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Emma Weston's journey to success wasn't a linear one.   From her fresh-out-of-uni career in law, to her time as an agribusiness executive and director of various industry associations, Emma's ‘patchwork quilt' of experiences has led her to where she is today: staking her claim as CEO and co-founder of AgriDigital, one of Australia's emerging agtech and fintech companies.   In this episode, Emma sits down with ReadyTech CEO Marc Washbourne to share her inspiring story, and explore how we can proactively:  Address the digital skills shortage Improve access to tech roles for women and regional talent Navigate disruption, and Rethink diversity. How can we build more mean meaningful careers, companies, and teams of people ready to innovate and make a dent in the world? Join Marc Washbourne with Emma Weston, as they show you how.  

The Pirates of Clean Tech Eric Planey and Lucas Finco talk about the most interesting clean energy news stories of June 17th , 2022. Our guest is Katrina Stanislaw Head of Business Development & Partnerships at AgriDigital. https://twitter.com/cleanpirates https://anchor.fm/poct Please support us! https://anchor.fm/poct/support 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Katrina Stanislaw 32:33 Eric's Articles 39:30 Lucas's Articles 46:00 Closing Links: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/us-needs-tom-ridge-climate-eric-planey https://startupgenome.com/article/global-agtech-and-new-food-ranking-top-25-plus-10-runners-up https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/engineers-look-to-river-and-ocean-currents-for-clean-energy/ https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2022/05/finland-green-party-nuclear/ https://www.energy.gov/articles/president-biden-invokes-defense-production-act-accelerate-domestic-manufacturing-clean https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-and-Canadian-regulators-complete-joint-review-o https://www.autonews.com/editorial/big-chevy-bolt-price-cut-may-be-turning-point-auto-industry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/poct/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/poct/support

On Episode 63 of The Anecdote we bring on CTO of agriculture blockchain company AgriDigital Jins Kadwood. Following the interview we talk about the first round of the NHL playoffs and preview round 2. Pay it Forward

Bridie Ohlsson CEO and co-founder of Geora joins Dexter for episode 105 of the Fintech Chatter Podcast. Since 2016, Geora has been the global leader at the junction of blockchain and agriculture. They have worked with customers like CBH Group and Rabobank to deliver global firsts using blockchain technology.Borne out of the blockchain pilot workstream within Australian agtech leader AgriDigital, Geora helps farmers, agribusinesses and financiers, build technology to increase liquidity and drive sustainable practices along supply chains. About Bridie.Fresh out of law school, Bridie landed at the junction of agriculture and blockchain; old versus new. Bridie is fascinated by technology, policy, and human behaviour, and since 2015 she's been applying these passions to build products for our most fundamental global industry, agriculture.An active member of the Australian National Blockchain Roadmap, Supply Chain working group and Standards Australia Blockchain Technical Committee - Smart Contracts Working Group (IT-041), Bridie regularly speaks on blockchain and agriculture and has lent her expertise to a number of publications. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts (French and Politics) studying at both the University of Sydney and Sciences Po, Paris.Find out about Geora Find out about Bridie OhlssonAbout Tier One People.Founded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.Tier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale.If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people, you can reach us info@tieronepeople.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dextercousins https://tieronepeople.com Launch, Scale, Innovate Leaders in Fintech Executive Search and RecruitmentFintech Chatter TV Watch us on Youtube

This is the first episode of our new format! This season, each episode is a mash up of a few different conversations centred around a theme. All these conversations were recorded live at SouthStart.This week's topic is The Future of Work. It's something I've been thinking about for a while.With Covid and its huge impact on all of our lives, changes to the working world really were fast tracked. As expected, we spoke a lot about pandemic and how work-life has changed, but we also got into how this can and should can be personalised - something that works really well for one person could not be right for another.In this episode I speak with Emma Weston - Founder / CEO at Agridigital, Flavia Tata Nardini Co-Founder & CEO at Fleet Space, Lauren Capelin - Principal at Startmate, Julie Trell - Chief Play Officer at Playful Purpose, Katherine Boiciuc - Associate Director at Maximus, Sarah Nolet - General Partner at Tenacious Ventures and Nicole Dyson - Founder at Future Anything.

Apparently Beef Snacking is a thing - and bringing it to the fore is the mission of Emma Williams who, alongside her mother, is the brains behind Impact Meat – an ag start-up selling good looking beef jerky and biltong using Australian beef.Emma grew up in Sydney's north shore, but the biggest influence on her life, her stock and station agent grandfather, lived thousands of kilometres away in Tamworth. And there was no doubt about it, despite not living on a farm, Emma was always going to study Ag at University.She's worked at grain company Manildra, is the marketing manager at global digital grain management company AgriDigital and is driving Impact Meat in her spare time.This series of Company would not be possible without support from the CWA of NSW - Celebrating 100 years in 2022.

In this episode Zeinab & Trisha join CEO, Emma Weston to explore her career from a lawyer to supporting farmers bring food from plough to plate. Emma shares her journey, unconsciously following her legal profession, until she realised her passion for agriculture whilst completing her MBA. Emma eventually founded 2 businesses, her 3rd, Agridigital uses blockchain to track and predict farmer produce before it goes to market. She shares her career experience and why we should all care about our food from paddock to plate. Chapter markers3:15: Reconsidering her career in corporate law7:53: Personal reflection on the MBA program12:18: Agtech helps get food on the table22:59: Familiarizing farmers with blockchain technology25:54: Expanding to the US If you're interested in learning more on the topics in the podcast, click on the resources:Agridigital: https://www.agridigital.io/Follow Emma: @emmawestonThe Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing And Logistics For A Fiercely Competitive World: https://amzn.to/3CVHK2fBlockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World: https://amzn.to/3BVFC99 Lattes with LeadersInterested in supporting us? Follow us on our social channels:https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w

On today's show learn how AgriDigital and Simple Farms work compliment each other in helping producers and farming operations to stream line data and save time and money and help to link the grain supply chain. 

Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a brilliant conversation with Emma Weston. Emma is the CEO and co-founder of AgriDigital, which is a company dedicated to digitizing and growing grain supply chains and joining us from her own farm in NSW. Emma tells us about her background in Law and how that began her journey into the grain industry to now her current work with her company AgriDigital before she tells us what a Smart Community is to her. We then discuss the importance of accessibility in communities and how Smart Communities facilitates that as well as the connectedness Smart Communities bring and what opportunities the Covid-19 pandemic has brought for rural and regional communities. Emma then dives a little deeper into her company sharing with us what they do, how they work to create more efficiency and value through digital supply chains and how that creates better sustainability and investment in the agricultural space. We finish our chat talking about the emerging trends of virtual transactions, more investment in knowledge based work and the potential impacts of Telehealth on our communities. As always, we hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Emma via Twitter Connect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital

This week, we speak to Emma Weston, CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital about blockchain technology, how it's evolved and used across agricultural industries today, specifically grains, and how it's empowering farmers to access value beyond the farm gate. AgriDigital's recent integration of its farmer product, Waypath with Geora, a blockchain solutions-based company, is supporting this goal. The integration enables growers to generate a digital record of their grain inventory on the blockchain when they make a delivery, which provides greater traceability and finance security.   Our regular evokeAG. contributor Judy Kennedy caught up with Emma Weston to learn more about the partnership between AgriDigital and Geora and how tech stack integrations like this, are helping to ease the barriers to adoption – and at the end of the day, solve problems across the supply chain.  We hope you enjoy their conversation.  

Emma Weston, CEO of AgriDigital, is here for #TechTuesday! We discuss the launch of the Waypath platform, tracking and tracing, and more.

Have a listen to Jins Kaduthodil detail the paddock to plate traceability of grain, and the door this opens to provide asset backed finance in real time to farmers, across Australia and the USA, as we dive into on farm storage, unlocking the value in asset ownership, cost and transport savings, the interplay of https://www.agridigital.io with https://www.agriwebb.com, and the general journey to becoming.Thanks to FinTech Australia for putting on the Intersekt conference, talking all things #fintech, #blockchain, #agriculture and #agritech.If you enjoyed this content, please give it a like, leave a comment, subscribe for more and share the video - it really means a lot to see your support coming in :)Smarter Impact is hosted by http://linkedin.com/in/philipbateman and produced by http://bravocharlie.globalBravo Charlie craft systems and stories that shape the world, for the betterment of humanity.With a particular focus on the Impact Investment industry, we use digital marketing, business development, investing and video production skills to unlock the hearts and wallets of investors.Our best work is done with companies at a tipping point, with strong offerings, ready to launch into the next stage of their greatness.We specialise in:- Creating video based stakeholder engagement platforms- Making complex businesses and technologies simple to understand- Creating compelling pitches and content, to support Seed/series funding and IPOs- Crafting digital marketing systems, engagement and growth strategies- Coaching senior executives to deliver at their best on camera- Documenting Impact Measurement and Management- Capturing the passion of your team and clientsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/SmarterImpact)

In episode 80 of the Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Jins Kadwood, Chief Technology Officer of Agridigital.Dexter first met Jins in 2018, he was fortunately/unfortunately sandwiched between the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a photo as Dexter handed Jins the CTO of the year at the Fintech Awards. Check out the full horror here!So it was cool to see Jins join another Fintech Chatter guest, Agridigital as CTO.Backed by Square Peg Capital and founded by Emma Weston and Bob McKay, Agridigital is an Australian Fintech providing farmers with a digital way to manage grain from production to payment anywhere, anytime.Jins chats about how Agridigital is combining technologies across blockchain,  smart contracts, Defi and peer 2 peer lending to revolutionise the farming industry.Jins also shares how his past experience as a professional soccer coach influences his approach to building and leading tech teams.You can find out more about AgridigitalConnect with JinsAnd finally, we promised to plug Jins' latest passion projectStylish CTO - https://www.instagram.com/stylishcto/And also check out https://www.mys-tyler.com/Launch, Scale, Innovate Leaders in Fintech Executive Search and RecruitmentDo you like the show? Please leave us a review

Hello and Welcome to Unearthing Wellbeing with me, Ask Elizabeth, Where Our Greatest Wealth Is Health. I was honoured to have the lovely Shelley Laslett on the show and wowza was she a wealth of knowledge and so incredibly humble.  Shelley Laslett is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vitae - a startup that takes neuroscience out of the lab and into life to help people grow themselves and their businesses. Using the latest neuroscience, Vitae helps businesses improve performance by empowering people, teams and leaders with practical neurological knowledge, tailored learning programs, brain based coaching and advisory services. Shelley is a social scientist, neuroscience coach with post-graduate qualifications in neuroscience and psychology.   Unfortunately during the episode we had technological issues and it did drop out. Yes there are pros and cons to this form of communication and this is one of the cons! Booo! Nonetheless, the crux of our conversation is available and I think we will all gain something from the podcast, I know I did! Shelley has helped a number of companies evolve, change and bring their new ideas to life. Some of the companies Shelley has worked with include; The Walt Disney Company, LinkedIn, Salesforce, NASDAQ, Techstars, Deloitte, Westpac, Swarovski ANZ, Diageo, Apple Australia,  AgriDigital, WeWork Labs, Founders Factory, marie claire, Qantas, Cover Genius, SKY Plc, Optus, Lloyds Banking Group, OMD, JayRide, Commonwealth Bank, Tank Stream Labs, Body Image Movement, the projects*, Verizon Media, Springboard Enterprises, ANZ Bank, Sunculture, Bupa Australia, VMware, Qantas, Dentsu Aegis Network, Fonterra, IBM, Royal Dutch Shell, Tech Ready Women and EY.  If you are interested in contacting Shelley for some assistance you can find her contact details via her website. Please note that if anything you hear has been triggering, please reach out to someone who can help keep you safe. Or remember you can find lifeline at any time. On 13 11 14 To find out what unfolded, tune into this week's episode.    Topics covered: mental health, mens health, communication, wellness, stress, self-care, burnout, startup, business, vitae.     + Follow Shelley Laslett here  + Announcements on Insta at @_askelizabeth + Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of Unearthing Wellbeing!   I really appreciate your support during this new venture of mine. I also hope you took something from the episode in the quest of discovery. Sending love & light, Ask Elizabeth.  

Originally a city girl, a lawyer by training, now a proud farmer, Emma Weston CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, is the consummate entrepreneur. She co-founded AgriDigital to use technology to ensure greater transparency and profitability across grain supply chains. We’re talking about the winners --and losers--from a shift to shorter and transparent supply chains. Emma’s response to who is asking for transparency? Everyone. In a globalized food system that has divorced us from the source of our food, verifiable data enables farmers to shift from price takers to value creators, allows consumers to buy with confidence--and implicates every step of the supply chain in between. By looking at trends in agtech over the past centuries, Emma charts a vision for the future of agtech innovation. This is an honest dialogue on effectively leading a fast-growing start-up through a global pandemic. No topic is off the table as Emma explores how AgriDigital is dealing with the shocks from Covid-- talking about fundraising, expansion and hiring. Emma reflects on how the pandemic has spurred a cultural change within AgriDigital, and the long term benefits of this shift. Emma has received numerous awards for her tech prowess and leadership including being named one of Australia’s Top 25 Fintech Influencers in 2017. We are diving into Emma’s perspective on being a female leader in the world of tech, and how to make this field more open to women and people in rural locations.

On today's episode, Emma Weston, the founder and CEO at AgriDigital take us through their greatest life lessons:Empathy as the foundation of customer success; Where your avocado on toast comes from; How you digitise the least digitised industry in the world, agriculture; The impact of COVID on startup planning and growth; How to adapt to farm life.Find out more about AgriDigital and Emma at https://www.agridigital.io/

Farms Advice had the opportunity to speak with Emma Weston from AgriDigital. A company kicking goals within Australian agriculture within their 5 years of existence. With new projects coming it is a timely episode for their new WayPath App. Australian farmers are the start of the supply chain and AgriDigital allows you to manage your commodity effectively right the way through. Listen and share this with another farmer to help us reach the 93,000 farming families. Please share this podcast to help us reach the 135,000+ farming businesses across Australia. Farms Advice features a new episode every WEEK talking with the leaders of the industry. By having a transparent approach we are able to reveal the techniques and skill sets so that can help YOU improve your own agribusiness. Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Farms Advice: FA Twitter FA LinkedIn FA Facebook Connect with the host Jack Cresswell --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/farmsadviceau/message

This episode explores the intricacies of ethical leadership and the challenges and opportunities leaders face combining profit with purpose. Guests include Dr. Simon Longstaff Executive Director of the Ethics Centre, Emma Weston Co-Founder and CEO of AgriDigital, and Director at the UNSW Centre for Social Impact, Professor Kristy Muir.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These are not the times to try and dance around the realities of what it takes (and costs) to run a startup, says Emma Weston, CEO and co-founder of Sydney, Australia-based AgriDigital. AgriDigital straddles the worlds of farming and fintech, offering a platform for buyers and sellers of commodity crops like grain and cotton to do business with more speed and transparency. It’s exactly how Weston and her farming co-founders, are building their startup.

Emma Weston is CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, an Australian headquartered Agri/Fintech focused on digitising global agriculture supply chains. Founded in late 2015, Agridigital have been working with blockchains, distributed ledgers and smart contracts since 2015. In 2016, they completed the world's first sale of wheat on a blockchain between a farmer and a buyer. There are now over 5000 users in the AgriDigital customer network, with over 16 million tonnes of grain transacted through the platform.I spoke with Emma to get her views on the future of blockchain, the companies expansion into the USA and the launch of Waypath. A platform designed to enable farmers to manage their commodities as they move through the supply chain. For more information, visit https://www.agridigital.io/products/farmersTwitter: Agri_DigitalFacebook: facebook.com/agridigital.global/Instagram: instagram.com/agridigital.global/To join the Tier One People Fintech Community head to https://tieronepeople.com/talent

Blockchain. A word that has been overhyped and yet still becoming more realized every day. Bridie Ohlsson joins us and is the Founder of Geora, a protocol for blockchain applications in agriculture. Bridie’s career with blockchain began with AgriDigital when the world was discovering and getting excited about the potential applications of blockchain. Bridie shares what the goals of any blockchain company were at that time.   “So you needed to be kind of an open and fairly non-competitive technology to encourage people to come in and experiment and work together and integrate their systems and share data.” - Bridie Ohlsson   Where AgriDigital provided access to blockchain for producers, Geora was formed to build on that and provide the next step. Geora’s protocol has isolated what data needs to be retained on blockchain and what data while significant to have for logistical reasons does not need to be tied to the product on blockchain. Bridie describes Geora as an “infrastructure” where they “work out where there’s a valuable data point.”   “We’re really trying to build tools, digital tools, that are really useful for ag so there is adoption...” - Bridie Ohlsson   Bridie expects that these “data rich assets” will lead to financial gain for producers. At the moment her company is trying “to get a really solid base of digital record keeping systems.” She admits that blockchain is not necessary to acquire that data but if the goal is to monetize that data then blockchain will be needed, so the technology is being employed now. This will ultimately provide another avenue for people or companies to invest in agriculture with real time access to the farmer’s data and all to the farmer’s benefit. The farmer will have absolute control over their data and how and when it is shared. This focus on agriculture amplifies the impact the protocol can have for its participants.   “If we can get participants who work in similar spaces, they’re going to generate value for each other quicker, which is a good test of the network effect and the network value.” Bridie Ohlsson. This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast: Meet Bridie Ohlsson, founder of Geora, a blockchain protocol company Explore the next steps being taken in blockchain and what they may mean for the industry Learn about some of the financial implications of blockchain     Share the Ag-Love! Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots! And be sure to join the new Future of Agriculture Membership for even more valuable information on the future of ag. Learn more about AgGrad by visiting: Future of Agriculture Website AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter AgGrad on Facebook AgGrad on LinkedIn AgGrad on Instagram      

Shelley Laslett is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vitae.Coach (Vitae) - a startup that takes neuroscience out of the lab and into life to help people grow themselves and their businesses. Using the latest neuroscience, Vitae helps businesses improve performance by empowering people, teams and leaders with practical neurological knowledge, tailored learning programs, brain based coaching and advisory services. Shelley is a Social Scientist and Neuroscience Coach. She is currently completing her Masters in Applied Neuroscience at King's College in London. As well, as being the CEO of Vitae, Shelley is also a startup advisor, startup mentor startup board member and international speaker. Previously, Shelley was the General Manager of YBF Ventures - a startup incubator and VC fund. Prior to entering the startup world, Shelley was an international strategy and innovation consultant with Accenture UK. She has helped a number of companies evolve, change and bring their new ideas to life. Some of the companies Shelley has worked with include; The Walt Disney, Company, LinkedIn, Salesforce, NASDAQ, Techstars, Deloitte, Westpac, Diageo, AgriDigital, WeWork Labs, Founders Factory, marie claire, Qantas, Cover Genius, SKY Plc, Optus, Lloyds Banking Group, OMD, Commonwealth Bank, Tank Stream Labs, Body Image Movement, the projects*, Verizon, Springboard Enterprises, ANZ Bank, Sunculture, Bupa, VMware, Qantas, Dentsu Aegis Network, Innovation Bay, Fonterra, IBM, Royal Dutch Shell, Tech Ready Women and EY. Poppy Renegade describes Shelley as; "...unlike anyone you've ever met before. She has an infectious, yet calming energy, a brilliant mind and a powerful presence. Shelley is blazing her own trail and lifting others to new heights along the way." We discuss a wide variety of topics from Meta cognition Social Pain and how it actually does affect us Male and Female differences or indifferences Shelley references a number of scientists Naomi Eisenberger The Flynn Effect Shelley can be reached at any of the links below: Company Website: https://www.vitae.coach/ Instagram: @shelley.vitae LinkedIn: Shelley Laslett & Vitae.Coach Facebook: Shelley Charnley-Laslett & Vitae.Coach If you're interested in coming on a Flow States Retreats offering head to the link for more info on our Byron Bay 2020 offerings. Instagram: @flowstatesretreats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flowstatesretreats/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tyson-venables/message

Can blockchain solve agricultural producers’ provenance problems? Tracking the conditions of production animals and paying suppliers for goods could all be covered by blockchain in the future if there is uptake of the AgriDigital program. Host Chris Russell speaks to Bridie Ohlsson, CEO of Geora, a blockchain protocol designed for agriculture, about the potential solutions it could offer farmers around the world, at every level of their production.

With 15 years experience in engineering and software development, James has worked in a variety of domains from industrial/home automation, to local tech companies and startups.The last 7 years have covered development, product management, and tech advisor roles, both locally and abroad.As organiser of the OzBerry IoT MeetUp and smart-contract developer/auditor, James is exploring applications using IoT and Blockchain technologies that can positively impact society.Currently working with the Goera team (from AgriDigital) on their asset tracking platform, whilst still facilitating and running Ethereum education initiatives. Recently started auditing a smart-contract library.Get in touch with JamesTwitter https://twitter.com/james_zakiLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameszaki/Get in touch with AdrianaTwitter https://twitter.com/abelotti LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabelotti/

What does Thailand tapioca and Australian grain have in common? Find out in this fun and engaging interview with the brilliant Emma Weston of Agridigital.Asked why proof of location is important to Agridigital Emma explains; “No financier should finance something if they don’t know where it is. They should know what they’re financing. They should know where that asset is and they should be able to track that asset in real time. That is not available in supply chain at the moment and that’s part of the mission that we have.” Agridigital are cutting a path in location asset tracking, blockchain and agtech. Follow them in this week's episode.https://www.agridigital.io/twitter: @emmamwestonIf you are enjoy Lay of the Land please subscribe, rate it and write a nice review to help others find it. Thank you.Support the show (https://www.layoftheland.space)

Bridie Ohlsson joins us for our very first podcast instalment. We talk about her entrance into the world of agtech and blockchain, the problem AgriDigital seeks to solve, and how blockchain might make the lives of farmers a little bit easier.

This week on the pod we are joined by cofounder and CEO of AgriDigital, Emma Weston.Former lawyer and experienced grain farmer Emma Weston co-founded AgriDigital in 2015, with the goal to solve the current problems facing the agricultural supply chains with blockchain technology.Emma experienced first hand the inefficiencies within the agricultural supply chain and is passionate about ensuring wheat farmers get paid fast and fairly. The solution, a platform that uses the blockchain to provide transparency around transactions to all participants in the supply chain and builds end-to-end transactional management from farmer to consumer.The company has rapidly grown in a few short years; from the cofounders (Emma, Bob McKay, and Ben Reid) and one engineer, to a team of almost 50 people, they launched the platform in 2017, have over 1800 user, and have processed around 3 million tonnes of grain through the platform.In early 2018, Square Peg Capital invested $5.5 million Series A funding round to help expansion plans into North America. Emma share her experience and top tips when pitching to investors.In 2017, Emma was recognised as the Female Fintech Leader of the Year in Australia and was also named a Top 25 Fintech Influencer by Finder.com.au. She is passionate about how agtech and fintech converge and ensuring democratic access to technology.On this episode Emma shares practical advice for entrepreneurs and start-ups on building a company to scale. She also shares the organisational and management strategies she uses when tackling big projects with her team. Emma is an incredible founder - open, honest, passionate, and focused on building a global Australian agtech business.

Emma Weston is a lawyer, farmer, mentor, and co-founder of the technology start-up AgriDigital. She was recently named one of Australia’s Top 25 FinTech Influencers, Female FinTech Leader of the Year, and Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year for 2017 by FinTech Australia. In addition to her work as a mentor for female technology entrepreneurs, she also serves as a non-executive director of the Australian Digital Commerce Association and FinTech Australia. Keep Reading >>   On today’s episode, Emma explains why domain knowledge is as necessary as technical knowledge for entrepreneurs in the technology space and how valuable it has been for her to surround herself with mentors and advisors who can fill in the gaps in her knowledge. She shares practical advice for entrepreneurs and start-ups on building a company to scale and tips on creating and delivering a winning pitch. She also shares the organizational strategies she uses when tackling big projects with her team.   “Although technology is what can unlock the solution, it is actually the domain knowledge that helps us define what the problem is in the first place.” - Emma Weston   Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:   What being a farmer has taught her about being an entrepreneur. How domain knowledge helps to define the problem that technology can help solve. What AgriDigital does and how it uses blockchain. The importance of confidently asking questions and learning when working in an unfamiliar space. How it is possible to build a business in a domain that you do not have a background in. The lessons she has learned about entrepreneurship and leadership while building her business. The benefits of working with a diverse team whose members complement each other’s skills and knowledge. Advice for other startups trying to build a company to solve a worldly problem. The importance of finding a balance between ideas and execution on a team or in a partnership. Why she believes technology companies should be more open about what they are creating. Her top organizational tips for tackling big projects. Why she recommends tapping into team members’ personal motivations before starting a project. The importance of noticing when you are not performing at your personal best. The most common challenges faced by the entrepreneurs she mentors. How women entrepreneurs’ need to be an expert holds them back. The hallmarks of going from a start-up to an early stage growth company and how leaders should prepare themselves for scalability.   Emma Weston’s Tips for a Successful Pitch:   Keep it simple. Practice.   Fierce Leadership Quotes:   “I want people to tell me when I’m not being as effective as they’ve seen me be in the past so I can take corrective action.” - Emma Weston “When crafting a pitch, what really resonates a lot more, quite often is a story that illustrates rather than trying to just explain. I think that going for whatever is simple is what’s needed in the pitching environment.” - Emma Weston “As women, we sometimes set a standard that is frankly too high. It’s just unattainable, and that holds us back.” - Emma Weston   Connect with Emma Weston:   AgriDigital LinkedIn   Reserve Your Spot for Power Up: The New Rules of Growth for Women Entrepreneurs Webinar   Would you like to revitalize your sales and become a more confident leader? Join me on Thursday, July 26 for the powerful hour-long webinar, Power Up: The New Rules of Growth for Women Entrepreneurs. 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George Samman started his career in Wall St, where he worked as a senior portfolio manager, technical analyst and market strategist. In 2013, he co-founded a bitcoin trading platform called BTC.sx, now called magnr.Nowadays he consults and advises startups and has worked with Agridigital.io, Hedera Hashgraph, Lightstreams.network, Praetorian Group, investfeedand Gazecoin.He also writes a blog on blockchain technology and use cases at sammantics.com. I've met George a few years ago at a bitcoin meetup in Sydney. He's a true pioneer in this space and a natural choice as first guest to this show. Adriana and George caught up a couple of weeks ago, at the Metropolitan Hotel in Sydney.George's Websitehttp://sammantics.comGeorge's LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/georgesamman/

This week on pod, we talk everything blockchain and cryptocurrency with Australia’s leading thinkers on the subject, George Samman.A blockchain consultant/advisor, George Samman has co-founded and worked with numerous startups in the bitcoin and blockchain space since 2013. George strongly believes that blockchain and financial technologies are here to change how business is done across every industry.George co-founded Magnr in 2013, a bitcoin trading platform, and Sammantics where he blogs about blockchain technology and use cases. He’s constantly researching the technology in great depth in order to explain its potential to institutions of all shapes and sizes. He recently co-authored a seminal report on blockchain architecture with KPMG.George Samman is an entrepreneur in Residence for blockchain and cryptocurrency at Startupbootcamp, Tyro Fintech Hub, and has also advised startups such as Agridigital, Lightstreams, Investfeed, Gazecoin and Hedera Hashgraph.So turn up the volume and dive into the crypto world!

Emma Weston is the CEO and one of the founders of AgriDigital, a commodity management company that combines advanced technical and industry expertise with aesthetic design and intelligent systems to develop seamless solutions to complex logistical, risk, customer management, and commodity issues in the agricultural sector. Emma leads the company’s business strategies, investor engagement, and their own Blockchain and talent management. She also has responsibilities in sales and operations.   In this episode, Emma shares how their company works with Blockchain and how it enables them to support farmers. She describes the impact Blockchain has on the future of transactions and why it will eventually become a standard in the industry.     “A platform approach means there is a single source of data and a single source of truth.”– Emma Weston     This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:    How Blockchain helped solve problems for their company. How does Blockchain solve the payment security problem? What's the difference between Blockchain transactions and today's internet transactions? How their company utilizes Blockchain tech when it comes to finance. Incentivizing the buyer to pay earlier than they should. How can Blockchain provide transparency without exposing sensitive information?   Connect with Emma Weston:   AgriDigital Email: emma.weston@agridigital.io Win a free book on Blockchain!   Want to know more about Blockchain? We are giving one lucky listener a copy of the book Blockchain: The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Technology Behind Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency. Learn the basics of Blockchain, Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies and how they work.   To enter for your chance to win, click this link and follow the instructions. The lucky winner will be randomly selected on February 15 2018, so don’t miss out!   We Are a Part of a Bigger Family!  The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on iTunes or on the Farm and Rural Ag Network Website today.      Share the Ag-Love!  Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on iTunes and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots!    Learn more about AgGrad by visiting:  Future of Agriculture Website AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter  AgGrad on Facebook  AgGrad on LinkedIn  AgGrad on Instagram   

Build it, use it, profit. The catch cry from AgTech17 (https://chdc.com.au/agtech17/)- a forum showcasing the innovation at the intersection of agriculture, machinery and technology.This podcast showcases a number of developers, industry leaders and farmers- who not only use the technology in the field, but are instrumental in its development. And explore the question of what a typical farm might look like in five years… with so many advances made in technology and approaches to farming.One of the buzz words of the AgTech conference was block chain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlockchainAnthony Dunne is a beef producer from Roma and has been using it for some time… he’s teamed up with an ex banker and they’ve created Beef Ledger… http://beefledger.io/Bridie Ohlsson is the external relations manager for AgriDigital http://www.agridigital.io/ an agtech startup based out of Sydney. They create software solutions, supply chain finance, and traceability for your agribusiness.And with all this technology- plus  a lot more- floating around- what will a farm look like in five years?Fleur spoke to producers and agronomists including Andrew Greste, Neek Morawitz and Joe Houlahan and Stephen Hegarty from Vanderfield.. http://vnet.net.au/index.php/vnet-rtk-gps-signal-network/14-sample-data-articles/132-meet-our-team

In this week’s Success Story with Catherine Robson, Emma Weston, co-founder and CEO of AgriDigital chats about the experience of building and selling a successful business and then returning to market with a new startup. She shares her best productivity hacks and explains why the technology her company is developing could revolutionise the biggest industry on earth.

Regular markets analyst Elaine Kub stepped up to Delaney's microphone today and she and Mike discuss the news of the day, as well as have a conversation with Emma Weston, co-founder of AgriDigital; a company that aims to bring the buying and selling of agricultural commodities out of the pen, pad, and Excel era. The conversation has a heavy focus today on the rapid run up in Minneapolis Wheat futures, the drought in the Dakotas, and blockchain; the technology that AgriDigital is using to modernize, and secure, commodity sales.

Imagine if, in 1996, you knew that the internet was going to be the next big thing. In hindsight, it seems obvious, but it wasn't at the time. Now we are on the brink of a new technology that can be as monumental to the world as the internet: the blockchain. Food and Ag is just one of many industries that will evolve with the technology. Emma Weston of AgriDigital is applying blockchain technology to transform global agricultural supply chain. She breaks down the blockchain and how it will change food forever: What is the blockchain? Current state of international food trading Tokenizing physical assets Smart contracts Making trust a commodity Why did Emma's pitch win? The three main problems the blockchain can solve in agricultural trading Traceability, the blockchain, and IoT Additional uses of the blockchain in food Why CPG brands should learn about the blockchain Food marketing potential of the blockchain

In Brief: Tokenizing fiat currency in a way that is compatible with our existing financial infrastructure and legislation is no easy feat. The consequences however reach across the entirety of industry, the economy, and society.  Nick Addison is the CTO of AgriDigital, an agricultural finance company first covered in episode 45 of TER. As part of his work at AgriDigital, Nick is researching ways to port the existing financial infrastructure into the blockchain age. It’s not easy, but as the inventory of tools grows, so do the number of possible solutions to the problems Nick has uncovered.  In this episode we look at a prospective architecture for a Digital Australian Dollar (DAD), the problems with implementing that architecture and the consequences of making such a transition. It’s a great tour through the solution space of today. https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-ether-review/id899090462?mt=2