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Hello and welcome to Episode 211 of the People Powered Business Podcast! In today's episode I am joined by Mel Rosenthal, professional coach for founders, leaders and teams.Mel is a Professional Certified Coach, accredited by the International Coaching Federation and an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate (GAICD). She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mel works with Founders and Leaders to drive growth for companies and the people in them. She has been trusted by the leadership of companies including Who Gives A Crap, Minor Figures, Keep Cup, StartUp Victoria, QBE, Tyro, Champion Life, Thoughtworks, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, Inventium, Advisian, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Swinburne University, Alinta Energy, ME Bank, Visy and Medtronic.Mel is also the creator of 52 Conversations – a card game to create conversations that matter – and that's what our conversation focused on today. Mel shares some stunning statistics that reflect the real costs and risks of not having important conversations with our teams, and shares her insights into how leaders can have more effective and impactful conversations.To leave more about the 52 Conversations Card Game, simply head to this site:https://www.52conversations.com/To learn more about Mel, the work she does and how you can connect with her, head to this website:https://melissajrosenthal.com/Or you can connect on LinkedIn here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosenthalmelissa/An InvitationWould you like to connect with other like-minded business owners, leaders and managers experiencing similar situations with their team? Join the discussion inside our free Facebook Group – HR Support for Australian -Businesses. https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsupportaustralia

Judy is the Group CEO of Euphemia, the family office for Australian entrepreneur and technologist, Dom Pym. Together they manage ~$65m in investments globally, focussing on Fintech, ClimateTech, women-led startups and startup infrastructure. Prior to teaming up with Dom, Judy was the CEO of Startup Victoria, Australia's largest network for entrepreneurs with over 60,000 people in the community. She is also Chair of the advisory board at LUNA and is a board observer at Birchal on behalf of Euphemia.Judy was born in Penrith, in NSW, a bit outside Sydney and now lives in Melbourne, Australia.*(This episode is brought to you in partnership with the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship. Find out more about their renowned VC catalyst program). Reach out to Vidit if you're curious to learn more or want an intro to Midsy at Wade. If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us, email us at vidit@thehighflyerspodcast.com today! ***CLICK HERE to read show notes from this conversation between our host, Vidit Agarwal and this weeks guest, Judy Anderson-Firth. It's now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! ***The High Flyers Podcast re-imagines the traditional notion of a "high flyer" and is a premier product of the Curiosity Center. The podcast showcases the journeys of relatable role models from their sunrise (childhood) to today. Listeners love the unique and direct inside access to these relatable role models, companies and industries in every walk of life to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.150+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from around the world including Heads of state, Olympians, Business and cultural leaders, Social Advocates, Investors, Entrepreneurs and more. The Curiosity Center is widely recognised as a leading on-demand intelligence network for founders, investors, executives and students with an audience of over 200,000 across this podcast + Association Series Newsletter and 7-Star Events. Find out more at www.curiositycenter.xyz***

SummaryJudy Anderson-Firth, the Group CEO of Euphemia, shares insights into their investment strategy, including their focus on supporting diverse founders and making a positive impact on the Australian startup ecosystem. She emphasizes the importance of transparency and accessibility in the family office world and discusses the value of building a strong network and connecting founders within their portfolio. Judy also explores the concept of gracefully exiting failed startups and the potential for an "anti-accelerator" that rewards founders for pivoting and trying new ideas. She concludes by introducing the Euphemia Syndicate, a platform that provides access to unique deal flow and lowers the minimum check size for angel investors.About The Guest(s)Judy Anderson-Firth is the Group CEO of Euphemia, a family office that invests in fintech, climate tech, and women-led startups. She has extensive experience in the startup ecosystem, having previously served as the CEO of Startup Victoria, Australia's largest startup community for entrepreneurs.Key TakeawaysEuphemia invests in fintech, climate tech, and women-led startups, prioritizing founders from disadvantaged backgrounds.Transparency and accessibility are crucial in the family office world.Building a strong network and connecting founders within their portfolio is highly valuable.Celebrating and facilitating the graceful exit of failed startups can accelerate the growth of the ecosystem.The Euphemia Syndicate offers access to unique deal flow and lowers the minimum check size for angel investors.Quotes"A failed founder is an experienced founder." - Judy Anderson-Firth"Australia is not doing a good job at the moment of celebrating and facilitating founders to gracefully exit." - Maxine Minter"If we make failing easier, more respectful, and celebrate the benefits, we'll move much faster as an ecosystem." - Maxine Minter"We've now built the Euphemia Syndicate... to share some of those deals and lower the minimum check size and share the love." - Judy Anderson-Firth"Cheryl, you're building an incredible platform, a piece of financial infrastructure for the startup ecosystem to unlock capital." - Judy Anderson-FirthFirst Cheque is part of Day One, the podcast network dedicated to founders, operators & investors.Learn more by joining Day One's newsletter. We create content to help founders. https://dayone.fmLearn about upcoming guests and new First Cheque episodes are available, join the First Cheque newsletter https://dayone.fm/podcast-network/first-cheque/newsletterThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Just start. Take the leap and fail fast. Make sure you are trying. From my personal experience, what I have always tried to do is at least give it a go. Don't just die wondering…Georgie and Pam were excited to sit down this week with Vicki Stirling, the CEO of Start-Up Victoria.

INvested Series: Rachel is a Partner at Giant Leap, Australia's first 100% impact venture capital fund backing mission-driven founders solving the world's most pressing problems across three themes: health and wellbeing, sustainable living and empowering people. Rachel is also the Chair of Startup Victoria, one of Australia's largest independent startup communities.TOPICS DISCUSSEDCutting through the noise and mental chatterFocusing on the long-gameIdentifying your non-negotiable health practicesBeing patient and kind to yourself during high-pressure timesCommunication strategies for a resilient teamVisit https://www.highgrowthventures.com.au/invested to download the white paper and for more insights and resources designed specifically for startups and scale-ups. ……Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | TwitterDrop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! Show Credits 

Rohit Bhargava runs the podcast The Startup Playbook Podcast, where each week he interviews successful entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts. Rohit first entered the startup ecosystem in 2013 when he founded StageLabel, a crowdfunding platform for the fashion industry. Since then he has also had the roles of Community and Events Manager at Startup Victoria, and Startup Business Development Manager at Amazon Web Services Australia & New Zealand. In his conversation with guest host Will Tjo, Rohit discusses how entering the Sydney Startup Weekend competition led to him founding his first company, as well as his belief that reshaping the wholesale investor requirements and tests in Australia would be beneficial to the startup ecosystem. See full show notes: https://w2d1.com/rohit-bhargava

With a background in management consulting and corporate finance, Rachel Yang is a partner at Giant Leap, Australia's first venture capital fund which exclusively backs founders using business as a force for good in the areas of health and wellbeing, sustainable living and empowering people. Rachel is also the Co-Chair of Startup Victoria, a non-profit, grassroots organisation supporting startup founders. In her conversation with Adam, Rachel discusses how startup businesses don't have to sacrifice growth to make a positive impact in the world, the importance of diversity within the startup ecosystem and potential strategies to encourage further diversity. See full show notes: https://w2d1.com/rachel-yang

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/

Frankie LaytonFrankie is the Founder of The Dirt Company. I'm a big fan of Frankie from way back when she and Dirt were featured in Startup Victoria's Duct Tape magazine. Basically, Frankie at the team at Dirt make laundry products that are stylish, make your clothes smell and look great and leave you feeling far better about the impact you've had on the planet.Neon TreehouseI'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse. Neon Treehouse are a bold and creative team, delivering bright and imaginative solutions in the digital space. They are the digital agency I would send any of my trusted friends or colleagues to.Your SupportHumans of Purpose is independent, primarily self-funded and locally produced. A big thankyou goes out to our amazing Patreon supporters who help us run the show:Deb, Joel, Carmen, Levi, Bee, Lyndon and Joe, Misha and SabinaSupport us today for as little as the price of a single coffee per month. I'll send you an awesome exclusive Humans of Purpose tote bag (valued at $25) and you will help shape the podcast moving forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Judy AndersonJudy is the CEO of Startup Victoria. Startup Victoria is Australia's largest network for entrepreneurs, with over 60,000 people in the community. To join the community or to learn more click here.Neon TreehouseI'm really pleased to announce that Humans of Purpose has partnered with digital agency and major season sponsor, Neon Treehouse. Neon Treehouse are a bold and creative team, delivering bright and imaginative solutions in the digital space.Got Purpose?The Purpose is our periodic e-newsletter, providing you with Humans of Purpose updates and a much needed dose of inspiration and growth-oriented material. Sign up here to avoid disappointment.Community PoweredHumans of Purpose is independent and locally produced. We are funded and supported by our generous community of listeners. Welcome to Michael who joined our community this week. A big thankyou goes out to our amazing community of Patreon supporters:Pasky, Jasmine, Deb, Joel H, Clyde, Carmen, Sue, Levi, Bee, Lyndon, Joe & MichaelWithout your support we wouldn't exist. Patreon support covers the majority of my monthly costs of production and enables me to improve podcast quality and to secure top quality guests. Have you thought about supporting us? Your SupportBecome a Patreon Supporter today for as little as the price of a single coffee per month. I'll send you an awesome exclusive Humans of Purpose tote bag (valued at $25) and you will help shape the podcast moving forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I wanted to release this episode AS SOON AS IT WAS RECORDED! Today's Guest is Georgia Beattie, CEO of Bulla Park - Australia's Largest Organic Mushroom Farm & traditionally you'd say she's fairly new to Agriculture but Agriculture touches every aspect of our lives & Georgia is no stranger to Food & Drink space. At just the age of 20, Georgia Launched her first business - Lupe Wines. Inspired by the inability to get a glass of wine at a music festival- Her epiphany came a few years later, for every dollar she made she was putting a plastic cup into the world, in her own words "it was the dumbest business for someone my age, I knew better". Her resume includes CEO of Realestate.com's venture Spacely, CEO of Startup Victoria, Board member for Secondbite & Rowing Australia. She's a women of influence and boy oh boy are we lucky to have her in Agriculture! This chat is a cracker - it's a mix of life advice and a solid dose of reality. It's applicable to absolutely anyone, from talking about finding your purpose and where you want to have impact. "No one is you, and no one knows how to do something the way you do - use it!". One of my favourite parts of this chat is the reference to creating your own velocity, and using it to have a real impact with your purpose! I can't wait for you to hear this chat, The Humans of Agriculture have a voice and this one is an absolute rockstar! You can find Georgia on: Twitter (@Gbeattie), www.georgiabeattie.com or www.bullapark.com Head over to our instagram @Humansofagriculture_ or our website www.humansofagriculture.com See ya next week! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humans-of-agriculture/message

The founder journey can be a lonely one. Sometimes you wonder if it's all worth it, but it it's also full of reward, joy and a profound sense of achievement. In this episode we talk with Judy Anderson, CEO of Startup Vic. Startup Vic is a not-for-profit organisation which nurtures the community of founders in Victoria so that their struggles and joys can be normalised and shared, helping give founders the best possible chance to succeed.Judy gives as a insightful look into the life of a founder, the strengths of the startup community in Melbourne and highlights where the biggest opportunities for growth exist.This is our last episode for this season of the podcast, which has focused on digital businesses that are having an impact. Fittingly this is area that Judy sees as being the focus of the founders and startups they support in 2020.To keep up to date with what is happening with Cogent, including when new episodes of this podcast are released, you can subscribe to our blog at cogent.co/blog. Or follow us on Twitter: @cogent_co or Instagram: @cogent_co.

Startup Victoria CEO Judy Anderson is the latest guest on People Building Businesses, the podcast from YBF Ventures. Our host Jason Lim and Judy covered a lot of topics including her stint as a 7-year-old inventor, going to university to study entrepreneurship, working at Deloitte, taking over as CEO of StartupVic, the good and bad of the Victorian startup ecosystem, "hustle porn", founder burnout and more. You can listen and subscribe to People Building Businesses in all the usual places: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube.

Duct Tape This week a special episode with Judy Anderson, CEO of Startup Victoria and Jules Waters-Lynch, Lead Researcher to discuss their collaboration with Victoria University on Duct Tape. Duct Tape is an awesome online and print magazine exploring the mindset of the Victorian Founder.  Patreon Community Thanks to our awesome Patreon Supporters - Lusha, Judy, Jules, Sally, Will, Bee, Lyndon, Olivia, Jo, Bonny, Misha * 2, Macartan, Joel and Stuart- you help us continue to create great weekly podcasts. Support us today! You'll get a weekly shout-out, my eternal gratitude, many perks plus some terrific HoP swag. Not bad value for the price of one coffee per month.  Leave A Review If you are loving the podcast please head to Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen and leave us a 5-star review and comment. This helps others find out about the show! Support the show.

Growing up in the wilds of Patagonia, Gus has always resisted being tamed by the world around him. Gus Balbontin is a true driver of better questions, and holds a healthy disrespect for authority. He has honoured this mindset through landing his dream job as Executive Director and CTO of Lonely Planet. These days Gus is dedicated to giving leaders a fresh perspective on problem solving - resisting the inclination to go broad and instead defining challenges as narrowly as possible. Gus is on the board of Startup Victoria and is Director of Above All Human. He currently runs Creative Studio and Innovation agency Roshambo, is the co-founder and partner at Atessa and is the Entrepreneur in Residence and Executive Director of VU Innovations at Victoria University. In this episode of Coffee Pods, Gus shares lessons on counter-intuitive leadership, innovation driven by common sense and the importance of knowing that your own truth is incomplete. These valuable learnings can be applied to all business contexts and especially to individuals striving to keep up with the relentless pace of technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Melbourne Accelerator Program also known as MAP was launched in 2012, as the first University-aligned startup accelerator in Australia. In February 2019, in collaboration with Startup Victoria, MAP hosted an event called the Female Founder Connection, a dynamic and vibrant night of networking especially for female founders.On this show, you will hear recordings of that event featuring a wide range of speakers from the startup and investment sectors. You will also hear two interviews with the MC of the event Judy Anderson, who is also the CEO of Startup Victoria, as well as Natalie Swedosh, event attendee and founder of Strike Up a Chat. 

In this episode of the LMNpodcast, we talk to Judy Anderson who is the CEO of Startup Victoria. We cover her extensive history of being an innovator and discuss what is entrepreneurialism. Check out www.startupvictoria.com.au, their newsletter shows every startup related event in Victoria! And follow Judy on Twitter @fasttrackjudy. Enjoy!

Working with your family can be challenging, but incredibly rewarding. Afterall, who can you trust more than those people closest to you? In this podcast you'll meet two successful business operators who have taken their family businesses to the next level. Penelope Sattler is the General Manager of her family's golf course - Barnbougle Golf, which has been voted as the Best Australian Golf Resort. Penelope really likes her family and says business rewards are even sweeter when shared with them. Georgia Beattie got her start in her dad's wine making business before studying entrepreneurship and taking on the CEO role at Startup Victoria a few years ago. She's now running her own business which is bringing startup skills and mentality to big corporate players. Georgia says one of the key benefits of working with family is the transparency and trust in management. Masters Series puts industry professionals in front of a room full of startups and entrepreneurs to share their experience and secrets to success. Thank you to Jahzzar for the music. Masters Series is presented by WeTeachMe. The Masters Series podcast is produced by Written & Recorded. The views expressed by the contributors on this podcast and linked websites are not necessarily endorsed by the publisher.

My guest for Episode 8 of The Startup Playbook Hustle is Matt Jones, the Co-founder of beauty and wellness platform Honee. Matt started his career at ANZ before leaving to start his own startup. Unfortunately things didn't go to plan with this idea, but instead of heading back into the corporate space, Matt joined DeliveryHero, which at that time was at an early stage in their penetration into the Australian market, taking them to 4400 restaurants before getting poached by Groupon. He was then sent to Singapore to lead Quandoo's expansion into the APAC market, soon overtaking the major local competitors before coming back to Australia to join Zomato after the UrbanSpoon acquisition, where he scaled the business to over 100 people, 7 verticals and over $1M in revenue. Matt was then able to take all of these experiences and come full circle to launch Honee, a beauty and wellness online platform. Since launching in early 2016, Honee has signed up over 10,000 venues across Sydney and Melbourne offering more than 200,000 services. They have also recently graduated from the Startmate Accelerator program and closed a $1.8M seed round from Blackbird Ventures as well as a number of Angel Investors. In this episode we talk about: The need to fail quickly How to ask for feedback Deciding when to pivot How to train sales teams   Video recording of the Podcast (now on Youtube) PLAYBOOK MEDIA – Growth through Data-Driven Storytelling THE E-COMMERCE PLAYBOOK ACCELEPRISE AUSTRALIA STARTUP PLAYBOOK HUSTLE APPLICATION    Show notes - Delivery Hero - Quandoo - Zomato - Zomato's Urbanspoon acquisition - Deepinder Goyal - Pankaj Chaddah - Honee - Sean Qian - Collective Campus - Nick Chang - Nicole So - Startup Victoria - James Cameron - Airtree - Blackbird - Startmate - Nick Crocker - Matt Jones (email) Feedback/ connect/ say hello:  Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Rohit Bhargava (LinkedIn) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Stitcher & Soundcloud The post Hustle Ep008 – Matt Jones (Co-founder – Honee) on selling effectively appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Why are Australian startups so coy about taking on the world and becoming the biggest they can be?Success stories like Atlassian and Canva help, but most companies are thinking about their path to the ASX rather than the NASDAQ.In this episode, we talk to Startup Victoria’s Georgia Beattie and ELEVACAO’s Marisa Warren about the lack of ambition in Australia’s tech startup space, and what can be done to set their sights much, much higher.

My guest for episode 4 of The Startup Playbook Hustle is Morgan Ranieri, the Co-founder of YourGrocer. Prior to starting YourGrocer, Morgan was one of the co-founders of Thankyou - one of the best known Australian startups in the FMCG industry. Morgan used his experience at ThankYou to launch YourGrocer, an online grocery delivery platform that connects you to local independent shops in Melbourne and Sydney. Since launching in 2013, the company now has a network of 150 local businesses and has fulfilled more than 80,000 orders to date. The company has also raised a total of $3M funding from investors such as Giant Leap Fund, Cyan Ta'aed and Tank Stream Ventures In this episode we talk about: - the 4 pillars of building startups - balancing short term goals vs long term vision - building from first principles - the consequences of growth   PLAYBOOK MEDIA – 10X your growth through Data-Driven Storytelling STARTUP PLAYBOOK HUSTLE APPLICATION Show notes: Thankyou Group Coles Woolworths Startup Victoria Webvan Amazon YourGrocer  Morgan Ranieri (Twitter)  Morgan's ask: Help spread the word for YourGrocer. Get in touch with him here Feedback/ connect/ say hello:  Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Rohit Bhargava (LinkedIn) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Stitcher & Soundcloud Want to be featured on an upcoming episode? Fill out the Application Form: STARTUP PLAYBOOK HUSTLE APPLICATION The post Hustle Ep004 – Morgan Ranieri (Co-founder – YourGrocer) on building from first principles appeared first on Startup Playbook.

My guest for Episode 59 is Scott Handsaker, the CEO of Cyrise, Asia-Pacific's first Cyber Security Accelerator program. Scott has been at the forefront of the Victorian Startup ecosystem over the last decade. He has cofounded 2 startups, has been a mentor at accelerator programs such as AngelCube and is the cofounder and board member at Startup Victoria, a non-profit organisation focused on helping Melbourne become a world class startup ecosystem. Scott has recently taken on a new role as the the CEO of CyRise, a venture accelerator backed by Deakin University and Dimension Data, focused squarely on early stage cyber security startups. In this episode we talk about the challenges of hiring, what the best accelerator programs should provide, the importance of mentor networks and the characteristics of the best founders. JOIN OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS Show notes: Cyrise Lean Startup Melbourne Startup Victoria Leni Mayo Brad Feld's Boulder Thesis Vinomofo PayPal Mafia AngelCube Phil Bosua Startmate Techstars Dimension Data Deakin University Feedback/ connect/ say hello:  Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Rohit Bhargava (LinkedIn) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Stitcher & Soundcloud The post Ep059 – Scott Handsaker (CEO – Cyrise) on accelerators, hiring & building ecosystems appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Recorded live at Future Assembly in Melbourne, this is the first live episode of Future Sandwich. The panel includes Author, Steve Sammartino, News Corp's Nic Hodges, and Startup Victoria's Georgia Beattie.

Catherine Plano is here today with Kirsteene Phelan. She  is a creative and strategic communicator with strong entrepreneurial instincts. She got her start in the entertainment industry before launching and running her own jewellery business, Scrumptious Production from 2007 - 2012. After a lesson filled exit she broke ground for NASDAQ listed online marketplace, Etsy, as their first employee in the southern hemisphere. Since departing the company, Kirsteene has concentrated on building a portfolio career in the tech startup world with roles at Rome2rio; a travel search company, Inspire9 Coworking space and leading youth engagement for Startup Victoria's Female Founders Committee. She rounds this out with her own communications consultancy company Trecose as well teaching gigs at Peer Academy, RMIT and General Assembly. Find Out More About Kirsteene Phelan Kirsteene on LinkedIn Kirsteene on Twitter - @kirsteenephelan Kirsteene on Instagram - @kirsteenephelan Interviewed by: Catherine Plano Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS

Catherine Plano is here today with Kirsteene Phelan. She  is a creative and strategic communicator with strong entrepreneurial instincts. She got her start in the entertainment industry before launching and running her own jewellery business, Scrumptious Production from 2007 - 2012. After a lesson filled exit she broke ground for NASDAQ listed online marketplace, Etsy, as their first employee in the southern hemisphere. Since departing the company, Kirsteene has concentrated on building a portfolio career in the tech startup world with roles at Rome2rio; a travel search company, Inspire9 Coworking space and leading youth engagement for Startup Victoria's Female Founders Committee. She rounds this out with her own communications consultancy company Trecose as well teaching gigs at Peer Academy, RMIT and General Assembly. Find Out More About Kirsteene Phelan Kirsteene on LinkedIn Kirsteene on Twitter - @kirsteenephelan Kirsteene on Instagram - @kirsteenephelan Interviewed by: Catherine Plano Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS

On this week's Byte: Guests: Dr Steffen Walz, director of RMIT's Games and Experimental Entertainment Laboratory (GEELab) joins us in studio to discuss his new book, The Gameful World, the gamification of everyday life, and his talk and workshop next Thursday for the Deloitte Center for the Edge. News in Brief: Netflix in Australia has launched! But will it offer enough for people using VPN services to switch? India has struck down a controversial internet censorship law, after first being challenged in 2012. The transport industry is reacting to Uber in NSW, with complaints that it's anti-competetive. News in Depth: Keren's returned to us briefly after establishing a life in Vietnam. She fills us in on the tech scene over there, and the benefits of working in a tech industry that is in the process of taking off. Events and Opportunities: Freeplay is turning 10 years old this year! It's on April 10 to April 19, but if you want to get involved, the Freeplay Fete is looking for stall holders to displaying their creations - Saturday April 18, 10am-6pm, or you can present at the festival's Unconference. Startup Weekend is a global active movement of grassroots entrepreneurs, and is happenening this weekend, March 27-29. Plenty of stuff going on! Startup Week, run by Startup Victoria, is on from March 27 -April 2. Social Melbourne meet at Plantation Coffee, Shop 253 (Level 2) at Melbourne Central at 8am every Friday to discuss working for Social Media and the web. Presented by Warren Davies, Keren Flavell and Maize WallinKeep up with all things Byte on Twitter, Facebook, and G+ - see you next week!