Best Idea Is Tech Briefs Podcasts (2025)

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Optimove Exec on AI and the Future of Retail Marketing 33:44

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In this episode of Total Retail Tech Insights, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Rony Vexelman, vice president of marketing at Optimove, the global leader in Positionless Marketing. Listen in as Vexelman provides an overview of the Optimove business (1:05) and discusses the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in retail marketing (2:4…

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Beyond the Brief: How Agencies Drive Strategic Growth for Retailers 29:58

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In this episode of Total Retail Tech Insights, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Megan McDonagh, chief marketing officer at Wpromote, a top independent marketing agency that challenges convention to accelerate growth for brands. Listen in as McDonagh provides an overview of Wpromote and her career background (1:00), the wide variety of industri…

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One Impossible Idea: Why Pete Shadbolt left academia to build PsiQuantum 45:23

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What if you could take the most mysterious force in physics—and make it useful? In our final episode of this season of Wild Hearts, we sit down with Pete Shadbolt, co-founder of PsiQuantum, a company racing to build the world’s first utility-scale quantum computer. But this isn’t a conversation about quantum theory. It’s about execution. Engineerin…

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How Anna Guerrero is changing the way we cook 57:40

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What if planning dinner wasn’t a chore—but something you looked forward to? In this episode, Wild Hearts guest host, Silk Kadala - investor at Blackbird - chats with Anna Guerrero, founder of Clove, a beautifully designed cooking app that’s reimagining how we cook at home. You might know Anna from her nine years scaling the creator marketplace at C…

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Launching Iconic Tech Companies in Australia with Kate Vale (ex-Google & Spotify) 42:18

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What’s it like to be employee number one at two of the most iconic tech companies of the past two decades? In this episode of Wild Hearts, guest host and investor at Blackbird, Maddy Guest sits down with Kate Vale; Google and Spotify’s first hire in Australia. From launching Google out of her lounge room to scaling Spotify into a household name, Ka…

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LIVE from Sunrise Australia: How Alex Zaccaria Reclaimed Linktree’s Vision and Culture 36:18

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What happens when a side project becomes a platform used by over 75 million people—yet the founder feels like they’re losing control of it? In this special live episode of Wild Hearts , Linktree co-founder and CEO Alex Zaccaria joins Mason Yates on stage at Sunrise Australia to unpack the messy, inspiring story behind one of Australia’s most iconic…

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From burnout to balance: lessons in product, writing and culture with Harry Flett. 1:05:49

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What makes a team thrive? According to Harry Flett, it's not just strategy or shipping speed; it’s how you make people feel. In the latest Operator episode of Wild Hearts, Harry, VP of Product, takes us behind the scenes at Tracksuit, where high-output product culture meets silliness, storytelling, and some surprisingly heartfelt moments. We explor…

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The intersection of marketing, product, and creativity with George Howes from Magic Brief 1:00:05

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The internet is drowning in ‘slop’- and George Howes has a fix. The former creative lead at Eucalyptus believes the solution to this ‘creative problem’ starts with a feedback loopand ends with a new kind of intelligence. After leading one of Australia’s fastest-growing startups through a wave of performance marketing breakthroughs, George walked aw…

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Why Australia’s defence needs tech founders: Vu Tran of Black Sky Industries on building missiles with a startup mindset. 1:01:23

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What motivates a founder to shift from building a billion-dollar edtech unicorn to manufacturing missiles? And what happens when your career becomes a response to something deeply personal — the kind of world your kids might grow up in? Vu Tran is a doctor, a co-founder of Go1, and now the co-founder of Black Sky Industries — Australia’s first scal…

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Scaling Heidi in the US: Lessons in product, people and persistence. 1:06:10

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What happens when you pack a carry-on, fly across the world, and try to scale a healthcare startup in one of the world’s toughest markets? In the latest episode from our Operator series of Wild Hearts, we sit down with Jesse Creighton, Director (US), Heidi Health. Jesse shares what it really looked like to launch the company’s American expansion — …

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From Impossible to Obvious: OpenStar’s Fast-Track Approach to Fusion 52:30

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What does it take to achieve nuclear fusion in less time than it takes to build a traditional power plant prototype? In this episode of Wild Hearts, we’re joined by Ratu Mataira, CEO of OpenStar, a company that just hit the crucial "first plasma" milestone in a staggering 16 months. We unpack the misconceptions surrounding fusion, the unique design…

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19 Pirmins Podcast Thought #19 Aim for the stars 5:56

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# 19 Aim for the stars As your business vision is a vision and may never be achieved, your project vision must be open and wide. Don’t exclude ideas or solutions at the beginning. Think about all the integra-tion possibilities or features that would be great to use. As long as you stay realistic and know that aiming for the stars may result in land…

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Breaking barriers in neurotechnology: The future of brain-computer interfaces 50:31

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How do you take a scientific hunch and turn it into a breakthrough that could change medicine forever? In this episode of Wild Hearts, we sit down with Elise Jenkins, co-founder of Opto Biosystems, to discuss the journey of building a first-in-class brain implant that merges neurotechnology with oncology. 🎧 Subscribe on Apple or Spotify to learn. W…

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18 Pirmins Podcast Thought #18 Coca Cola is not Pepsi 6:35

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#18Coca Cola is not Pepsi One difficult thing for people is to imagine similarity or mak-ing abstractions. A Cola beverage is mainly water, sugar (or substitute), color, flavor, CO2. (Some details missing ... don’t hate me for that). If you now discuss at Pepsi a software im-plementation where you use the (perfect) slides you made for a Coca Cola p…

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REPLAY: Changing the conversation on sexual wellness with Lucy Wark, founder of Normal (live Sunrise edition) 37:40

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In this episode we cover: ✅Challenges of creating a hardware product ✅Helping people overcome shame and stigma ✅Building a brand beyond a visual identity ✅Investing in your own mental health ✅Reaching your audience where they are With its range of sex toys and sex education resources, NORMAL has reimagined the sex shop into an online experience tha…

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Scaling Chaos: The Wild Ride of Clutch with Annabel Hay 58:18

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What happens when a 10-second TikTok video changes everything overnight? For Annabelle Hay, co-founder and CEO of CLUTCH, it meant selling out 5,000 units in hours, navigating a manufacturing disaster, and scrambling to scale. In this episode, Annabelle shares the rollercoaster journey of building a consumer brand from scratch, the unexpected lesso…

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Betting Big: How Armina Rosenberg is Reshaping Investing with AI 49:31

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What happens when artificial intelligence isn't just assisting—but reshaping—the world of investment? In this episode of Wild Hearts, we chat with Armina Rosenberg, an investor combining traditional fundamental research with revolutionary AI-driven techniques. Armina dives into how her firm, Minotaur, leverages AI to break down barriers, uncover gl…

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The Future of Product Management: AI, Efficiency & Leverage with Matt Hinds 51:56

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Imagine being able to understand your customers better than ever before—instantly. That’s the promise of AI-powered product management. In this episode, Matt Hinds, Co-founder and CEO of Sauce AI, explains how AI is transforming the way companies prioritise, iterate, and execute on their product roadmaps. We dive into the tools, strategies, and min…

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Winning Against Giants: Steve Hind’s Blueprint for AI-Driven Customer Support 1:03:47

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Winning against billion-dollar incumbents isn't about money—it’s about strategy. In this episode, we talk to Steve Hind, the co-founder of Lorikeet, about how he and his team built an AI-powered customer support tool that’s not just competing but winning in one of the most crowded markets in tech. Steve shares the moment that led to their pivotal p…

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The Future of Research: How Juno is Revolutionising Market Insights with AI 1:04:35

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How do you take a deeply human skill—asking great questions—and scale it with AI? Michelle Gilmore, co-founder and CEO of Juno, is tackling that challenge head-on. In this episode, we talk about her path from industrial design to AI entrepreneurship, why the best research isn’t about collecting data but understanding people, and how Juno is changin…

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AI and Creativity: The Springboards.ai approach to amplifying agencies 1:04:46

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AI & Creativity: how Springboards is changing the game for agencies What does it take to turn an idea into a global business in just six months? In this episode, we sit down with the founders of Springboards, Pip Bingemann and Amy Tucker, to uncover their whirlwind journey from a three-person team with an MVP to a thriving international business th…

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The COO Perspective: tech, education and innovation with Stephanie Carullo 1:05:50

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Discover how Stephanie Carullo from Box and Apple, transformed education through technology. In this episode, she shares the pivotal moments that redefined classrooms, the culture at Apple, and her vision for the future of AI in learning. 🔑 Why Apple’s "life's best work" mantra fosters trust and accountability across teams 📱 The revolutionary impac…

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Rockets made in Australia: Taking on the global space race with Adam Gilmour 51:04

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What does it take to launch Australia into the global space race? For Adam Gilmour, CEO and founder of Gilmour Space Technologies, the answer is a bold vision, relentless innovation, and an unwavering commitment from a founder and their team. In this episode of Wild Hearts, Adam shares the highs, lows, and lessons learned as he prepares for the fir…

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REPLAY | The view from the top with Flavia Nardina 42:28

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Join us as we dive into the archives of Wild Hearts to re-live some of our favourite episodes! Flavia is connecting everything on earth via sending toaster sized satellites into low earth orbit. In the second episode of, host Mason Yates speaks to co-founder and CEO Flavia Tata Nardini and Blackbird Partner Niki Scevak about the rocket science comp…

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REPLAY | Fenceless Farming with Craig Piggott 1:18:54

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Join us as we dive into the archives of Wild Hearts to re-live some of our favourite episodes! Halter is a fenceless farming startup. They're creating mind control technology for cows. An engineer by trade and dairy farmer by birth, Halter CEO is familiar with the relentless demands of farming. “The day in the life of a farmer is you’re up at 4:30a…

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REPLAY | Earn The Right To Exist with Tim Doyle from Eucalyptus 59:10

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Join us, as we dive into the Wild Hearts archives to re-live previous episodes from some of our favourite guests! Tim Doyle, co-founder of seed-stage company Eucalyptus, has spent $35M across political campaigns, mattresses and now healthcare. Before Eucalyptus, Tim was the Head of Marketing at Koala. In this conversation, Tim talks about how he al…

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Satellites and solutions: Flavia Tata Nardini's journey to solve big challenges. 52:46

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Building a deep-tech company like Fleet Space Technologies isn't just about the technology; it's about the people, the focus, and the vision to change the world. In this episode of Wild Hearts, Flavia Tata Nardini takes us behind the scenes of Fleet's growth, sharing how critical decisions, customer feedback, and personal resilience have shaped her…

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Optimove Exec on AI and the Future of Retail Marketing 33:44

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Beyond the Brief: How Agencies Drive Strategic Growth for Retailers 29:58

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One Impossible Idea: Why Pete Shadbolt left academia to build PsiQuantum 45:23

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How Anna Guerrero is changing the way we cook 57:40

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Launching Iconic Tech Companies in Australia with Kate Vale (ex-Google & Spotify) 42:18

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LIVE from Sunrise Australia: How Alex Zaccaria Reclaimed Linktree’s Vision and Culture 36:18

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From burnout to balance: lessons in product, writing and culture with Harry Flett. 1:05:49

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The intersection of marketing, product, and creativity with George Howes from Magic Brief 1:00:05

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Why Australia’s defence needs tech founders: Vu Tran of Black Sky Industries on building missiles with a startup mindset. 1:01:23

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Scaling Heidi in the US: Lessons in product, people and persistence. 1:06:10

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From Impossible to Obvious: OpenStar’s Fast-Track Approach to Fusion 52:30

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19 Pirmins Podcast Thought #19 Aim for the stars 5:56

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Breaking barriers in neurotechnology: The future of brain-computer interfaces 50:31

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18 Pirmins Podcast Thought #18 Coca Cola is not Pepsi 6:35

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REPLAY: Changing the conversation on sexual wellness with Lucy Wark, founder of Normal (live Sunrise edition) 37:40

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Scaling Chaos: The Wild Ride of Clutch with Annabel Hay 58:18

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Betting Big: How Armina Rosenberg is Reshaping Investing with AI 49:31

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The Future of Product Management: AI, Efficiency & Leverage with Matt Hinds 51:56

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Winning Against Giants: Steve Hind’s Blueprint for AI-Driven Customer Support 1:03:47

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The Future of Research: How Juno is Revolutionising Market Insights with AI 1:04:35

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AI and Creativity: The Springboards.ai approach to amplifying agencies 1:04:46

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The COO Perspective: tech, education and innovation with Stephanie Carullo 1:05:50

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Rockets made in Australia: Taking on the global space race with Adam Gilmour 51:04

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REPLAY | The view from the top with Flavia Nardina 42:28

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REPLAY | Fenceless Farming with Craig Piggott 1:18:54

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REPLAY | Earn The Right To Exist with Tim Doyle from Eucalyptus 59:10

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Satellites and solutions: Flavia Tata Nardini's journey to solve big challenges. 52:46