Open the Pod Bay Doors

E192 – Ella Grier, Google Cloud

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors, Ian Gardiner sits down with Ella Greer, AI Customer Engineer at Google Cloud, for a deep dive into how AI i...

Open The Pod Bay Doors - Matt Loop, Rippling

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors, Ian Gardiner sits down with long-time friend and tech leader Matt Loop, now Head of Asia Pacific at Ripplin...

EP.190 Evan Walden, Getro

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ian sits down with Evan Walden, CEO of Getro—a startup rethinking how VCs support their portfolio companies through meaningful ...

EP 189. Chris Morgan, Co-CEO, Oxygen Advisors

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Host Ian Gardiner is joined by Chris Morgan, Co-CEO of Oxygen Advisors, a fast-growing outsourced CFO servi...

EP.188 Allegra Spender, Independent MP

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special live edition of Open The Pod Bay Doors, Ian sits down with independent MP Allegra Spender in front of a live audience at Jelix Venture...

EP. 187 Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode of Open the Pod Bay Doors host, Ian Gardiner, is joined by Rob Sibo, Head of AI/ML Customer Engineering ANZ, Google. Ian and Rob sat ...

EP 186 Stuart Dullard, Partner, Ashurt

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Open the Pod Bay Doors is back for 2025! To kick off the year, host Ian Gardiner sits down with Stuart Dullard, Partner at Ashurst, for a deep dive in...

EP 185 Bryan Williams, Founder, Hockey Stick Advisory

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After a brief hiatus, Open the Pid Bay Door is back with an exciting new episode! Host Ian Gardiner sits down with Bryan Williams, Founder of Hockey S...

E184 - Taryn Pieterse, Partner, Rampersand VC

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Taryn Pieterse, Partner at Rampersand VC. Rampersand is a pioneering Australian venture capital firm...

E183 - Nick Gainsley, Partner, OneVentures

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join our host Ian Gardiner as he chats to Nick Gainsley, Partner at One Ventures and Aurora Community Member, on episode 183 of Open the Pod Bay Doors...

E182 – Inspire 24 (Part 2) FT Craig Blair, Elaine Stead, Chris Capon

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, Innovation Bay brought more than 250 of Australia’s leading tech founders and investors together at Inspire, held at Sydney’s A...

E181 – Inspire 24 (Part 1) FT The Hon. Ed Husic MP, Greg Miller, Melanie Silva

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, Innovation Bay brought more than 250 of Australia’s leading tech founders and investors together at Inspire, held at Sydney’s A...

E180 – Scott Thomson, Former Head of Innovation, Customer Engineering at Google Cloud

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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E178 - Blackbird’s Sunrise 24 (part 2) Ft. Karl Durrance, Dr. Kate Mason, John McDuling, Maxine Minter, Kevin Jochelson

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for part 2 of our “studio on the road” at Sunrise, Blackbird’s annual festival of the startup ecosystem.   Armed with his roving podcas...

E177 - Blackbird’s Sunrise 24 (part 1) Ft. Adam Gilmour, Kristen Durham, Tova Angsuwat, Bronwen Clune

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks back Blackbird held their annual conference Sunrise - a festival and celebration of the the startup ecosystem in Australia; or as Ian desc...

E176 - Clive Burcham, Founder Compadres, Founding Partner, Global Citizen

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for episode 176 is Clive Burcham, a highly influential, philanthropic and impact driven individual. Clive is one of the founding partners of...

E175 - Leah Kaplan, APAC Sustainability Business Lead at Google Cloud

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Leah Kaplan, APAC Sustainability Business Lead at Google Cloud. Leah’s passion for sustainability stems from her deep love of...

E174 - Bernadette Olivier - CEO & Co-Founder - The Volte

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Bernadette Olivier, CEO & Co-Founder of The Volte - a groundbreaking peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace that's redefin...

E173 - Olympia Yarger, CEO & Founder, Goterra

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Proud Canberran and past North Carolina coleslaw wrestling competitor, Olympia Yarger is an incredibly resilient, dedicated, inspiring and super hands...

E172 - Tom Amos, CEO & Co-Founder - Sidekicker

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for episode 172 is Tom Amos, CEO and Co-Founder of Sidekicker - a platform that matches thousands of businesses to pre-qualified temporary s...

E171 - James Bowe - Co-Founder - OwnHome

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is James Bowe, the Co-Founder of OwnHome alongside Tim Harley. With shelter as a fundamental human need, OwnHome aims to transform...

E170 - Belonging: The Superpower of Our Species

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Human beings have an innate need to belong to a group or tribe. Large parts of our brain are dedicated to engaging and interacting with others. Belong...

E169 - Dan Sturrock, Investment Director, ARENA

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Dan Sturrock, Investment Director at Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). With a decade of experience at ARENA, Dan has ...

E168 - Cath Rogers, Partner, Antler

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cath Rogers is a Partner at Antler, a global fund with 900 portfolio companies, have dealt with 5,600 founders, with $4 billion in total portfolio val...

E167 - Aengus Tran, CEO & Co-Founder, harrison.ai

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast episode features our special guest harrison.ai, CEO and Co-Founder, Aengus Tran.   harrison.ai started with the problem stateme...

E166 - Max Cunningham, CEO of FCX

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Max Cunningham, CEO of FCX. FCX is Australia’s only end-to-end registry, capital raising and trading platform for private com...

E165 - Silvija Martincevic, CEO & Board Director, Deputy

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s special guest is Silvija Martincevic, CEO & Board Director of Deputy. Silvija is a passionate advocate for purpose-driven companies ...

E164 - The Globe 2023

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s very special episode was recorded at our recent full community event. The Globe, hosted by Macquarie, brought together our four communit...

E163 - Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO, Edda

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

E163 - Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO, Edda    Our guest this week is Clément Aglietta, Co-Founder & CEO of Edda, a collaborative tool...

E162 - Kate Pounder, CEO, Tech Council Australia

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Kate Pounder, CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. Launched in August 2021, the Tech Council’s mission is to be the peak bod...

E161 - Alan Tsen, IAG Firemark Collective, Head of fmX

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Fintech expert Alan Tsen, Head of fmX, IAG’s corporate accelerator program.    Currently in the middle of its fifth season,...

E160 - Anna Podolsky, Founder & CEO, Lyka

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that dogs get cancer at the highest rate of any mammal in the world? Or that 80% of dogs get dental disease? How about that 50% of cats a...

E159 - Anuj Goel, Head of Technology Sector and Executive Director, Macquarie Capital

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Anuj Goel, Head of Technology Sector and Executive Director at Macquarie Capital.    Anuj joined Macquarie’s Technology, Me...

E158 - Adam Schwab, CEO and Co-Founder at Luxury Escapes

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

E158 - Adam Schwab, CEO and Co-Founder at Luxury Escapes   Adam Scwhab runs at a million miles an hour - literally, he runs barefoot marathons! The C...

E157 James Petrie, CEO & Co-Founder, Nourish

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

E157 James Petrie, CEO & Co-Founder, Nourish    There’s a shift happening in the food that we eat. That is, we’re seeing a transition to pla...

E156 - Adam Theobald, CEO and Co-Founder, Ordermentum

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our first guest of 2023 is Adam Theobald, CoFounder & CEO of Ordermentum, a double sided marketplace and platform for hospitality suppliers and ve...

EP155 - Sunrise - Part 3

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On November 10 and 11, Sunrise, Australia’s leading ideas and innovation festival run by our friends at Blackbird, returned to Sydney for their most...

EP154 - Sunrise - Part 2

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On November 10 and 11, Sunrise, Australia’s leading ideas and innovation festival run by our friends at Blackbird, returned to Sydney for their most...

E153 - Sunrise - Part 1

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On November 10 and 11, Sunrise, Australia’s leading ideas and innovation festival run by our friends at Blackbird, returned to Sydney for their most...

E152 - Mina Radhakrishnan, CoFounder & Co-CEO of :Different

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for episode 152 is Mina Radhakrishnan, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Proptech startup :Different. Mina co-founded the company alongside her hus...

E151 Mark Tanner, Co-Founder, Qwilr

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Tanner is the Co-Founder and COO of Qwilr - an online platform that allows the customer to easily create visually compelling sales and marketing ...

E150 WinVC Panel - Michelle Deaker (OneVentures), Andrea Gardiner (Jelix Ventures), Ingrid Maes (W23)

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WinVC is a women VC investor-led initiative aiming to facilitate the success of women VC investors and women-led VC firms, and attract more women from...

E149 Paul Weingarth, Co-Founder & CEO of Slyp

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Weingarth is the CEO and founder of Slyp - a fintech startup and platform sitting between retail/merchant services and banking. The vision of Sly...

E148 - George Peppou, Founder and CEO of Vow Food

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us for Episode 148 is the fascinating George Peppou, Founder and CEO of Vow Food, a cultivated meat company, founded and operated in Sydney. V...

E147 - Angela Clark, Co founder of Wallet Nation

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us for E147 is Angela Clark, Co Founder of Wallet Nation. Angela is a specialist in business transformation, customer experience, innovation a...

E146 - Hon Ed Husic MP- Member for Chifley (Labor) + Minister for Industry & Science.

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for episode 146 is Australian politician Hon Ed Husic MP. Elected to the House of Representatives as the Federal Member for Chifley in 2010,...

E145 - ARENA Renewable Energy Founder Forum Expert Panel

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a two year hiatus, Innovation Bay and ARENA teamed up once more for the ARENA Renewable Energy Founder Forum.    Across the course of the even...

E144 - Louise Nobes, Founder of 42 in Australia

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Louise Nobes is the founder of the Australian arm of 42 - a globally innovative software engineering and coding trade school. 42 is free to attend wit...

E143 - Wayne Gerard, Co-Founder & CEO of RedEye, Queensland Chief Entrepreneur

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wayne Gerard wears a number of hats. By day, he is the Co-Founder & CEO of RedEye and the current Queensland Chief Entrepreneur. He lives on a wor...

E142 - Katie Heathcote (Investment NSW) and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard (Cape)

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us for E142 are Katie Heathcote, Associate Director Technology - Export Services for Investment NSW and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, CEO and Founde...

E141 - VC Panel ft: Karen Chan (Perennial), John Henderson (Airtree), Stew Glynn (TEN13)

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just last month (June) Innovation Bay spent 3 days and 3 nights in Noosa, Queensland with over 100 of the country’s leading VCs for our VC community...

E140 - Dr Julio Ribeiro, Inventia Life Science

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Julio Ribeiro is the Co-Founder and CEO of Inventia Life Science, a deeptech, biotechnology company. Inventia build instruments for the 3D printing...

E139 - Daniel Petre, StartUpGiving Founder, ex-Airtree Founder

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY! Today, Innovation Bay’s Open The Pod Bay Doors turns 5! To celebrate, we’ve taken it way back to our very first guest. Daniel...

E138 - Darren Miller, ARENA

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Darren Miller is the CEO of Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) - whose purpose it is to support the transition to net zero emissions by accele...

E137 - Anthony Zaccaria, Linktree

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Zaccaria is the Co-Founder of Linktree which is essentially a category creator for link in bio tools and a one-stop place to house entire onli...

E136 - Dale Brett, Fl0

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dale Brett is the Co-Founder & CEO at Fl0 - a low code platform for software engineers. Founded just a year ago (in 2021), Fl0 raised $11.5 millio...

E135 - Laura Bell, SafeStack Academy

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Laura is the CEO and Founder of SafeStack Academy, a community-centric online education platform on a mission to give software developers, analysts an...

E134 - Allegra Spender (Independent Candidate for Wentworth)

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Allegra Spender, currently running as an independent candidate for the Senate seat of Wentworth in Sydney’s east, is daughter to Italian immigrant p...

Episode 133 - Tech23 - Various Guests

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For the past 14 years, Tech23 has showcased and amplified the emerging deeptech talent coming out of Australia that have the potential to create new i...

E132 - Duncan Anderson, Edrolo

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Duncan Anderson, along with his two friends Jeremy Cox and Ben Sze, is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of EdTech company Edrolo. After some time working at ...

E131 - Ben Thompson, Employment Hero

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Thompson is the Founder and CEO of Employment Hero. The company is Australia’s newest unicorn, recently announcing a funding round of $181 milli...

E130 - Rebecca Schot-Guppy, IAG Firemark Ventures

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Schot-Guppy is the Director of Investment Leverage and Portfolio Management at IAG Firemark Ventures. Previously, Rebecca was the CEO of FinTe...

OTPBD Deep Dive: The Australian Startup Salary Guide

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ian sits down with Hugo Bieber, Partner at Think & Grow, and Jacqui Tucker, Head of Employment, Taxes & Reward, Enterprise, KPMG, to discuss t...

E129 - Manuri Gunawardena, HealthMatch

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Manuri Gunawardena is the Founder and CEO of HealthMatch. HealthMatch was founded in 2017, after Manuri won TechnCrunch’s Startup Battlefield. It is...

E128 - Max Cunningham, ASX

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Max Cunningham is currently the Group Executive of Listings at ASX. Previously, he was the Head of Equity Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs in New York...

OTPBD News Special - 2nd November 2021

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups. This week, we’...

E127 - Steve Fanale, DriveYello

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Fanale is the CEO and Founder of DriveYello, a company that helps businesses provide last mile delivery service to their customers. DriveYello’...

E126 - Nicky Jackson, RangeMe

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nicky Jackson is the founder and CEO of RangeMe, a product discovery and sourcing platform that allows retailers and suppliers to connect. RangeMe own...

OTPBD News Special - 11th October 2021

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

OTPBD News Special - 20th September 2021

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

E125 - Alex McCauley, Tech Council of Australia

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex McCauley is the Founder and Executive Director of Tech Council of Australia. Previously, he was the Founding CEO of StartupAUS, which recently mo...

OTPBD News Special - 31st August 2021

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

E124 - Ben Pfisterer, Zeller

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Pfisterer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zeller, an alternative to business banking. Prior to founding Zeller, Ben was the country manager for Squar...

E123 - Sam Kroonenburg, A Cloud Guru

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Kroonenburg is the CEO and Founder of A Cloud Guru, a disruptive online learning platform for cloud certification and training. A Cloud Guru has r...

OTPBD Deep Dive: Family offices and their role in VC

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joined by Paul Naphtali (Rampersand), Sarah Nolet (Tenacious Ventures), and Rachel Yang (Giant Leap), Ian sits down for a deep dive into family office...

E122 - Ashik Ahmed, Deputy

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ashik Ahmed is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Deputy, a workforce management software platform. Deputy seeks to simplify shift work for hundreds of t...

E121 - Lauren Hall, iVvy

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Hall is the Founder and CEO of iVvy, a venue and event management software company. Prior to founding iVvy, Lauren worked across a variety of i...

OTPBD News Special - 9th August 2021

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

E120 - Adam Boyle, Pegasus

01 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Boyle is the CEO of Newcastle-based Pegasus, a competency management software and services organisation. Adam joined Pegasus as a General Manager...

OTPBD News Special - 26th July 2021

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

E119 - James Ferguson, Immutable

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Ferguson is the CEO and co-founder of Immutable, a platform that provides scalable blockchain infrastructure for video games. James is a driven ...

E118 - Matthew Koertge, Telstra Ventures

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Koertge, Managing Director of Telstra Ventures, is an unsung hero of the Venture Capital industry with a portfolio including 78 investments, 2...

OTPBD News Special - 12th July 2021

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

E117 - Federico Collarte, Baraja

04 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Federico Collarte is the co-founder and CEO of Baraja, a rapidly growing startup creating LiDAR technology for self-driving cars. Baraja recently clos...

OTPBD News Special - 28th June 2021

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

E116 - Darren Miller, ARENA

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darren Miller is the CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Darren Miller has more than 25 years’ experience across a range of secto...

OTPBD News Special - 16th June 2021

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

OTPBD News Special - 31st May 2021

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Mee...

E115 - Andrew Nunn, South Australian Chief Entrepreneur

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Nunn is Co-Founder, Chairman and Executive Director of JBS&G Australia—one of Australia’s largest privately-owned environmental consult...

OTPBD News Special - 17th May 2021

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E114 - Warrick Cramer, Tomorrow Street

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warrick Cramer was most recently the CEO of Vodafone’s Global Centre for Innovation in Europe, known as Tomorrow Street – a joint venture between ...

OTPBD News Special - 30 April 2021

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E113 - Peter Dunne, Herbert Smith Freehills

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Dunne is one of Australia’s leading venture capital and private equity lawyers, specialising in private capital raisings and M&A. Peter ha...

OTPBD News Special - 19th April 2021

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E112 - Nick Carter, Macquarie Group

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Carter is the is one of Australia’s leading energy experts; he is currently Senior Vice President of Energy Tech and Solutions at Macquarie in ...

OTPBD News Special - 6th April 2021

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E111 - David Warren, Altium

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Warren is a co-founder and non-executive director of ASX200 software company Altium. David grew up in the suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania and at...

OTPBD News Special - 22nd March 2021

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

OTPBD News Special - 8th March 2021

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our fortnightly series analysing the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups.Meet thi...

E110 - Kristin Vaughan, Clean Energy Innovation Fund

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin Vaughan is the Director of the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, the largest dedicated cleantech investor in Australia, created to invest $200 mil...