Podcast appearances and mentions of catherine robson

In this episode, Abby interviews Catherine Robson, professor at NYU and author of "Heart Beats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem." Together, they present the poem "Casabianca" by Elizabeth Bishop. Recitation begins at 36:10. CasabiancaElizabeth BishopLove's the boy stood on the burning decktrying to recite "The boy stood onthe burning deck." Love's the son stood stammering elocution while the poor ship in flames went down.Love's the obstinate boy, the ship,even the swimming sailors, whowould like a schoolroom platform, too, or an excuse to stay on deck. And love's the burning boy.

It's a shocking statistic: just 3% of venture capital funding is going to startups run by female founders.Catherine Robson is the Chair of Scale Investors, an angel syndicate investing in Australian start-ups that are led by women. Catherine talks to Adam Lang about the gender bias in the VC space, and what needs to change.Support the show: https://fearandgreed.com.au/all-episodesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear Catherine Robson, Founder of Affinity Private Advisors, discuss why recognising your leadership style, building relationships with staff and harnessing technology is crucial to scaling a business. Catherine reveals the joys and responsibilities of her current roles as non-executive director of Equity Trustees, Greater Bank, and Lumos, as well as the chair of Scale Investors. Reflecting on her path to becoming a non-executive director, Catherine shares her insights as to why not being a subject matter expert can be beneficial and provides advice for those thinking about being a director. Catherine explains the concept of an investment club, her podcast that focuses solely on women raising capital, and what's most important to her when choosing an early-stage investment.  

This week, Catherine Robson speaks with Michael Batko and the word she would use to describe him is prolific. Not only is Michael the CEO of Startmate, the accelerator whose aim is to be the epicentre of startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand, he speaks multiple languages, creates incredible weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual content, and is so captivated by the energy of startups that rather than confine himself to working with just one, he wants to cultivate as many as he can. Michael has Polish heritage but grew up in Austria and calls Australia home. He had the chance to follow the traditional path into consulting and corporate life with jobs at Amex, PwC, and KPMG but he fell in love with the startup world. He more than doubling the team at Madpaws and was then part of the five-fold increase at expert360.com, including the $13M Series B capital raise. In this episode Michael's advice for founders who are thinking about raising capital might just be the best I have ever heard and his enthusiasm about building a city dedicated to startups is infectious. There is no doubt he loves what he does and is always happy to help! Links and resources Everything you could want from the world of Michael Batko including his thoughts from Twitter, his newsletter on substack, resources, book and podcast summaries. The Australian 100 Innovators 2021 The Courage to be Disliked: The Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga Follow Michael on Medium - the list of books he has reviewed is incredible. The Ride of a Lifetime — Bob Iger's story of becoming Disney's CEO Let my people go surfing — all things Patagonia an environmental driven company Power of Moments — powerful moments in life Grit — power of passion & perseverance Leaders Eat Last — leadership qualities 15 Commitments for Conscious Leadership — leadership is binary Pre-suasion — behavioural psychology principles The Power of Habit — all things about habits For more information about Scale: Scale Investors - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/ Scale Educated - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/scale-educated

This week, Catherine Robson speaks with to Federica Nicolao. Known to just about everyone as Fed, she is a partner at The Foundry, a team of health and wellness brand experts who partner with motivated founders to accelerate the creation of enduring global brands. As a female leader, Fed is passionate about empowering women entrepreneurs. Having faced numerous roadblocks in her own career, Fed has developed successful strategies to transform hurdles into opportunities for career advancement and business success. Fed describes herself as a creative thinker, whose weakness is that she just can't say no. Links and resources Fed and the Foundry Books Fed recommends: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle Podcasts Fed recommends: Unfuck your brain by Kara Lowentheil For more information about Scale: Scale Investors - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/ Scale Educated - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/scale-educated

This week, Catherine Robson speaks with Alister Coleman, the founder and Managing Partner of Folklore Ventures. Folklore is an Australian venture capital firm which invests over the full start up journey, right from the first cheque to later stage growth funding. A trajectory he knows well, he is a co-founder of ShippingEasy (acquired by Stamps.com). The first time Catherine met Alister, she was so impressed by the clarity and effectiveness of his mental frameworks. He seems to have a way of cutting through complexity by being able to structure information in a way that allows new connections to be made and insights to be gained. It was no surprise when Alister confirmed that he spends quite a lot of time thinking about how to think about things. Links and resources Alister at Folklore VC Books Alister recommends: Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger (Author), Bill Gates (Foreword), Warren Buffett (Introduction) Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High Podcasts Alister recommends: Capital Allocators with Ted Seides The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish For more information about Scale: Scale Investors - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/ Scale Educated - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/scale-educated

This week, Catherine Robson talks with Paul Naphtali who is the cofounder of Rampersand VC, the early stage Australian technology fund established in 2013 to help close the funding gap for Australian and NZ startup founders. Paul returned to Australia after working in Silicon Valley and the UK to sprinkle some of the magic he learned as a marketing and strategic communications guru for a number of highly successful venture-backed tech companies. Paul has had some fantastic investment wins, but is always looking for ways to make himself a better investor and the Australian ecosystem stronger. Links and resources Paul and Rampersand VC Books Paul recommends: The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis which explores the close partnership of Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky Masters of Scale podcast with Reid Hoffman For more information about Scale: Scale Investors - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/ Scale Educated - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/scale-educated

This week, Catherine Robson talks with the amazing Rachel Yang. Rachel is a partner at Giant Leap, Australia's first 100% impact venture capital fund backing founders who are using business as a force for good. Rachel escaped the clutches of a traditional corporate path in management consulting and corporate finance, since then, her career in venture has flourished. She's admired across the startup sector for her integrity, intelligence and capacity to create value through collaboration, always ready to invest in making the ecosystem stronger. Rachel is the co-chair of Startup Victoria a nonprofit grassroots organization, which supports startup founders to thrive. And she's also a member of the Victorian State Governments innovation Task Force. Rachel is a fabulous person to spend some time with. Links and resources Scale Investors - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/ Scale Educated - https://scaleinvestors.com.au/scale-educated Giant Leap - https://www.giantleapfund.vc/ Start Up Victoria - https://startupvictoria.com.au/

Is the secret to raising capital really all about who you know? At Scale Investors, Australia's leading gender diverse investment network, we believe that access to investors, advice and education is the crucial missing piece of the capital-raising puzzle. For too long it's been limited to an exclusive club. We believe it's time to open access. It's time to Connect to Capital. Hosted by Catherine Robson, chair of the Scale Investors, this podcast provides open access to an impressive network of Australia's most successful and thoughtful venture investors. Connect with their stories of success, learn from their mistakes and collect pearls of wisdom as these accomplished industry leaders share their experience and disclose priceless advice. At Scale Investors we believe that knowledge is power and education is a key driver in removing the investment gender gap. We are thrilled to grant access to these pivotal conversations and play our part in providing entrepreneurs the opportunity to create a better future. Together, let's empower investment.

In this honest and insightful conversation, host Douglas Isles interviews Catherine Robson, Chair @ Scale Investors. Catherine worked as a financial adviser for over 20 years and has won numerous awards including Money Management Adviser of the Year, AFA Female Excellence in Advice and FPA Victorian CFP of the Year. Following the successful trade sale of the financial services business she founded, as Chair of Scale Investors, Catherine is now an active early-stage investor and passionate supporter of female founders.Listen to this conversation to:- Hear Catherine reflect on how her childhood experiences with money served as both a tension and a driver for her in developing a strong entrepreneurial spirit from a young age;- Explore the temporary setbacks that ultimately led to her future successes; - Delve into the catalyst for Catherine’s pivot point in her career – the moment that shaped a new path towards greater financial and career independence and satisfaction. Catherine’s Investing for Life story is an inspiring one, where continuous learning through the first half of her career has helped her to make smart decisions in the longer term. In this way, she has not only found new purpose and clarity, but also empowered those around her as a result. Follow Catherine at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-robson-200a342a/ Learn more about Scale Investors here: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/Investing for Life is hosted by Douglas Isles, Platinum Asset Management.Disclaimer: Issued by Platinum Investment Management Limited ABN 25 063 565 006, AFSL 221935. This information is general in nature and does not take into account your specific needs or circumstances. You should consider your own financial position, objectives and requirements and seek professional financial advice before making any financial decisions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Uber's story is a cautionary tale in what NOT to do when creating corporate culture in a startup, according Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. It's the book Lisa's fellow work book nerd Catherine Robson chose as best bedtime page turner. Written by award-winning New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac, the book chronicles the rise and the catastrophic fall of the corporate giant based on hundreds of interviews with current and former Uber employees. Producer Maria Tickle

Uber's story is a cautionary tale in what NOT to do when creating corporate culture in a startup, according Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. It's the book Lisa's fellow work book nerd Catherine Robson chose as best bedtime page turner. Written by award-winning New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac, the book chronicles the rise and the catastrophic fall of the corporate giant based on hundreds of interviews with current and former Uber employees. Producer Maria Tickle

Japanese philosopher holds the keys to a happy work life. Or does he? In the inaugural This Working Life Book Club we dissect a book that's a blockbusting best-seller in Asia, The Courage To Be Disliked by Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishimi and writer Fumitake Koga. Billed as a self-help book, it is a Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a lost, rather angry young man. In it they explore the ideas of the 19th and 20th century Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in attempt to help the young man find direction in life. Philosopher Patrick Stokes and entrepreneur Catherine Robson help Lisa Leong sort the guff from the gems and hear how Adler's principles can help us perform better at work.

Japanese philosopher holds the keys to a happy work life. Or does he? In the inaugural This Working Life Book Club we dissect a book that's a blockbusting best-seller in Asia, The Courage To Be Disliked by Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishimi and writer Fumitake Koga. Billed as a self-help book, it is a Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a lost, rather angry young man. In it they explore the ideas of the 19th and 20th century Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in attempt to help the young man find direction in life. Philosopher Patrick Stokes and entrepreneur Catherine Robson help Lisa Leong sort the guff from the gems and hear how Adler's principles can help us perform better at work.

Pascale Helyar-Moray is the CEO of Super Rewards, a start up company that partners with Australia retailers to top up your super when you shop online.In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Catherine Robson speaks with Pascale about the October launch of Super Rewards. Pascale's business aims to address the gender imbalance of Australia's superannuation funds. Women retire with 42% less super than men and only enough for six years of retirement. Pascale tells Catherine where this idea started, how scalable she thinks it is and why Barbie might be the key to switching off.Curious about Pascale or Super Rewards: https://super-rewards.com/Interested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/

In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Samar McHeileh speaks with Angel Investor and Scale board member, Catherine Robson.Catherine says her superpower is founder empathy. She successfully grew and exited her financial services business. Catherine goes deep and shares her amazing story and provides great insight to those wanting to join this lucrative asset class of Angel Investing. Curious about Catherine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-robson-200a342a/Interested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/Books Catherine mentioned during the interview:Hard Things About Hard Things Ben HorowitzWhat you do is who you are – how to create your business culture Ben HorowitzZero to One Peter ThielThe Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage Ryan HolidayVenture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist Brad FeldStartup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors Brad FeldAnd my book of the year for 2019 is:Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense Rory Sutherland

Pascale Helyar-Moray is the CEO of Super Rewards, a start up company that partners with Australia retailers to top up your super when you shop online.In this episode of Success Stories, Catherine Robson speaks with Pascale after the October launch of Super Rewards. Pascale's business aims to address the gender imbalance of Australia's superannuation funds. Women retire with 42% less super than men and only enough for six years of retirement. Pascale tells Catherine where this idea started, how scalable she thinks it is and why Barbie might be the key to switching off.Catherine and Success Stories are taking a break. If you want to hear more interviews with inspiring women, Catherine is involved in a new podcast from Scale Investors. You can find it here: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/podcasts

According to her LinkedIn profile, Gwen Sandberg is Business Development Director, Tink AB, Fintech Ladies Ambassador, Pre-school President and Supermom! In this episode of Success Stories, Catherine Robson speaks with Sweden-based Gwen during Melbourne's intersekt Festival. Gwen has experience with Google, Web MD and now Tink. Gwen leads the sales team for Tink's API-developer platform. Gwen and Catherine chat about her move from Texas to Sweden, how she empowers her sales team and why Sweden, as a country, is a successful start-up incubator.

Simone Joyce is the managing director of Paypa Plane which she founded in January 2018.In this episode of Success Stories, Catherine Robson chats with Lauren during Melbourne's intersekt Festival. Sometimes jokingly referred to as Brisvagas, Australia’s third largest city does not have reputation as hot bed of tech innovation. However fintech success story Paypa Plane founder and Fintech Australia board member Simone Joyce suggests that growing a start up a bit off the beaten track can have real advantages.

Lauren Capelin, Head of Venture Community at Reinventure and board member of fintech Australia.In this episode of Success Stories, Catherine Robson chats with Lauren during Melbourne's intersekt Festival. Their discussion touches upon Lauren's passions: specialist corporate social innovation and fostering entrepreneurial capacity, particularly in women. Lauren shares her thoughts on how businesses can foster community and why it's important to think of community as more than just active on social media.

Nilixa Devlukia is an Open Banking and Regulatory Payments Expert and an international Speaker. In this episode of Success Stories, Catherine Robson chats with Nilixa during Melbourne's intersekt Festival. As a foremost expert on open banking, Nilixa shares what its introduction means for Australia and why having deep expertise in a specific field can make you more likely to be in the right place at the right time in your career.

Rebecca Schot-Guppy is the General Manager at FinTech Australia. FinTech Australia represents over 300 companies in Australia on key policy issues and supports the local fintech ecosystem with events and partnerships - like Melbourne's intersekt Festival. In this episode of Success Stories, Catherine Robson chats with Rebecca during Melbourne's intersekt Festival. Rebecca tells Catherine about her path from corporate lawyer to representative of this growing financial sector. Rebecca is putting her leadership skills to use in her role managing a remote team. At the moment, she's pursuing an MBA at Melbourne Business School. Rebecca has advice for young professionals and has he sights set on an even bigger goal.

In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Vicky Papachristos sits down with Catherine Robson to discuss her credentialed background and how she made a start as an angel investor.Vicky tells Catherine her role on the investment team and the steps she takes before making an investment. Vicky says one her talents is her analytical mind, but even she is not immune to making some investment mistakes, but the key is to take the lesson into the next deal and try not to repeat it. A good life lesson for us all.Curious about Vicky Papachristos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicky-papachristos-4753585/Interested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/

Cryotherapy, sleep apps and binaural beats, are just some or the more than 20 hacks Lisa Leong uses to perform her best at work. Are they useful or a complete waste of time and or money? We recruited three scientists to run the research filter over these hacks. DR SHONA HALSON is a leading exercise recovery scientist who has been part of three Olympic campaigns, she sorts the fact from fiction when it comes to cryotherapy. DR SIOBHAN BANKS, neuroscientist and sleep researcher from the University of South Australia, reviews wearable sleep apps and developmental neuroscientist from Monash University DR HANNAH KIRK debunks binaural beats for increasing focus. Lisa's fellow biohackers for high performance at work include DIANNE MCGRATH (Mars One astronaut candidate) and entrepreneur and non-executive director CATHERINE ROBSON.

In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Neelesh Mehta chats with Catherine Robson about his journey to become an angel investor.When not investing in female-led start ups, Neelesh is co-founder and managing director of Jaipur Asset Management.Neelesh tells Catherine about wading into the world of start-up investments and why he believes in investing in women entrepreneurs. They discuss some of mistakes he has made and how much you should trust your gut when you first meet someone with a 'brilliant' idea.Curious about Neelesh Mehta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeleshmehta/ or http://jaipurfunds.com.au/theboardInterested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/

In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Bill Bates joins Catherine Robson to discuss his journey to becoming an angel investor.With one of the most creative LinkedIn profiles out there, Bill Bates has segued from big corporate to running his own company. This 'free time' allows him time to work with Scale Investors and serve as a mentor to entrepreneurs who may need his help even if it means having difficult conversations.Bill details what he looks for in a company and a lot has to do with follow through. Plus, why you should just get out there and give early stage investing a try.Curious about Bill Bates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-bates-899291/Interested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/

In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Phillip Dolan joins Catherine Robson to discuss his path to becoming an angel investor. Phillip has a background in finance and is one of a hand full of Australians to hold a PhD from Stanford University. Armed with the PhD, Phillip spent a number of years at Macquarie Bank before moving into the world of academia, but he has always had an interest in investing and lending his expertise to new companies. It's this combination that has made him an excellent fit for Scale. Phillip has invested in Cynch (you can hear CEO Susie Jones' interview from last week), Galileo Platforms and Livac - just to name a few. Phillip knows what he looks for in a company and he's sharing it here.Next week you will hear from Handii, one of the companies Phillip references in this interview. Curious about Phillip Dolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-dolan-9a4a2b13/Interested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/

In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Cynch founder, Susie Jones, fresh from an entrepreneurial success, sits down with Catherine Robson to discuss the importance of cyber security. Susie was shortlisted in the NYC Cybersecutiry Moonshot Challenge.Susie approached being a startup founder with caution, maintaining her 'day job' while getting Cynch off the ground. She explains what pushed her to make the final leap, how she approaches running a company and why cyber security will only become more important for businesses as well as individuals.Curious about Cynch: https://cynch.com.auNYC Cybersecutiry Moonshot Challenge: https://tech.cityofnewyork.us/projects/nycx-cybersecurity-moonshot-challenge/Interested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/

Hannah Spilva is the co-founder and CEO of LVLY, Australia's most loved and most disruptive flower gifting company.In this episode of Pitch to Scale, Hannah sits down with Catherine Robson to chat about LVLY's origin story and what the company is doing to cut through the 'red rose and teddy bear' cliches of the online gifting world. Plus, Hannah plans to continue to expand LVLY's business - the need-it-now for the millennial generation who have found LVLY exactly to their liking - so get ready because a same day LVLY delivery could be arriving on your doorstep soon.Curious about LVLY: https://www.lvly.com.au/Interested in learning more about Scale: https://scaleinvestors.com.au/

Jodie Hampshire is Managing Director for Australia at Russell Investments. She has the responsibility for Russell Investment’s Australian business across Institutional and Advisor and Intermediaries Solutions.In this episode of Success Stories, Jodie Hampshire chats with Catherine Robson about her international experience. Jodie helps make sense of the importance of the role of a financial advisor through The Value of an Adviser formula. Jodie survived breast cancer, has adopted three of her children from Sierra Leone and volunteers in her free time. She's well-practiced in choosing her priorities and have found intuitive parenting to be very helpful.Jodie mentioned this site as a resource in her interview: https://www.brainpickings.org/

Nicole Mardell is Senior Global Equities Analyst at Bell Asset Management in Melbourne, Australia.In this episode of Success Stories, Nicole Mardell chats with Catherine Robson about how her love of maths set up her trajectory into finance. Nicole took a risk and moved to London where she spent 10 years before moving back to Australia. She works for Bell Asset Management where she researches eligible stocks across the cap spectrum. When she's not at work she's a mum to three young children and would love to carve out some time to read more books.

Anna Leibel is Chief Delivery and Information Officer with accountability for member administration, IT, project delivery and the Digital Delivery Centre for Uni Super's $82+ billion fund.In this episode of Success Stories, Anna Leibel joins Catherine Robson for an in-depth discussion. Picture a 21 year old with enough savings to build a house. Now that same women is looking after 400,000 members of Uni Super. Plus, she's a qualified yoga instructor who claims that may have been the most physically challenging thing she's done. Anna is balancing people and technology and explains how she thinks everyone can get along in the future.

Cyan Ta'eed is the Founder at Milkshake.app, Hey Tiger and Envato.In this episode of Success Stories, Cyan Ta'eed joins Catherine Robson for an in-depth discussion about the origin story of Envato, one of Australia's most successful technology companies. Now with Envato's success more than assured, Cyan has branched out into a social enterprise focused on chocolate and even the app space. She tells Catherine about how she's learning to say no, the importance of surrounding yourself with good people and why the company never said yes to external funding.

Annette King is co-founder of Galileo Platforms, the blockchain enable technology company, revolutionising back office administration for the insurance sector across theAsia Pacific region.In this episode of Success Stories, Annette and Scale angel investors Pen Lewin and Vicky Papachristos talk with Catherine Robson. Annette tells Catherine why the insurance industry is ready for disruption. Pen and Vicky outline what they look for in companies and what is appealing about founder-led businesses. and the three of them, share learnings from the journey to date and the exciting future ahead, and for full disclosure Catherine is also a very enthusiastic investor in Galileo Platforms.

Sarah Last is the CEO and co-founder of Mimictec which has developed the ingenious PeckTec system for use in commercial poultry shed.In this episode of Success Stories, founder Sarah Last, and investors Lisa Galbraith and Maryjane Crabtree give Catherine Robson a behind the scenes look at the collaboration between entrepreneurs and investors in early stage technology companies. Sarah, Lisa and Maryjane share their individual learnings from the journey to date and the exciting future ahead. And Sarah explains why a couple of weeks with baby chooks is so relaxing.

Kate Weidenhofer is Head of Australia at Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network connecting the world’s leading asset managers to one of the largest pools of liquidity.In this episode of Success Stories, Kate Weidenhofer chats with Catherine Robson about her unconventional path to success - saying no thank you to higher education, and choosing to learn by doing. Kate has been in her role for just over a year and is finding the confidence to say - "I deserve this". Plus, how she unwinds with Real Housewives and Oprah and how a Liquidnet-sponsored service trip to Rwanda changed her perspective.

Natasha Shamis is the Global Head of Product or Chief Product Officer at Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network connecting the world’s leading asset managers to one of the largest pools of liquidity, and is based in the United States.In this episode of Success Stories, Natasha Shamis speaks with Catherine Robson about her experiences studying computer science and making her way in a male-dominated field. She details her role at Liquidnet and what the company does. Plus, the importance of mentoring for talent retention and what her parents really think of her career path.

Natalie Feehan is the Executive GM, Marketing & Direct Sales at MYOB in Melbourne, Australia.In this episode of Success Stories, Natalie Feehan chats with Catherine Robson about her passion for the fast-paced world of tech businesses. The exciting project MYOB is undertaking to invest in female entrepreneurs. Plus, Natalie is a fan of saying yes to help and what about the future has her excited.

Japanese philosopher holds the keys to a happy work life. Or does he? In the inaugural This Working Life Book Club we dissect a book that's a blockbusting best-seller in Asia, The Courage To Be Disliked by Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishimi and writer Fumitake Koga. Billed as a self-help book, it is a Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a lost, rather angry young man. In it they explore the ideas of the 19th and 20th century Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in attempt to help the young man find direction in life. Philosopher Patrick Stokes and entrepreneur Catherine Robson help Lisa Leong sort the guff from the gems and hear how Adler's principles can help us perform better at work.

Viki Forrest is CEO of ANZA Technology Network, a business accelerator that works with entrepreneurs from small markets to commercialize and is based in San Francisco. In this episode of Success Stories, Viki Forrest chats with Catherine Robson during a visit to Melbourne. Viki, originally from Sydney, has helped Australian and New Zealand companies raise over $43 million dollars in seed and round-A funding. Viki tells Catherine about her non-linear trajectory, the differences in operating in a large market versus a smaller one and the innovations coming out of Australia that have her excited.

Nisha Dua is Partner, BBG Ventures and the founder of #BUILTBYGIRLS, an initiative, which aims to inspire and support women and girls to claim their place in the tech-enabled economy.In this episode of Success Stories, Nisha Dua chats with Catherine Robson during a visit to Melbourne. Nisha is living her dream - she's based in New York. This was a goal of hers after she first visited the city. Nisha is a trained lawyer but moved into investments and hasn't looked back. She tells Catherine about her varied interests - karate and theatre, plus an investment that has her excited. And it could be WING-ing her way to Australia in the future.

Jules is an investor, 3-time entrepreneur and ‘intrapreneur.’ She helped to create the new IBM Blockchain Ventures group, runs the IBM Blockchain Accelerator. She is also co-founder and managing partner of Prose Ventures, the first independent VC fund investing legal and compliance technologies.In this episode of Success Stories, Jules Miller, a self-confessed workaholic, catches up with Catherine Robson during a visit to Melbourne. Jules unpacks her career trajectory and offers advice to women about the reasons they should think about broadening their networks. She shares her well-honed pitching technique - channel Jay-z - it may just work for you as well.

Liz Dawes is the fearless founder and CEO of the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation, an organisation she started to honour her son Connor who lost his battle with brain cancer in 2013.In this episode of Success Stories, Liz Dawes opens up to Catherine Robson about how she turned her loss into her greatest mission. Liz has well-practiced thoughts about keeping a positive attitude even when it seems impossible. She has learned the ins and outs of setting up a charity organisation, from the colour scheme to the logo which has a special meaning to Connor and the Dawes family.

Maureen Turner is the CEO of BioGrid Australia. BioGrid provides an online data sharing platform for medical researchers to access and share de-identified genetic and clinical data.In this episode of Success Stories, Maureen chats Catherine Robson about her varied career path and how being a classically trained musician prepared her for her corporate career. She has a philosophy on being on time, the importance of keeping her people happy, the benefits of an open door policy and her excitement for young people to take the world forward.

Ariane Barker is CEO of Scale Investors, a Melbourne-based angel investing company which focuses on female entrepreneurs.In this special episode of Success Stories recorded on International Women's Day, Ariane and Catherine Robson go behind the investment jargon with a sweeping discussion about the challenges female entrepreneurs face when it comes to securing capital.They try to answer the question: why when women have a proven track record of entrepreneurial success do they encounter so many roadblocks to access to funding. Plus, they dive into some advice for investors and start-ups a like.

In this episode I speak with award winning financial advisor Catherine Robson co-founder of Affinity Private Wealth. We discuss financial advice for people in their 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's. Catherine discusses the mistakes people often make, and provides some tips for listeners to avoid these mistakes. Catherine is the co-founder of Affinity Private Wealth and also has her own podcast success stories. She sits on the board of Scale Investors and writes a weekly column for Fairfax Newspapers. This episode is bought to you by Six Park. www.sixpark.com.au

Day 2 of the live event coverage of the VeraSage Symposium. Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginalize their professions, undermine their purposes, and fail their clients.

Day 2 of the live event coverage of the VeraSage Symposium. Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginalize their professions, undermine their purposes, and fail their clients.

Day 2 of the live event coverage of the VeraSage Symposium. Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of mind-blowing sessions. VeraSage Institute is the revolutionary think tank for professional knowledge firms. We challenge people to break free of practice methods that marginalize their professions, undermine their purposes, and fail their clients.