Mitch Brindle: Cloud Operations Manager at nib
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast we interview Mitch Brindle, Cloud Operations Manager at nib. We talk about Mitch’s passion for technol...
RemoteTechPodcast Series: Jessica Baird, Co-Founder & CEO at Remote Social
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With remote work on the rise, the issue of creating the same deep relationships in a team virtually compared to being in the office is becoming more a...
Nathan Hookway: General Manager at Zimple Digital
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we interview Nathan Hookway, General Manager at Zimple Digital.
RemoteTechPodcast: Brendan Yell, Director of Twilio Startups
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of our RemoteTechPodcast series we chat with Brendan Yell, Director of Twilio Startups. This is the first episode of our new ser...
Glendin Franklin-Browne: Technology Consulting Manager at Diamond IT
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we interview Glendin Franklin-Browne, Technology Consulting Manager at Diamond IT. We chat about his personal journey into his current...
Jodi Stapleton: Head of Transformation at Newcastle Permanent Building Society
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of the NewyTechPeople Podcast, Linda Apostolidis chats with Jodi Stapleton, Head of Transformation at Newcastle Permanent Buildi...
Community Spotlight: Interview with Lachy Gray
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Community Spotlight Liam Potter interviews Lachy Gray, Co-Founder/Managing Director at Yarno. We talk about his eLearning platfor...
Pru Killick: Head of People and Culture at Pegasus
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of the NewyTechPeople podcast, Linda Apostolidis chats with Pru Killck, Head of People and Culture at Pegasus - a local Newcastl...
Tom Howard: QA Lead & Lean Coach at the Greater Bank
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast I chat with Tom Howard from the Greater Bank. It was really interesting to hear from Tom about inspiration he has t...
Justin Stafford: Co-Founder & CEO of Blueshift
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast I chat with Justin Stafford, Co-Founder and CEO of Blueshift. We spoke about how Blueshift has grown, how they have...
Community Spotlight: Interview with Brock & Steve
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Community Spotlight we interview Brock Morely & Steve Jones, President and Vice President of The Innovation & Entrepreneurs...
Adam Amos: Director of Robotic Systems
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the NTP Podcast I interview Adam Amos, Director of Robotic Systems. One of the most interesting parts of this interview was Adam’...
Arjun Ramachandran: Principal at elevenM
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we sit down with Arjun Ramachandran, Principal at elevenM to talk about his experience in the Newcastle tech scene, the changing needs...
EPISODE 50: Interview with James MacDonald
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 50 of the NTP Podcast! 50 Episodes sharing stories from leading tech professionals in Newcastle NSW. We’ve loved hearing their pe...
Community Spotlight: Code Bullet
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Community Spotlight we interview Evan, also known as Code Bullet. You may have heard of him already as he has surpassed 2 M...
Brendan Yell: Director of Twilio Startups and Startup Grind
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we interview Brendan Yell, Director of Twilio Startups and Startup Grind. We talk about his experience growing a successful business, ...
Jonathan & Chad: Nimbler Digital & StreamingHouse
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the NTP Podcast we interview Jonathan Poynter, Managing Director at Nimbler Digital and Chad Shuttleworth, Head of Digital at Strea...
Alexandre Mendes: Program Convenor for Computer Science at the University of Newcastle
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t miss the latest episode of Newy Tech People with Alexandre Mendes, Program Convenor for Computer Science at UoN. In the episode we cover a ran...
Community Spotlight: Liam Manning
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special all-Liam edition of Community Spotlight, Liam Potter talks to Liam Manning of SAPHI Engineering about their long-running Blast Furnace...
Chris Thorpe: CEO & Founder of Leading Edge Data Centres
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Chris and I chat about the growth of Leading Edge Data Centres regionally, how the idea for the business came about and future plans f...
Welcome Aboard: Linda Apostolidis
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This has been an exciting week for NTP! 📢 We are excited to announce the newest member of the Newy Tech People team, Linda Apostolidis joining Jame...
Mitchell Barwick: Principal Designer at Greater Bank
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Mitchell Barwick, Principal Designer at Greater Bank. Mitch is our first guest from the Greater on the NTP Podcast and hop...
Community Spotlight: Anjali Wadhwa
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of Community Spotlight our host Liam Potter (aka pottsy) sits down with Anjali to chat about how she is dominating the technolog...
Community Spotlight: Hunter Data Analytics
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Community Spotlight, Liam Potter sits down with the team running the Hunter Data Analytics meetup in Newcastle to chat about the vi...
Back Again! Andrew Mears: CEO at SwitchDin
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Andrew and I discuss the success SwitchDin has had in the past couple of months onboarding and growing their team remotely. It's grea...
Community Spotlight with Richard Berry: I2N Hub Coordinator
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like many others we have had to change the way we record our podcast for the time being. We have recorded our latest episode of the Community Spotligh...
Community Spotlight with Andrew Stace: Newcastle Cyber Security Group
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here is our first instalment of the community spotlight series. This was recorded in February earlier this year. Since this time recent events concern...
Dan Farthing: Program Manager - Digital Solutions at Bradken
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Dan Farthing, Program Manger - Digital Solutions at Bradken. Dan is a Newcastle local who has been involved in the tech...
Andrew McCallum: CTO at Compeat Nutrition
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode I interview Andrew McCallum. Andrew’s had a lot of success in technology including a successful exit from his time in Sydney. ...
Best Bits From the First Ten Episodes
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here are our best bits and nuggets of information from the first 10 episodes of the podcast.
Best Bits From the Last Ten
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode we have chosen the best bits and nuggets of information from the last ten episodes. Hope you enjoy the episode!
Cheryl Gledhill: Head of Product at Blue Chilli Group
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back in your ears with a brand new episode this week! Our guest is Cheryl Gledhill, Head of Product at BlueChilli Group. We discuss her experi...
Best of 2019: Thoughts on University Degrees for Tech Professionals
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the past year of Newy Tech People, we are releasing mashup episodes in the lead up to Christmas. This weeks episode is all about our gues...
Best of 2019: Resources
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the past year of Newy Tech People, we are releasing mashup episodes in the lead up to Christmas. This weeks episode is focused on resourc...
Siobhan Curran: Senior Manager, I2N and Innovation
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Newy Tech People I speak with Siobhan Curran, Senior Manager for I2N. We discuss everything innovation in the Newcastle tech ecosys...
Pat Wheaton: Co-Founder at Cure Ventus & Director at Core Connect Group
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Pat and I discuss how Cure Ventus, a technology platform, was born out of the learnings from a consultancy agency. Pat discusses the c...
Nic Pincombe & Matt Debus: Co-Founders of Pincombe Cyber
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Newy Tech People Podcast I interview Nic Pincombe and Matt Debus, Co-Founders of Pincombe Cyber. We spoke about Cyber Securit...
Luke Bennis: Co-Founder | Digital Designer at Brandsynth
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Newy Tech People I chat with Luke Bennis,Co-Founder | Digital Designer at Brandsynth. We talk about how he helped build this servic...
Jemimah Irvin: Service Design Lead at NIB Health Funds
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I interview Jemimah Irvin, Service Design Lead at NIB Health Funds. Jemimah and I talk about her move from Sydney to Newcastle, her ex...
Nigel Castelino: Head of Technology at Portt
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Nigel and I talk about the growth of Portt to date, the transition from consulting into a product company, how he has transitioned int...
Martin Carr: Director of Applied Virtual Simulation
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I interview Martin Carr, Director of Applied Virtual Simulation. Martin has one of the more exciting tech jobs in newcastle building v...